Four colors

In 1960, Picañol split up the engineering agency into two departments. In the Polenlaan, seven men continued developing the single-color loom. At the domain of Jaime Picañol near Zandberg in Zillebeke, Picañol started the design of a multi-color loom. Under the supervision of Jaime himself, some twenty draftsmen, technicians, mechanics and weavers worked on the construction of the first prototypes. In the fall of 1962, the company launched a pilot series of a number of 'President-4C-C’, or fur machines, with four colors in the weft. Previously, they had launched a dual color mixing changer. Picañol supplied the first 50 multi-color looms to several weaving mills in Belgium and the Netherlands for a final test run under industrial conditions. The production series was scheduled for early 1963. Many customers showed an interest, because most of the parts were compatible with the parts of the classic President looms.