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First in Finishing in Guatemala

Brückner stenter at Texpasa
meters, which leads to an absolutely uniform air Another sustainability building block is the
admission, i.e. a very homogeneous air quantity and wastewater treatment center, with a capacity of up to
temperature distribution over the entire fabric web 100 cubic meters of water per hour. After treatment,
width. They offer the highest possible drying the water meets or exceeds all purity regulations.
performance and process control matched to the
fabric quality thanks to the technically mature and Francisco Solares, GM and Vice President of Texpasa
From left to right: Axel Pieper and Regina Brückner (CEO Brückner), Francisco Solares (GM and Vice President of Texpasa), Juan Niemann (Brückner representative in Guatemala) proven split-flow ventilation system. This is extremely puts it in a nutshell: "The Brückner machines perfectly
important for the major sports and leisure brands in fit our demanding sustainability concept. The quality
Texpasa is a family business whose roots go back to excellent service. We have known this since the which Texpasa supports. Robust and of the finished fabric is excellent and the stenters
1978. Through various historical stages such as yarn purchase of our first stenter. The support during the low-maintenance chains, chain bars, and pin bar
spinning, circular, and flat-bed knitting, Texpasa has relocation of the machines from Guatemala City to carriers stand for long service life and low wear. The impress with energy efficiency and low production
evolved into a state-of-the-art company that knits, Palin also shows us that Brückner is a service partner finishing results are exactly reproducible and costs. We appreciate very much that Brückner
dyes, and finishes a variety of textiles for the apparel we can rely on even in the case of big challenges. overdrying of the fabric during machine standstill is accompanies us as an innovative supplier of
market. In addition to its first plant in Gua-temala City, The machines were carefully dismantled and packed excluded by the air bypass system. Minimal air high-quality textile finishing lines and reliable service
Texpasa completed its second plant in 2020 at the with Brückner's support. They arrived in good pressure losses and high-quality insulation result in partner". Brückner appreciates this long-standing
Michatoya Industrial Park in Palin in-corporating condition and are being reassembled and put into the lowest possible electrical and thermal energy customer, too: Regina Brückner, CEO says: "As a
knitting, dyeing, and finishing facilities. The original operation without any problems." consumption and thus in low production costs. traditional and highly innovative family-owned
factory is being consolidated into the new facility and company, we attach great importance to sustainabilty
the Brückner stenters, the first of which has been in A total of seven Brückner stenter frames with vertical Sustainability is important to Texpasa in numerous both in our production facilities and in our products.
operation since 2007, are currently being moved to chains will be operating in the Michatoya plant from aspects: The company has allocated capex into Texpasa is a very good example of how investing in
Palin with the support of Brückner technicians. the start of 2024. The latest POWER-FRAME stenter sustainable and reusable green energy, e.g. the future, sustainability, and environmental protetion
with 10 bays was put into operation in 2022. All photovoltaics, and biomass, and has planted
David Franco, Maintenance Manager of Texpasa, is Brückner stenters in the Michatoya Industrial Park are together with partners 60,000 trees in a biomass can go hand in hand. We are very pleased about this
long-standing cooperation and wish Texpasa contin-
highly satisfied with the support of the service team: counter-construction. Thus, the heating and forest for the future, thus reducing the CO2 footprint. ued success."
"Brückner builds high-quality machines and offers ventilation elements change the dryer side every 1.5

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