When he founded Terrot-Werke in 1862, Charles Terrot was laying the foundations for a great idea. Today, a workforce of around 350 employees design and produce over 1,000 circular knitting machines a year in two locations.
The 1000th machine type FPM and FM left the factory in 1967. The pattern wheel machine type RMR 36 developed in the Cannstatt factory ideally addressed the market requirements of the times. Outerwear fabrics could be produced in line with market demand and with the fashion of the day using mechanical jacquard needle selection. A short time later, one of the first machines with film band control for large pattern repeats was launched with the model RMA.
1973
The company's leading position in terms of quality and output led to increased demand for new machines to produce outerwear, such as the J3PN and the J3P148. This demand could only be addressed by extending production capacity. At the beginning of 1974, the Terrot subsidiary in Wahlstedt celebrated 25 years of successful trading.
1974
Fine machine gauges were launched to meet the demands of the fashion world for fine, flowing circular knitted fabrics. The 13P models more than satisfied the demands of the new trend, producing in gauges E28 and E32.
1977
Terrot Strickmaschinen GmbH went on to demonstrate its experience and expertise with a range of new developments over this period such as the type UMT and the high-performance interlock machine I1108.
1982
A new 4-colour striper was developed to provide outstanding productivity and reliability, and proved a resounding market success in conjunction with the machine model S4F196.
1988
Take-over of the circular knitting machine manufacturer Sulzer Morat in Filderstand served to further reinforce the company's market position, extending the product range with electronically controlled circular knitting machines and special high pile machines for imitation fur production.
1993
Following the reunification of East and West Germany, the company took over the former "Chemnizter Strickmaschinenbau" knitting machine production. There followed a heavy program of investment in buildings and machinery, bringing the plant in line with the very latest technological standards.
