This strategic move will help Benninger expand its product portfolio in growing markets
According to an announcement made by the company, Benninger AG has acquired 100% of LAB-PRO GmbH with retroactive effect to January 1, 2020. Benninger is the world’s leading manufacturer of technologically advanced textile finishing and tyre cord machinery for the global textile, tyre and conveyor belt manufacturing markets. It offers complete solutions for all major textile finishing processes, with special expertise in the field of continuous open width processing of woven, knitted and technical textiles with minimum resource consumption. LAB-PRO GmbH was founded in 2003 by Thomas Widmer and Thomas Gerhard.
With their excellent market and product knowledge, they have succeeded in building up a complete range of world-leading technological products for discontinuous wet finishing within 17 years. Especially, the jet dyeing machines and jiggers from LAB-PRO are known for having the lowest water and energy consumption and lowest fabric elongation compared to competitors’ machines. The Benninger portfolio will be extended by technologically advanced discontinuous dyeing machines such as jet and jigger dyeing machines as well as beam dyeing and laboratory dyeing apparatus. Fully automatic chemical, salt, soda or dye dosing systems, which ensure the highest accuracy and reproducibility, complete the portfolio.
By combining the know-how and experience of both companies, Benninger will be a leading system supplier in the field of continuous and now also discontinuous dyeing and finishing technology. And by using Benninger’s worldwide sales, service and production network, LAB-PRO will be able to increase its market presence. The integration of LAB-PRO’s experience in discontinuous dyeing technology leads to a further strengthening of Benninger as a total solution provider. With its leading products FabricMaster (jet), JigMaster (jigger) and BeamMaster (HT beam dyeing), Benninger strengthens its strategy as a partner for all customers in the premium segment of the wet finishing industry. Thomas Widmer and Thomas Gerhard will continue to lead LAB-PRO as Managing Directors.
