#Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2021-10-07

BRÜCKNER in the final of the competition "Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021"

This award is given in the categories Family Business, Innovation, Sustainability as well as Young Companies. For the 25th time, the business award honors entrepreneurship, innovative strength and personal commitment. In addition, honorary prizes are awarded for exceptional social commitment and for exemplary, traditional family businesses. The award ceremony will take place on November 4, 2021 in Berlin and will be hosted by the German news anchor woman Judith Rakers.

This year, for the 25th time, the auditing and consulting firm EY will select the best owner-managed companies in Germany. The pandemic, the digital transformation as well as the convergence of entire industries pose challenges to the economy. Entrepreneurs who successfully steer through these stormy times are doing a very special job. With the "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year", these achievements are highlighted and made visible.

The winners will be announced at a hybrid event at Verti Music Hall in Berlin as well as digitally on November 4, 2021. In addition, honorary prizes are awarded for exceptional social commitment and for exemplary, traditional family businesses.

Out of more than 500 applicants, 36 companies made it to the finals of the competition this year, among them BRÜCKNER Trockentechnik GmbH & Co. KG. "We are very happy about this success", Regina Brückner and Axel Pieper, owners of the BRÜCKNER group, comment the reaching of the final round. "In the last years we were confronted with many challenges: extreme changes in the world markets, many regulatory restrictions, the pandemic and its side effects, interruptions in the supply chains and last but not least the change to a resource-efficient production. Despite all these challenges, we have continued to drive the development of new products and services and have positioned ourselves well for the challenges of the future in the areas of digitalization and sustainability. This award confirms the great achievement of our entire team, who work together with us day after day to ensure the sustainable success of the company."

The awards are presented in the categories "Family Business," "Innovation," "Sustainability" and "Young Companies." One of the winners will represent Germany at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 in Monaco.

An independent jury of renowned experts will select the winners according to the assessment criteria of sustainability of the business model, innovation, transformation, employee management and social responsibility.

About the "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year" competition

The "Entrepreneur Of The Year" program was launched by EY in the USA in 1986. Since then, the competition has established itself in 60 countries and is one of the world's most prestigious business awards. The competition is being held in Germany for the 25th time this year and is supported by well-known companies and media. These include LGT, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Manager Magazin. In addition to honoring successful entrepreneurs, EY also promotes the next generation of entrepreneurs with its "EY NextGen Academy" program.

For more information about EY, please visit the following website: http://www.de.ey.com/eoy

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.

BRÜCKNER will be demonstrating what modern textile finishing looks like today at ITMA ASIA

Brückner Textile Technologies is presenting German engineering expertise and energy-efficient line concepts at this year's ITMA ASIA in Singapore. The family-run company has been a leader in customized technologies and solutions for textile equipment for over 75 years. The focus is on energy efficiency, automation, and maximum productivity.

Inauguration of the branch office in Coimbatore, India

With the establishment of Brückner Textile India Pvt. Ltd., the Brückner Group, based in Leonberg, Germany, marks another important milestone in its long and successful company history. The new subsidiary in Coimbatore, India, brings Brückner significantly closer to its Indian customers – both geographically and strategically.

Growing with a vision: BRÜCKNER opens branch office in India

The worldwide leading textile machinery manufacturer BRÜCKNER is opening its own subsidiary in India on June 1st, 2025. With this strategic step, the German family-owned company further strengthens its global presence and expands into the Indian market, which is so important for the textile industry.

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.

Ibrahim Fibres and Trützschler: A strong partnership enters its next phase with the TC 30Si

For more than two decades, Ibrahim Fibres and Trützschler have grown side by side, driven by a shared ambition to continuously improve spinning performance, strengthen technology leadership and set new benchmarks in the textile industry. Today, Ibrahim Fibres is a leading yarn and polyester staple fiber manufacturer in Pakistan. The company operates the largest number of Trützschler cards in the country, with more than 200 machines running across its mills in Faisalabad, and plays an important role in one of Asia’s largest textile industries.

USColorworks expands digital platform with Kornit Atlas MATRIX and Atlas MAX PLUS solutions

Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ: KRNT), a global pioneer in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production, today announced that USColorworks, a North Carolina-based apparel decoration and fulfillment company specializing in custom and on-demand printing for retail and promotional markets, has expanded its Kornit digital production platform with the addition of Atlas MATRIX and Atlas MAX PLUS systems to deliver high-quality, on-demand apparel across cotton, blended fabrics and polyester.

CovationBio introduces two new bio-based innovations at Functional Fabric Fair New York

Covation Biomaterials LLC (“CovationBio®”) is showcasing its two new bio-based innovations, Xatryx® and Sorona® elasterell-p fiber, at this year’s Functional Fabric Fair in New York City, July 7–9, 2026. Attendees can visit CovationBio at Booth #404 to explore this next generation of bio-based performance materials.

Geotextiles made from recycled materials: GREEN leads the way into the industry

For the industry, recycled materials are creating new opportunities in geotextile production. In the GREEN project, the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE demonstrates that recycled polypro-pylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and high-density polyeth-ylene (HDPE) can be processed into nonwovens, fibers, and membranes that meet industrial requirements. This creates opportunities for use in existing production lines and new value chains in the geotextile market.