Founded in 1921, the UCMTF (Union of French Textile Machinery Manufacturers) is the representative body for French textile machinery manufacturers.
The UCMTF promotes solutions and technologies, and identifies the needs and emerging trends in the French textile machinery sector. The association also provides support and assistance to its members at international trade fairs and within the framework of industrial initiatives.
Innovation and Service are at the heart of the UCMTF members’ DNA. Long-standing partners with their clients, they offer them sustainable technologies and solutions. Their core business lies in the design and manufacture of custom-made, specialist equipment, as well as in the development of solutions for the future.
UCMTF members:
AESA Air Engineering: Ventilation and air-conditioning systems for the textile industry
BARBIER-EBELMANN: Cutting devices, particularly those used in looms
Callebaut de Blicquy: Dyeing and bleaching systems for fibres, yarns, and textiles
CHEVALERIN: Special textile machines developed in partnership with users for rolling, measuring, folding, inspection, packaging, and many other applications
Dewilde: Elastomer processing through moulding, machining, grinding, or slitting
Dollfus & Muller: Endless felts and conveyor belts
ETABLISSEMENTS MALLEIN: Technical parts in small and medium production runs
Fil Control: Equipment for the textile machinery industry
FOTIA DMT: Material handling, winding, unwinding, tension control, and bonding systems
Hannecard: Roller and sleeve linings in rubber, polyurethane, composite materials, and carbides
N. Schlumberger: Textile machines and complete fibre-to-yarn lines. Leader in combing/re-combing, spinning preparation, semi-combed fibres, cracking, and converting in the long-fibre sector.
PETIT SPARE PARTS (Rieter Group): Components for texturizing, coating, and twisting machines
ROUSSELET ROBATEL: Centrifugal separation solutions – from laboratory scale to industrial production
SCHAEFFER PRODUCTIQUE: Author and publisher of an ERP system dedicated to the textile industry
SOPARA: Infrared equipment (radiant heaters, ovens, and tunnel dryers)
SPOOLEX: Processing of flexible products
SUPERBA: Continuous heat-setting and dyeing machines for yarns used in carpets and rugs
TEXTI SONICS: Ultrasonic cutting and welding equipment
The UCMTF thus unites the expertise of the French textile machinery industry and works to strengthen its vitality, innovation, and international outreach. Its membership in Techtera aims to stimulate new interactions between their respective communities.
Website: https://www.ucmtf.fr