{
  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/picanol.be/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-04",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/picanol.be/provenance.json",
  "card": {
    "icp": {
      "regions": [
        "global"
      ],
      "use_cases": [
        "weaving apparel fabrics",
        "weaving denim fabric",
        "weaving terry fabric",
        "weaving silk and decorative fabrics",
        "weaving technical fabrics such as tire cord"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "textile manufacturing",
        "weaving mills"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.1",
    "proof": {
      "customers": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/testimonials/riopele",
          "name": "Riopele"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/testimonials/menderes-tekstil",
          "name": "Menderes Tekstil"
        }
      ],
      "case_studies": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/testimonials/riopele",
          "title": "Riopele",
          "outcome": "Runs 30 Picanol machines, producing about 700,000 meters of fabric per month, 98% exported."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/testimonials/menderes-tekstil",
          "title": "Menderes Tekstil",
          "outcome": "Installed base of 267 Picanol airjet machines plus an order for 105 more, producing 750,000 m² of fabric per day."
        }
      ],
      "certifications": [
        {
          "id": "iso_9001",
          "status": "self_declared",
          "evidence_url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/milestones"
        }
      ]
    },
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "Ieper",
        "country": "BE"
      },
      "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en",
      "name": "Picanol",
      "domain": "picanol.be",
      "founded": 1936,
      "same_as": [
        "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7190498",
        "https://be.linkedin.com/company/picanolweavingmachines"
      ],
      "employees": {
        "min": 1200
      },
      "description": "Picanol develops, manufactures, and sells airjet and rapier weaving machines for the textile industry, together with genuine spare parts, a digital connectivity platform, and machine maintenance and repair services.",
      "identifiers": {
        "lei": "549300TLMDDUQR3DJ408"
      }
    },
    "offerings": [
      {
        "id": "optimax-i-connect",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/machines-features/machines/optimax-i-connect-rapier-weaving-machine",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "OptiMax-i Connect",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Rapier weaving machine with an electronic control platform (BlueBox) and touchscreen display (BlueTouch) for machine data monitoring, connected via PicConnect."
      },
      {
        "id": "omniplus-i-connect",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/machines-features/machines/omniplus-i-connect-airjet-weaving-machine",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "OmniPlus-i Connect",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Airjet weaving machine used for fabrics such as poplin and sheeting, featuring the EcoBoost drive stated to reduce energy consumption by up to 1.5 kW, with PicConnect connectivity."
      },
      {
        "id": "ultimax",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/machines-features/machines/ultimax-rapier-weaving-machine",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Ultimax",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Rapier weaving machine platform introduced in 2023, with integrated sensors throughout the machine and digital connectivity through PicConnect."
      },
      {
        "id": "supermax",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/machines-features/machines/supermax-rapier-weaving-machine",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Supermax",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Rapier weaving machine introduced in 2024, used in production including denim and Jacquard-patterned sarees, with digitized controls."
      },
      {
        "id": "gtmax-s-connect",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/machines-features/machines/gtmax-s-connect-rapier-weaving-machine",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "GTMax-S Connect",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Rapier weaving machine for decorative fabrics, linen, silk, and clothing fabrics, with a dedicated silk execution variant and an EcoFill weft-saving system."
      },
      {
        "id": "original-quality-parts",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/parts-accessories/original-quality-parts",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "Original Quality Parts / PartsLine",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Genuine spare parts for Picanol weaving machines, ordered through the PartsLine web shop for quotations, orders, invoices, stock availability checks, and wish lists.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "customer-services",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/training-services/services",
        "kind": "service",
        "name": "Customer Services",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Machine audits, maintenance programs, and performance consultancy for weaving mills, plus multilingual technical support and same-day print-board repair for Picanol machine models."
      },
      {
        "id": "picconnect",
        "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/machines-features/picconnect",
        "kind": "software",
        "name": "PicConnect",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Digital platform for Picanol weaving machines, accessed via login or registration, that gives customers access to machine data services and the PartsLine spare-parts web shop."
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://www.picanol.be/en/contact-us",
      "email": "info@picanol.be",
      "phone": "+32 57 222 111",
      "methods": [
        "consultation",
        "quote_request"
      ]
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-04"
  }
}