On 22 January 1988 the last flying shuttle loom rolled off the assembly line; a CMC-U-MDC TC, tire cord of 176 cm – and it meant the end of an era. Over a 52 year period, Picanol had supplied over 170,000 flying shuttle machines worldwide. After being stuck for a long time on the quay, Picanol’s very last flying shuttle weaving machines were installed at the African Textile Mill, Uganda - between November 1989 and May 1990. Also in 1988, the first Chinese customer of Picanol, Nantong No. 3 Cotton Mill, paid a visit to Ieper. In 1979, Picanol had supplied 100 MDC weaving machines to this mill, which marked the breakthrough of Picanol in the Chinese market. In June 1988, aluminum was cast for the last time at Picanol. The aluminum foundry had been active for over thirty years, for example with the quality casting of plate models under low pressure.
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