Quilting equipment supplier Gribetz International, part of Leggett & Platt’s Global Systems Group in Sunrise, Fla., will debut its V16 mattress quilter at ISPA EXPO 2012, held March 14-17 in Indianapolis. It will be the machine’s first U.S. appearance.
Gribetz called the V16 “the newest, fastest quilter in the industry” and said the machine was well received by the international market when it was introduced at Interzum Cologne in Cologne, Germany, last year. The V16 can quilt continuous or tack-and-jump patterns at 1,600 rpm.
Also at EXPO, the company’s Porter International brand will introduce new systems that have been designed to improve production efficiency when creating mattress designs that include zippers, handles, specialty borders and other features.
GSG partner Merello will demonstrate its new wrapper for the first time in the United States. The ME105 can package as many as five mattress units per minute.
The V16, ME105 and other machines will be exhibited in Booth 2433 in the Indiana Convention Center.
