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It makes sense to integrate machinery and automation experts into a single source supplier.

Textile Innovation | Sweden

According to the Swedish Textile Machinery Association TMAS, a fully integrated production line from a single source supplier has increasingly become the norm in the textile industry and can fully meet today's complex supply chain needs.

"In the past few decades, textile mills have been composed from a collection of individual machines that are mainly serviced and maintained by in-house mechanics and independent supplier companies for each part of the production line," said Therese Premler-Andersson, Secretary-General of TMAS. "For many years In the past, those internal engineering service teams have been reduced, and the electronic drive systems introduced in the 1980s and 1990s have placed greater emphasis on the need for third-party electrical engineers who operate separately from machine manufacturers.

"Subsequently, mechanical machines and electronic drive systems have become more integrated. Recently, with the advent of digitization, the entire production line is becoming centralized and controlled remotely and instantly connected to suppliers for service and maintenance.

"In this case, it makes sense to integrate machinery and automation experts into a single-source supplier, and the partnership between machine manufacturers and their customers has never been more important."

She added that the recent acquisition of Nowo textile machinery by TMAS member ACG Kinna from its former owner Brandstones Ab Oy is a good example of this general trend.

Nowo, headquartered in Turku, Finland, mainly designs, manufactures and exports high-end textile production machinery for the fiber processing industry. In the late 1980s, it introduced the very successful Nowo Vac pillow filling system, which has been its best-selling system, and the Noworoll spherical fiber machine introduced in the 1990s.

Nowo's machine range covers the entire production process from unpacking to weighing and filling. The complete production line is tailored to the specific needs of customers. The company can also provide single machines such as bag openers, carding machines, cross-laying machines, sorting machines, mixing devices, silos, suction devices, and anti-static devices. Seven patents cover the company's technology.

ACG Kinna Automatic was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Skene, Sweden. It specializes in providing customized and cost-effective solutions for the production of pillows and quilts. All its design, manufacturing and final production line tests are carried out in Sweden. The reliability and service life of its machines have won the trust of the world's largest furniture and home furnishing retailers, Europe's largest pillow and duvet manufacturer, and many customers.

Christian Moore, CEO of ACG Kinna, said: “We see good growth opportunities for Nowo technology and a broad portfolio of ACG Kinna products. “Our goal is to continue to work well with Nowo’s existing suppliers and partners, and will build on The expertise of the two companies accelerates the development of a fully integrated production line. As the new Nowo general manager, Jurgen Jürimä brings a wealth of fiber and textile knowledge to the team, which will enable us to take Nowo textile machines to a new level of automation and seamless production. "

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