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Oerlikon, Haelixa make supply chains traceable
November 20th, 2023
In cooperation with the Swiss company Haelixa, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions will, in future, be able to make the entire value chain of a textile end product transparent and hence sustainable. The two development partners are offering a solution for the comprehensive traceability of products, as required by the European Green Deal. An essential part […]
Oerlikon expands service offering
February 9th, 2023
The American subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group, Oerlikon Textile Inc., is expanding and moving into new, modern premises tailored to future needs just a few kilometers away from its previous location in Charlotte, N.C.. A new service center for the polymer processing industry will be created latest by the middle of this year. At […]
Oerlikon Group announces upcoming webinar series
October 19th, 2020
The manmade fibers segment of the Swiss Oerlikon Group will launch a new webinar series beginning in November. Four technology lectures are planned until the end of 2020 which will be held in English. Current trends in the production of manmade fibers as well as Oerlikons technology solutions will be presented and discussed. Dates and […]
Oerlikon Nonwoven delivers meltblown technology for European masks
June 1st, 2020
Two companies newly established in Germany to manufacture and distribute high-end protective masks were in the spotlight at the beginning of May. FleeceforEurope and Lindenpartner, Düsseldorf-based Kloepfel Group purchasing consultancy, and Berlin-based industrial consultancy Bechinger & Heymann Holding plan to manufacture and distribute up to 50 million protection class FFP1 through FFP3 respiratory masks a […]
Flexible colors for carpets
March 1st, 2020
Multicolored carpets are now easier with the development of the BCF S8 platform. The core component in the carpet yarn system is the patent-pending Color Pop Compacting Unit (CPC-T) designed for flexible and even color separation. Individually controllable air pressures per color in the CPC-T provide a pre-tangling, which results in an accentuation of the […]
Oerlikon sells technology to Starlinger
July 26th, 2018
Putting greater focus on their core business of filament, staple fiber and nonwovens, Oerlikon will divest its tape and monofilament technologies to the Austrian group, Starlinger. The group will take over the German business unit from Chemnitz, also known under the brand name Barmag Spinnzwirn. Over the last decades, Barmag Spinnzwirn has been established in […]