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May172020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Picanol Realizes Production Milestone With 100,000th Rapier Weaving Machine

Picanol realized another impressive milestone when its 100,000th rapier weaving machine rolled off the production line at its plant in Ieper, Belgium. Picanol is also celebrating 45 years of manufacturing rapier weaving machines in 2020. Once again, this reaffirms the leading role Picanol plays in the rapier weaving machine segment worldwide. The 100,000th rapier weaving machine (an OptiMax-i) will be shipped to the company SAITEX Fabrics, which is based in Long Tho, Vietnam. Production center of high-tech rapier machines, Picanol Picanol has an extensive track record in the production of high-tech rapier machines. In 1975, it launched its very first weaving machine with a rapier insertion, which was named the PGW. Since the launch of the first rapier machine all that time ago, P...

Jan32020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Picanol Strengthens Its Presence In India

Weaving

Picanol demonstrated its latest weaving technology at the third edition of ITMACH India, which took place in Gandhinagar (Gujarat), the most important hub of textile manufacturing in the country. ITMACH India witnessed the Indian premiere of Picanol’s brand new airjet machine, the OmniPlus-i. This machine further builds on the solid base of nearly 40 years of experience in airjet weaving, during which over 100,000 airjet machines have so far been shipped. The OmniPlus-i, which is exhibited in ITMACH India, is a 220 cm machine weaving a denim fabric at the highest industrial speeds. “India is a market that is of crucial importance to Picanol as it is one of the world’s key textile markets. We are therefore very proud to be able to demonstrate our latest airjet machine, the OmniPlus-

Mar262019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Picanol at Techtextil Frankfurt

Weaving

Reliability, performance, flexibility and all this operating in the most sustainable way. Technical Textiles has since long been one of the pillars in the product strategy of Picanol. Due to its leading market position in the fields of rapier and airjet weaving, Picanol produces durable and high performing machine platforms with state of the art technology, which have been tested by thousands of customers. Picanol’s continued investment in Research and Development resulted in an a continuously increasing array of solutions for the most diverse applications in technical textiles. This unique combination of reliable product platforms in rapier and airjet weaving technology on one hand, and dedicated solutions for technical fabric on the other, Pichanol offer technical customers the best

Jan302019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

PİCANOL to Participate in TECHTEXTIL 2019

Weaving

Techtextil 2019 will take place from February 26 - 28, 2019, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Picanol will be present with an information booth (Booth 1636). The history of Picanol is clearly intertwined with that of the American textile industry. Picanol set up its own organization - Picanol of America – on February 1, 1966. Since then, America has always proven to be a market of great strategic importance as Picanol has installed tens of thousands of weaving machines at American weaving mills. Over the years, the technical fabrics segment has become a very dominant area, which makes Techtextil an important fair for Picanol. Picanol will not only promote its rapier and airjet weaving machines at Techtextil 2019, but also the extensive range of services and support that it provides to

Dec142018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Picanol: “Let’s grow together”

Weaving

Picanol to participate in the 16th Dhaka International Textile & Garment Machinery Exhibition. This event will take place from January 9-12, 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Picanol will be present at the booth Spintex Technology (Booth 7-126). Bangladesh has been a very important market for Picanol over the last decade. Picanol is proud to be the most important weaving machine supplier to the Bangladeshi market, this was made possible thanks to the combination of a complete & competitive product portfolio as well as top class service. The main investments are being made in denim, bottom weights, shirting and bedsheeting fabrics. Picanol offers both rapier (OptiMax-i, TerryMax-i) and airjet weaving machines (OMNIplus Summum and TERRYplus Summum) for these applications. Fo

Sep212018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

A World Premiere: The New Rapier GTMax-i 3.0

Weaving

PICANOL launching new rapier weaving machine GTMax-i 3.0 at ITMA-CITME 2018 Picanol’s newest rapier, the GTMax-i 3.0, will be shown for the first time to the textile world. The GTMax-i 3.0 is building further on the success of GT-Max and GTMax-i. The combination of a redesigned gripper drive and extra reinforced sley drive as well as the integration of the future-oriented BlueBox electronic platform allow for even higher production speeds. Moreover, the look of the machine has been reworked completely, with a special focus on ergonomy and user friendliness. In total 4 machines of this type will be on display at the show. On the Picanol booth, a GTMax-i 3.0 will be weaving a denim fabric, another one will be weaving a zebra style curtain fabric. On the Bonas booth a decoration fabric

Jun182018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Leading International Machinery Brands Sign Up for Cinte Techtextil Fair

Fairs

Asia’s largest biennial event for the entire technical textiles and nonwovens sector will feature some of the industry’s biggest overseas machinery brands. Held on the earlier date of 4 – 6 September this year, the fair will feature an expected 500-plus total exhibitors from around 20 countries & regions. As the world’s largest producer of technical textiles and nonwovens, China’s demand for production machinery is insatiable. As such, this September’s Cinte Techtextil Fair has attracted some of the world’s leading machinery brands, particularly in the nonwovens and weaving machinery sectors, ensuring a wide range of sourcing options for both domestic and international buyers. Overseas producers respond to strong Chinese demand As the Chinese domestic and export markets’ deman