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Suessen appoints José Geraldes as new Managing Director

Spindelfabrik Suessen is a leading manufacturer of spinning systems and components for spinning machines.

14th September 2016

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Suessen

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Spindelfabrik Suessen, a leading manufacturer of spinning systems and components for spinning machines, has appointed Mr José Geraldes as the company’s Managing Director.

Mr José Geraldes worked for Bosch in Stuttgart, as well as in Homburg/Saar and in Brazil, where he was in charge for hydraulics/pneumatics and diesel fuel injection systems. After having returned to Stuttgart, he was active in the business domain New Products in the sector of diesel injection pumps.

Experience

In 1999, Mr Geraldes moved to a new job at Groz-Beckert. In over eleven years of working for the company he was engaged in various technical functions. Among others, he was the head of a subsidiary in Portugal for many years.

After his return to the parent company, he was the head of the centre for technology and development and finally of the division for weaving accessories and weaving preparation. This included plants in Germany, Switzerland, China and the Czech Republic. In 2010, Mr Geraldes became Managing Director of Christian Bauer.

Spindelfabrik Suessen

Spindelfabrik Suessen is a leading manufacturer of spinning systems and components for spinning machines. Today, more than 10% of the world's cotton crop is spun with Suessen components, the company reports.

EliTe CompactSet Advanced for short-staple fibre ring spinning. © Spindelfabrik Suessen

The company makes considerable investments in research and development. In combination with applied research, which is carried out at customers’ mills, this is to ensure the further development of technical and technological components in an uncompromising and resolute manner. The focus is on universal applicability, improved yarn quality, increased service life, reduced maintenance and proven reliability in industrial application.

Technology

Suessen is a specialist in open-end and compact spinning technology. The company’s EliTe Compact Spinning System has been sold for over 10 million spindles and has established itself as the versatile compact ring spinning system. Existing ring spinning machines of various manufacturers can be upgraded to compact spinning, using Suessen EliTe CompactSet.

TwinDisc Bearing Unit with new PS7 TwinDiscs and ProFiL Rotor. © Spindelfabrik Suessen

The well-known Open-End SpinBoxes SE 7, SE 8, SE 9 and SE 10 were also developed and manufactured by Suessen. The SpinBox generations of SC series are delivered to the rotor spinning machine manufacturer Rieter, in Switzerland. In total, Suessen has manufactured over 3.5 million SpinBoxes.

www.suessen.com

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