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The Textile Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2011
event where we meet and interact
with all our customers”.
Peass will showcase the lat-
est version of winding machines.
Some of the machines on display
will include the latest version of
high-speed winding machines,
namely, Uflex V2 soft package
winder, PPWS V2 precision propel-
ler soft package winder, PPWA V2
precision propeller assembly wind-
er and Ufil V2 flexible winder for
filament yarns. These products are
designed to offer higher speeds,
significant power and space sav-
ing, flexibility, ease of operations,
multi-lingual display screens and
online data monitoring.
Peass entered into a joint ven-
ture agreement with Schlafhorst
in 2007. Schlafhorst was subse-
quently acquired by Oerlikon glo-
bally. The JV was primarily to of-
fer the complete range of winding
machines, and the product range
offered by Peass and Oerlikon
Schlafhorst complement each oth-
er.
Says Mr. Patel: “Its been a win-
win partnership. We’ve mutu-
ally understood our strengths and
agreed on a common platform
for clients. Working with Oerlikon
Schlafhorst has provided us expo-
sure to European quality systems
and standards. We today offer
machines which match European
technology at Indian prices”.
In fact, in the current financial
year, Peass has done very well in
the export markets accounting
for 50 per cent of total business.
“We see good growth in the export
market for our type of products as
our machines are made as per Eu-
ropean standards. We are trying
to provide good value for our cus-
tomers the offering best product at
the optimal price. Ultimately they
have to make money from our ma-
chines”.
Peass is exporting its products
to all major textile markets world-
wide, including Bangladesh, In-
donesia, China, Thailand, Turkey
and Africa. Through the Oerlikon
Schlafhorst network, they are try-
ing to open up new markets like
in South America and other global
markets.
“In the coming year we will be
much more integrated and will
fully complement each other’s
capabilities, product range and
services. We are also working on
taking India as a base for export
to nearby markets”, Mr. Patel adds.
Peass has its manufacturing fa-
cility at Navsari in Gujarat with
sales and service network across
the country. The company has ca-
pacity to manufacture 2,500 to
3,000 spindles per month.
Mr. Patel feels that for business
to grow, there is need to be more
customer-centric by adopting a
professional approach. “We are
tracking every customer complaint
and our response time. We want to
ensure that we reach a customer
within 24 hours, irrespective of
whichever part of the country he is
from”.
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