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The Textile Magazine
JUNE 2012
Answer: We showcase lead-
ing technological solutions from
our five brands in the areas of
man-made fibres, natural fibres
and textile components for the
requirements of the Asian and, in
particular, the Chinese market. Our
specific areas of focus are sustain-
able textile production and our
e-save programme, which started
in 2004. Our certified machines are
more productive, save more energy
and gentle to the environment by
producing less waste than compa-
rable products. At ITMA Asia we
are therefore again offering people
the opportunity to investigate our
technological world in detail. All
visitors were also warmly invited to
our “virtual showroom” where they
could explore complex installations
and processes for non-wovens, syn-
thetic staple fibres and BCF carpet
yarn plants in 3D presentations.
Q: Can you give us some exam-
ples of the e-save improvements?
A: For example, our Autocoro 8
rotor spinning machine, which we
presented last year at ITMA Bar-
celona, gives a higher productivity
of up to 25% or more compared to
its predecessors and to the current
competitor models. And I think we
can safely say that our Allma CC4
two-for-one twisting machine is
revolutionising the market in tyre
cord cabling, achieving energy
savings of up to 50%. And our
FDY-WINGS filament winding
machine shows its class in three
areas: It gives energy savings of
around 25%; it only requires half
the footprint; and it helps spinning
mills save on handling and even
personnel, thanks to a new more
ergonomic, compact design.
These are just a few of many
examples in our product range that
offer our customers optimum per-
formance in terms of economic and,
particularly, environmental aspects.
We do not see sustainability as a
stumbling block, but as a pace-
maker for innovative technological
advance.
Q: Does this also apply to your
activities in the Chinese market?
A: Absolutely. As you’ll cer-
tainly be aware, the 12th Five-
Year Plan passed by the Chinese
Government particularly promotes
automation and the achievement
of higher quality in textile produc-
tion. Environmental improvements
and a reduction in labour and
exclusive