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Groz-Beckert to introduce new carding division at ITMA

Groz-Beckert has acquired the worldwide carding activities of the Belgian Bekaert Group to form a new area called Carding.

13th May 2015

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Albstadt

Industrial

The takeover includes some 350 employees and production sites in Belgium, India, China, and the USA, as well as the global sales and service network.

Owing to the acquisition Groz-Beckert expands his existing service programme for card clothing by a corresponding product portfolio. The new division will be represented at the Groz-Beckert group booth for the first time at the ITMA Europe 2015, taking place from 12-19 November in Milan, Italy.

New division

Bekaert’s portfolio for the carding industry includes card wires and clothing for short staple, nonwoven, woollen and worsted applications. Bekaert carding solutions serve textile machine manufacturers and textile companies with advanced products and service programmes.

Within the Groz-Beckert organization, the products and services form a new area called Carding, which is a complement to the company's present product divisions: Knitting, Weaving, Felting, Tufting and Sewing.

The acquisition is an opportunity for Groz-Beckert to enter the market of the spinning industry. In addition, it allows the group to offer a comprehensive service portfolio from one source to the carding industry. The range extends from consulting, product recommendation and the entire product range through mounting service and roller repair to start-up service.

Complement to existing portfolio

Since 1980 Groz-Beckert has supplied the nonwovens industry with felting and structuring needles, as well as jet strips for water entanglement.

Also with the service for metallic card clothing the company has several years of experience. Therefore, the new products and services ideally complement the existing portfolio, generating synergies and development possibilities for the future, according to the manufacturer.

www.groz-beckert.com

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