By K. Gopalakrishnan
Genkinger-HUBTEX is specialist in transport technology in the textile industry. The company’s developments are based on its experience of more than 80 years. It closely co-operates with leading textile machinery manufacturers to be able to offer optimum solutions to customers. It also turns out modern industrial trucks for indoor transport for trade and industry, ranging from the simple fork lift truck to the heavy duty lift truck.
The company’s product range covers three industrial sectors: Warehouse technology for industry and trade; lifting and transport equipment for the textile industry; and special solutions, lifting masts and components for driverless transport systems.
Genkinger-HUBTEX also manufactures specialist and general-purpose materials handling trucks for “in-house” transport in industry and trade. Load capacities range from 0.3 to 20 tonnes. The modular construction system enables the company to meet customer requirements entirely and down to the crucial detail.
For the textile industry – weaving mills and warp knitting factories – Genkinger-HUBTEX is a world leader and develops and manufactures specially adapted lifting and transport vehicles for handling of warp beams, cloth beams and large batches.
In the area of driverless transport systems, Genkinger-HUBTEX is a reliable partner for the most well known manufacturers. As a supplier for this sector, the company develops and manufactures individual components such as lifting masts, driving units and complete vehicles.
For the textile industry Genkinger-HUBTEX offers a full range of up-to-date hydraulic and fully motorized transport trucks. Especially for weaving it offers transport trucks for the preparation area, warp beam transport trucks, trucks for the drawing-in department, article change trucks for the weaving mill, unloading trucks for fabric beams and batches, and high lift trucks both for warp beam and fabric beam stores.
For knitting mills the company offers sectional beam mounting trucks, warp beam high lift trucks for loading knitting and raschel machines, fabric roll transport trucks and transport trucks for the storage area.
Genkinger-HUBTEX does turnover of Euro 40 million. Mr. Helmut Graser, Sales Director – Textile Division, Genkinger-HUBTEX, says: “The textile industry contributes 40 to 45% of our global business. We work very closely with all major machinery manufacturers and our customers. We want to ensure that we make the right truck for the right loom, so that it improves the efficiency and enhances productivity for our customers and, most importantly, customers should experience trouble-free performance. India is one of the most important markets globally contributing to 30% of the textile business”.
Genkinger-HUBTEX has been working in the Indian market with customers for over 30 years now. Currently the company is represented by Mr. V.N.S. Jayaraman of Eurasia Temac. Every major customer in the weaving segment successfully uses its products in India, says Mr. Graser.