Picanol has always been a forerunner in adapting its weaving machines to enable them to weave industrial fabrics like tarpaulins and conveyor belts.

Also today, Picanol is still focusing on technical textiles, thereby combining its state-of-the art technologies, made possible by the strong innovative focus that brought it to the top in apparel and household weaving, combined with a strong R&D and services teams that adapt the weaving machines towards the specific needs of the technical weavers.

Picanol weaving machines offered for technical Fabrics are made in Europe, based on two platforms, the OMNIplus Summum airjet and the OptiMax positive gripper.

This gripper is available in all widths and is mainly used for wider width applications in the technical segment:  a variety of very demanding fabrics such as one-piece-woven airbags, super-wide (540 cm) agro-textiles, industrial glass, para-aramides, monofilaments etc.

The development was a logical next step for Picanol in order to fulfil the increasing demands from the technical markets. Where needed, modular adaptations have been designed to extend the weaving range.

One of these modular adaptations is the new guided positive gripper, offered in widths of up to 540 cm. This machines aims at markets, previously served uniquely by wide projectile machines. Positive guided gripper-technology however offers a more economical solution and adds versatility and ease of operation to the equation. Having introduced the OptiMax platform as recently as 2007, the latest technologies in electronics, software and mechanical parts are present.

Picanol participated at Techtextil - India from the very beginning and is enjoying good business with reputed Indian producers of top-notch Technical Fabrics. Having its own organization with offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Coimbatore, Picanol backs up its deliveries with fully trained local service-technicians and repair-stations. Picanol also expects many visitors from other nations to visit TechTextil in Mumbai.

Picanol has been successfully serving the Indian market since 1956. In view of the potential and expected growth of the Indian market, Picanol decided to set up its own organization in India early 2008 in order to more actively support its local activities. Since the start of its presence, but particularly during the last decade, Picanol has been focussing strongly on local sales and service activities.

In recent years, Picanol India has seen a steady growth in its market share, which has led to it becoming the leading provider of weaving machines on the local market today. India is a market of crucial importance for Picanol as it is one of the key textile markets in the world.

With the broadest product range on the market, improved local services and considerable presence, Picanol remains highly committed to India and plans to be the leading provider of weaving systems for the entire Indian weaving sector.

Picanol will show its latest advances in capabilities and further improvements in energy- and waste-savings. Samples of fabrics, and critical machine-parts and comprehensive video footage will be on display.