Oerlikon Textile, one of the strong manufacturers of the textile machinery, participates in ITM with the motto “cutting-edge technologies for the spinning mills of tomorrow”. The company that will display its strength on an areas of nearly 400 sqm, is going to appeal its visitors with Autocoro 8 rotor spinning machine, the POY take-up winding machine WINGS for Polyamide 6, the BFC best seller S+ and the energy-saving Volkmann CT two-for-one twisting machine. In addition, Oerlikon, which will exhibit its equipments at its stand B2010, will set up a “Virtual Showroom” in which it will be possible to observe the complex installations and process sequenced in 3D.
Clement Woon, CEO of Oerlikon Textile since the beginning of 2012, stated that they patricipate in ITM 2012 in order to convince enterprises in the textile markets of Turkey and the Middle East with their group motto ‘Innovation has a name’. Woon underlined that they will participate at the fair together with five leading brands and their products.
Oerlikon group is engaged in the production of innovative industrial solutions and cutting-edge technologies for textile machines, drive systems, vacuum, thin film coating and advanced nonotechnology. The Swiss company that has a history of more than 100 years, offers service with more than 17,000 employees at over 150 locations in 38 countries. The global company that gained a turnover of CHF 3,6 billion in 2010, invested CHF 239 million in R&D, with over 1,200 specialists working on future products and services.
WINGS and eFK from Barmag
Oerlikon Barmag, the market leader for filament systems, will introduce its 12-thread WINGS for polyamide 6 for the first time. The company will appeal the yarn manufacturers with the solutions it developed for texturing and spinning of high-end filaments. It is stated that WINGS has set new standards in processing the demanding polymer to produce good yarn grades. The company attracts attention with this innovation considering the the Turkish filament yarn manufacturers, who are focusing on high quality yarns for the carpet and automotive sectors to gain an advantage over its strong rivals such as China and India.
One information highlight for the traditionally strong Turkish texturing market is the ITMA innovation eAFK, an automatic texturing machine, along with its manual sibling eFK. The market leader for artificial turf filament systems will also introduce its latest development for artificial sports turf. The name of this equipment designed for producing hydrophilic monofilaments is MoisTurf. These kind of yarns used as artificial turf are preferred in contact sports and ensure that water is distributed evenly and almost naturally on the yarn surface.
Innovations from Oerlikon Schlafhorst in Spinning and Winding
Oerlikon Schlafhorst, the strong player of the market in ring and rotor spinning and winding, continues to supply the spinning mills across the world with its innovations for the optimum quality, reliability and economic benefit. The latest innovation of the brand is Autocoro, the first and only rotor spinning machine to spin a yarn at a rotor speed of 200 thousand rpm. With this new technology, productivity has increased by 25 percent. The fact that machine start-up takes minutes instead of hours and excellent multi-lot capability and lower spinning costs play important roles in this process.
The brand also offers BD 448, the lontest semi-automatic rotor spinning machine in the world. The Zinser 351 and 451 spinning machines have a unique process reliability witj the Impact FX compact spinning technology and the CoWeMat doffer. In addition the quality package of the Autoconer X5 sets the benchmark for individually and flexibly adaptable package quality with maximum productivity.
Oerlikon Neumag: The Leader in BCF Carpet Yarns
Oerlikon Neumag, the leading company of the BCF carpet yarns with a market share of 70 percent, is another important brand of the fair. The BCF best seller in 2011, the S+ three yarns per position is now available for the up-and-coming carpet material polyester BCF, which substitutes the polyester spinning yarn thanks to its cost efficiency in production. Production systems for polyester staple fibers allow maximum capacities of up to 300 tonnes per day and decrease the operating costs at the same time. Inline systems, which have capacities of up to 80 tonnes per day and which require few operators and are suitable for small production and for manufacturers of nonwovens such as geotextiles, attract attention.
The agenda also includes machines of turnkey systems for the production of nonwovens from spunbond and meltblown to airlaid. Besides, the visitors will be able to get information about the innovatiouns through the 3D virtual tour of the installation .
A New Energetic Concept by Oerlikon Saurer
Oerlikon Saurer, which produces technologies for the knitting and twisting sectors, has announced that it created an energetic difference with the new Volkmann CT. The eco-drive concept and spindles in the machine complement the e-save spindle family perfectly and help to save up to 40 percent of energy costs even for the finest yarn counts.
Volkmass Heat-SET, The other innovation of Saurer, integrates cabling, thermofixing and winding in one process sequence, thus reducing process costs and speeding up order completion. The new Alma TC2 two-for-one twisting machine allows processing every conceivable material in the titre range from 235 to 60,000 dtex and satisfies the demand for top quality, application variety and production flexibility in the market for technical plied yarns. As for Alma CC4, it creates difference in the tyre cord cabling market with energy savings of up to 50 percent. With its new drive system, optimal adjustment options and perfect thread cutting, Epoca 6, Saurer’s other technology, delivers the product up to 30 percent faster with maximum reliability and embroidery quality.
The Address for Quality: Oerlikon Textile Components
Oerlikon Textile Components, which is the market leader with its quality and know-how in the production of premium components for the filament and staple fiber spinning mills, brings the innovations it exhibited in ITMA Barcelona to İstanbul.
One of the world’s most versatile Texparts® PK 2630 SE Weighting Arms can be used for machines from Rieter and LMW. Spindles with the Texparts® Zero Underwinding System prevent underwind threads and offer maximum reliability, efficiency and operator-friendliness in use.
The new curved edge of the Daytex® Shrinkage Belt has no sharp edges. Therefore it prevents tears from forming and extends the belt’s service life. The established Accotex, Fibrevision, Heberlein and Temco have an important place within the sector as complementing products for this selection.
