COMEZ LTD

What COMEZ LTD does

COMEZ LTD — operating legally as Jakob Müller Italy s.r.l. since April 1, 2025 — is an Italian designer and manufacturer of crochet and warp knitting machines for narrow fabrics and technical textiles. Founded in 1953 and headquartered at Via Enrico Fermi 5, Cilavegna (Pavia), the company has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Swiss Jakob Müller Group since October 2012 and serves as the group's center of competence for crochet and warp knitting machinery. Its product portfolio spans mechanical and electronic crochet machines (e.g., 800 ACO/EL, ACOTRONIC 9B/800, 609/B3, 610 ACO, CT-20B, 1700/20) and single and double needle bed warp knitting machines (e.g., DNB/EL-32-12B, DNBF, MULTIAXIAL/EL-32, CDK80), all capable of being equipped with proprietary compound needles for processing natural, synthetic, and specialty fibers including aramid, glass, and carbon fiber. The company's technology differentiation rests on the exclusive COMEZ Electronic Drive System (eliminating chain links and gears for very high operating speeds), compound needle technology, and the proprietary mymueknit/COMEZ DRAW 3 design and programming software that enables fast article changeovers and stitch density regulation.

The company monetizes through a hybrid revenue model combining industrial capital equipment sales (quote-based, B2B), recurring spare parts supply via a dedicated factory outlet, and professional services including a global helpdesk, customer training center at Cilavegna, and D-REM remote assistance for electronic machines. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales executed through a network of regional Sales Area Managers covering more than 25 countries across Europe, MENA, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Americas, supplemented by regional channel partners (e.g., Rimatex in Argentina, Jakob Müller Nippon K.K. in Japan), intensive international trade show participation (ITMA, Techtextil, ITM Istanbul, DTC Shenzhen, Simatex, Febratex, and others), and digital channels (multilingual website, LinkedIn, YouTube). Customers are industrial textile manufacturers serving diverse end-use sectors including underwear, sportswear, automotive, fashion, orthopedic, technical (including aerospace and wind energy), house cleaning, medical, passamanterie, and shoes.

Name

COMEZ LTD

Legal name

Jakob Müller Italy s.r.l.

Website

https://comez.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Textile Machinery (Narrow Fabric Knitting Machines)

NAICS

Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (31322), Knit Fabric Mills (31324), Apparel Knitting Mills (3151)

SIC

Knitting Mills (2250), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Narrow Fabrics & Webbings (Tapes/Ribbons/Straps) (IMAOABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Elastic, Tapes & Webbing Manufacturing (Elastic Bands/Binding/Strapping/Webbing) (IMAOALAD), Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

Keywords

• Crochet knitting machines
• Warp knitting machines
• Narrow fabric machinery
• Technical textile equipment
• Weaving needle looms

Headquarters

HQ city

Cilavegna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Knitting Machine Sales: Sale of mechanical and electronic crochet knitting machines and warp knitting machines for narrow fabric production
2. Spare Parts: Supply of original spare parts for COMEZ and Jakob Müller machines including RD3, RD3.8, and other models through factory outlet
3. Customer Support Services: Technical support, help desk, machinery demonstration and testing facilities, consultancy services for narrow fabric projects, machine customization
4. Training Courses: Training centre offering theoretical and practical courses on knitting machines operation, maintenance and programming

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

COMEZ (legally Jakob Müller Italy s.r.l.) designs, manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic crochet knitting machines and warp knitting machines used to produce narrow fabrics, ribbons, bands, laces, elastic tapes, 3D textiles and technical fabrics. The company also provides the proprietary COMEZ DRAW 3 / mymueknit design and programming software, plus customer-care services such as spare-parts supply, a training centre, technical help desk, machine customisation and a factory outlet.

Product overview

COMEZ (Jakob Müller Italy) is a textile machinery manufacturer producing crochet knitting machines and warp knitting machines as its core product lines. The product portfolio centers on two main machine types: mechanical and electronic crochet machines (including models like ACOTRONIC 9B/800, 800 ACO/EL, 609/B3, 610 ACO, CT-20B, 1700/20) and single/double needle bed warp knitting machines (including DNB/EL-32-12B, DNBF, MULTIAXIAL/EL-32, CDK80, DNB/600-2B). Supporting software includes COMEZ DRAW 3/mymueknit for design and programming. The company also offers ancillary products (COMEZ M-REI/600 for thermal fixing), accessories (Heat Setting Device), services (customer care, spare parts, training courses, remote assistance), and operates a factory outlet for machines and spare parts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COMEZ: Brand name for the company's crochet knitting machines and warp knitting machines for narrow fabrics.
• mymueknit
• LAB1887

Products and services

• Crochet Knitting Machines Mechanical and electronic crochet knitting machines (including models ACOTRONIC 9B/800, 800 ACO/EL, 610 ACO, 609/B3, CT-20B) for producing narrow fabrics, bands, ribbons and laces; can be equipped with compound needles for processing synthetic, natural and technical yarns.
• Warp Knitting Machines Single and double needle bed warp knitting machines (including DNB/EL-32-12B, DNBF, MULTIAXIAL/EL-32, CDK80, DNB/600-2B) for producing complex fabric structures, double-face articles and three-dimensional fabrics for technical and clothing applications.
• MULTIAXIAL/EL-32 Electronic double needle bed knitting machine with 32-inch width, motorized movement and photoelectric safety sensors, designed for multi-axial and complex structure fabrics in technical sectors.
• DNBF Next-generation double needle bed warp knitting machine offering maximum flexibility for producing complex and high-tech narrow fabrics.
• 1700/20 High-speed machine for large-scale production of rigid and elastic tubular cords (tripolino) used in passamanerie, knitwear, accessories and medical articles.
• DNB/600-2B Double needle bed machine for simple articles including sportswear accessories, technical bands and face mask elastics.
• SIMBIO/M High-efficiency machine for production of high-strength elastic tapes.
• COMEZ M-REI/600 Compact ancillary machine for thermally fixing the width of knitted fabrics; adaptable to multiple knitting machines.
• COMEZ DRAW 3 / mymueknit Software Exclusive proprietary design and programming software for COMEZ electronic machines, enabling customised adjustments, fast article changeovers and stitch density regulation, with data transferred via USB.
• Training Courses Theoretical and practical courses for textile manufacturers covering knitting machine operation, maintenance, programming and quality control; offered multiple times annually at the Cilavegna facility.
• Spare Parts Supply Global supply of original spare parts for COMEZ machines and (since 2019) Jakob Müller warp knitting machines (RD3, RD3.8, RD3 MT3, MDC, MDK), distributed via factory outlet and regional Area Managers.
• Factory Outlet Direct-purchase channel for COMEZ machines and accessories, including selected spare parts, offered via the factory outlet.
• D-REM Remote Assistance Remote assistance service for COMEZ electronic machines, providing support through secure data exchange.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jakob Müller GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2012COMEZ has been a member of the Jakob Müller Group since October 2012. The group is an international leader in the production of textile machines for narrow fabrics. COMEZ specializes in crochet and warp knitting machines while being integrated into the group's global sales and service network.
• Jakob Müller AG (Frick, Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJakob Müller AG in Frick, Switzerland is the headquarters of the group and produces label weaving machines. COMEZ took over service responsibility for Müller warp knitting machines (RD3, RD3.8, RD3 MT3, MDC, MDK) from February 1, 2019 and also became responsible for RD3.8 machine sales.
• Jakob Müller (India)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint participation in Knit Show 2024 in Tirupur, India together with colleagues from Jakob Müller (India)
• Jakob Müller Nippon K.K. (Japan)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerJakob Müller Nippon K.K. organized successful webinar series to present COMEZ and Müller technologies in the Japanese market, including live demonstrations of machines in the showroom
• Rimatex (Argentina)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal sales agent representing COMEZ in Argentina, co-exhibiting at Simatex 2024 trade show in Buenos Aires

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stäubli: Stäubli is a Swiss industrial mechatronics group with a textile machinery division covering weaving, knitting and technical textiles. It operates as a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities in narrow-fabric and technical-textile equipment.
• Itema: Itema is an Italian-based weaving machinery manufacturer with a global footprint. As a fellow Italian textile machinery company, it competes for similar customers, talent and trade-show mindshare with COMEZ.
• Picanol: Picanol is a Belgian-based weaving machine manufacturer serving the global textile industry. While focused on broadwoven rather than narrow fabrics, it competes for textile mill capex budgets and overlapping end-customers.
• Lindauer Dornier: Lindauer Dornier is a German manufacturer of weaving machines and technical textile systems. It competes in adjacent narrow-fabric and technical-textile machinery segments where COMEZ also sells warp knitting solutions.

Emerging players

• Santoni (Lonati Group): Santoni is an Italian circular knitting and seamless garment machinery manufacturer within the Lonati Group. Comparable as a knitting-machine OEM serving apparel end-markets, particularly sportswear and intimate apparel — both core COMEZ segments.
• Terrot: Terrot is a German circular knitting machinery manufacturer serving apparel and technical textile producers. It is comparable as a specialist knitting-machine OEM targeting similar textile mill customers in overlapping application areas.
• Mayer & Cie: Mayer & Cie is a German circular knitting machinery specialist with a long heritage. It is comparable as a knitting-machine OEM serving apparel and technical textile manufacturers, though focused on circular rather than crochet/warp knitting.

Others

• Groz-Beckert: Groz-Beckert is a German manufacturer of knitting machine needles, system components and weaving accessories. It supplies critical components into knitting machinery ecosystems including COMEZ's own compound needle-equipped machines.

Direct peers

• Karl Mayer: Karl Mayer is the leading global manufacturer of warp knitting and crochet machines for technical textiles and narrow fabrics, headquartered in Germany. It directly competes with COMEZ across warp knitting, multiaxial fabrics and technical textile machinery.
• Jakob Müller AG: Jakob Müller AG is the parent of COMEZ and the broader group's narrow-fabric machinery specialist, producing label weaving and warp knitting machines from Frick, Switzerland. Closely aligned product portfolio and shared service infrastructure make it the most directly comparable entity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/COMEZInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comez-international-srl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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