Santex Rimar Group has firmly stepped in to the weaving sector with the official entry of SMIT, one of the world leading manufacturers of weaving machines as one of its group companies.“SMIT rich with its technological know-how and committed human capital struggled with operational problems and deserve to keep growing. We firmly believe in this restart: we have a solid plan involving our territorial district historically devoted to textile industry. We will start SMIT production in Trissino where Santex Rimar Group headquarters are based and supplying customers throughout the world” said Ferdinando Businaro, President of Santex Rimar Group. SMIT has been a forerunner in the weaving textile machine sector since 1938 and has become a key player worldwide in weaving machines. SMIT’s production includes weaving machines with rapier weft insertion for home textiles, garments and terry cloths; air-jet weft insertion machine for high production volumes and customized solutions for the production of special technical fabrics.
Santex Rimar Group and SMIT share values such as quality, high levels of innovation, flexibility, versatility and commitment to fulfill customer’s expectations. Their entry to Santex Rimar Group is an essential element of the group’s strategic development and will allow SMIT to use vast sales and support network worldwide to open up new opportunities and to provide a higher level of know-how for customers.With more than 150 years of history Santex Rimar Group is present in various countries with four factories and more than 10,000 customers throughout the world and has the experience to be innovative yet offer reliability, lower cost of production and environment friendly technologies. The achieved synergy between SMIT and Santex Rimar Group allows customers to rely on a global service network, high quality products, deep technological heritage and above all on an integrated technology provider for all production processes, from loom to finished - natural and technical textiles.
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