Shalimar Wires Industries Ltd. started
with a mission in 1962 to update technology in the Paper
Industry and progressively reduce dependence on imports.
The first step in the realisation of that mission was
in the manufacture of Fourdrinier Wire Cloth, which
was a pioneering success in the area of import substitution,
and the development of indigenous capability.
The company also set up facilities at its unit for the manufacture / reconditioning of Dandy
Rolls (an import substitute item used in paper machines for improving the quality of paper
and for water marking). In the early 70's it was found that our installed capacity of wire
cloth was not adequate to cater to the requirements of the Paper Industry of India and some
exports to South East Asian countries. For this purpose additional looms were installed in
the years 1971-73.
"Making a difference in
the Paper & Pulp Industry, by providing forming
fabrics, metallic wire cloth and equipments, with
wide range of products and excellent after sales
service."
Meanwhile it was felt that this unit should
produce some other products for paper industry
that can be sold with value offering. With this
idea Dandy Roll production started in the year
1972. From the early 1970 the paper industry
started using synthetic fabrics in place of metal
wire cloth. Our division sensed the change and
started working for the synthetic fabrics in-house.
In the initial stage certain fabrics were produced and tried in paper mills with encouraging
results in the period 1975-78. By acquiring the required technical know-how for the production
of Synthetic forming fabrics in India this unit started producing single layer synthetic
forming fabric. In 1987 we added Multi layer forming fabric into our production range.
