Tufting machinery and embedded control systems for industrial textile production
Cobble - Van de Wiele Limited manufactures tufting machines and control equipment for textile producers. The tech stack—C#, C++, Embedded Linux, Oracle, and .NET—reflects a hardware-software hybrid operation centered on embedded systems and industrial automation. Active engineering hiring and ongoing projects around MES (manufacturing execution systems) and next-generation smart machinery signal movement toward connected, IoT-enabled production lines rather than standalone equipment.
Cobble - Van de Wiele Limited supplies tufting machinery, ancillary equipment, and control systems to the industrial textile sector. Based in Blackburn, Lancashire, the company has operated since 2013 with a workforce of 51–200 employees. Their product range spans hardware (tuft machines), embedded software (machinery control on Linux platforms), and increasingly, digital manufacturing solutions (CAD/CAM tools, MES systems). Sales and engineering teams are actively pursuing growth in the Indian textile market and managing accounts at existing customers.
C#, C++, Embedded Linux, Oracle, SQL Server, .NET, Angular, and ASP.NET Core. The stack reflects embedded systems work (C/C++, Linux, I2C, UART) paired with web and data layers (SQL Server, Oracle, .NET).
Current projects include modern textile CAD/CAM solutions, next-generation smart textile machinery, embedded software for machinery control systems, and MES implementations for textile and plastics customers.
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