Practically handed carte blanche by the Steverlynck family, Jaimé was given a lab in Ieper where, together with a small number of staff, he continued to work on his technological concepts. Karel put everything at stake and entrusted the further development of the company to Jaimé, pushing Juan off the playing board. The start was cumbersome. The entire staff – about 50 people – of the newly established company worked day and night on automation of the existing power looms. By the end of 1936 and after an endless string of mechanical problems, the company was finally ready to launch the ‘Omnium’, the first Picañol machine that would stand the test of mass production. The Omnium was a flying shuttle machine in which a new spool core was inserted into the flying shuttle without stopping. The machine had a weaving width of 188 cm and was mainly intended for weaving heavier types of fabric.
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