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2021-07-01

Change in commercial management of Lindauer DORNIER

Dipl.-Oec. Hans-Jürgen Schmidt hands over his function as CFO to Dipl.-Ing. Franz-Peter Matheis © 2021 Lindauer DORNIER

After more than 16 years as commercial managing director, Dipl.-Oec. Hans-Jürgen Schmidt will retire by 31 December 2021 and hand over his function as CFO of Lindauer DORNIER GmbH to his successor Dipl.-Ing. Franz-Peter Matheis as of 01 July 2021.

Mr. Matheis gained many years of experience in the fields of finance and controlling in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. Among other positions, he demonstrated his leadership skills and strategic vision as commercial managing director of Schenck RoTec GmbH, a part of the Dürr Group, and in his most recent position as member of the Board of HOMAG Group AG.

We are pleased to welcome Mr. Matheis as our new CFO and would like to thank Mr. Schmidt for his significant contribution to securing and further developing our family-owned company over the past two decades.

Through his continued activity on the advisory board of the Peter Dornier Foundation, Mr. Schmidt will remain connected to the family and the foundation.

The new management of Lindauer DORNIER GmbH: Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kückelmann, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Peter D. Dornier, Dipl.-Ing. Franz-Peter Matheis © 2021 Lindauer DORNIER

From the Venus flytrap to foldable aircraft wings: Peter Dornier Foundation Prize 2025 honours bionic research on 3D weaving technology

Long wings with foldable tips have the potential to reduce aircraft fuel consumption and make aviation more sustainable. An interdisciplinary research team has now developed a new solution based on the Venus flytrap: Freely movable wingtips made of fibre composites which are produced using innovative 3D weaving technology. For this pioneering combination of textile technology, aviation and bionics, researchers Patrick Meyer (TU Braunschweig) and Michael Vorhof (TU Dresden) were awarded the Peter Dornier Foundation Prize 2025 in mid-July.

Pattern-controlled “pic-a-pic” setting of rapier release timing on right-hand side

DORNIER PIRO enables the operator to set the timing of the rapier release on the right-hand side of the machine “pic-a-pic” and pattern-controlled. For applications with weft yarns of different fineness or elasticity, the optimum timing can be set for each weft channel. This offers great potential for reducing weft waste on the right-hand side.

Lindauer DORNIER appoints new technical managing director

Lindauer DORNIER GmbH is strengthening its management team. Dr Holger Niemeier will take over the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as of 1 November 2024 and will thus be responsible for the technological developments of the internationally operating machine and plant manufacturer in future.

Stäubli showcases advanced weaving technologies at ITMA Asia Singapore 2025

At ITMA Asia 2025 in Singapore, Stäubli will showcase its latest innovations in weaving technology. After several years, the exhibition returns to Singapore — a strategic hub that provides easy access to key textile markets across Southeast Asia. Taking place from 28 to 31 October 2025, this year’s edition focuses on green technologies that promote sustainable development across the textile industry.

The Address of innovation and investment in textile technologies: ITM 2026

Sales for ITM 2026, one of the world’s most comprehensive and prestigious exhibitions in textile technologies, are continuing at full steam. The record number of exhibitors and visitors achieved at ITM 2024 once again proved the industry’s confidence and the commercial success of the exhibition; meanwhile, the strong interest shown in ITM 2026, to be held on 9-13 June 2026, has far exceeded expectations.

STOLL in focus:

At the beginning of this year, KARL MAYER announced that it would be shifting its focus back to its core areas of warp knitting, warp preparation and technical textiles. As part of this strategic realignment, the flat knitting machine business under the STOLL brand will be discontinued. The Reutlingen plant will close down on 31 October 2025. Production in China will end in December 2025. This was an extremely difficult decision for KARL MAYER.

Heimtextil 2026 strengthens the global home textile industry with trends, designs and AI technologies

With an optimised hall layout, progressive design collaborations, inspiring trends and AI-driven innovations, Heimtextil 2026 reacts to the current market situation – and offers the industry a reliable constant in challenging times. Under the motto ‘Lead the Change’, the leading trade fair for home and contract textiles and textile design shows how challenges can be turned into opportunities. From 13 to 16 January, more than 3,100 exhibitors from 65 countries will provide a comprehensive market overview with new collections and textile solutions. As a knowledge hub, Heimtextil delivers new strategies and concrete solutions for future business success.