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The Textile Magazine
MAY 2012
belts also have a thickness tolerance of just 0.02
mm. Consequently, there is less stress on sensi-
tive components like the rotor bearings and better
yarn quality with fewer piecings is guaranteed.
The rotor belt can be supplied up to 150 metres in
length.
Extensive service facilities
Forbo Siegling strives to provide extensive
service facilities. In order to ensure the extreme
precision of its power transmission and conveyor
belts, the company offers its customers on-site
endless splicing. The variety of belts offered
requires reliable splicing methods that Forbo Sie-
gling has developed, based on its long-standing
expertise. The global company offers its service
in many countries via local agencies and service
points.
Forbo Movement Systems, previously called
Siegling, employs more than 1,800 people glo-
bally in eight production sites and 25 international
companies. Its conveyor and power transmission
belts are used in nearly all industries. Key com-
petencies are the food
and packaging industries,
logistics and airports, as
well as paper, print and
raw materials industries.
The company was
founded in 1919 in Hano-
ver. Since 1994 it belongs
to the Swiss company
Forbo International. The
products have been mar-
keted since 2007 under
the master brand “Forbo
Movement Systems”.
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