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| Tube-Tex was founded in 1929 by Samuel
“Pop” Cohn. From its beginning, Tube-Tex was focused on
manufacturing machinery for processing knitted textiles. Over the
years, this machinery has helped change the way fabrics are processed,
dramatically improving appearance, feel, and performance while
increasing efficiency and cutting production costs. Today, you will find our machinery in over 65 countries around the world. Chances are every day you wear, use or touch a fabric that is produced on our equipment. From the apparel you wear, the bed linens you sleep on, the upholstery you sit on and the carpet you walk on, the world’s famous brands are processed on Navis TubeTex equipment. |
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Milestones |
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1929 |
Tubular Textile Machinery was founded in 1929 by inventor Samuel Cohn. The company grew rapidly due to the success of his early inventions in the textile machinery industry. | ||
| 1950s | |
The company established relationships with apparel manufacturers Fruit of the Loom and Hanes | |
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1960s | |
Home tumble dryers became popular in the United States resulting in garment shrinkage when compared to traditional line drying. TubeTex Introduced the industry's first mechanical compactor for shrinkage control, the M4 model. |
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1970s | |
TubeTex introduced new line of air impingement dryers and begins to export machinery to international markets. |
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1980s | |
Introduced the Pak-Nit II, a new concept for tubular shrinkage control providing ever better shrinkage control for the many new knit constructions being introduced in the market. |
| 1990s | Introduced the industry's
first continuous process finishing range for tubular knits Introduced the new and improved Pak-Nit II Delta Plus tubular compactor Acquired Ashby Industries and RFG Enterprises Acquired JEMCO and Marshall and Williams Products, Inc. |
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| 2000s | William J. Motchar named
President and CEO Parent company renamed Navis Global to reflect larger company serving diversified markets with Tube-Tex operating as Navis TubeTex Introduced new open width compactor, TH-100 for shrinkage control of open width knits |
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| 2011 | Navis Global purchased by company president William J. Motchar along with other members of management. Launched multiple new products at ITMA exhibition in Barcelona, Spain including new and improved Pak-Nit e3 and all new "Gemini" two-station compactors, heat recovery system for energy savings on dryers, CQC Constant Quality Control system for controlling solids content on pad bath systems. | ||
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