Santex Rimar has bought SMIT Textile, world’s leading manufacturers of looms and weaving machines. Santex is a partner for its customers throughout their production processes, from loom to finished natural and technical textiles. The Santex Rimar group is a specialist and technology partner for plant and equipment for finishing of textiles and for manufacturing high grade technical textiles.

SMIT Textile is one of world’s leading manufacturers of weaving machines, established in 1938. It is renowned for high standard levels of innovation, productivity and versatility, ensuring competitiveness among a large variety of applications, from garments fabrics to home textiles, terry cloths and technical fabrics.

With this synergy between SMIT Textile and Santex Rimar, customers can rely on one integrated technology provider for all production processes, a global service network, high quality products, a partner with a profile financially sound and deep technological heritage and know-how.

With the support of Santex Rimar group, SMIT Textile will be able to restart producing and supplying customers worldwide. Santex Rimar is present in various countries with four factories and more than 10,000 customers throughout the world. Due to the presence of the group’s local operations in China and in India, SMIT Textile will immediately be closer to customers all over Asia, ready to fulfil their needs on site on time.

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