#India ITME 2016

2016-11-01

CREALET at the India ITME 2016 in Mumbai

CREALET will participate at the tenth edition of ITME in Mumbai for technical textiles and nonwovens. The world’s leading manufacturer of electronically controlled warp feed systems, will be represented at the booth of Rajiv DALAL (Hall 7, Booth B11a).

CEO Walter Wirz and Andreas Wirz (technical assistant) will be available in Mumbai to discuss particular applications in detail and to find solid solutions with convincing results.

Applications include fabrics for advertising, coating carriers, printing grounds, tarpaulins, awnings, safety textiles, geotextiles and reinforcing textiles for the construction industry.

CREALET is a reliable partner for a wide variety of textile companies worldwide in the manufacture of technical textiles and intelligent fabrics.

CREALET, Switzerland, was founded in 2003, with the aim of developing electronically controlled warp feed systems for weaving machines. The company has established itself as a market leader in this area.

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