Oerlikon Textile presents innovations followed by market success

Leading manufacturer of textile machinery and equipment Oerlikon Textile is to showcase its latest outstanding product ideas at ITMA Asia 2008 and will occupy a display area of over 1,500 square meters in the "Circle of Success" (Oerlikon Textile in Hall W2 Booth C02-D02 and Oerlikon Textile Components in Hall W2 Booth B06). The slogan reflects the success of the previous "Circle of Innovation", which was a powerful visitor magnet at ITMA 2007 in Munich.

Oerlikon Textile again intends to excite the industry with the innovation capabilities of its 5 brands at ITMA Asia.

Oerlikon Schlafhorst: Staple fibre spinning at the highest level

Oerlikon Schlafhorst will present original technological solutions for the ring spinning, winding and rotor spinning sectors. The company will be showcasing plenty of new ideas for yarn package winding and yarn and piecing quality. Following their launch at ITMA Munich, the new Autoconer 5 winding machine and Autocoro S 360 rotor spinning machine have been proving their worth with excellent package and yarn quality and high productivity. Innovative quality solutions will also be showcased in compact spinning technology with Zinser ring spinning machines and the BD generation of rotor spinning machines. A high level of user-friendliness and ease of maintenance, complemented by a comprehensive general service concept, come as standard with all Oerlikon Schlafhorst machines.

Oerlikon Barmag: New standards in the FDY spinning plant

The proven i-QOON double winder now enables 24-fold spinning of fully drawn yarn (FDY) and forms one of the technological highlights of Oerlikon Barmag at ITMA Asia. This business unit has a wealth of expertise in the synthetic fibre sector and covers the entire process chain from polycondensation through to DTY machines. The demand for its engineering know-how is constantly increasing and represents a major area of focus.

Oerlikon Neumag: Cutting edge competence in nonwovens, carpet yarns and staple fibres

Oerlikon Neumag will also be showcasing its complete product portfolio, including the key technologies involved in the manufacture of nonwovens, e.g. airlaid, carding and spunbond systems. This business unit is the only supplier in the world to combine these non-woven processes in a plant concept and – with its comprehensive know-how – is able to develop new methods for more efficient production and more varied non-woven products. At ITMA Asia, it will also be focusing on cutting edge technologies in the manufacture of BCF carpets, e.g. the new single-thread Sytec One generation of machines, and new plant concepts for the manufacture of synthetic staple yarns that enable significant productivity increases with production output of up to 400 tonnes a day.

Oerlikon Saurer: Innovations for twisting and embroidery systems

The new WinPro concept for long staple spinning clearly reflects the Oerlikon Saurer philosophy. The machine system saves time, energy and process stages and focuses on customer requirements and production reliability. This business unit will be exhibiting solutions for tyre cord, technical plied yarns and fancy yarns at ITMA with its leading Allma product line. The Volkmann product line concentrates on the high-productivity manufacture of staple fibre yarns, glass filament yarns and carpet yarns. Oerlikon Saurer and Melco will also be reinforcing their position as leading suppliers of shuttle and multi-head embroidery machines.

Oerlikon Textile Components

With high-tech components to a quality product Oerlikon Textile Components is showcasing its established product lines – Accotex, Daytex, Enka Tecnica, Heberlein, Temco, Fibrevision and Texparts – at the second B06 booth in Hall W2. This business unit is a leading supplier of all quality-relevant components that come into contact with threads during the yarn manufacturing process. Its product portfolio covers the three areas of staple fibre spinning, filament spinning and nonwovens.

Courtesy: Oerlikon Textile Corporate Communications.