Company Innovation Media Investor Relations Career Contact Group Region Language: English Search You are here: Home › Company Company Company Profile Company overview Organization Facts & Figures Market Segments Global footprint Compliance Sponsoring History Supplier Portal Contact Company Innovative solutions for industrial applications Oerlikon is an industrial group specializing in machine and plant engineering. Oerlikon has more than 15 500 employees at over 200 locations in 36 countries and sales of CHF 3.2 billion in 2014. The company invested CHF 121 million in R&D in 2014 and has over 1 300 specialists developing innovative and customer-oriented products and services. The Group comprises four Segments: Surface Solutions, Manmade Fibers, Drive Systems and Vacuum. The Segments’ business areas span plants, provide various after sales services, develop and implement processes for surface solutions, synthetic fiber manufacturing, transmission systems and drive solutions and vacuum systems. Oerlikon’s technology is everywhere Oerlikon’s customers operate primarily in the markets for food, functional wear, transportation, infrastructure, energy and electronics. For example, the Group’s customers include 22 of the 25 largest polyester manufacturers. Oerlikon also supplies globally operating manufacturers of agricultural vehicles and construction machinery and almost all major car manufacturers and their suppliers. End products produced or processed with Oerlikon plants or processes can be found at every turn in people’s everyday lives: functional sportswear keeps people warm, rugs make homes cozier, nonwoven materials insulate structures, hybrid vehicles and city buses improve mobility and vacuum packaging keeps food fresh. Unique products and solutions "The key factors that set the company apart are innovative industrial solutions with maximum customer benefit: synthetic fiber manufacturers, for example, can increase their productivity by 20 % with the latest WINGS POY 1800 yarn winder and BALIQ™ coatings extend the service life of microtools by a factor of 30. The foundation for all of Oerlikon’s activities is research and development (R&D), with 2013 Group investments of CHF 122 million (an increase of 15 % compared to 2012). This is one reason why every Segment is a market and technology leader. More than 1 000 highly qualified engineers focus on the development of unique products and solutions to help customers become more competitive in their markets: at the core of these activities are greater productivity and efficiency, lower energy consumption and less use of space as well as environmentally friendly and sustainable industrial processes." Share this site on: Facebook Google+ Did you know? Vacuum Segment The new generation of energy saving light bulbs would not work without vacuum technology. read more 14/10/15 at 05:30 pm | 9.95 CHF -0.15 (-1.49 %) Legal Imprint Sitemap Facebook Twitter YouTube Google+ Xing linkedin rss Company Oerlikon Structure Oerlikon Figures Oerlikon Markets Oerlikon Sponsoring Innovation Oerlikon Competencies Did you know Research and development Media PR Oerlikon Press releases Events Oerlikon Contact Investor Relations IR Oerlikon Online Annual Report 2014 Oerlikon Share Price IR Contact Career Vacancies Career Meet our People