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we have the production solutions for that. We There are smart textiles, functional textiles and
took the opportunity in Frankfurt to listen to the sportswear – and this is not a classical technical our customers that are the producers of technical Erwin Devloo: Technical textile is something which
customers and offer our solutions for the textile in terms of industry textile. So, technical textile and so every body of the textile chain is is un-doubtfully growing, because there are more
production of manmade fibers. fibers will be more and more part of our daily present and this gives good interaction. and more applications for use, just thinking about
life. But there is another topic at the Techtextil
TEXtalks: How do you see the future of technical that you can see more and more coming up – TEXtalks: How do you see the future of technical smart textile for example. And as you said, industry
textiles? it’s the composites topic. There are also a lot of textile? 4.0 is also present in the textile industry and it can
André Wissenberg: The future of technical textiles technical textiles in this regard. So, I see the only grow.
has many opportunities and as we can see here Techtextil will grow and will adapt and take over
at Techtextil in Frankfurt more and more other topics like apparel and maybe
technical textiles will be used in daily apparel. hometextiles – like the composites.
An Interview with
An Interview with Stefano Gallucci
Erwin Devloo Group CEO – Santex Rimar
Group srl, Italy
Marketing Communication Manager
PICANOL N.V., Belgium
On of the leading players in the world market of countries like Pakistan, which are developing and
machine manufacturers for weaving, textile finish- looking for new opportunities, I see more and more
ing, technical textile, nonwovens and green technol- request of this convergence of the two sectors, the
Picanol develops, produces and markets high-tech Picanol are same as our main stream machines ogies for water treatment and drying processes, the application of traditional textiles to technical textiles.
weaving machines, based on air (airjet) or rapier with some adaptations and are ideally suited to Santex Rimar’s CEO Mr Stefano Gallucci, shared Like coatings for textile, for fashion, for denim
technology. On the event of Techtextil, the weave technical fabrics. 10 years ago, maybe you some words at Techtextil with TEXtalks readers. where we are now offering new solutions which are
marketing communication manager, Erwin Devloo need specialized tailor made machines but this is not very flexible and that can give a new product.
shared some words about the technical weaving the case anymore. So with our machines you can weave TEXtalks: What solutions Santex Rimar group is
technology with the TEXtalks International. While technical weft at a much higher speed than it used to be. providing at Techtextil? TEXtalks: What are Santex Rimar group’s main
talking about the future of technical textile, Mr Devloo Stefano Gallucci: At Techtextil, we are presenting the products?
also appreciated the Techtextil and such events. TEXtalks: How do Picanol see sustainability? full range of products and solutions that we have for Stefano Gallucci: We are technology partners for
Erwin Devloo: We see sustainability in every aspect the automotive sector. Having several brands working customized solutions: SANTEX RIMAR GROUP is
TEXtalks: What are the key advantages of Picanol for of our profession. Not only our machines are sustainable in the automotive, we can provide almost any kind of the partner choice for weaving, textile finishing,
technical weaving? but also the way of working, the way of producing them solutions from of weaving of technical textile to technical textile, nonwovens machines and green
Erwin Devloo: The key advantages of Picanol and the way of interacting with the customers. coating and to non-woven solutions. With the full solutions for water treatment and drying processes.
technical weaving are morally as the same as for range of solutions for almost any kind of products. We provide the most efficient technology in respect
main stream market because our products came to TEXtalks: What does industry 4.0 means to Picanol? to productivity, energy savings and sustainability,
such maturity that they are ideally suited for Erwin Devloo: Now industry 4.0 everybody is talking TEXtalks: In which main areas, Santex Rimar group is low maintenance costs and state of the art produc-
technical weaving. On the top of that we have a about, but in fact long before the word was working for technical textiles? tion process.
service organization which is operational all over the invented, our machines were already industry 4.0. If Stefano Gallucci: In the weaving, we can weave
world and we have dedicated teams of people who you look into our modern air jet for example, we several kinds of technical fibers, with very flexible TEXtalks: How do you see Pakistan market for Santex
are experts in technical weaving. So, they assist our have devices on that, that are adjusting, the air loom solutions. In coating, we have several kinds of Rimar group’s market?
customers not only with machines but also with consumption, while the machine is running, it’s coatings, from scattering to wet coating to imple- Stefano Gallucci: It is definitely developing and is
service, with spare parts, with weave-ups, with self-learning. But also industry 4.0, we are adopting mentation. In non-woven, we have new solutions for developing fast. This year, I will that there are a lot
retrofitable upgrades for weaving machines and that and we are using this in our production system. the air-flows. of new requests which we have not seen in the
they are locally based so they are one phone call past. With the new company, we have the HAS
away. TEXtalks: How was the response from the visitors at TEXtalks: How do you see the future of technical group, we are also entering in the stenters
Techtextil? textiles? solutions. So now we can offer a full range of
TEXtalks: What is the basis of Picanol’s technical Erwin Devloo: It was quite good because it is a Stefano Gallucci: The traditional textile is coming solutions both in textile and technical textile with
weaving principles? typical fair for networking and not only the textile towards technical textiles. So, in the future, also in integration of stenters.
Erwin Devloo: The technical weaving principles of machinery manufacturers who are here are, mainly