German textile machinery maker AUTEFA starts Chinese plant

On 28th and 29th July 2013 the newly founded company AUTEFA Solutions Wuxi Co. Ltd. was inaugurated.

In the presence of more than 100 guests the traditional “ribbon cutting” was performed by Maoxin Ye, Vice President CHTC and CEO of Textile Machinery Unit, and Dr. Stefan Schlichter, CEO AUTEFA Solutions.

With AUTEFA Solutions Wuxi the company combines Chinese and European technologies for the purposes of the Chinese local market.

One of the first produced machines is the Crosslapper UNILINER CL 88, a reliable and economical machine equipped with modern drive technology, based on the successful crosslapper series TOPLINER.

During his opening speech Dr. Stefan Schlichter explains: “In addition to our well proven machines for the premium market, which heads for high performance and quality we now offer with AUTEFA Solutions Wuxi machines and services also from China for Chinese customers.

“From the product and technical view it means we offer a unique blend of European and Chinese technology for the first time produced in China under the brand AUTEFA Solutions. The European source of our product is the design and software. These are added by production and assembly from AUTEFA Solutions Wuxi.”

AUTEFA, Fehrer, F.O.R. and OCTIR, as the main companies of the AUTEFA Solutions Group are located in Germany, Austria and Italy. All companies have a long and successful history in textile machinery worldwide and in the Chinese market. AUTEFA Solutions offers turnkey lines for nonwovens, fiber balers and woolen carding machines.

In 2011 China Hi Tech Group Cooperation (CHTC) took over the single companies and the new AUTEFA Solutions Group was founded. The company’s headquarter is in Friedberg, Germany, and from there the complete business in different sectors is operated.