Oerlikon Schlafhorst Express Contents
Issue No. 1/2010 e
Innovations
Editorial
Autoconer X5 – Ready, steady, go! Biconical packages with PreciFX Speedster FX – an attractive new module in the FX series
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Technology Autocoro Technology Kit Belcoro knitting yarns with a high noil content
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Customers & markets Simply better: rotor spinning technology by Oerlikon Schlafhorst We are here for you Oerlikon Schlafhorst takes lead role on a major project in Ethiopia
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Info Process configuration with a positive result myOerlikon.com helps you find what you’re looking for
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in recent weeks we have seen the first signs of a recovery in the extremely difficult market situation that prevailed last year. The order situation appears more positive. Our partnerships with customers, our innovative products and our global presence have proved a sound platform in the critical economic conditions. Nonetheless, we have identified potential for furthering this close collaboration. To make the future more secure, we have implemented structural adjustments in all process areas in order to concentrate our know-how more effectively. Übach-Palenberg is being expanded as the central location for all high-end product lines to generate the maximum process advantages. The manufacture of mid-end products, such as the open-end BD line, has been consolidated in China. Thanks to strong support from Europe, we can manufacture products at the highest level at our Suzhou plant in the long term. The development of product innovations such as the new Autoconer X5, for example, emphatically underlines our claim to be a leader in innovation and technology. We will continue to be a reliable, competent and strong partner for the expected upturn in the market.
Gerard Küsters
Head of Oerlikon Schlafhorst