The Manmade Fibers segment of the Swiss Oerlikon Group will be present at this year’s ITMA exhibition for textile machinery, which takes place from 12-19 November in Milan, Italy.

With its two Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag competence brands, the company will be reviewing successful product developments of the past few years. “In a market that is proving to be increasingly difficult, we will set new trends with our innovations and once again change the markets,” said André Wissenberg, Head of Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs.

In addition to unveiling the strategic expansion within the polycondensation business by means of the joint venture with Chinese partner Huitong, the segment is above all focusing on offering its customers total manmade fibre spinning systems solutions.

Total solutions provider

“From Melt to Yarn, Fibers and Nonwovens is our maxim,” commented Wissenberg. “Currently, we are the world’s only manufacturer that has the know-how and the capacities to offer complex manmade fibre spinning systems for polyester, nylon and polypropylene from a single source.”

Oerlikon Barmag will also be showcasing innovations in the areas of POY/DTY, FDY and IDY filament spinning and texturing, as well as the manufacture of monofilaments. Here, the focus is on further new product developments and optimizations in line with the Oerlikon e-save philosophy, which promotes the manufacture of products oriented on sustainability.

Oerlikon Neumag will concentrate on its BCF, staple fibre and nonwovens core competencies and present all interested visitors with the latest product developments by means of its virtual reality technology in the 3D showrooms.

World Textile Summit

After the ITMA Barcelona 2011, Oerlikon is once again sponsoring the World Textile Summit in Milan, which takes place on 13 November. The first speakers have been already announced.

In line with the key themes of ITMA 2015, the Summit’s programme is being developed to explore a series of topics that link decisions on sustainability to profitability and corporate success.

Nonwovens Forum

On 16 November, EDANA and ITMA 2015 organizer MP Expositions will jointly host a Nonwovens Forum. The programme will feature topics relating to global industry trends, opportunities and challenges, as well as production technologies and management.

Oerlikon Neumag will talk about its innovations in Spunbond Lines for Technical Applications. Martin Rademacher, Sales Manager, and Dr Ingo Maehlmann, Senior Manager Product Management Nonwoven, will talk about the polymer and technology trends as well as growth expectations for technical applications. They will also present their case study: “bitumen roofing substrate and geotextiles meeting market requirements”.

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