Press Releases

Third Quarter 2024 Results

BCF yarn producer Sitong expands polyester capacities

Neumünster, October 24, 2024 – The Chinese carpet yarn manufacturer Zhejiang Sitong New Material Technology Co., Ltd. is expanding its polyester capacities with the commissioning of an Oerlikon Neumag BCF system of the BCF S+ type. This will enable the company to ensure a balanced production of polyester, polyamide…

Digital Academy hits the mark with customers

Neumünster, October 10, 2024 – One year after the BCF module of the Digital Academy went live, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions draws a positive balance. Feedback from US carpet yarn manufacturers already using the portal shows that the company has taken the right approach with the offering.

Innovative Surface Solutions for the Plastics Processing Industry: Oerlikon Balzers at FAKUMA 2024

Balzers, Liechtenstein, September 30, 2024 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading technology brand for thin-film coatings, offers innovative coatings that protect tools from abrasive wear and corrosion, extend service life, and ensure stable production processes. Eco-friendly coatings that enable the processing of recycled…

Oerlikon Balzers introduces new INVENTA PVD coating system featuring Advanced Arc Technology (AAT)

Balzers, Liechtenstein, September 9, 2024 – Oerlikon Balzers, an Oerlikon brand and leading provider of surface technologies, is pleased to announce the launch of INVENTA, its latest Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) system. This new coating equipment features Advanced Arc Technology (AAT), representing…

Leading expertise in filtration

Neumünster, 02. September 2024 - At FILTECH, the leading trade fair for filters and filtration systems in Cologne (12-14 November), Oerlikon Nonwoven will be presenting its market- and customer-oriented system solutions for filtration applications. The Neumünster-based plant engineering company for nonwoven…

Oerlikon appoints Markus Richter as Chief Financial Officer for Group and Surface Solutions

Pioneers in Sustainability

Remscheid, August 29, 2024 – Over 15 million tons of CO2 savings in 20 years – that is the balance sheet of e-save – the sustainability program of today's Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division. As one of the world's leading suppliers of manmade fiber plant technologies, the company has been…

Oerlikon offers energy-efficient technologies for further conversion and expansion of a sustainable Chinese manmade fiber production

Remscheid, Germany / Shanghai, China, August 26, 2024 – This year's ITMA Asia + CITME 2024 trade fair appearance of the Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division will once again focus on current challenges for the global textile machinery industry: the consistent replacement of old systems with…

Oerlikon Neumag is the new contact for customer services and spare parts for installed Truetzschler systems for carpet yarns and technical yarns

Neumuenster, Germany, August 22, 2024 – The Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division of the Swiss Oerlikon Group is expanding its customer services and spare parts business in the area of machines and systems for the production of carpet yarns (BCF) and industrial yarns (IDY). To this end, the…

Automotive supplier Sailuda integrates backwards in BCF yarn production

Neumünster, 15. August 2024 - Chinese automotive supplier Sailuda is expanding its process chain with the commissioning of a Oerlikon Neumag BCF plant. In future, the specialist for automotive interiors will produce its own BCF yarns. The company is thus integrating the entire process from the yarn to the finished…

Second Quarter 2024 Results

Digitalization in Aerospace: Oerlikon and MTU Aero Engines initiate establishment of a smart thermal spray factory

Wohlen, Switzerland / Farnborough, UK - July 23, 2024 – At the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, Oerlikon and MTU Aero Engines have agreed on the next phase of the collaboration agreement signed at Paris Airshow 2023 to establish a smart and standardized thermal spray factory of the future. By leveraging this…

Oerlikon Balzers introduces BALORA TECH PRO: Environmental barrier coating with high temperature wear resistance

Balzers, Liechtenstein, July 17, 2024 – Oerlikon Balzers, a technology brand of Oerlikon and global leader in PVD surface solutions, introduces BALORA™ TECH PRO, an innovative environmental barrier coating designed to enhance the durability and performance of critical components in the aerospace and power generation…

IMTS 2024: Oerlikon Unveils Innovations in Surface Solutions and Latest PVD Equipment in Live Virtual Reality

Pfäffikon, Switzerland, July 1, 2024 – Oerlikon, a leading provider of surface technology and additive manufacturing solutions, is pleased to announce its participation at the IMTS 2024 exhibitions. Oerlikon will showcase its broad range of sustainable surface solutions under the theme “Be Inspired by Our Technology”,…

Oerlikon focuses on complete solutions for the Central Asian textile industry

Neumünster, Remscheid, 27 June 2024 – Caitme is considered one of the largest trade fairs for the textile industry in Central Asia. At its trade fair appearance in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions will be focussing on customer- and market-oriented complete solutions from a single source.…

Oerlikon Establishes Advanced Coating Technology Center, Elevating Aerospace and Gas Turbine Industries

Oerlikon, a leading global provider of surface and additive manufacturing solutions and services, announces the establishment of an Advanced Coating Technology Center in Westbury, NY, dedicated to advancing technologies for the aerospace and gas turbine industries. Located at the existing Oerlikon Metco brand…

Engineered Solutions Elevate Battery System Safety

Pumps with magnetic coupling - when safety counts

Remscheid, 30 May 2024 - Polyurethane has become an integral part of our daily lives, whether in the construction industry, in leisure activities, in the manufacture of furniture or in numerous other applications. The precision gear pumps from Oerlikon Barmag, which will be presented at this year's UTECH Asia /…

First Quarter 2024 Results

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2024

Sustainable machine and plant technologies for the carpet industry in the Middle East

Neumünster, Remscheid, March 21, 2024 - DOMOTEX Middle East is the leading event for the carpet and flooring industry in the Middle East. It focuses on machine-made carpets, textile carpets and handmade carpets. Oerlikon's Polymer Processing Solutions division and its joint venture partner BB Engineering will…

Oerlikon – total solutions for the Vietnamese textile industry

Neumünster, Remscheid, March 18, 2024 - At SaigonTex from April 10 to 13, 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the Oerlikon Business Unit Manmade Fibers Solutions will be presenting complete solutions from a single source. At the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, the machine manufacturer's experts will be…

Staple fibers for PP geotextiles reach new quality level

Neumünster (Germany), March 14, 2024 – The new staple fiber technology center of the Neumünster-based plant construction company Oerlikon Neumag, which opened in 2022, is now also available to customers for tests on continuous inline pilot lines for processing various polymers. The ultra-modern technology…