Focus on the medical and hygiene segments in the textile industry is at an all-time high owing to the ongoing pandemic situation, not just domestically but around the world too.
A.T.E., the Indian giant in textile engineering, known for its cutting-edge machinery solutions for every textile process involved, has entered into a partnership with W+D BICMA Hygiene Technologie GmbH, Germany to help the domestic textile industry to cater to the rising demand for medical and hygiene textiles.
The tie-up between A.T.E. and W+D BICMA will help the Indian textile industry to expand its product offerings and ensure a deserving share in the growing medical and hygiene textile market.
As one of the world’s leading companies in this sector, W+D BICMA manufactures machines that produce diapers for children and adults, feminine care products, bed and incontinence underpads, meat pads, pet pads, besides specialized products including surgical face masks and FFP2/N95 masks.
Makers of compact high speed and multi-functional machines for high capacity production and economical medium speed machines for start-up businesses, W+D BICMA also specializes in upgrading existing machines with new features to enhance machine efficiency and product design.
The pandemic times saw W+D BICMA designing a new high-speed machine in a short span of time with the capability to produce 1 million face masks per day. Called the Auxilium FM. BICMA also offers a high speed machine that produces FFP2/N95 face masks.
Established as engineering companies in the hygiene solutions, BICMA and W+D, belong to the Barry-Wehmiller Group, a leading global supplier of production technologies and solutions.