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 The Ningbo Yuren group is the new share holder of Steiger situated in Vionnaz, Valais. With 3500 employees, Ningbo Yuren based in the province of Zhejiang in China has produced more than 45’000 computerized knitting machines with a turnover of 200 millions USD in 2009.
The acquisition of Steiger supports its strategy to strengthen its rapid growth in China in term of volume and technology differentiation.
The company Steiger Participations SA is active in the production and the sales of industrial knitting machines. With a headquarter based in Vionnaz Switzerland, its activity is supported by operations in Italy and China. Steiger is specialized in the textile machines for the fashion and has become the world leader for the medical applications.
Steiger, with more than
50 years of experience in the building of flat knitting machines,
is today a company which is recognized internationally for their
advanced high quality knitting machines. Steiger has always aimed
from the beginning to satisfy the needs and requirements of their
customers and has directed his research activities towards
developing highly innovative technologies and to build flat knitting
machines which are able to anticipate and satisfy the ever changing
fashion trends in the world's market.
With the series "Gemini", "Libra"
and "Aries" the group offers a wide range of machines which
are able to satisfy the demand of the customers. The program
includes economical but complete machines such as "Gemini", whilst
sophisticated machines in the "Libra" and "Aries" range with up to
32 motorized yarn-carriers for the knitting of spectaculars intarsia
patterns. The machines are available in gauges from 5 needles per
inch to 18 needles per inch, including multi-gauge machines.
All the most important key
components of the machines built by Steiger are produced in house.
The use of modern work-stations and high speed computerized machine
tools ensures the manufacture of top quality precision engineered
parts for the range of all knitting machines. A highly qualified
personnel is in charge of quality control at the different
production's levels.
Particular attention is given to "Model"
unit which deals with the programming of software for the automated
processing of design for the knitting machines. The system, which
has been well known over many years and is appreciated by the
technical experts of the industry, allows the simulation and
visualization of a particular knitting process and it uses a
comprehensive range of symbols to facilitate the creation of designs
and stitch structure combinations. Important mention has to be the
collaboration with the French company Yxendis, who gives to the
customers the possibility to have advanced software for fashion
development at the same time economic, simple and perfectly
compatible with Steiger machines.
The trading and distribution of
Steiger's products in more than 50 countries is handled by their own
agencies or by independent representatives. The network provides
sales facilities and product's information on a worldwide base and
gives technical assistance and training for customers.
In a competitive market, Steiger has always occupied a leading
position in the flat knitting machines sector, and has pioneered
inventions such as swinging yarn-carriers for knitting Intarsia
designs and for knitting to shape of orthopedic goods.
 The
company has also pioneered in double way transfer, the three
way-technique, the continuous friction take-down, the split-stitch
method, direct yarn-feeding, and motorized yard-carriers operating
on an open carriage, which are only a few to be mentioned.
These innovations have resulted in the outstanding Steiger automatic
knitting machines which are in offer today and which provide superb
stitch qualities coupled with maximum capacities production at
minimum manufacturing costs.
The company has always allotted an important percentage of their
overall turnover to research and development directed at new
innovative and customer orientated technologies which has enabled to
move to a leading position in the world markets, offering the most
advanced technical solution in the design of modern flat knitting
machines.
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