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A dynasty of innovators across 190 years
The art of reorientation runs through Heberlein's 190-year company history. Georg Philipp Heberlein and his descendants ran an exemplary family business with roots in yarn dyeing. It developed into a corporate group and ultimately became a highly specialised company that is regarded as the world’s leading provider of air interlacing and air texturing jets for synthetic continuous filament yarns.
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With its DTY solutions, Barmag is focusing on sustainability
With a clear focus on sustainability, Barmag, a subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group, is presenting comprehensive solutions from its product brands Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag for DTY and carpet yarn production at the Morocco Stitch & Tex Expo in Casablanca. From May 13 to 15, trade visitors can talk to experts from Barmag and the joint venture BB Engineering (BBE) at the Unionmatex booth (booth B4) to get an idea of the portfolio of the chemical fiber machine manufacturer.
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Filtration efficiency in PET recycling thanks to automated inline cleaning
Large-area filtration faces the stigma of high costs, maintenance efforts, and time-consuming changeover and cleaning activities. However, good filtration is unavoidable with increasing rPET proportions. So, BB Engineering has addressed these issues with its decades of experience in extrusion and filtration. The new COBRA filter combines continuous and automated large-area filtration with integrated intermediate filter cleaning – setting a new standard in efficiency, ease of use and resource saving, and finally meeting the demanding requirements of recycling processes.
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One for all - all-rounder proves itself under production conditions
At last year's ITMA Asia, Barmag, a subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group with its product brands Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven, presented WINGS FDY FLEX, the latest member of the WINGS family. One year later, it is time for a summary.
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TC 30i: Outstanding results in cotton and man-made fiber applications
Yarn manufacturers across markets worldwide are experiencing the positive impact of Trützschler' s next-generation carding machine, the TC 30i. Since it was launched in January 2024, this machine has proven top quality and higher productivity for both man-made fiber and cotton applications.
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Trusted by experts and driven by innovation – Autocoro 11
Saurer's Autocoro 11 revolutionises rotor spinning with pioneering innovation and automation. This state-of-the-art, fully automated rotor spinning machine sets new industry benchmarks by significantly reducing energy consumption, maximising efficiency and ensuring unparalleled operational independence. In the Recycling Xtreme edition, the machine is capable of processing the shortest mechanically recycled fibres with an extremely high raw material efficiency. Since its launch in 2023 and first installations in 2024, customers worldwide have experienced the transformative power of the Autocoro 11. Hear directly from industry experts as they share their insights and success with this game-changing technology.
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A great future for recycled yarns…but what about the costs?
Uster Technologies brought textile industry leaders together to discuss the current issues in using recycled raw material. A delegation of spinners from India met experts from Rieter, Säntis-Textiles, Otto Yarns, Gherzi Textile Organization and TVU at Uster headquarters in Switzerland. This article summarizes the challenges and opportunities of recycled yarns from both sustainability and business aspects.
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Köksan invests in China relying on Oerlikon Barmag Continuous Polycondensation Technology
Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE), has signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Köksan Group, one of the leading PET producers in Türkiye, for a Continuous Polycondensation (CP) production capacity of 400,000 tons per year. This will accelerate the global expansion of the Köksan Group's production capacity.
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Rieter closes the financial year 2024 with a solid operating result
Order intake was significantly higher than in the previous year at CHF 725.5 million (2023: CHF 541.8 million), representing an increase of 34%. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. As expected, the Rieter Group closed financial year 2024 with lower sales of CHF 859.1 million (2023: CHF 1 418.6 million) and thus remained 39% below the prior year. Despite significantly lower sales, an operating result (EBIT) of CHF 28.0 million (2023: CHF 104.8 million) and thus a solid EBIT margin of 3.3% (2023: 7.4%) was achieved.
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Barmag at the Domotex Middle East
Barmag, a subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group, is presenting comprehensive total solutions for efficient carpet yarn production for its Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag product brands at Domotex Middle East. At the representative stand of ATAG Ltd. Trading Export & Import (Z5-A20), trade visitors to the leading event for the carpet and flooring industry in the Middle East will have the opportunity to get an idea of the integrated solutions offered by the manmade fiber technology provider.
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Sustainable and efficient - Barmag's technologies for the Vietnamese textile industry
At SaigonTex from 9 to 12 April 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Barmag, a subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group, will be presenting comprehensive end-to-end solutions from a single source for its Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven product brands. At the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, the experts from the manmade fiber technology provider will be explaining their sustainable machine and system solutions at the Illies Engineering Vietnam Co., Ltd. stand (Hall A, Stand 1J01).
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Polymer Processing Solutions is operating under the Barmag brand again
The Polymer Processing Solutions Division Of Swiss Oerlikon is returning to its roots and will now be operating under the renowned brand name Barmag again This step is part of Oerlikon's long-term pure-play strategy, with which the company intends to further expand its market position as a leading supplier of surface technologies while continuing to manage the manmade fibres business in an independent subsidiary. In 2024, the Polymer Processing Solutions business stabilised despite a challenging market environment.
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Superior precision and flexibility across the converting industry: SAHM presents the new 460XE series at ICE 2025
SAHM, the world's leading manufacturer of precision winding machines, will present its latest innovation at ICE 2025 in Munich: the SAHM 460XE Series, a state-of-the-art precision parallel winding machine with a traversing spindle. This new series is specially designed to meet the demanding requirements that come with handling sensitive materials and tapes. Combining exceptional reliability, efficiency, and versatility, the SAHM 460XE Series sets a new industry standard in winding technology.
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