Press Releases

Oerlikon is investing in its Surface Solutions business with a new state-of-the-art assembly and production site in Switzerland

Pfaeffikon, SZ and Hausen/Lupfig, Aargau, Switzerland – December 23, 2022 – Oerlikon, a global leader in surface technology, polymer processing and additive manufacturing, is planning a new state-of-the-art assembly and production site for its surface solutions and equipment businesses. The Group’s current locations…

Oerlikon Signs Agreement to Acquire Riri; Builds Leadership Position in Luxury Market

Sustainable system solutions for filtration requirements

Neumünster, December 1, 2022 – sustainability, quality and efficiency are today’s requirements for systems solutions for filtration applications and their end products. These requirements are covered by the Oerlikon Nonwoven product portfolio in every respect. The company will be showcasing its meltblown and spunbond…

Share Buyback

Completion of Share Buyback Program

Third-Quarter 2022 Results

Q3 Sales Growth of 7%, EBITDA +8%; Weakening Industrial Activity and Volatile Energy Markets

Sustainable solutions for the entire process chain

Remscheid/Düsseldorf, October 13, 2022 – The Swiss Oerlikon Group’s Polymer Processing Solutions division will be presenting itself at the K 2022 under the banner of ‘Feel the Flow. Keep Control’. The leading international trade fair for the plastics industry is taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany, between October 19…

AM Industrialization Initiative

Munich, Germany and Pfäffikon, Switzerland – Representatives of seven companies and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) signed at the AMTC conference in Munich a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of establishing/founding the “Bavarian AM Cluster” (BAMC).

Industrial 3D printing success stories from three continents – AMTC 2022 presents an international overview of additive manufacturing development

Munich, Germany and Pfäffikon, Switzerland – October 6, 2022 – The fifth annual Advanced Manufacturing Technology Conference (AMTC), which takes place on the campus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) October 11 - 12, will be sending a signal in favor of international cooperation. More than 60…

Second-Quarter and Half-Year 2022 Results

Strong Q2 Performance Confirming Growth Strategy

Exited Russian Operations

Oerlikon Barmag – focus on eccentric screw pumps and pumps for shear-sensitive materials

Remscheid, June 2, 2022 – improved productivity and increased lifespan and tailored solutions also for the most demanding applications within the chemicals and plastics industries and in PUR applications – these are the convincing arguments with which Oerlikon Barmag is showcasing its precision metering pumps at this…

‘Not a Single Day Without Oerlikon’ – Capital Markets Day

Sustainable infrastructure solutions, road safety and health protection

Neumünster, Remscheid, May 12, 2022 – at this year’s Techtextil, Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions will be presenting the trade audience with new applications, special processes and sustainable solutions focusing on the production of industrial textiles. Among other things, the company will be showcasing new…

First Quarter 2022 Results

Strong Profitable Growth Continued in First Quarter

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2022

A pioneer of the manmade fiber industry – Oerlikon Barmag celebrates its 100th anniversary

Remscheid, March 27, 2022 – when the manmade fiber age began a century ago, a German company was responsible for the pioneering work involved. Barmag, established in 1922, was one of the world’s first companies to construct machines for the large-scale production of synthetic staple fibers. To this day, the leading…

Light and high-precision

Remscheid, March 17, 2022 – extremely low weight, improved productivity and increased service life – these features will be making Oerlikon Barmag’s GP451C paint metering pump stand out at this year’s PaintExpo, taking place in Karlsruhe (Hall 3, Stand 3235) between April 26 and 29. Developed especially for…

2021 Full-Year Results

Strong growth and margin expansion in both divisions; expected to continue in 2022. CEO Roland Fischer stepping down for private reasons; Michael Suess will assume Executive Chair role.

Cutting-edge research into additive manufacturing technology

Munich, Germany – The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Oerlikon, the Swiss engineering and technology group, will work together to drive forward additive manufacturing technologies. To accomplish this, they have founded the TUM-Oerlikon Advanced Manufacturing Institute to master the technical…

Oerlikon Metco Announces expansion of myMetco™ E-commerce Site to European Customers

Raunheim, Germany — February 9, 2022 — After the successful launch and customer adoption of the Oerlikon Metco e-commerce site to its US customers in May 2020, Oerlikon Metco has now expanded its online ordering platform to its European customers.

Oerlikon Balzers wins Technology Innovation Award for surface treatment in the automotive industry

Balzers, Liechtenstein / Antzuola, Spain, 9 February 2022 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of advanced surface solutions, has recently been awarded the Technology Innovation Award by AutoRevista, the leading Spanish trade magazine for the automotive industry. This award recognises the growth achieved in Spain by…

Efficient CFRP machining takes flight

Although fibre composites make aircraft lighter, they are difficult to machine. Tool supplier C6 Composite Tooling and its coating partner Oerlikon Balzers have shown how tool service life can be tripled and tool costs halved in the complex drilling process for composite components, thanks to an all-round package of…

Oerlikon’s New State-of-the-art Laser Cladding Center Now Operational

Huntersville NC, USA — 2022.01.03 — Oerlikon Metco Coating Services (MCS) is pleased to announce that the company’s new laser cladding service center is fully operational in Huntersville, NC, a suburb of Charlotte NC.