Oerlikon Saurer History

2011 Allma CC4, the energy-saving miracle, wins "Tire Technology Award for Innovation and Excellence"
2009 Presentation of Allma CC3 in combi version at the Tire Technology Expo 2009 in Hamburg
2007 Member of the technology group OC Oerlikon; integration into the business unit Oerlikon Saurer
2006 Launch of CC Easy and Fascinator ECP 1
2004 Launch of MultiCorder
2003 New design of the two-for-one twister Filament LT and new development TC-S MiniLab
2002 Successful launching of the hollow spindle fancy twister Fashionator EHP / EHC on the market
2000 New corporate design for all Saurer companies
1999 Presentation of the new products CableCorder CC3, TechnoCorder TC-S and Fancynator at the ITMA, Paris
1994 Entering the apparel filament market with the Two-for-One twister Filament HT
1992 Production start of the single-stage cabling machine for tire cord CableCorder
1991 First presentation in the new corporate design at the ITMA '91 in Hannover
1990 Merger of the companies Allma, Hamel and Volkmann to form Saurer Twisting Systems
1979 Manufacturing of the first hollow spindle fancy twister ESP
1974 Manufacturing of the first electronically controlled fancy twister EES-X
1962 Manufacturing of the first Two-for-One twisting machine
1960 Allma is taken over by Saurer AG, Arbon/Switzerland and renamed as Saurer-Allma GmbH
1947 Manufacturing of the first ring twisting machine developed by Allma
1946 Foundation of Messrs. Allma Allgäuer Maschinenbau. Production of urgently needed consumer goods and repair of textile and paper-making machines

2012 Market launch of Volkmann CT eco – New twisting machine with eco-servo drive concept
2008 Market launch of Fusion Twister – New Two-for-One twisting machine for mid range market in China, India and Pakistan
2007 Member of technology group OC Oerlikon, integration to business domain Oerlikon Saurer
2005 Market Launch of GlassTwister – up-twisting of glass filament yarns
2004 Market Launch of Focus – Two-for-One twisting machine for mid range market in China, India and Pakistan
1999 Supply of the 2.500.000 twisting spindle worldwide
1997 Foundation of subsidiary company in Suzhou (China) – market launch of CompactTwister in China
1994 Market launch of new Two-for-One Twister – Generation CompactTwister for all staple fibre yarns worldwide
1990 Fusion of the companies Allma, Hamel and Volkmann to Saurer Twisting Systems – Member of Saurer Group
1982 Market launch of CarpetCabler / CarpetTwister – cabling and up-twisting of carpet yarns
1969 Foundation of AVC (American Volkmann Coorperation) in Charlotte, N.C., USA
1964 Foundation of the R & D Centre Palitex in Willich, Germany
1959 Presentation of the new Two-for-One Twister machine generation for staple fibre yarns during ITMA in Milan
1954 Market entry of the new Two-for-One Twister machine generation for staple fibre yarns
1930 Start of internationalization for sale of textile machines to Europe, South America and Australia
1910 Re-winder and winding machines as well as accessories for local textile industry
1904 Foundation of machine works and iron foundry Volkmann & Co. In Krefeld, Germany

2007 Saurer joint the technology company OC Oerlikon.
2006 The Epoca family was enlarged by the first two-frame machine with independently moving frames.
2005 Saurer introduces the first integrated laser cutting and engraving device for shuttle embroidery machines.
2002 Saurer Arbon presents PitStop to the customers. With this new development, the time-consuming activity of filling and readjusting the shuttles can be carried out completely automatically for the first time in the history of embroidery.
2001 Saurer Embroidery Systems AG and Hamel AG merge. The new company is called Saurer Hamel AG, later Saurer Arbon AG.
1995 The Epoca is presented at the ITMA Milan. This single-level embroidery machine with the active thread delivery ActiFeed and the thread cut system Pentacut is the beginning of a new era in shuttle embroidery machine construction.
1993 Première of the Saurer 3040 with integrated control system and programmable Pentacut thread cut device.
1988 Founding of Saurer Embroidery Systems as a member of the Saurer Group.
1987 The Saurer Positronic control system replaces the mechanical embroidery automatic.
1983 Saurer engineers develop the electronically controlled switching for individual embroidery positions, Pentamat. In the same year, Saurer introduces the Datamat, for embroidery program storage, and the era of card less embroidery has arrived.
1979 Introduction of the Saurer-top-shuttle with double the yarn capacity.
1973 A new dimension in embroidery machine construction: the 1040 machine with 10 and 15 yards embroidery length, and 75 and 104 cm embroidery height, are introduced into the market.
1955 Saurer launches the 2S-55 embroidery machine. This model was the be-all and end-all in the embroidery industry for nearly 20 years.
1931 Construction of the first 2S-embroidery machines with 10 and 15 yards embroidery length and 60 cm embroidery height.
1912 Hippolyt Saurer develops the first automatic embroidery machine (replacement for the pantograph).
1898 Adolph Saurer takes over the business.
1878 First shuttle embroidery machine with 4 ½ yards embroidery length.
1869 Construction of the first hand embroidery machine by Franz Saurer.
1853 Establishment of the Franz Saurer foundry.