LAIP was founded in 1958 in Prato, Italy, one of the world’s most important textile district. The numerous local production activities imposed to textile machinery manufacturers a continuous commitment to study productive and efficient machines. On these premises, LAIP has always developed high quality products for yarn and fabric dyeing, investing many resources in research and collaborating with textile companies both locally and worldwide. Today the company is present all over the world with its advanced dyeing solutions with concrete advantages for its customers.
Next to the performances of the traditional Overflow machines for wool production, LAIP proposes to the market very innovative products and technologies. Just to mention the most interesting in terms of productivity and eco sustainability for today’s dyehouses: 198 HT the highly demanded machine for tow – packages and fibre dyeing, it allows the same liquor ratio to be maintained even with partial loads!
BID (Bobbins Injection Dyeing) ensures absolute repeatability, productivity and reliability for multicolour printing and dyeing of yarn in bobbins. 250 HT Jet the easy machine that never stops to get perfectly dyed fabrics with no abrasions nor creases.
Nautilus, the cutting-edge machine. Conceived with a double belt, it is suitable for dyeing delicate fabrics keeping All the machines are tailored on the needs of individual customers and have the predisposition to industry 4.0. Once the customer installed a machine, he enjoyed an advanced assistance: a dedicated and competent person who is informed of the client’s needs, an APP providing remote assistance and advice thanks to an augmented reality software and local technicians in case of on-site intervention.
LAIP internal Researc&Development centre works every day to solve critical issues for dyehouses and the production itself is internal to the company, Made in Italy starts from thinking heads, passing to metal carpentry up to the final check and testing of the machine before being shipped. Extremely reactive thanks to its flexible structure, the company is a reference for those who want quality, innovation and reliability for their companies and for their own customers.
Today, LAIP takes a further step into the future: a new generation joins the company, it integrates marketing and communication activities into an expanded sales department and investments in R&D are increasing.


