SAERTEX GmbH & Co. KG of Saerbeck, Germany, has taken over three warp knitting and one coating machine from the Slovakian company OMFRA Fabrics. OMFA Fabrics is a subsidiary of the German glass weaving company Wendland and abandoned producing multiaxial fabrics in their Slovakian plant in February 2008.

SAERTEX's purchase of these machines enables the group to quickly expand its production capacities in the US and Germany (Saerbeck). The equipment will come into operation in Charlotte (North Carolina, USA) and at the group's Saerbeck base from the middle of June 2008 onwards.

About Saertex

The success story of the SAERTEX group began in 1982 in Saerbeck. Over 25 years later and now grown to include seven locations on four continents Saerbeck remains the heart and brain of the group. This is where innovative products, optimised process engineering and individual solutions originate and are then sent to staff and clients worldwide.

The production space in Saerbeck continues to grow and was last extended in 2007 to 35,000 sqm. In future finished preforms will be made in Saerbeck as well as technical textiles of high-tech fibres. The preforms will be tailored to client needs and production methods using special cutting, sewing and binding fastening technologies.

The SAERTEX multiCom subsidiary, founded in 1996, is based in Saerbeck as well. This is where SAERTEX Liner is made, a state-of-the-art product for drain modernisation without digging. High demand for GFK Liners means SAERTEX multiCom is growing apace. Now that the group's established itself on the German and European markets we plan to expand in the export business in future.

Source: www.saertex.com