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The Textile Magazine
DECEMBER 2011
industrial group specializing in ma-
chine and plant engineering. It is a
provider of innovative industrial
solutions and cutting-edge technolo-
gies for textile manufacturing, drive,
vacuum, thin film, coating, and ad-
vanced nanotechnology.
A Swiss company with a tradition
going back over 100 years, Oer-
likon is a global player with more
than 17,000 employees at over 150
locations in 38 countries and sales
of CHF 3.6 billion in 2010. The
company invested in 2010 CHF 239
million in R&D, with over 1,200
specialists working on future prod-
ucts and services. In most areas, the
operative businesses rank either first
or second in their respective
global markets.
Oerlikon Textile is the
world’s biggest textile ma-
chine manufacturer and
stands for highest technolog-
ical standards in the efficient
production and processing of
man-made and natural fib-
ers. As of January 1, 2012,
the segment occurs in three
Business Units with five
strong brands on the market:
Manmade Fibers (Oerlikon
Barmag and Oerlikon Neum-
ag), Natural Fibers (Oerlikon
Schlafhorst and Oerlikon
Saurer) and Oerlikon Textile
Components.
They are market
leaders in virtually
every
technology
area. Their range of
products and services
includes comprehen-
sive overall solutions
in the sector of textile
machinery and plant
manufacture and cov-
ers the entire textile
value-added
chain
– from the plant de-
sign for production of
man-made and non-
woven fibers up to fa-
cilities for ring spin-
ning, rotor spinning,
winding,
twisting
and embroidery. The
focus of all activities
is always the striving
for innovation.
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Mr. Thomas Babacan
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