Mayer & Cie, headquartered in Albstadt, Germany, will deliver its first newly-developed model MR-11 braiding machine with 48 carriers to a customer before Christmas, with delivery of a first MR-15 model also equipped with 48 carriers to follow early next year.

With 48 carriers, customers benefit from larger inner tube diameters, short set-up times and unaltered coil volumes when processing both yarns and wires.

Previously, the company’s braiding machines were available with either 16, 20, 24 and 36 carriers, but the option to equip both the MR-11 and the MR-15 with 48 carriers expands the range of hose inner diameters – braiding machines for reinforcement of high-pressure hoses made of wire offer an inner diameter of up to 50mm, while 48 carrier systems for textile braids achieve an inner diameter of up to 150mm.

As the number of carriers increases to 48, the braiding machine maintains the same coil volume. The Bobbin Standard, suitable for both yarns and wire, holds 1,580 cubic cm, and for a larger capacity dedicated to yarsn, the Bobbin Long offers 3,920 cubic cm, while the Bobbin Extra Long provides the maximum volume of 5,170 cubic cm.

“With more carriers and higher coil volumes, users can process greater material quantities before needing a spool change,” explains head of the company’s braiding business unit Patrick Moser. “This translates to shorter setup times for the same machine application, boosting overall efficiency.”

The rotor speed remains the same on all MR-11 and MR-15 models, regardless of the number of carriers the machine is equipped with. However, the speed of the individual carrier decreases the higher the total number of carriers.

Since 2019, Mayer & Cie has centralised its braiding machine production at the company’s headquarters in Albstadt, enhancing its research and development capabilities.

“The move has certainly paid off,” says Moser. “Alongside component improvements, our innovations like the SpeedBooster and the expanded carrier options offer users significantly increased productivity.”

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