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Customers & markets
Oerlikon Schlafhorst and
Fruit of the Loom Textile SARL
Quality and teamwork for a successful future
Ready-made quality textile fabrics from
Belcoro yarns
In 2003, Fruit of the Loom, one of the most
famous producers of T-shirts worldwide,
was, for the first time, awarded the Belcoro
seal for the “Value Weight" T-shirt line. Belcoro
is the quality seal of Oerlikon Schlafhorst for
yarns and textile fabrics of highest quality
only. In 2009, the fully integrated company
switched its production facilities from Ireland
to the newly built plant in Morocco.
After an extremely short time, the Oerlikon
Schlafhorst rotor spinning machines were in
perfect working order. Fruit of the Loom not
only focuses on the proven Belcoro spinning
components, but also continues to invest
successfully in the future: Fruit of the Loom
has started the systematic modernisation of
its Autocoro machines. 2 machines have
already been equipped with the Autocoro
“Modernisation Kits Eco Package Longlife
Rotor Brake MRPS” and adapter channel
plate, and the order to convert two further
machines has been placed. The customer’s
feedback is very positive. In particular, the
elongation and evenness values of the yarn
have been significantly improved. Fruit of the
Loom praises the much shorter maintenance
times because of reduced soiling of the
machines and is very satisfied with the
extended maintenance intervals.
Shortly after the relocation of the plant,
BELCORO recertification of the “Value
Weight”, “Heavy T” and "Super Premium”
T-shirts and sweatshirts took place. The very
good test results of the textile fabrics
showed that the good cooperation extending
over many years between Oerlikon Schlafhorst
and Fruit of the Loom is being continued at
the new production site as well.
Congratulations Fruit of the Loom on the
new BELCORO seal!
Handover of the Belcoro certificate
The Belcoro certificate was handed over at
a ceremony in the plant in Skhirat, Morocco.
The entire Fruit of the Loom spinning mill
team and the management as well as the
Oerlikon Schlafhorst Regional Sales and
Service Director Markus Wurster and the
Senior Sales Manager Michael Stein attended
the ceremony on site. Martin Quigley - Vice
President, New Product Development and
Manufacturing Quality Fruit of the Loom:
“The Belcoro certification and thus the
consistent striving for compliance with the
Belcoro quality standard ensure that our
own high quality standards are observed
and that Fruit of the Loom is spinning the
world’s best rotor yarns as far as quality is
concerned.”