#Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2021-07-22

Navis TubeTex and Thies announce sales distribution agreement for Canada, US and Honduras

Customer focus and strategic thinking are key factors for success in the textile industry, which is why Navis TubeTex and family-owned Thies are proud to announce their collaboration to meet evolving customer needs. With a combined history over two hundred years long, both companies share the tradition of serving the customer while looking to the future.

Going forward, Navis TubeTex will collaborate with Thies on an agency basis to sell Thies dyeing machines, chemical dispensing units, and heat recovery systems in Honduras, Canada, and the US.

Navis TubeTex

According to Will Motchar, Navis TubeTex President and CEO, “Having the ability to sell Thies’ line-up of machinery will enhance our customers’ abilities to add value, save money through automation, and reduce environmental impacts from manufacturing. We’re being asked routinely how our technologies can help meet financial and environmental goals, and Thies helps strengthen our ability to respond.” Based in Lexington, NC and founded in 1929, Navis TubeTex offers a diverse range of machines for tubular and open-width textile finishing. The addition of Thies machines broadens its offering to include yarn and fabric dyeing. www.navisglobal.com

Thies

Speaking of Navis TubeTex, Verena Thies, CEO, stated “We’re excited to have such an established company representing us. As a fifth-generation owner-managed company, we understand the importance of strategic alliances and long-term vision. Navis TubeTex is the perfect pathway to engage with customers for custom solutions in eco-friendly innovation, digitization, and automation.” Thies GmbH & Co. began production in 1892 in Coesfeld, Germany where production is ongoing. Thies Corp. in Rock Hill, SC is a wholly-owned subsidiary.

http://www.thiestextilmaschinen.com

Customer Focus

This collaboration is customer-centric and strategic, facilitating the ability to offer holistic, custom solutions for fabric dyeing and finishing in Canada, the US and Honduras.

Navis TubeTex appoints Will McElheny as Business Development Manager for coatings technologies

Navis TubeTex has announced the appointment of Will McElheny as its new Business Development Manager, Coatings Technologies. In his new role, McElheny will focus on strengthening the company’s strategic partnership with Fibroline and expanding the market presence of dry impregnation technology across key industry sectors.

Navis TubeTex announces U.S. partnership with Icomatex

Navis TubeTex, a global leader in advanced dyeing and finishing machinery solutions, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Icomatex (www.icomatex.com), a respected European manufacturer of high-quality stenters and textile finishing equipment. Under this agreement, Navis TubeTex will exclusively represent the Icomatex stenter line in the United States.

Navis TubeTex partners with Mascoe Systems to expand coating solutions forindustrial, upholstery, and apparel markets

Navis TubeTex, a global leader in dyeing and finishing machinery and technology for the textile industry, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Mascoe Systems to manufacture, sell, and service Mascoe’s line of coaters across the industrial, upholstery, and apparel markets. This powerful alliance marks a major step forward in expanding Navis TubeTex’s already extensive portfolio of advanced coating technologies.

SETEX turns dyeing and finishing data into daily production control

At ITM 2026, SETEX will show how textile mills can use machine, recipe, quality and energy data for more reliable daily production decisions — not as another reporting layer, but as part of the running dyeing and finishing process. With OrgaTEX X3 MES, E390x/C390x controllers, CamCOUNT and FabricInspector Portable, SETEX connects planning, machine execution and fabric-related quality insight within existing mill structures.

Tradition and Innovation – Phoenox Textiles Ltd. relies on state-of-the-art carpet back-coating line from Brückner

For more than 70 years, Phoenox Textiles Ltd. has been synonymous with quality, reliability, and inno-vation in the textile industry. Founded in 1954 in Huddersfield (Yorkshire, UK), a region with a long tradition in textiles, this family-owned business has continued to evolve without losing sight of its roots. Today, in its fourth generation under the leadership of the Mosley family, Phoenox successfully combines decades of experience with a clear, forward-looking corporate strategy.

Monforts sees growing potential for technical textiles in Türkiye

For many years now, Türkiye has been one of the most important markets for textile finishing, coating and continuous dyeing equipment, making ITM 2026 from June 9-13 a key event for Germany’s Monforts. At the Istanbul exhibition at stand 1117D in Hall 11, the company will put the emphasis on its machines which continue to lead the field in conventional dyeing and finishing, and also highlight the strong opportunities for Turkish textile manufacturers in the growing field of technical textiles.

Mario Jorge Machado re-elected President of EURATEX

The EURATEX General Assembly has re-elected Mario Jorge Machado as President of EURATEX, renewing its confidence in his leadership at a crucial moment for the European textile and clothing industry. The sector is facing rising costs, global competitive pressure and an increasingly challenging transition towards sustainability and digitalisation.

ITM 2026 makes happy participants with its international and qualified visitor profile

ITM 2026 International Textile Machinery Exhibition, one of the most prestigious meeting points of the textile machinery sector, attracted attention in its first three days, particularly with its diverse international visitor numbers. Industry professionals from all over the world had the opportunity to closely examine the latest technology machines and solutions displayed in operation. Thousands of visitors from approximately 100 countries, primarily Egypt, Pakistan, India, Uzbekistan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, met at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center for new investment and cooperation opportunities.

KARL MAYER presents a textile TEXTRONIC® innovation at ITM 2026

With highly efficient machines and continuous textile innovations, KARL MAYER underscores its role as a reliable partner for discerning top-tier customers. Just in time for ITM 2026 in Istanbul, the industry leader is introducing a true innovation: an eyelash lace with its characteristic fringed look – combined with a previously unattainable 4-way stretch. While the established fabric could until now only be produced as rigid version or with one-dimensional stretch, the new elasticity in both dimensions expands the possibilities for cross-band panel fabrics.