Interview with Mr. Anubhav Gaur, President & CEO, THE GAURS
THE GAURS delivers world-class European textile machinery, combining decades of engineering excellence with unmatched performance, reliability, and innovation.
TexMart : The Gaurs offers machinery across dyeing, finishing, calendering, coating and more how do you ensure consistent performance and reliability across this broad portfolio?
Anubhav Gaur : THE GAURS proudly represents a portfolio of world-class machinery manufacturers from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, and Switzerland. These renowned European brands bring decades of engineering excellence and a rich legacy of innovation to the global textile industry.
Recognized for their superior build quality and advanced technology, the machines delivered through THE GAURS consistently achieve outstanding performance, reliability, and process efficiency. Leveraging these strategic partnerships, THE GAURS offers an extensive range of sustainable, high-performance machinery solutions spanning the entire dyeing and finishing process, including:
- Grey Fabric Batching and Grey Fabric Inspection (also automatic camera-based inspection)
- Singeing (for wovens, knits, technical textiles and non wovens)
- Continuous Bleaching Range
- Continuous Mercerizer Range
- Continuous Dyeing Range and Cold Pad Batch Dyeing
- Electronic Devices for Padders alignment which remove Left-Middle-Right/ Face-back issues
- Continuous Washing Range (Open Width and Rope Washer)
- AT and HT Jigger machines
- Soft Flow Dyeing machines (which come with NO CREASE MARK GUARANTEE)
- Waterless Spray Dyeing Machines (For Reactive & Disperse dyeing)
- Raising Fillets of all types of raising requirements, carding wires and cleaning fillets
- High energy Efficiency Stenter machines
- Calender Machines
- Relax Dryer
- Open Width Compactor Machines
- Coating Heads, Coating Lines, Lamination Machines and complete lines for manufacturing technical textiles and coated fabrics
- Final Inspection & Automatic Packing solutions.
- AI-based Automatic Inspection machines (for knits, wovens, technical textiles, coated fabrics)
- Ultrasonic Welding machines
- Squeeze Rolls and Calendar Rolls
- Sanforizing Rubber Belts
TM : From a technology perspective, what innovations in sustainable waterless dyeing or energy-efficient processing have you brought to the Indian market?
AG : A wide range of advanced machinery and innovative solutions represented by THE GAURS is already successfully installed and operating across India. These installations demonstrate the company’s strong market presence, technological leadership, and long-term commitment to sustainable textile manufacturing.
Among the key solutions currently in operation are:
- Energy-efficient stenter machines, equipped with IE4 motors and superior thermal insulation, delivering reduced energy consumption and enhanced process efficiency.
- Low liquor ratio jigger machines operating at an industry-leading 1:3 ratio, with a proven performance record in India spanning over two decades.
- Continuous washing and bleaching ranges designed to consume only 8–9 liters of water per kilogram of fabric, significantly reducing water usage while maintaining high processing quality.
- Waterless dyeing technology, set to enter the Indian market, with installations planned following the KNIT TECH 2026 exhibition.
- India’s waterless singeing machines, successfully running for over eight years, setting new benchmarks in sustainable fabric preparation.
- Advanced coating machines and complete coating lines producing high-performance fabrics supplied to leading automotive brands such as Mahindra Thar and Jaguar Land Rover.
- High-precision calendar machines in operation for woven fabrics, technical textiles, and coated fabric applications.
- In addition to these, several other cutting-edge solutions continue to strengthen THE GAURS’ position as a trusted partner for innovation-driven and sustainable textile processing in India.
TM : With customers across India and Sri Lanka, how do you gauge regional market needs to influence your innovation roadmap?
AG : We are a fully engineering-driven organization, with deep expertise in textile processes and manufacturing realities. This allows us to engage closely with customers across India and Sri Lanka and translate their operational challenges, efficiency goals, and sustainability priorities into actionable insights for our principals.
Our principals are solution providers, not just machinery manufacturers, with a strong customer-first philosophy. This collaboration creates a continuous innovation cycle, ensuring machines are purpose-built for high performance, adaptability, and long-term value tailored to regional market needs.
TM : Considering industry shifts towards sustainability and digitalization, what future-oriented innovations is your team prioritizing for textile processing machines?
AG : Our machines are already designed with sustainability and future-ready performance in mind. For example, we offer waterless dyeing systems and sustainable bleaching machines, as well as equipment that uses up to 50% less water, 40% less energy, and 40% less manpower compared to similar machines from other brands. Our stenter machines feature 92.6% energy-efficient motors, while our soft-flow dyeing machines can handle cotton-lycra fabrics at just 28 liters per kilogram for dark colors.
Many of our machines are internationally certified by leading brands such as H&M and Zara (Inditex), demonstrating global standards of quality and sustainability. Customers simply need to reach out to explore how these solutions can enhance efficiency and drive sustainable textile processing.
TM : How is The Gaurs preparing its product strategy and services to support the textile industry’s push toward green manufacturing and circular processes?
AG : At THE GAURS, we have long advocated the adoption of technology to enhance our customers’ operations. While there was initial resistance, the pandemic accelerated digital acceptance across the industry. Today, manufacturers increasingly recognize the value of data-driven insights for forecasting and process optimization.
Our machines are already equipped with smart monitoring systems that capture critical process data, which can be analyzed, exported to Excel, or integrated directly with ERP software. Leveraging this information enables manufacturers to optimize energy use, improve efficiency, and make informed decisions—key drivers of future growth and the transition toward greener, more sustainable textile manufacturing.
TM : As a technology provider, how do you help customers minimize environmental impact through energy-efficient machines and reduced chemical use?
AG : At THE GAURS, we help customers reduce their dyeing, processing, and finishing costs by 10–50% or more, depending on their existing machinery and infrastructure. Our solutions optimize not just energy and chemical use, but also water consumption, manpower, fabric quality, production costs, and maintenance—delivering measurable environmental benefits.
Looking ahead, we are exploring concepts such as the “Dry Dyeing Factory” in collaboration with international brands, pushing the boundaries of sustainable textile manufacturing and demonstrating our commitment to socially responsible innovation.
TM : What initiatives does THE GAURS take to ensure ethical business practices, workforce training, and knowledge transfer within the textile ecosystem?
AG : At THE GAURS, running a technical, engineering-driven organization naturally fosters a culture of honesty—decisions are based on facts and figures, not stories. All new hires, whether fresh graduates or experienced professionals, undergo detailed training on the technical aspects of our machines.
These programs, along with ongoing knowledge-sharing sessions, are closely monitored and overseen by our President & CEO, Mr. Anubhav Gaur. Additionally, routine on-the-job training at customer sites and virtual sessions ensures our team fully understands operational requirements and best practices, reinforcing both technical excellence and ethical, transparent practices throughout the textile ecosystem.
TM : Why should customers choose THE GAURS for their machinery requirements?
AG : Unlike our peers, THE GAURS, does not sell machinery. We sell solutions. We provide an answer to your problems or about your end customer requirements. That’s where we are different. That is where we are different. Customers who have evaluated our machines and/or purchased from us find that difference. Many times customer comes to us asking for a particular machine, but when we understand deeply, the requirement is actually something else. Sometimes, a cheaper solution could be the right answer.
TM : What are the Future plans of THE GAURS?
AG : THE GAURS is focused and committed to providing low energy, sustainable and next generation dyeing & finishing machinery to fabric processors. Our principals are investing in disruptive tech and disruptive process methodologies which are bringing down utilities, steam and electricity costs in the machinery and this is ultimately going to benefit the machinery buyers immensely. Our manufacturers are constantly innovating to provide more and more sustainable solutions. Globally, the final buyer’s preferences are changing and our principals are aware of this and are innovating at the back end to deliver the results. Indian buyers are slowly starting to relook at their machinery and plant investments and ask themselves – How they are going to meet the sustainability demands of their fabric buyers.