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Walter Kiechl appointed COO of USTER in China The new head of Uster Technologies in China is Walter Kiechl, previously Managing Director of Jossi Systems AG and USTER's Fiber Cleaning segment. He took up his new post as Chief Operating Officer for China on May 1, 2015, as a member of the Executive Management Team of Uster Technologies, reporting directly to CEO Dr. Geoffrey Scott. Mr. Kiechl was MD of the former Jossi Systems when it was acquired by Uster Technologies AG in 2013, and subsequently took charge of the USTER Fiber Cleaning activity which incorporated the Jossi equipment range. Walter Kiechl is regarded as the ideal leader for USTER's Chinese operations, with his strong engineering and business management background and wide-
ranging experience. His responsibilities will include finalizing the integration of Jossi into USTER China, as well as continuing to foster USTER's success in this market generally. The remit will also take in local development and manufacturing activities at the company's Technology Center in Suzhou. Born in 1957, Mr. Kiechl is a Swiss citizen, married with one adult daughter. His educational background includes two engineering degrees and an MBA in International Management, from the University of AppliedSciences in Bern and Brugg, Switzerland. From 1981 onwards he worked as an engineer with various Swiss-based companies, followed by 10 years as Technical Director at Carl Sigerist AG, of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. From 1999 to 2013, he was Managing Director at Jossi Systems, until its acquisition by USTER.
A.T.E. ties-up with HMSU Rollers
Journal of the TEXTILE Association
A.T.E., an established single window solution provider for textile machinery and accessories, has tied-up with HMSU Rollers (India) Private Limited, Ahmedabad, to offer superior quality rubber compounds for the Indian textile industry. The essential requirements of roller coverings are their chemical resistance and the preciseness of both the formulation of the applied compound and also the rollers' finishing. This is particularly so in specialty applications like textile wet and dry finishing and sizing. Furthermore, a covering's durability is a key element for a customer so as to increase the cost-effectiveness. HMSU offers soft polyurethane rollers up to 3 meters and rubber coverings up to 12 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter. HMSU rollers provide durable compounds for sizing and wet and dry finishing of textiles, leading to: ◆ ◆ 36
High chemical resistance Endurance to high operating temperature
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Excellent wear and cut resistance Minimal hardening and glazing
HMSU Rollers (India) Private Limited is an Indian company which was founded in January 2012 as a joint venture between two European companies Hannecard NV and Mitex GmbH together with two Indian companies Shilp Gravures Ltd and Unimark International Pvt. Ltd. Hannecard and Mitex are market leaders in the business of rubber, polyurethane and composite rollers catering to Europe and many countries around the globe where they have their own presence as well as joint ventures and licensees. Hannecard and Mitex are also partners with Gomplast, Spain, an established name in textile for a range of speciality rollers. Headquartered at Ahmedabad, HMSU has stateof-the-art manufacturing and testing facilities. The outstanding quality of products and services from HMSU are recognized by the leading end users and OEMs. Customers can now look forward to having the best quality rollers and compounds made to European standards locally. With A.T.E., customers can be assured of fast and reliable solutions including services for all their processing needs. May - June 2015