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The Swiss textile machinery industry is strongly
export-oriented and has a presence with its own
companies, sales and service organizations in all the
world's key markets. The division is a member of the
European industry committee CEMATEX, the owner
of ITMA, the world’s largest international textile
machinery exhibition. FACTOR+
Factor+ describes the added value provided by the
From fibres to finished products, machinery Swiss textile machinery industry. It stands for shared
manufacturers to power suppliers, Swissmem is the commitment to this Plus. The customers around the
voice of the Switzerland textile industry to the world. world benefit from technologies + sustainable
The Swiss textile industry, suppliers and its excellence, high-performance products + reliable
customers are an important component of the Swiss service, innovative + environmentally friendly
economy and are found in every region of the processes, realistic + efficient overall solutions. The
country. The Swiss textile machinery industry is common goal of Swiss textile machinery
comprised of suppliers of machinery manufacturers manufacturers is: satisfied + successful customers.
for spinning, weaving, knitting, dyers, printers, Consistent customer focus, innovative overall
finishing, packaging and special machines for solutions and state-of-the-art technologies are the
technical textile applications. There are more than 40 guiding lines, the unique «FACTOR+», what makes
members as part of the textile machinery these companies global leaders in their sector.
sub-division.
Key companies
The complete list of Swiss textile machinery
manufacturers can be found at
https://www.swissmem.ch/en/organization-members
/specialist-groups/textile-machinery.html.
The details of some key companies is given as below
AUTEFA
Five machinery manufacturers represent the
company AUTEFA Solutions. These are AUTEFA in
Friedberg (Bavaria, Germany), Austria-based Fehrer
and maintenance machines. BERKOL® • Carbon Footprint - Benninger ready for the new Luwa Reiter
Swiss Textile supergrinder for automatic grinding of ring, roving Carbon Footprint regulations The head office of Luwa Air Engineering AG is Rieter
short-
and air spinning top rollers. The modular machine
located in Uster, Switzerland, where the company
was founded in 1935. The head office of Luwa Air
(Switz
improves the grinding capacity compared to the
Machinery previous version by more than 50%. The BERKOL® Engineering AG is located in Uster, Switzerland, manu
used t
where the company was founded in 1935. Luwa
supergrinder has a grinding capacity of up to 350
stands for well-engineered, innovative systems,
top rollers per hour and offers a storage capacity of
their
450 top rollers with 32 mm diameter. Together with its
worldw
plants, and solutions for textile and other industries.
Manufacturers sister companies Novibra, Suessen and Graf, Luwa’s fields of activity: Textile Air Engineering, a
Bräcker provides a solid foundation of knowledge
Industrial AirEngineering, Eco Engineering, Control
establ
and market overview, firmly supporting and
Engineering--on the highest level, compliant to Swiss
standards. Luwa offers tailor-made, convincing
confirming the exceptional position on the market.
systems that live up to the challenges of the textile
genera
industry. techno
fiber
MultiCell Filter MCV is based on Luwa's proven of up
Loepfe filtration technology and incorporates leading edge C
Loepfe has established itself in the field of optical developments for textile manufactures. The critic
yarn clearers with pioneering achievements. Loepfe technology of MultiCell Filter MCV is patented and th
is considered world-wide as the specialist for integral with its modular and space saving concept perfectly e
quality control systems. Fifty percent of the world-wide suitable for machine exhaust air cleaning of establ
yarn production are monitored by Loepfe yarn blowroom and carding machines as well as in air world
clearers. The headquarters are in Wetzikon/Switzerland. conditioning plants for the dust and fly filtration of
in Linz, the Italian companies FOR and OCTIR in AUTEFA caters a range of areas (carding, All Loepfe products are still developed and manufactured room return air. most s
Biella and Strahm Hi- Tex in Switzerland. With two cross-lapping, needlepunching through-air bonding in Switzerland. Loepe offers solutions for spinning, A tota
subsidiaries Since 2011 AUTEFA Solutions is part of and recently hydroentanglement) for the nonwoven weaving and laboratory operarions. Axial flow fans are the main power consumer in an Rie
China Hi Tech Group Cooperation (CHTC). AUTEFA industry. AUTEFA Solutions has developed a new air conditioning or filter plant in a textile mill. In
Solutions is the global market leader in the field of hydroentanglement system which enables the Benninger Loepfe optoelectronic yarn have the measuring spinning, they account to around 55 per cent and, in
fully automatic bale packing systems for staple fiber customer to save more than 50 % of the energy Benninger offers solutions for all important textile principle closest to the assessment by the human weaving it goes up to 75 per cent of total consumed T
and tow and relies on approximately 70 years of costs of the process. AUTEFA Solutions V-Jet finishing processes and specializes in the eye and runs at speeds of two thousand meters per electrical power. The new Axial flow fan series B600
experience of building vertical fiber presses. AUTEFA injector for the energy-efficient hydroentanglement continuous open width treatment of fabrics and minute. The quality of Loepfe YarnMaster yarn has been developed with focus on power saving. advant
Solutions offers the entire range from fiber transport process is nominated in the award category: interlaced yarns. With innovative process systems clearers is unique. They ensure reliability and top The R
to the baler, as well as bale transport and storage of Innovation in machinery of special relevance to the Benninger increases efficiency and therefore efficiency in online classification of faults. The Mathis with t
the finally pressed, wrapped and strapped bales in nonwovens industry at INDEX™ 17 Awards for provides customers with significant competitive universally usable sensors detect smallest faults and MATHIS AG, based in the Swiss town of Oberhasli opera
bale warehouses. "Excellence in the nonwovens and related industries" advantages. Saving energy and reducing the use of achieve reliable results under all production and produces machines for dyeing and coating produc
chemicals takes priority in textile finishing. On 15 conditions. One sensing head is sufficient for applications. Construction of laboratory textile powe
With a history of more than 100 years in card August, 2016 - JMBT Beteiligungen AG (100% covering a large yarn count range. All these data are machines for dyeing and finishing applications in the
production (F.O.R. was established in 1907 and subsidiary of Jakob Müller Holding AG) acquired sent to MillMaster TOP. The systematic evaluation textile, chemical and dye industries. In textile dyeing
OCTIR was established in 1911) and the successful 100% of the share capital of Benninger AG from shows the reliable path to process optimization. The applications, the company produces machines for enabl
supply of more than 6000 cards all over the world, Benninger Holding AG. As the technological and control ensures the quality of the end product and exhaust dyeing, testing instruments, continuous and f
today AUTEFA Solutions is a preferred partner in market leader, the Swiss company develops, thus the success of the manufacturer. discontinuous applications. Mathis are the world's ma
supplying cards with the most advanced mechanical produces and sells textile finishing systems as well leading producer of laboratory textile machines.
and electronic technologies, always fully designed as systems for tire cord production around the world.
and manufactured in Italy. For long staple fibers Its customers are active in the premium segment.
spinning, the production program includes: Some the products are
• Woollen Carding Sets to process fine and extra • BEN-WASH - High washing effect with low water
fine wool, cashmere and silk, for high quality consumption
weaving and knitting yarns Bräcker • BEN-BLEACH - From grey cloth to full dyeing or
• Woollen Carding Sets to process standard wool Founded in 1835 as a family business, Bräcker AG print white
and synthetic fibres for carpet and blanket yarns developed into a specialist for key products in the • BEN-DIMENSA - Precise mercerization
• Worsted Cards to process wool, mohair, angora, textile industry. Bräcker is the market leader in the • BEN-COLOUR - One-step dyeing technology
cashmere, synthetic fibres and silk, for high quality manufacture and marketing of key components for • KNIT-LINE - Knitwear open-width concepts
weaving and knitting yarns ring spinning machines. The key products include • Zero Discharge: Resource Management - Zero
• Semi Worsted Cards to process wool and Trevellers, Spinning Rings, Tools (inserting, cleaning Discharge - Environmental protection through waste Stäubl
synthetic fibres for carpets yarns and cutting), spinning tubes, rubber cots, aprons water recycling and heat recovery Since