Netherlands-based Stork group and Chinese Shandong Tongda have established a joint venture network for producing and marketing rotary screen printing. While Tongda is the backbone of the organization, collaboration of the firms had a broad repercussion in the sector. The name of this partnership established for nickel rotary screens has been declared as Shandong Tongda Printing Systems. This partnership of the companies striking out in this way upon the strong demand from China, for achieving quality production and high productivity is welcomed by manufacturers as well.
The application made for resolving the difficulties encountered by Chinese manufacturers in terms of high gauzed nickel screens is intended to be a solution for the difficulties of the whole global market in the following periods. The companies will provide services both as a sales and service center with the center to be established in Wuxi of China. According to the explanation of Dick Joustra, CEO of Stork Prints, a work is carried out in order to improve the quality of rotary screen printing for textile industry. Stating that they aim to realize their plans on Asia through cooperation with Tongda, Joustra said; “We aim to be in an effective position in China and in all developing markets”.
Annual Capacity of 20.000 Machines
Tongda Group is known as a company specialized in production, design and marketing of textile machinery. The product segment of the company includes machines such as rotor spinning machines, ring spinning machines, water jet weaving looms cotton dredgers, traction machines. Regulating the infrastructure to reinforce complete production network, the firm continues to take radical decisions. The company has an annual production capacity of 20.000 in fields such as spinning machines, cotton processing machines and keeps growing steadily with spinning machines since 1952. They prove to be an effective textile machinery supplier with their modern ergonomic designs and reliable service network. Today, Tongda is commonly used in the field of cotton processing and yarn production machines. Using special techniques in design and production, the firm also has ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO13485 certificates. They manufacture important machines in the field of cotton processing and continue to grow in yarn production.
Close Shot Stork
Stork, one of the most important players in the global market, provides service with their 12,700 employees in total, 10.000 in Netherlands. The company is known as a big player in aviation and space, food systems, technical services and printing areas, with 4 different groups. The firm has operational authority on 50 companies. Particularly since 2007, Stork has focused on international markets for extending their sales network.
