Precipitated by the pandemic in 2020, focus on sustainable textile production will continue in 2022, say textile machinery manufacturers across the world. The industry will revive with the help of numerous international exhibitions organized during the year, they add.
Focus on digitization and optimization
Digitization and optimization will be the main focus areas in 2022, says Erwin Devloo, Marketing Communications Manager, Picanol. Machinery manufacturers will introduce many new and innovative solutions during the year, he adds. Devloo says, manufacturers faced many challenges during the last two years. Supply chain disruptions, fluctuating demand, high raw material costs and market uncertainty led to new business models. Sustainability gained importance as brands allocated more resources in this area.
Companies to introduce new machines
Focus on sustainable production will continue in 2022 as manufacturers will introduce new equipment and solutions, says Devloo. Currency fluctuations will not affect business, he adds. Fritz Legler, Global Head-Marketing, Sales and Service WPS (Weaving Preparation Systems Division), Staubli Textile agrees, in Turkey Lira depreciation will not restrict the company’s activities in the country. The company registered strong demand for weaving machines in 2021. Its SAFIR drawing-in machines were also in high demand while TIEPRO warp tying machines gained market share in this period.
WPS plans to participate in various exhibitions in 2022 to meet players including customers and partners in the weaving and knitting world.
Weaving machinery registered strong demand in 2021, says Nichole Croonenbroek, Marketing Manager, Monforts. The sector emphasizes on sustainable production and savings of energy, water and raw materials. It is seeing an increased demand for latest innovations like Monex starters for heat recovery and energy optimization. During the last 18 months, it witnessed increased demand for machinery for special textiles and expects the pandemic-led obstacles to recede in 2020 and market for Monforts machines to stabilize.
Machinery supplies to improve
Trützschler has been witnessing increased for latest spinning preparation machinery solutions since the last quarter of 2020. The company’s market recovered in 2021, especially in Turkey, says Gerhard Wienands Regional Sales Manager. Though they faced shortages of certain parts in 2021, Wiehands hopes the situation will improve in 2022. He also expects focus on sustainability to continue in 2022 with the company driving its intelligent technologies in textile recycling, especially its card TC 19i for recycling.
Order intake to improve
Baiancalani not only reached its preliminary targets in 2021 but also acquired new customers and market segments during the year. It launched the new AQUARIA® open-width washing range. The pandemic encouraged the company to explore new possibilities and new ways of thinking, affirms Michele Gabarra, Regional Sales Manager. The company aims to adopt a different business model in 2022 besides participating in important international trade shows such as ITM Istanbul, ITMA Asia and Techtextil North America, he adds. Year 2022 will also be one of the best years in terms of order intake, says Sivakumar Narayanan, Executive Vice President-Product Development, Marketing and Business Development. The steep increase in demand post 2020 disruption is helping the industry recover and create new employment opportunities across the world, he adds.
Narayanan expects continuing demand to drive business growth in the first half of 2022. However, the growth may stagger to an extent due to COVID-19 related challenges, he adds.
