Welker is very happy with the response it received at ITMA. It had displayed a Condibox Triplex machine, the widest conditioning machine ever built, with an overall open width of 4.000 mm, suitable for 4 Euro- Pallets or 3 American type pallets or 4 pin trucks. This machine does not need a loading platform and therefore saves a lot of space. It also enhances higher efficiency as it does not waste time for the platform coming in and out. The company had recently installed a similar DUPLEX machine in India.
Welker was able to finalize some orders and has returned with full project inquiry book for the next few months. Indian customers notably appreciated the company’s technological advance. Ever since Welker introduced its technology in India, way back in 1999, no further development has been made in the country till the company recently started with its partner AB Reiniger in Coimbatore.
AB Reiniger today produces Welker’s VAPOMAT 120 with updated modern machine design. This is the most advanced conditioner available in the Indian market and all technical developments are available at the customer’s request, such as waterless pumps, energy saving technology and quality improvement with Welker’s new ACS (Anti- Condensation- System).
The company was able to sell two complete automated plants with Turbocooling and Packaging to a country in the neighbourhood of India, demonstrating that the times of excess workforce utilisation has gone. The future in conditioning is also automation to avoid mistakes and bad handling of cones and bobbins. Welker is the only European supplier where one can buy a complete automation and conditioning project.
Visitors to the Welker stall at ITMA were notably from Italy and other European countries. It shows that textile business is returning to Europe to some degree. The company is highly dependent on markets like China, India, Brazil, Russia and Turkey where the economies have been struggling for various reasons. It hopes that there will be an improvement to give more force to the overall economic development. If this happens, Welker is positive that it will have an excellent 2016 and 2017 as well.
In India, a further consolidation and expansion of business is expected on the success of its partner AB Reiniger which is the sole company to provide original German know-how in conditioning technology.