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Oerlikon promotes customer-specific service partnership at ITMA 2015

To pursue this objective, the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment offers a trusting service partnership with its brands Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag.

17th November 2015

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Remscheid/Milan

Industrial, Sustainable

At this year’s ITMA trade fair that takes place in Milan this week, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment is presenting innovative solutions, aimed at helping manufacturers make better use of new markets, securing production over the long term and helping them to systematically optimise operating and manufacturing processes.

According to the manufacturer, the focus here is on a close customer-specific service partnership for growing performance and sustainable success. To pursue this objective, the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment offers a trusting service partnership with its brands Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag.

Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment offers a trusting service partnership with its brands Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag. © Oerlikon Manmade Fibers

"In close contact the strengths of our technologies can be optimally recognised and utilised for individual customer goals. Such intensive support is increasingly being requested by customers,” said Marcel Bornheim, Head of Customer Services.

Upgrades and modernisations

In order to respond to the desire for manageable investments in further technical developments, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers develops modernisation solutions in cooperation with fibre manufacturers for older machines and technology generations, also as a replacement for components which are no longer available.

This, the company believes, helps to stay future-oriented and to maintain a high performance level as well as to improve quality, processes and productivity. For example, upgrades or modernisations with rotating RoTac tangling units from Oerlikon Neumag are said to increase energy efficiency of the S+ and Sytec One installations in the production of BCF carpet yarn by up to 50%.

Oerlikon Manmade Fibers offers knowledge of machines and markets and provides special services to systematically analyse and optimise important key factors for the best possible interaction of business processes. © Oerlikon Manmade Fibers

In the production of POY, FDY or IDY the modernisation with the EvoQuench quenching system from Oerlikon Barmag is said to reduce air consumption by around 65% and energy consumption by at least half compared to conventional cross flow quenching systems, the company reports.

Customised life cycle management

Only a regular servicing regime secures the technical reliability of machines and extends their life cycle. So as to be able to cater for customer requirements, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers offers individual maintenance and repair contracts with many design possibilities for the entire life cycle management of plants.

The offer includes flexible maintenance intervals (weekly, monthly, several months, annual) and contractual periods (up to 5 years), scheduled maintenance programme at various performance levels as well as fitting original parts for repairs. The maintenance and production performance is measured and documented on the basis of key performance indicators (KPI), reports and checklists.

Support is provided by service stations close to the customer, but also by on-site workshops with full maintenance personnel at the customer's plant. © Oerlikon Manmade Fibers

Support is provided by service stations close to the customer, but also by on-site workshops with full maintenance personnel at the customer's plant, in which case fixed costs and outlay for the customer's own workers and their qualification are saved.

Operational efficiency

To maximise performance and productivity, develop reliable and future-oriented plant concepts, exploit cost-reduction potentials – the attainment of maximum efficiency decides more and more frequently over commercial success. Optimum operating and production processes are the basis for this.

Oerlikon Manmade Fibers offers knowledge of machines and markets and provides special services to systematically analyse and optimise important key factors for the best possible interaction of business processes.

This includes the regular inspection of machine components to reduce the risk of sudden technical failures often linked with high downstream costs. Service technicians check the technical condition of the components, the correct settings and efficiency. They analyse potential fault sources and probabilities of default and offer advice on necessary replacement parts or repair services.

www.oerlikon.com/manmade-fibers

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