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The Textile Magazine
JUNE 2012
Innovation, responsiveness &
customer focus, key growth
strategy for Oerlikon
– Clement Woon
exclusive
Oerlikon Textile is a leading high-tech industrial group
specializing in machine and plant engineering. The Swiss
company is a provider of innovative industrial solutions
and cutting-edge technologies for textile manufactur-
ing, drive, vacuum, thin film, coating, and advanced
nanotechnology. With a tradition going back
over 100 years, the company is a global
player with more than 17,000 employees
at over 150 locations in 38 countries and
sales of CHF 4.2 billion in 2011.
At ITMA Asia 2012, Oerlikon Textile
showcased the ZinserImpact 71, a ring spin-
ning machine specially developed for the mid-
range segment in China. As well as giving his assessment of this
new development, Mr. Clement Woon, CEO of the company,
discussed in an interview to The Textile Magazine why China’s
textile industry and Oerlikon Textile are increasingly benefiting
each other, as well as China’s move towards automation and
sustainability.
Excerpts from the interview:
Question: What are the main areas of focus for Oerlikon
Textile at ITMA Asia 2012?
Oerlikon Textile is a leading high-tech industrial group
specializing in machine and plant engineering. The
Swiss company is a provider of innovative industrial
solutions and cutting-edge technologies for textile
manufacturing, drive, vacuum, thin film, coating, and
advanced nanotechnology. With a tradition going back
over 100 years, the company is a global player with
more than 17,000 employees at over 150 locations in 38
countries and sales of CHF 4.2 billion in 2011.
Mr. Clement Woon, CEO, Oerlikon Textile