2023 — Trützschler Card Clothing (TCC) is still a comparatively young business
But Trützschler’s comprehensive portfolio of products and services is shaping the card clothing industry — with big plans for the future…
A giant leap in the card clothing technology is marked in the 1950s
Germany’s Black Forest region was a hotspot for producing textiles and attracted companies around the world — one of it was the American textile machinery producer Hollingsworth
it narrowed its portfolio to focus on card clothing
The company also placed a stronger emphasis on modernizing and automating its facilities
The card clothing business in the Black Forest made impressive advances
Trützschler took the bold decision to acquire the company and step into the card clothing market
This led to the creation of Trützschler Card Clothing (TCC)
Trützschler needed to optimize the card clothings produced in Neubulach-Oberhaugstett to fit its carding machines — and it needed to do it quickly
That involved detailed evaluations and trouble-shooting exercises
each new generation of card clothing brought additional challenges that required the Trützschler team to adjust its products and processes
Thanks to close cooperation between colleagues from the Spinning
Nonwovens and Card Clothing teams at Trützschler
we now offer a uniquely comprehensive card clothing portfolio with support from our deep expertise in this area
This valuable competitive advantage helped Trützschler take over the American part of Hollingsworth in 2010
which is now integrated into American Trützschler in Charlotte
member of the Shareholders’ Committee of the Trützschler Group SE also joined the event
Huge changes have happened since Trützschler entered the card clothing industry 20 years ago
Magnet systems for the flat top of the card are one very special milestone for card clothing technology
These Magnotop (MT) systems enable faster and simpler servicing during production
as well as significant savings in operating costs
The different wire geometries of GX and FGX are further examples of big progress
Our team also developed the self-adjusting flat top
which enables continuous carding gaps that are thinner than a sheet of paper
Major technological developments like these are the result of close collaboration and interaction between departments at Trützschler Group for two decades
That team spirit and passion for shared success have made our company a global technology leader in the card clothing business today
From its starting point in the Black Forest
TCC has expanded worldwide at impressive speed
sales teams and service experts close to its customers around the globe
the production facility in Neubulach-Oberhaugstett has also experienced remarkable growth
The site is now larger and features a broader range of production processes
This growth of TCC and the high demand for its wires has empowered our card clothing business to rapidly increase its production volume in the last 20 years
Highly engaged and talented people are the key to this success story
More than 150 employees now work at the TCC headquarters in Neubulach-Oberhaugstett
with more than 350 people serving customers as part of its global team
TCC is still taking steps to carry this expansion into the future
The ongoing construction of a new logistics center is just one flagship project
TCC teams are continuously improving the production processes at its growing network of sites to maximize efficiency while minimizing the environmental footprint
The development of TCC may only stretch back for two decades
but it’s a tale packed with big moments and exciting plot points
TCC has benefitted from its parent company’s distribution channels and OEM equipment
the Trützschler Group has enjoyed positive progress overall as a direct result of the two-decade success story of TCC
TCC has a powerful reputation for leading technological advances and setting new standards in the card clothing market with its inspiring R&D activities and truly global market perspective
the business has developed a comprehensive range of products and services that are trusted around the world
And its global team of passionate people is excited to continue this story for many years into the future