One of the leading brands in the weaving machines sector is the Swizz/Italian manufacturer ITEMA. The company was formed in 2003 after acquiring major brands like Somet, Sultex and Vamatex which gave ITEMA a significant advantage in establishing a global brand offering the best technology to its customers.
The brand ITEMA operates from its three main production facilities located in Italy, Swizz and China which provide the company the status of being an European manufacturer, with offices all over the world, enabling it to stay closer to customers.
With its new slogan “Because we believe”, the company unveiled its new state-of-the-art R9500 rapier weaving machine at the open house event held at its Italian manufacturing plant at Colzate. The five-day event held in October was attended by more than 900 industry people, and the overall response was quite encouraging.
ITEMA’s new R9500 comes with the highest technology this industry has to offer and also considered as the most versatile and flexible machine for customers. The company is all set to reach a wider market and capture a sizable market share with its new products such as the R9500 and their recently launched air-jet A9500. Utilizing the advantages of a CBP (Common Base Platform) along with integrating the winning elements of its rapier machines, the ITEMA R&D engineers have produced a most reliable hi-tech machine with built-in quality.
With the new R9500, the customers are delighted with the proven results of the machine which states 16% more production and 35% less stoppage. In this new era of textile business, the lesser the stoppage time the better is the outcome of the business. The customers who visited the open house event were thrilled with the new technology that ITEMA had to offer. The all new R9500 comes with stunning performance criteria such as lesser vibrations, lesser power consumption and more flexibility for the customer.
The R9500 utilizes a completely re-designed version of the famous propeller drive system. Affectionately called the “Turbo Prop”, the drive remains compact with minimal moving parts, ensuring high reliability and reduced maintenance. With reliable, low cost, consistent performance, the new Turbo Prop embodies the true essence of the R9500 Rapier Weaving Machine: an efficient mechanism providing low power consumption, and a minimal noise profile promotes the R9500 as the “Greenest Machine” in its class.
The R9500, which is a strong machine that is gentle on the fabric, could easily be the game changer for ITEMA for its quest in capturing a sizable market share in this vertical. Also the R9500 comes with the unique integral weft detector known as the MAESTRO. This unique process is truly a state-of-art technology that comes with extreme long life which in turn ensures better returns for the customers.
ITEMA remains committed to quality, reliability and top performance. Every single QRP certified ITEMA machine will be guaranteed for two years for both parts and service. This is a great initiative taken up by the company to ensure smooth operation of products.
With the constant connection of the R9500 to the mill network, use of the remote software service is just a click away to access ITEMA’s World Wide Service Network for prompt diagnostic assistance.
Since inception in 2003, the company has been constantly involved with R&D in terms of introducing new products in this segment and also upgrading the existing product range.
The company spends close to 5% of its annual turnover for Research and Development and will continue to do so to provide nothing but the best to its customers present around the globe. It has also been able to produce results even in erratic markets during these fluctuating times.
It is reliably learnt that ITEMA has ambitious plans targeted for the Indian market, and with the new R9500 and A9500, the company is confident of reaching them. India being a market where the customer prefers to have both rapier and air-jet looms under a single roof will play a very important role compared to other markets like China.