The first Oerlikon Barmag eFK-type texturing machines will soon be installed in China. A contract for ten machines, which premiered at the ITMA Asia 2008, was recently signed with Jinxing (Fujian) Chemical Fibre and Textile Industry Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fujian Jinxing Group. According to Oerlikon Barmag, the decisive factor for the contract was the energy-efficient godet technology, which the company has been successfully using in its MPS- and COCOON-type texturing machines for some years now.

Hong Tianpai, CEO of Fujian Jinxing Group, examined the live production performance of the eFK at last year's ITMA Asia and found the presented processes, with yarn specialties such as 50d/144f and 20d/96f at a speed of 700 m/min, very convincing. "The machine is the perfect addition to our product portfolio”, said Fujian Jinxing's CEO, Hong Tianpai, commenting on the company’s purchasing decision. The long-term Oerlikon Barmag customer has also invested in texturing technology from Remscheid in the past and its top-quality yarns, used primarily in the high-end textiles segment, are textured using FK6- and MPS-type machines.

Jinxing (Fujian) Chemical Fibre and Textile Industry Co., Ltd. specializes primarily in texturing polyester microfibers. With an annual capacity of 180,000 tons of filament yarn and 60,000 tons of polyester staple fibre yarns as well as 65,000 tons of various yarn specialties, Fujian Jinxing Group is one of the largest manmade fibre yarn manufacturers in the Fujian Province.

With the energy-saving godet technology of the MPS and the COCOON and the ergonomic handling of the FK6-1000, the eFK texturing machine unites proven technologies from various Oerlikon Barmag texturing machines, the company says. Efficient, energy-conscious, ergonomic and economical, the eFK establishes the new generation of Oerlikon Barmag texturing machines.

About Oerlikon

Oerlikon (SWX: OERL) is one of the world's most successful high-tech industrial groups specializing in machine and plant engineering. The company is a leader in the field of industrial solutions and innovative technologies for textile manufacture, thin-film solar and thin-film coating, drive, precision and vacuum systems. With roots in Switzerland and a long tradition stretching back 100 years, Oerlikon is a global player with a workforce of more than 19,000 at 170 locations in 35 different countries. The company’s sales amounted to CHF 5.6 billion and it ranks either first or second in the respective global markets. In 2007, approx. 5 per cent of the turnover was invested in research and development (CHF 274 million).