Sweden-based ACG Kinna has acquired Finland’s textile machinery maker Nowo. This brings together two leaders in automated textile technology. Fully integrated production lines from single source suppliers have increasingly become the norm in the textile industry and make complete sense in meeting today’s complex supply chain needs, says TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association. Over the past few decades, textile mills have transitioned from consisting of collections of individual machines serviced and maintained largely by in-house mechanics as well as separate supplier companies for each part of the production line. The introduction of electronic drive systems put an increased emphasis on the need for third party electrical engineers, operating separately to the machine builders. In this context, the integration of machinery and automation specialists as single-source suppliers makes perfect sense, while partnerships between machine builders and their customers have never been more important.

ACG Kinna, based in Sweden, specialises in customised and cost-efficient solutions for the production of pillows and quilts. Nowo, based in Finland, designs, manufactures and exports high-end textile production machinery mainly for the fiber processing industry. Nowo’s machine range covers the entire production process from bale opening to weighing and filling, and complete production lines are tailored to the specific needs of customers. The company can also deliver individual machines such as bale openers, cards, cross-lappers, pickers, mixing devices, material silos, sucking devices, anti-static units etc.