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Karl Liebrandt establishes the Company in Naila/Oberklingensporn. Foundation of the ORFA knitting/sewing plants by Karl Liebrandt. The knitting plant helped in developing and improving future warp knitting machines. The first warp knitting machine goes into production. The demand for these machines is at that greater than LIBA's production capability. Production of the first direct warping machines and the first creel. LIBA develops the high-speed warp knitting machine with a speed of 800 RPM. The maximum speed previously was approximately 400 RPM. Production of the first Raschel machine. In co-operation with DuPont, the first warper for elastomeric yarn "Lycra" is developed. LIBA exhibits at the ITMA in Hannover for the first time. The patented LIBA compound needle system (Pat.No. DE PS 1760140) is developed. Production of the first warp knitting machine with horizontal magazine weft insertion. The U.S. subsidiary - American LIBA Incorporated is established. First warp knitting machine with pile device is built (Pat.Nr. DE PS 24 35 312). LIBA's first double needle bar machine enters the market. At the ITMA in Milan, LIBA presents the first warp knitting machine with short-stroke compound needle system with an operating speed of 2500 RPM. Founding of the subsidiary in Brazil - LIBA DO BRASIL. At the ITMA in Paris, LIBA introduces the first completely computer-controlled warp knitting machine: COPCENTRA ELS - EBC-EAC. ELS - electronic control of the guide bars EBC - electronic control of the beam drive EAC - electronic control of the fabric take-up. In this year the first warp knitting machine with multiaxial werft insertion systems is also built. Subsidiary, LIBA France, is established. Subsidiary in the Far East - LIBA Far East/Hongkong. At the ITMA/Hannover LIBA presents the first computer-controlled large-scale warping machine, type 40, and the first Electronic sectional Jacquard mechanism (ESJ). 1996 LIBA presents a computer-controlled Jacquard Raschel machine. LIBA joins www. At the ITMA in Paris, LIBA presents the first TWIN warp knitting machine with 2 individual knitting systems with an operating speed of 2 x 2500 RPM. Worldwide first tricot machine with Micro Gauge E 44. Fastest warp knitting machine Copcentra 2 K E at 3300 RPM. Completely computerized Copcentra MAX 3 for multiaxial composite materials. New Copcentra HS-ST-CH with glass fibre chopper. Computerized Weftloc 3 E with higher productivity. Today LIBA is one of the leading manufactures of textile machines. We have not only gone with but also contributed to technological change. |
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