Suessen has secured a 100,000-spindle order for its EliTeCompactSet V5 from SJLT Textiles, a cotton spinner based in southern India.
Commenting on the order, Mr. Peter Stahlecker, Joint Managing Director, Suessen Premium Textile Components, said India is the company’s main market, adding 700,000 spindles a year. “Sixty per cent of our installations are in India. We have seen improvements in the market in the last couple of months. Further, we have an 80% market share of the Indian compact spinning and 85% are orders from the existing customers”.
Mr. V. Jagadeesan of SJLT Textiles said he started out with 6,000 spindles 25 years ago and now has 150,000 spindles. “The market is not good after the financial crisis, and we are aiming to produce higher quality product so as to market it better. The yarn produced by the company is destined for knitted garments made in Italy and South Asia”.
Mr. Stahlecker added that he is happy with his visit to the Suessen stand which was thronged by visitors from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico, as well as India.
A Rieter ring spinning machine, equipped with a Suessen Elite Compact Spinning system, was on display at the Suessen stand. The technology ensures that fibres are completely parallel and are in a close position before twist is imparted.
Recently Suessen celebrated its 90th anniversary. Since its foundation in 1920, the company has been serving the spinning industry with its innovations and developments with lasting effect. Some historic developments are the TwinDisc for OE-Rotor SpinBoxes, the SpinBoxes SE-Series for Autocoro Rotor Spinning Machines SE 7 – SE 10, the HP-SpinSet for rings spinning machines and the EliTe Compact Spinning System.
At ITMA, Suessen showcased the EliTeCompactSet V5 on a ring spinning machine, equipped with the HP-GX 3010 Top Weighting Arm, ACP Quality Package with new PINSpacer NT and the new EliVAC-CDS vacuum system. Worldwide the company has sold 50 lakh units of its EliTe Compact Spindle.