Neumünster, Remscheid, 7 March 2024 – More than 1,000 foreign exhibitors will showcase their products at ITM, Turkey’s largest textile machinery show, which takes place at the Tuyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul from June 4–8, 2024. The Polymer Processing Solutions branch of Oerlikon and BB Engineering, its joint venture partner, will be participating once more. The Tekstil Servis booth in Hall 7, booth 706 is where the specialists from both firms will be sharing information about their sustainable machinery and system technologies.
The maker of the machine and system will offer attendees of the trade show comprehensive solutions, ranging from melt to yarn, fibers, and nonwovens. “Our industrial initiatives, ranging from texturized yarn and related digital solutions to in-house polycondensation systems, are attracting a lot of interest from our customers. Indeed, from melt to yarn and beyond,” says Oliver Lemke, director of sales. The unrivaled benefit of such approaches is that all process stages may be obtained from a single source, resulting in harmonized technology whose design guarantees the excellent quality of the yarn produced.
Focus on sustainability – always
The subject of sustainability is another area of informational emphasis. Particularly in the area of man-made fiber yarn manufacturing, a lot is happening: bottle recycling methods, both chemical and mechanical, textiles, biopolymers, and the circular economy are all no longer futuristic. Here, Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions is demonstrating tangible ideas with the help of partners and companies like Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE) and Barmag Brückner Engineering (BBE).
e-save celebrates its 20th anniversary
And this is the 20th anniversary year of its sustainability label e-save! It was introduced back in 2004. The current division was therefore already a pioneer in sustainability back then. “Profitable and sustainable growth for everyone involved is the goal of our company and therefore also our contribution to securing a sustainable future. Performance, quality, sustainability, and commitment are the factors that enable our division to face the challenges of the future with confidence every day. With the constant expansion of our e-save philosophy, we are continuously creating and increasing value with high-quality and innovative solutions for the entire textile industry,” explains André Wissenberg, Head of Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs. At ITM, Oerlikon will once again be focussing on the topics of energy, economics, environment, and ergonomics.
Recycling is the future
OBHE’s homogenization technology stands for the mechanical recycling of processed polyester (PET) waste such as post-industrial waste (popcorn), bottle flakes, and film. The Oerlikon Barmag homogenizer ensures a uniform, homogeneous melt, influences the viscosity increase, and thus makes it possible to produce defined rPET pre-products for further processing, such as melt, flakes, or fiber material for direct spinning. The first plants have already been successfully commissioned worldwide.
Another rPET solution is the VacuFil system from BB Engineering. VacuFil is a unique and innovative PET recycling system that combines gentle large-scale filtration and targeted regulation of the intrinsic viscosity (IV) for consistently excellent rPET melt quality.
EvoSteam – sustainable production of staple fibers
The EvoSteam process from Oerlikon Neumag is considered a pioneer for more sustainable staple fiber production in the future. It impresses with savings in energy, water and raw material consumption, as well as a reduction in operating costs (OPEX) and the CO2 footprint – while at the same time achieving the excellent fiber qualities required by downstream processes and high production volumes.
New bicomponent BCF yarn for the carpet market
With its latest development in bicomponent yarns for carpet production, Oerlikon Neumag is meeting the carpet market’s demand for new innovative BCF yarns in terms of quality, efficiency and performance. “The new BICO BCF yarn is characterised by a richer and higher volume while at the same time significantly reducing the consumption of raw materials in carpet production,” explains Sales Director Arnd Luppold. At the trade fair stand, interested parties can see sample yarns and carpets, find out about the product range and have in-depth discussions with the experts from Oerlikon Neumag about the advantages of BICO BCF yarn in various applications.
Into the future with atmos.io
Oerlikon has been successful in the field of digitalisation with its Plant Operation Center (POC) for decades. Over 350 installations in large manmade fiber spinning mills around the world enable the control of complex systems with hundreds, even thousands of mostly WINGS POY or FDY winders. The successful system is now due for an update. With atmos.io, it will be possible to process even more data in the future. This will give customers even more benefits and put them in control of the data flow in their business.
About Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division
Oerlikon is a leading provider of comprehensive polymer processing plant solutions and high-precision flow control component equipment. The division provides polycondensation and extrusion lines, manmade fiber filament spinning solutions, texturing machines, BCF and staple fiber lines as well as nonwoven production systems. It also develops and produces advanced and innovative hot runner systems and multi-cavity solutions for the injection molding industry. Its hot runner solutions serve business sectors, including automotive, logistics, environmental, industrial applications, consumer goods, beauty and personal care, and medical. Moreover, Oerlikon offers customized gear metering pumps for the textile, automotive, chemical, dyes, and lacquer industries. Its engineering competence leads to sustainable and energy-efficient solutions for the entire polymer processing value chain with a circular economy approach.
Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division serves customers through its technology brands – Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag, Oerlikon Nonwoven, and Oerlikon HRSflow – in around 120 countries with production, sales, distribution, and service organizations.
The division is part of the publicly listed Oerlikon Group, headquartered in Switzerland, which has more than 12 600 employees and generated sales of CHF 2.7 billion in 2023.
