Demand for Picanol machines is growing in India

Picanol showcased its high-tech weaving machines (which included machines from the OmniPlus-i Connect airjet generation on the Picanol booth as well as the OptiMax-i Connect which was displayed on the Vandewiele booth) and its digital platform, PicConnect.

With its high-performance weaving machines and reliable services, Picanol has been able to acquire a leading position in the Indian market. At ITME 2022, Picanol showcased its high-tech weaving machines (which included machines from the OmniPlus-i Connect airjet generation on the Picanol booth as well as the OptiMax-i Connect which was displayed on the Vandewiele booth) and its digital platform, PicConnect. “At ITME 2022, we are displaying for the first time in India the new range of Connect machines and demonstrating the state-of-the-art functionalities of PicConnect – Picanol’s digital platform for customers that offers a wide range of features, from industrial IoT to service-related applications,” informed Johan Verstraete, Vice President Weaving Machines, Picanol.

Picanol has been present in India since 1956 and has been serving more than 1000 customers, where it has installed over 13000 machines. “We witnessed a strong inflow of orders in 2022. The demand for our machines is expected to increase in the coming years as powerlooms in India are undergoing modernisation and per capita income of the people is increasing; resulting in a need for high-performance textile machines, neutralizing the growing salary cost. While domestic consumption remains strong, there is also a big opportunity for Indian textile industry to increase their share in the global trade. This also augurs well for Picanol,” said Johan Verstraete, while speaking about the importance of Indian market.

Kasiviswanathan Palanisamy, Director of Picanol India, in a press statement, said, “We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who came by our booth! We must also thank our highly professional Picanol team, who together made our time at this exhibition such a success.”