76
|
The Textile Magazine
OctoBER 2011
Growing Indian demand
for
Picanol
machines
Mr. P. Kasiviswanathan,
Head of Indian Operations, Picanol India
Getting time with a Picanol team mem-
ber was really tough during the entire
show, more particularly with the Indian
team. Customers were waiting to get an
update on the new products and technolo-
gies introduced by Picanol. We fnally
spoke to Mr. P. Kasiviswanathan, Head of
Indian Operations, on the last day of the
show and this is what he had to say:
Textile Magazine: What is
your frst impression of ITMA 2011?
Kasiviswanathan: Success!! We
witnessed good visitor turnout from India
at ITMA Barcelona. Remember, we had
high cotton price in early 2011 and sud-
denly the cotton prices crashed in mid-
2011, which sent the industry into a deep
crisis. So it was a question whether Indian
textile industry would show its solidarity
at ITMA. But the answer is a resounding
success. ITMA 2011 surpassed ITMA
Munich with 15% higher visitors, particu-
larly large Indian delegations in the frst 5
days of the show. The quality of visitors
was much better in Barcelona.
TM: What were the important high-
lights at the Picanol booth at ITMA
and the new products and technologies
showcased at the show?
KV: ITMA being a show at Europe,
Picanol tried to focus more on Technical
Fabric. We displayed 10 different weav-
ing machines at our stall. Both flament
and spun-based article were on show to
prove the versatility of our loom. Techni-
cal fabric range was para-aramid fabric,
airbag, automotive fabric, coating fabric,
ITMA 2011
[exclusive feature]
By K. Gopalakrishnan