Oerlikon Manmade Fibres, the leader in production of filament spinning systems, will be exhibiting with its Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag brands at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2014 that will be taking place from 16-20 June 2014 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).

“We will be presenting the trade audience with several innovations focusing on the topic of manmade fibre yarn manufacturing, both in the service sector and in the form of concrete exhibits”, commented André Wissenberg, Head of Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs. The company has been supplying China with manmade fibre spinning plants for half a century now.

Exhibit highlights

The showcased product portfolio will range from continuous polycondensation systems (CP), state-of-the-art methods for environmentally-friendly direct spin-dyeing using the 3DD mixer technology to the latest high-speed winders for POY, HOY, FDY, IDY and BCF processes.

In addition to exhibiting spinning pumps, the company will also be focusing on production solutions for nonwovens and for specialty yarns.

Yarn production

Oerlikon Barmag believes it has set a new benchmark for the efficient production of polyester fibres with its new yarn winder WINGS POY 1800.

The new winding unit boosts productivity by another 20%, using virtually the same amount of production space as the previous model, the company explains. “With WINGS POY 1800, we are once again underscoring our technological leadership in the area of filament spinning,” commented Stefan Kross, CEO of Oerlikon’s Manmade Fibres Segment.

Special requirements

The new WINGS take-up concept, designed for the special requirements of economical nylon HOY production, is said to offer all the benefits of the reliable WINGS POY winder.

“It includes special optimisation for the HOY requirements, including the high intermingling knots, spray for protection and the friction optimised take-up design for lowest nylon denier ranges,” said Markus Reichwein, Product Manager, Apparel.

Compact and economical

The new compact plant is specially laid out for the economical production of staple fibres in small lots of up to 15 tons per day, as required for the production of carded nonwovens.

The Staple FORCE is of compact construction, and is said to help reduce the energy costs as a result of replacing steam and water baths with a dry-drawing process.

The Staple FORCE S 1000 is directed at downstream integrators, who in future wish to manufacture the fibres for their products in-house, enabling the nonwovens producer to manufacture and further develop its end products without disclosing know-how and without quality fluctuations,” said Rainer Straub, Head of Product Management.

High-performance yarns

Special yarns are not only deployed in special applications, they also require special processing methods and techniques. “The WinTrax winder was developed specifically for sensitive carbon fibres,” explained Harald Müller, Regional Sales Director, Oerlikon Barmag.

WinTrax is said to be the solution for the economic production of carbon fibres of the highest quality with a simultaneously perfect package build. Flexible, simple to operate and with minimum maintenance requirements, WinTrax is available either as a manual or as an automatic winder, the company reports.

Partnering for performance

In addition to the machine exhibits, Oerlikon Manmade Fibres will also be showcasing its expanded range of services under its Partnering for Performance motto.

The company is hoping to offer new services within the Asian market, which has grown immensely over the past few years and which today is the centre of a global industry, with more than 70% of worldwide manmade fibre production.

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