The world’s number one industrial mechanotextile group

ITEMA is the world’s number one industrial mechanotextile group, set up in December 2001 following a conglomeration of leading firms in the various sectors of this market.
ITEMA has a global presence on the mechanotextile market and operates in 4 macro business areas: ITEMA Weaving (weaving machines and accessories) through 4 loom brands - Itema Shanghai, Somet, Sulzer Textil and Vamatex - and First and Fimtextile when it comes to weaving accessories; ITEMA Spinning (spinning) with its Savio brand; ITEMA Electronics (electronics) with the Eutron brand and ITEMA Knitting (knitting) with the Steiger brand. The companies operating on foreign markets are Istma, ITEMA Shanghai, ITEMA Asia, ITEMA America and ITEMA India.
With to its constant efforts in R&D and product innovation, ITEMA’s approach to the market plays great stress on the customer. The Group re-invests some 6 – 7% of its annual turnover in R&D each year: its R&D centres boast the very latest technological means for research and the design, construction and testing of prototypes and new applications. An area of excellence that can count on a team of expert engineers and technicians plus an international network of relations with some of the world’s most respected research institutes. ITEMA can also pride itself on its absolute excellence in all 4 areas of its actual production activities, guaranteeing large product ranges, ultra high quality standards, output flexibility and complete coverage of the mechanotextile markets around the world.