The former family-owned Fleissner Company, founded in 1848, taken over by Zimmer AG in 2003 and currently employing 350 people, is a new member of the Truetzschler Group. With the acquisition of Fleissner, TRUETZSCHLER is expanding its nonwovens machinery range from bale opening, carding, lapping and web drafting (ERKO TRUETZSCHLER), all the way to entangling and drying.

Fleissner is located in Egelsbach near Frankfurt and remains under the management of Hans-Georg Buckel and Dr. Juergen Heller. The company is a market leader in the nonwovens sector with its lines (aqua-jet entangling), as well as with its machines and lines for the production of man-made fibres. In addition, the product range includes high-duty lines for drying of tissue and paper, and finishing lines for textiles.

The TRUETZSCHLER Group, with headquarters in Moenchengladbach, Germany, and subsidiaries in six countries with 2200 employees worldwide, also supplies machines and installations for the textile industry. It is specialized in spinning preparation equipment and global market leader in this field. In 2005, Truetzschler acquired shares of ERKO in Duelmen, Germany, thus gaining a comprehensive nonwovens machinery range.

The product range of ERKO TRUETZSCHLER and Fleissner complements one another in an excellent way, making it possible to supply complete lines. If requested by customers, lines or equipment can also be supplied in cooperation with other companies and competitors, as has been a long-standing tradition for TRUETZSCHLER and Fleissner.

TRUETZSCHLER has its own nonwovens production at American Truetzschler in Charlotte/USA. This gives ERKO TRUETZSCHLER already a good platform for servicing the North American market, which can be used for Fleissner as well.
 
Additional TRUETZSCHLER production locations in Brazil, India and China with their own service, as well as a global service of 100 employees, strengthen the international performance. Fleissner and TRUETZSCHLER look forward to working together in the various operative units and application areas to benefit customers worldwide.