Belgium-based Handsaeme Machinery that produces cutting and finishing machines for carpet and textile industry, plays an important role in increasing productivity, with their flexible machines. Due to the financial crisis in global market and the fluctuations in demand, carpet and textile manufacturers are interested in less production lines working effectively. Manufacturers also prefer technologies that produce carpets rapidly and easily in different types and qualities and that allow production in fewer amounts. Handsaeme Machinery has picked up on this trend seen all over the world and stands out as a flexible machinery manufacturer.
Providing flexible solutions to their customers, the company has proved to be so again with the new finishing line installed for a partner in Saudi Arabia. The different parts of these lines are standard designs, but they have been combined in such a way that this production line can handle a variety of different product qualities and measurements, thus significantly increasing the productivity of the production process. For example, a single finishing line can handle both tufted and woven carpet, different kinds of backings and different sizes of carpet.
Demands for Various Degrees of Automation are Met
“We generally offer various degrees of automation, from semi-automatic to full-automatic machines, depending on the needs of the customer” explained Joost Lambert, R&D Engineer at Handsaeme Machinery. Lambert continued as follows: “For instance, our last client for whom we made installation in Saudi Arabia preferred a full-automatic finishing line. The rolling and packing happens completely automatically, which means that the company does not have to worry about the availability, performance or cost of operators. The packing and rolling process runs continuously and automatically all the time. It is a bigger investment at first, but it certainly pays off in the long run”. Undertaking the management completely in 1986, Roland Handsaeme focused on tuft machines and special machines.
About Handsaeme Machinery
Handsaeme Machinery has over 75 years of experience in creating custom-made machinery for the carpet industry and the industry of technical textiles and nonwovens. Gaston Handsaeme opened the doors of “Worsshop Handsaeme” in 1935. Undertaking the management from their father in 1962, Ferdinand and Roland moved the facility to a larger area when the workshop gets to small. The company that kept growing moved to the new modern building of 1080m² in 1985. When Roland’s son Olivier Handsaeme started to work as the Production Manager in 1992, the 3rd generation appeared in the company and the production segment extended. In 2000, Handsaeme Machinery took over CECOPA that produces technologies of grinding knives for the tufting-industry and integrated the technologies into their own system. According to the data from Belgian Textile Machinery Association Symatex, the company exports 35 percent of their production and as of 2006, has a turnover of 4.500.000 Euros.
Expanding their production facilities for 300m² further in 2003, Handsaeme Machinery celebrated their 70th anniversary of establishment in 2005. In the same year, they took over ESC (Euro Shadow Construct) with an enlarged product range as result (automatic gluing- and folding machine, automatic rolling machines etc.). In 2007, Roland Handsaeme officially handed over the managment to his son, Olivier Handsaeme. In 2008, the company expanded its buildings with 1.050m². Additionaly, extra offices and a brand new showroom were built there in 2009. Developing machinery for textile and carpet sector, the company focuses on wood industry today as well. Their special machines receive interest in many fields particularly food, glass, textile, carpet, packaging and wood sectors.
Handsaeme Machinery’s headquarters are in Izegem-Belgium and manages to reach customers from all over the world. The company has carpet finishing machines and also owns right-left overlock and fringe lines, lengthwise cutting lines, gluing, packaging lines and conveyor systems used in carpet production.
In 2011, the firm participated in Techtextil Frankfurt and ITMA 2011 Barcelona exhibitions as well as Domotex 2011 Hannover exhibition. For 2012, Domotex 2012 held in Hannover on 14th-17th January was included in Handsaeme Machinery’s exhibition agenda.
