Navis TubeTex, Lexington, N.C., has sold a full open-width knit finishing range to Ecuador-based apparel producer Pinto.

The range comprises a Master-Slitter; a M&W P5V tenter equipped with the CQC (Constant Quality Concentration) chemical control system and state-of-the-art air flow and control systems, Integrated Heat Recovery system, and patented heavy-duty P5V vertical chain system; and the TM-100 open-width compactor, which performs tumble-dry testing to control shrinkage in knit fabrics to less than 3 percent.

January/February 2013