Friday, May 25, 2012
1993: expansion in Asia
In 1993, Picanol was accredited with ISO 9001 certification, the international standard of quality management for the products and services provided. Picanol became the first weaving machine manufacturer worldwide to be accredited the ISO 9001 certificate. In his acceptance speech, Patrick Steverlynck emphasized the importance of quality in order to keep on playing a leading role on a global scale. Picanol also expanded its activities in Asia. In 1993, Prince Albert of Belgium opened Picanol’s renewed training center in Shanghai. In 1994, the group expanded further by founding the joint venture Suzhou Picanol Textile Machinery Works (SPT). The assembly of weaving machines in China began in 1995 with the GA733 (the Chinese version of the GTM-A). From that year onwards, the first GTMs rolled off the assembly line in China. Eberhard Huettl, Urbain Osaer and Marc Trioen were onsite to oversee everything. At the beginning, the machines were only destined for the Chinese market.
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One of the secrets of Picanol Group is their passion for creating tools, and they strive to satisfy their customers in any possible way. I think it's also one of the reasons why they were given the ISO 9001 certificate. Well, they'll be Picanol for a very, very long time, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteBeing the first weaving machine manufacturer to achieve the ISO 9001 certificate is really a great achievement for the company, and now that they’re celebrating 75 years of being in the industry, isn’t that great! 75 years and still counting! In this generation, many businesses are finding it hard to keep going. It’s sad, but there are some who can’t sustain it anymore. It’s just great to see that the Picanol group made it this far due in no small part to their quality products and services.
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