STC Spinnzwirn GmbH

14. June 1866 Foundation of "Carl Hamel AG" in Schönau, Chemnitz

Share of the Carl Hamel AG
1874 1st ring-twisting machine developed by Hamel
1929 One millionth spindle manufactured in Chemnitz
1949 Foundation of "VEB Spinn- und Zwirnereimaschinenbau" Karl-Marx-Stadt
1960ies 1st winding and draw-twisting machine for PA
1970ies & 1980ies Development of drawing and winding machinery for PET and PA
1991 Foundation of Barmag Spinnzwirn GmbH under the roof of Barmag AG, based in Remscheid
1992 Start of serial production of precision take-up heads
1997 Market launch of the automatic high-speed winder ASW, the successor of the manual SW winders
1998 Market launch of the compact automatic high-speed winder babyASW
1999 1st Twisting machine DD2000
2000 Saurer AG acquires Barmag AG
Start of the assembly of Witras and Camtras winders for BCF
2004 1st Monofilament line for articifial grass
2007 Oerlikon AG acquires Saurer AG
2013 Market launch of EvoTape and WinTape
2015 Grand opening of the new Technology Centre
2016 Market launch of WinTape XXL
1. Oktober 2018 STC Spinnzwirn GmbH starts its business activities