#Carpets

2024-03-21

Sustainable machine and plant technologies for the carpet industry in the Middle East

DOMOTEX Middle East is the leading event for the carpet and flooring industry in the Middle East. It focuses on machine-made carpets, textile carpets and handmade carpets.

Oerlikon's Polymer Processing Solutions division and its joint venture partner BB Engineering will also be on hand to provide information about their sustainable machines and plant technologies at the ATAG Export & Import stand E10.

The BCF S8 system offers high productivity and expands the product portfolio to a level that can hold its own in a constantly changing market.

Part of Oerlikon Barmag's efficient solution for the production of excellent quality high-titer yarns: the eAFK Big V multi-spindle texturing machine.

BB Engineering's VacuFil® system recycles post-consumer and post-production polyester waste.

Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions at the Domotex Middle East in Dubai

The company will be presenting trade fair visitors with complete solutions ranging from melt to yarn, fibers and nonwovens. "Our customers are showing great interest in factory projects that cover everything from our in-house polycondensation plant or extrusion to textured yarn and the corresponding digital solutions. This holistic approach enables us to supply all process steps from a single source and to guarantee coordinated technology that ensures the high quality of the yarn produced," explains Sales Director Jilali Lakraa.

New bicomponent BCF yarn for the carpet market

Quality, efficiency and performance - with its latest development in bicomponent yarns for carpet production, Oerlikon Neumag meets the carpet market's demand for new innovative BCF yarns. "The new BICO BCF yarn is characterized by a richer and higher volume while significantly reducing raw material consumption in carpet production," explains Jilali Lakraa. At the exhibition stand, interested visitors will be able to see sample yarns and carpets, find out about the product range and have in-depth discussions with the experts about the advantages of BICO-BCF yarn in various applications.

WINGS HD and eAFK Big V: Efficient production of high-titer products in the POY and DTY process

Oerlikon's knowledge of all relevant technologies in manmade fiber spinning makes it the only manufacturer in the world to offer a comprehensive range of services for the production of carpet yarns. The plant concept based on a POY and texturing process is designed for a carpet and home textile product range that requires particularly soft and fluffy polyester yarns with BCF-like properties. The aim here is to produce yarns with a maximum count of 1200den and over 1000 filaments. Typical products are, for example, a 1200den f1152 or 600den f1152 as well as 900den f864. The machine concept consists of the well-known WINGS HD POY winder and the eAFK Big V texturing machine.

If DTY yarns of up to 1200den with up to 1152 filaments are standardly plied from four POY bobbins 300d/288f on a DTY machine, the process has a fundamental disadvantage: half of the available winding positions of the texturing machine remain unused. Here, Oerlikon Barmag offers the yarn producer a highly efficient solution: the spinning concept with WINGS HD take-up unit in combination with an automatic eAFK Big V multi-spindle texturing machine is currently the only solution on the market that produces excellent quality high-titer yarns with maximum machine efficiency.

VarioFil® - flexible compact spinning system for countless applications

Whether carpets and upholstery fabrics, fashion and sports or seat belts and airbags - a wide range of products is no challenge for the VarioFil® system from BB Engineering. The compact turnkey system is also ideal for producers who manufacture small batch sizes or specialized products. It is similarly flexible when processing different polymers, regardless of whether they are PET, PP, PA 6 and PA 6.6 or PBT. Customized conversion packages allow the system to be quickly adapted to constantly changing market requirements. In combination with Oerlikon texturing machines, a wide range of end products can be covered. This ranges from standard textile yarns to textured yarns with BCF-like properties.

Recycling is the future

Another rPET solution is the VacuFil® system from BB Engineering. VacuFil® is a unique and innovative PET recycling system that combines gentle large-scale filtration and targeted regulation of intrinsic viscosity (IV) for consistently excellent rPET melt quality. IV is the key quality feature in PET recycling and rPET processing. It determines the melting performance in the production process and the properties of the end products, such as BCF yarns, and is therefore essential for the recycling process.

Barmag and Neumag showcase innovations at ITMA Asia

With its product brands Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven, Barmag is presenting itself at this year's ITMA Asia + CITME with innovations in yarn production that are above all one thing: productive and sustainable. From 28 to 31 October this year, the Swiss-based Oerlikon Group company will be showcasing its technologies for the future of yarn production in Singapore in Hall 4, booth C 204.

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.

DOMOTEX 2026 gains momentum

DOMOTEX 2026 in Hannover is experiencing strong exhibitor demand. The expanded concept focusing on holistic interior design is receiving broad approval across the market. Companies such as Kronospan, Weitzer Parkett, Amorim, Unilin, Classen, Saint-Gobain, and many others have already confirmed their participation.

DOMOTEX maintains its leading market position

Preparations for DOMOTEX 2026 are in full swing, and the positive response to the new concept confirms the relevance of the world’s leading trade fair for carpets, flooring and interior finishing. The newly introduced participation formats, in particular, have been well received by the market. In addition, strong partners such as DECOR-UNION and MEGA have reaffirmed their cooperation with DOMOTEX.

Stäubli at Domotex asia/CHINAFLOOR 2025

At the annual Domotex trade fair in Shanghai, China, the focus in the textile sector is on resilient floorings and the associated manufacturing equipment and techniques. Visit us at our agent booth from May 26-28 to learn more about the ALPHA 580 UNIVERSAL carpet weaving system and its applications.

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.

Rieter reports stable order backlog and strategic progress – outlook for 2025 adjusted

In its Investor Update 2025, Rieter announced an order intake of CHF 203.9 million in the third quarter and CHF 559.3 million after nine months, reflecting a continued cautious investment climate in the textile machinery sector. Sales totaled CHF 121.5 million in the third quarter and CHF 457.7 million for the first nine months of the year, while the order backlog stood at around CHF 590 million as of September 30, 2025.