Founded in France by Innocent Marchante, family-owned MARCHANTE SAS designs and manufactures biaxial film-stretching lines for technical and specialty applications. The Montmélian company has worked in the biax industry since 1979, installing more than 200 lines worldwide and combining long-serving specialists with a newer generation of engineers. Its patented stretching technology and Innovation Centre support projects from machine design through commissioning, including lithium-ion battery separator film production.
BFR SystemsWith more than 60 years of experience, BFR Systems designs and builds complete industrial lines and machines for processing, handling, packaging and quality control. The French group serves food, pet food, pharmaceutical and other manufacturers, combining in-house standard or custom equipment with distribution and full project support. Its scale includes more than 200 employees across five French sites, over 5,000 complete installations and 1,500 customers worldwide.MASON, OH
SCANTECHFounded in 1992 by a team of scientists, SCANTECH manufactures online measurement and control systems for industrial production lines. From its headquarters in France, the company develops low-energy X-ray and other non-nucleonic technologies for applications ranging from film and sheet extrusion to battery electrodes, fuel-cell membranes and metal lines. SCANTECH supports customers through subsidiaries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, with local commissioning, maintenance and spare-parts services.GAITHERSBURG, MD
Nordmeccanica S.p.ASince 1978, Nordmeccanica has grown from its Piacenza beginnings into a family-managed manufacturer whose solventless lamination technology helped shape the flexible-packaging industry. Led by Antonio Cerciello and his sons Vincenzo and Alfredo, the company now operates across 33,000 square meters and has installed more than 3,900 machines worldwide. Its factory-tested modular approach is used to develop tailored equipment for packaging converters and film manufacturers.HAUPPAUGE, NY
SPEED GroupFounded in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France, at the end of the 1970s, SPEED Group manufactures synthetic monofilaments and is best known for its trimmer lines. More than 40 years of extrusion expertise now support production in four factories across France, the United States, Chile and South Africa, with additional applications including agricultural and dairy-farm solutions. The group exports to more than 60 countries and develops its lines through regional research and development teams.WOOSTER, OH