Vandewiele Group to Showcase Integrated Carpet and Textile Innovations at ICFE 2026 Istanbul
December 12, 2025 | By Textile Sphere India
Vandewiele Group will highlight its latest technological advancements across the complete textile value chain at the 2026 Istanbul Carpet & Flooring Expo (ICFE). The Group’s presence will underscore its capability to deliver integrated solutions covering spinning, weaving, tufting, carpet manufacturing and digital finishing, demonstrating how coordinated innovation can enhance performance, efficiency and sustainability at every stage of production.
As a global technology leader, Vandewiele continues to develop solutions that empower customers worldwide — strengthening processes, improving product quality and enabling smarter, greener manufacturing. Guided by the philosophy “Textile Innovations Together,” the Group unites its companies and technologies to deliver end-to-end value, offering manufacturers a seamless path from yarn to finished carpet.
BOOST CARPET PRODUCTION WITH RCF –HIGH-SPEED CARPET WEAVING WITH FAST CREEL
Experience uncompromised efficiency with the RCF high-speed carpet weaving machine, now delivering weaving speeds of up to 225 RPM.
Equipped with the innovative Fast Creel, RCF transforms carpet manufacturing by enabling bobbin changes during production, eliminating downtime and maximizing output.
Forget traditional pile droppers and weights — Fast Creel ensures faster creel changes and full bobbin utilization, supporting continuous, stable production. Automatic threading and improved bobbin handling reduce operator workload, while Vandewiele’s tight-end detection system protects yarn quality and prevents breakage.
THE RESULT?
•Less waste
•Superior carpet quality
•Higher production speed
•Unmatched operational flexibility
Choose RCF with Fast Creel for smarter, faster and more flexible weaving — where innovation meets performance to deliver the highest quality at the highest speed.
ACHIEVE MAXIMUM SPEED & PRECISION WITH HST – HIGH-SPEED TUFTING TECHNOLOGY
Vandewiele continues to redefine tufting with its High-Speed Tuft (HST) platform, first introduced at ITMA 2023. The HST is the fastest and most advanced tufting machine available, delivering up to 2500 RPM for loop pile and 2000 RPM for cut pile carpets.
What makes the HST unique is its fully digital motion control. Servo-driven components store machine settings as design parameters, enabling instant, automated adjustments for each pattern, reducing changeover time and ensuring consistent quality.
Features like the Individual Looper/Hook Drive and optional sliding needlebars offer unmatched flexibility, precision and design possibilities.
To boost efficiency, Vandewiele integrates its Vandewiele Tufting Sensor (VTS) for real-time yarn break detection. Built in-house with piezoelectric technology, the VTS combines high accuracy with modular design and full integration into the machine’s HMI on Vandewiele tufting machines, so no extra hardware required.
CARPET WEAVING WITH HCE3+1500 – ADVANCED HANDLOOK PERFORMANCE & EFFICIENCY
Vandewiele introduces the HCE3+1500, setting a new bench-mark for creativity and performance in carpet manufacturing. Designed for today’s hand look market, this advanced solution delivers:
- Unmatched Design Freedom – New binding options and seamless pole transitions
- Creative Precision – Write directly in the carpet without mirror effect
- Cost & Material Savings – Reduce yarn consumption through ground effects
- Enhanced Productivity – Improved efficiency for pointing cors in pile surface
The HCE3+1500 combines proven reliability with cutting-edge features, enabling manufacturers to achieve hand look designs.
AIR-JET EXCELLENCE WITH SAVIO LYBRA SMARTSPINNER® – WHERE SPINNING PERFORMANCE MEETS CARPET INNOVATION
At the 2026 Istanbul Carpet & Flooring Expo (ICFE), Savio Macchine Tessili reaffirms its role as a pioneer in spinning technology with the presentation of the Lybra Smartspinner® air-jet spinning machine. Designed for flexibility, efficiency, and superior yarn quality, Lybra represents a new benchmark in air-jet spinning, enabling textile producers to meet the growing demand for performance and sustainability in yarn production. But Savio’s presence at ICFE goes beyond a single innovation. As part of the Vandewiele Group, Savio contributes to a unique synergy that spans the entire textile value chain – from yarn to carpet. Vandewiele’s integrated portfolio brings together lead-ing expertise in spinning, weaving, tufting, and finishing tech- nologies, offering customers a seamless pathway from yarn to carpet and flooring solutions.
This collaboration highlights how innovation and integration can empower the textile industry to respond to global challenges:
- Efficiency and quality: Savio’s Lybra Smartspinner® ensures consistent yarn properties, supporting downstream processes in weaving and carpet manufacturing.
•Sustainability: Air-jet spinning reduces energy consumption and optimizes resource use, aligning with the industry’s drive toward greener production. - Value chain synergy: Vandewiele’s ecosystem connects spinning excellence with advanced carpet technologies, creating a holistic approach to textile manufacturing.
By showcasing Lybra Smartspinner® within the Vandewiele framework, Savio demonstrates how technological innovation and group collaboration can shape the future of textiles. ICFE visitors will experience firsthand how this synergy delivers not only cutting-edge machinery but also a vision of a connected, sustainable, and competitive textile industry.
Vandewiele welcomes visitors to Hall 3 – Stand 332B at the International Carpet and Flooring Expo in Istanbul, where the global flooring industry comes together to discover the latest technologies and innovations.
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