Oerlikon Barmag Engineering - Oerlikon Barmag - Oerlikon Textile

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Oerlikon Barmag – a brief history
The history of Barmag began in 1922 in the form of Barmer Maschinenfabrik
AG. Founded by Glanzstoff (Akzo in its current reincarnation),
Barmag manufactured machines for producing viscose exclusively for
its parent company’s production facilities. The industrial exploitation of
polyamide as a raw material for the textile industry marked the beginning
of Barmag’s development into a globally-active company. In the 1960s
– with the emergence of polyester as a textile raw material – Barmag
began to expand as a result of acquisitions and collaborations in the – at
the time – most important markets, namely the USA, China and India.
The advent of the new millennium was also a turning point for Barmag,
as the company transformed itself from a mere machine maker into a
solutions provider for the manmade fiber industry. The service range was
expanded to comply with the growing demand of manmade fiber manufacturers
for comprehensive engineering services and complete production
infrastructures: Oerlikon Barmag Engineering (OBE) was born.
This allowed Oerlikon Barmag to become a partner for turn-key project
solutions – starting with the granulate, all the way through to the finished
fabric.
The requirements with regard to the efficiency of manmade fiber production
in conjunction with high expectations in terms of product quality are
motivating ever more yarn manufacturers to focus on their own in-house
production facilities for raw materials. Oerlikon Barmag picked up on
these challenges and expanded its product portfolio in 2008 to include
poly-condensation systems for manufacturing polyester. These systems
are suitable for manufacturing fiber grade and bottle grade products.
Through systematic adaptation to the market requirements, Oerlikon Barmag
is now a long-term and reliable partner for its customers throughout
the world.
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