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With a world population that is expected to increase to 8.5 billion by 2030, rising mobility and a growing demand for energy and raw materials that will test the boundaries of the Earth’s natural resources, industrial companies are forced to find new ways to meet the needs of global markets.
Innovative solutions for industrial applications
It is possible to achieve this by adopting state-of-the-art materials, surface technologies and manufacturing technologies. These technologies can create products that make more out of less – increased performance, more possibilities and greater longevity, while simultaneously consuming less energy, reducing costs and using fewer resources. Oerlikon’s Mission is to provide its customers with these kinds of competitive advantages through advanced materials and surfaces.
The Oerlikon Group is structured in two Divisions: Surface Solutions (materials and surface solutions) and Polymer Processing Solutions (production technologies for synthetic fibers and polycondensation systems), which, with their high-tech applications, are targeted at growth markets such as the automotive industry, aerospace, energy, the tooling industry and additive manufacturing (3-D printing). Each Division provides its technologies and services under well-established brand names and pursues strategies based on the needs and requirements of the respective markets.
