Germany-based Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH has acquired the Sucker-Müller weaving preparation product line from Germany-based Moenus Textilmaschinen GmbH. The acquisition, which includes trademark and patent rights, will allow Karl Mayer to expand its Warp Preparation division by offering a new product line under the Sucker brand.

Sucker will continue its manufacturing operation on a medium-term basis in Mönchengladbach, Germany, as Sucker Textilmaschinen GmbH, retaining its global service and spare parts business and 25 employees at that location. Karl Mayer ultimately plans to integrate the business, which had been its largest competitor, into the Karl Mayer Group.

November 6, 2007