Picanol has presented PicConnect, their new online platform for intuitive weaving last October and subsequently introduced the latest generation of airjet and rapier weaving machines, called the Connect generation. With this new Connect generation focusing on connectivity and increased data availability, the company is launching several new functionalities such as a digitalized Gripper stroke setting, Gripper tape monitoring, Climate control, Shed angle measurement and fully integrated Power monitoring.
Functioning as a gateway to all Picanol’s digital services, PicConnect allows Picanol weaving machines to be connected to the platform to take advantage of all its possibilities with its cloud-based structure. The new platform is changing not only the way weavers interact with their machines but also the way they interact with Picanol. The new Connect generation weaving machines are also developed around Picanol’s four main design principles: Smart Performance, Sustainability Inside, Intuitive Control and Driven by Data. You can read more about these design principles and PicConnect in our news titled ‘PicConnect opens the doors of the intuitive weaving age’.
Picanol Connect generation weaving machines come with brand new functions
Vice President Weaving Machines Johan Verstraete stated that they have now released a new generation of weaving machines, which are known as the Connect generation following the successful launch of their digital platform PicConnect. Relaying that their Connect generation weaving machines can provide the correct data and are loaded with new and never-before-seen functionalities, Verstraete said; “This is clear proof that for Picanol “Driven by Data” is not just a slogan but a commitment. Not only have these innovations allowed us to make big improvements when it comes to our four design principles – Smart Performance, Sustainability Inside, Intuitive Control, and, of course, Driven by Data – but when combined with our new digital platform they will allow you to amplify your own intuition”.
Connect era begins in Picanol weaving machines
From now on, the range of Picanol weaving machines will have the “Connect” suffix. For the airjet weaving machines, this means; OmniPlus-i Connect and TerryPlus-i Connect, while for the rapier weaving machines, this means; OptiMax-i Connect and TerryMax-i Connect.