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Interview with Hermann Selker – Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG

An Interview with Mr. Hermann Selker – Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG

TEXtalks: What does your organization mean by the term sustainability and how does it influence your philosophy
Hermann Selker: You know, Trützschler is a machine manufacturer thus we focus not only on textiles, we also focus on machines; we are producing. Sustainable machine must ensure long term use and resource conservation. Our machine means, off course, lower power consumption, lower air pollution for the filter systems in spinning mills and off course lower waste which is of particular importance for blow room and for cards. To document this philosophy, Trützschler has also committed its sales to sustainability which is in scope of German blue competence initiative. We are member of this initiative.

TEXtalks: What principles drive your approach towards sustainability and what steps taken in this regard?
Hermann Selker: In practical terms, this means to observe the aspect of sustainability in the development stage of the machines. In the recent years, we have invested heavily in the reduction of energy consumption. Allow me to mention three examples that you need to know Trützschler. First, today it matters off course that the power consumption of Trützschler machines is indicated and monitored. Second, we have developed the waste control sensor which is automatically monitoring the waste in blow room to ensure that valuable cotton/raw material is not wasted and third one is that from generation to generation that require power consumption and the filter capacity of Trützschler machines, for example cards per kilogram carded material is reduced from generation to generation.

TEXtalks: Sustainability and performance in textiles: can we have it all?
Hermann Selker: Yes, to make the system work, this is essential. Consumers are becoming increasingly more sensitive to sustainability. When it comes to technical textiles the focus is on total ownership life time off course. Today every investor has to look to this because investment costs are not everything, more important is total cost of ownership. For example, in our field cheaper cards consume much much power and due to high operating cost insulation cannot operate economically not in this country not in other countries and the environment is unnecessarily stressed and it is the waste of money.

TEXtalks: What‘s the incentive for a company to change and become more sustainable?
Hermann Selker: Just to put less stress on environment is already enough incentive but however our machines are also continuously improved by consistent sustainable action. This makes us more competitive. In the long term, no company in textile and in textile machinery manufacturing sector will be successful without acting in sustainable a manner.

TEXtalks: what do you think the textile industry will look in ten years?
Hermann Selker: Textile consumption will continue about three and half percent a year on average also over the next ten years. This is ensured by the growing world population and per capital consumption both are in one and half percent other is 2%. The main focus for the textile production in apparel sector remains in Asia but I personally think it will not grow strongly in China. Countries outside of china will grow little bit stronger in future. But the biggest change today is in the area of technical textiles. The innovations to come in next ten years cannot be imagine today, it’s very fast business. Up to now, the rapid growth in technical textile has taken place in United States, Europe and Japan. By the way, for example, I came from Germany and it is today the largest producer and largest exporter of technical textiles worldwide and in the future, this business will also shift more to Asia.

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