Navis TubeTex, a US-based leading provider of high technology finishing machinery to the global textile industry, has purchased Gaston Systems, Inc. – a leader in advanced coating systems for the textile and nonwoven industries.
Founded in 1979, Gaston System has more than 500 installations worldwide and an international reputation for high quality, sustainable and innovative technologies.
Commenting on the development, Christopher Aurich, Managing Director of Gaston Systems stated, “I have known and worked with Navis TubeTex for many years. Our systems are frequently integrated with Navis TubeTex finishing lines making this the right fit for future growth and global expansion. I am very excited by the possibilities as a member of the team.”
According to a recent note that Navis TubeTex shared with Apparel Resources, Gaston Systems continues to develop new dyeing and finishing technologies. Applications for indigo, reactive and other dyeing concepts have a measurable positive environmental impact. Gaston Systems’ technology for indigo dyeing is said to eliminate wastewater at the end of the manufacturing process while driving down energy usage.
As per one of the leading denim jean brands, the foam process requires 60 per cent less energy and mitigates by the same percentage. Aurich added that Navis TubeTex is the right company to take this technology to the next level.
Will Motchar, President and CEO of Navis TubeTex, commented, “We are very excited to expand our product line with the addition of Gaston Systems precision technology in the application of chemicals to a wide variety of substrates. This acquisition brings together two industry leading companies with complementary technologies in serving the global textile machinery marketplace.”
Motchar further added that this strengthens the Navis TubeTex business offerings that keep its customers competitive, while continuing with the company’s internal targets to minimise and reduce waste from the industry.
