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Heberlein success story continues

New Swiss owners for a long-established company

Heberlein, founded in 1835, successfully completed develop successfully – positive news also for the
the sale of its business on 31st of October 2023. The business location of Toggenburg and the canton of SlideJet-FT15-2 with new Jet insert APe142 SwissJet housing
new joint ownership comprises the company’s St. Gallen. As energy costs are lower in China compared to development of the Advanced Performance jets.
management, industry expert Daniel Lippuner, and most markets, a texturizer there saves about one Tests in the company's own textile laboratory, as well
the Renaissance Investment Foundation. From dollar per hour. For this calculation, Heberlein cites as on-site at customer facilities, confirm the
November 1, 2023, the company will operate under GlobalPetrolPrices.com and uses a price of $0.087 increased production performance of the new
"Heberlein Technology AG". per kilowatt-hour (December 2022 meridian). It is also generation of jets, which also enable significant
based on the industry standard for costing of 0.12 process optimization or energy savings in yarn
kWh for one Nm3. That means Nm3 costs one cent, production.
while it must be mentioned that in China energy
prices fluctuate locally very much and are partly Pole position
massively subsidized by the state. The effective cost The textile industry would obviously prefer the
savings in China for a machine equipped with APe upswing sooner rather than later. To gain momentum
Swiss Review Heberlein Management Martin Zuercher, CEO of Heberlein, says of the However, the figure of $24.3 must be seen in the The APh series meets the highest requirements for Swiss Review
rapidly and enable maximum production output, the
series jets (288 positions) amount to $24.3 per day
APh interlacing jets provide the ideal starting position.
on the basis of 3bar and 24 hours.
Martin Zuercher. CEO. Heberlein
knot stability and guarantees unique performance
transaction: "With this sale, we are opening a new,
without any compromises in yarn quality and process
context of a manufacturing plant in China. Staff in the
positive chapter in the company's long history. With
reliability.
production process with a 48-hour week are paid
the Renaissance investment foundation, we found an
around $800 per month in the Shanghai area. With
The owners are committed to investing in the
Together with the energetic management team, I look
long-term success of a business that already
produced by air covering in the 110 to 300 dtex
manufacturer saves $580 per machine (288
forward to continuing to make a significant
combines traditional values with innovative power. owner who is focused on long-term success. the same number of hours worked, the DTY The stability of the knots is also guaranteed for yarns
range. For the finishing process, where yarns
positions) with new APe jets, which is about
The brand is known for its high level of expertise, as contribution to Heberlein's success in the future." three-quarters of the equivalent salary of a worker. blended with elastane in particular are subjected to
well as its tailor-made solutions for the textile considerable forces, the APh jets show optimum
business. As the world's leading supplier of jets for A profitable investment, ready for the upturn The strategic jets performance. Careful analysis in the Heberlein textile
synthetic yarns, Heberlein develops, produces, and Heberlein, the leading supplier of air interlacing and The combination of savings now while also being laboratory also proves that the APh series offers the
distributes key components for the man-made fibre air texturing jets, has launched a new range of prepared for the upturn is a promising strategy. With ideal solution, especially for low filament counts. In
industry. Around 80 employees and an efficient Advanced Performance DTY interlacing jets. The APe the new generation of DTY air jets, the figures look short, thanks to their innovative design, APh jets meet
infrastructure in Wattwil, Switzerland, ensure that series jets offer significant savings in compressed air good. The APe air interlacing jets are suitable for a the highest requirements for knot stability for all
international customers can continue to rely on consumption, while the APh jets meet highest wide variety of multifilament yarns. They achieve downstream processes – knitting, warp knitting and
quality and reliability. requirements for knot stability. Heberlein presents higher processing speeds, lead to better package weaving.
these innovations as attractive investments for build and a reduced number of filament and yarn
The Renaissance Investment Foundation was optimum profitability. breaks in downstream processes. Next steps
established by pension funds, for pension funds, and Detailed calculations are essential for any investment
has been investing in unlisted Swiss SMEs for over Savings every hour The APe series is also attracting interest from market decision, and Heberlein is happy to help prospective
20 years. Heberlein’s launch at ITMA 2023 of the new APe players striving for sustainable production through customers with this task. Heberlein recommends
series – with the capability to reduce compressed air various measures. For example, equal knot non-binding discussions with its experts – or
Under the new ownership, the Heberlein business will consumption by 15% with the same number of knots performance with reduced energy consumption first-hand information at ITMA Asia 2023 (Hall 8.1,
continue unchanged at the current location in Wattwil – had DTY yarn producers reaching for their means sustainability without compromise. Stand A43).
with the current management and all current calculators. For example, a texturizer in Italy planning
employees. to replace a P142 jet (P-series) with an APe142 With the development and production of highly Useful info: when a filament yarn producer opts for
worked out cost savings of USD 120 per day for a specialized key components for process optimization lower power consumption and greater knot stability,
The board of directors and management of Heberlein 288-position machine with a working pressure of 3 in processing of synthetic yarns, particularly filament the new APe and APh series are quick to install, as
AG welcome this solution and are convinced that the bar. The figures were based on local electricity costs yarns, Heberlein contributes significantly to increased they can be fitted into the widely-used SlideJet
existence of the company and its traditions will now of 0.12 KWh for 1 Nm3. Effectively this was a saving performance by manufacturers. Using the latest flow FT15-2 and SwissJet housings. The plug-and-play
be secured in the long term and that it will continue to of 5 dollars every hour. simulations, DTY experts have gained valuable principle for the APe series means replacement
insights that have been incorporated into the needs minimal effort.

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