Transfer of Product Portfolio WeftMaster® to PROTECHNA

As of January 1, 2025, the entire product portfolio of Loepfe's WeftMaster® division will be transferred to their sister company PROTECHNA. The decision had been made in order to better leverage synergies within the Vandewiele Group and to further improve customer service.

PROTECHNA is an established producer of high-quality thread and fabric control systems for various textile manufacturing processes. Acquiring Loepfe WeftMaster® products will ideally complement PROTECHNA's existing product portfolio and offer mutual customers comprehensive and innovative solutions for the control of thread and fabric quality.

The transfer will allow Loepfe to focus more on the core business and drive innovation forward. This measure will enable Loepfe also, to strengthen the market position sustainably and offer customers improved yarn-cleaning solutions for winding machines, rotor spinning machines and air-jet spinning machines in the field of staple yarn spinning. This strategic realignment will be beneficial for mutual customers and for both companies in the long term.

Until December 31, 2024, Loepfe Brothers Ltd. would remain the point of contact for the WeftMaster® product line, after which PROTECHNA would handle all requests starting January 1, 2025.