29/03/2022 – Manmade fiber industry
Oerlikon Barmag celebrates its 100th anniversary
Barmag, established in 1922, turns 100 this year. The company was one of the world’s first to construct machines for the large-scale production of synthetic staple fibers.
A look at increasingly digital production © Oerlikon
A look at the state-of-the-art assembly of a Wings winder © Oerlikon
After being founded in Wuppertal-Barmen in 1922, Barmag relocated to Remscheid-Lennep, its current site, in 1926. Here, the eventful history of the nascent company was continued on a green field. © Oerlikon
In the early-1930s, the rayon spinning machine – in front of which the proud team is standing – was state-of-the-art. © Oerlikon
Today, filaments are manufactured at speeds of up to 480 km/h using state-of-the-art spinning systems. © Oerlikon
A look at increasingly digital production © Oerlikon
Automation, as shown here in the doffing of wound packages, is an important milestone on the journey to digitally-networked Industrie 4.0 solutions. © Oerlikon