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unique in the world and contributes significantly
to the success of Vandewiele customers.

After extrusion, yarns are often cabled and
heatset. The French company Superba, part of
Vandewiele, is since many years a world-leading
manufacturer of heatsetting equipment. They
have developed a unique and highly performing
system using saturated steam as to set many
different kinds of raw materials including
polypropylene, polyamide, acrylic, PET,
wool,…The space-dyeing machine which allows
printing a random pattern of colours on the yarn
is already a big success. It gives the developer
Vandewiele endless possibilities to create new and
interesting designs which can be used in woven
as well as tufted carpet qualities. And the
success story continues with the introduction of
present at new Multicolored BiColor Frieze (Textured) yarns
that will open new opportunities for carpet

designers.

DOMOTEX

2019! The Most flexible Tufting system on the market.

Wide Variety of “jacquard designs” for carpets
and rugs, available in 5/32”, 1/17” or 1/10”

With the Colortec and its ICN technology, the

Individual Control Needle, a higher efficiency and
quality will be reached. It will only tuft pile where
required and therefore saving yarn for shaped
carpets. Moreover, this allows you to tuft with
“weaker” yarns (e.g. wool), less yarn on the back
and this up to 12 colors and multiple color mixes.

The Colortec can be combined with an IPD
system for active yarn feed. This allows a much
better pile control, resulting in a cleaner surface
RCE 03 Reed 240 with PET, 2500 dTex, 510 l, Bi-color, Short space 30mm, 6 colorssquare meter
of the fabric, a wider range of yarns and yarn
counts for a different look, feel and pile heights.
Using Tuftlink software an exact individual yarn
consumption can be calculated resulting in less
waist yarn.
Vandewiele offers complete carpet solutions, from DOMOTEX is for Vandewiele the opportunity to meet present Vandewiele latest developments and experience in woven and tufted carpet, combined
granulate to carpet. The portfolio contains BCF all present customers and many prospects for future products to the carpet industry. with the technological know-how of efficient yarn The Colortec combined with a Small Creel
extrusion lines, heat-setting, tufting and carpet business. Of course, it is important to participate to production, has led to the development of the current creates a flexible system for quick color change
weaving machines. The synergy of competences in show the presence in the market, but it also is the Vandewiele, expert in yarns line of extrusion equipment. Vandewiele and small runs.
these different fields leads to important technical opportunity to strengthen the long-term relationship The final quality of a carpet is mainly dependent on technological support in combination with their
breakthroughs in the benefit of the customer. with the customers. And it’s the perfect opportunity to the quality of the yarn being used. Vandewiele knowledge in further downstream processing is Van de Wiele, expert in weaving
The HCiX2 Handlook Carpet Innovator is a high
density carpet weaving machine using the

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