SAMES KREMLIN

What SAMES KREMLIN does

SAMES KREMLIN (Sames) is a French industrial automation company founded in 1925 and headquartered in Meylan, France, operating as a subsidiary of the Exel Industries conglomerate. The company designs and manufactures manual and automatic spray application equipment for liquid coatings, powder coatings, adhesives, and sealants, with a portfolio spanning spray guns, pumps, controllers, plural-component mixing and dosing systems, and robotic bell applicators (e.g., Airmix®, Cyclomix® Evo, Nanobell 803, Flowmax®, IS5000). Under multi-brand architecture (Sames, Kremlin, Inocoat, Nanocoat, Intec), it serves Automotive OEM, Automotive Tier 1, Automotive Battery, Railways, ACE (Agriculture, Construction, Earthmoving), Wood, General Industry, Transportation, and Specialities manufacturers, emphasizing precision, material efficiency, and sustainability benefits such as reduced overspray and waste.

The business model combines one-time industrial equipment sales (spray guns, pumps, controllers, automated applicators) with recurring services revenue from turnkey projects, training, technical support, warranty, maintenance contracts, spare parts, and certified workshop repairs. Pricing is quote-based with multi-year contract cadence and varies by configuration, region, and application. Go-to-market is anchored by enterprise field sales and dedicated key-account coverage for automotive, railway, and general industry customers, supplemented by a channel partner and integrator network that provides local coverage across 27 countries; demand generation is reinforced through trade shows (PaintExpo), technical documentation, content marketing, and a presence on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

At scale, Sames reports €257M in annual revenue, invests roughly 4% of revenues into R&D, holds 134 active patent families, and employs 3,500+ professionals across 18 countries of direct operation. It has recently formalized an Automotive Battery vertical targeting EV battery pack coating and sealing, and has named a Director of Information Systems and Digital Transition, indicating a deliberate push into electrification use cases and digital modernization within an otherwise mature industrial automation footprint.

Name

SAMES KREMLIN

Legal name

Sames

Website

https://sames-kremlin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SAMES KREMLIN is a French industrial automation company founded in 1925 that designs and manufactures manual and robotic spray application equipment — including spray guns, pumps, controllers, and mixing/dosing systems — for liquid coatings, powder coatings, adhesives, and sealants, serving automotive, railway, ACE, wood, and general industry manufacturers across 27 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Spray Equipment

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Industrial spray equipment
• Liquid coating systems
• Powder coating equipment
• Adhesive dispensing systems
• Automated spray applicators

Headquarters

HQ city

Meylan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: Sale of spray guns, pumps, controllers, and application systems for liquid coatings, powder coatings, adhesives and sealants. Products range from manual spray guns to automated robotic applicators.
2. Services and Support: Turnkey project services (custom design, build, and installation), training, technical support, warranty services, maintenance contracts, spare parts supply, and workshop repairs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SAMES KREMLIN manufactures and sells industrial spray application equipment for liquid coatings, powder coatings, adhesives, and sealants. Its portfolio spans manual and automatic spray guns, paint circulating pumps, plural-component mixing/dosing systems, robotic bell applicators, and integrated control systems. The company also provides turnkey project design/build/installation services, training, warranty support, maintenance contracts, spare parts, and workshop repairs for industrial manufacturers.

Product overview

SAMES KREMLIN provides a comprehensive portfolio of industrial application equipment organized into three main product lines: Liquid Application (including Cyclomix® Evo, Airmix® Xcite®+, Fpro G, A35 HPA, and pumps for paint supply and circulation), Powder Application (manual and automated powder coating systems, booth systems, and accessories), and Sealant & Adhesives (including 1K and 2K dosing systems, applicators, guns, control systems, and pumping solutions). The company also offers control systems like the IS5000 and robotic applicators such as Nanobell 803 Robotic for automated precision coating. These products serve industries including Automotive (OEM, Tier One, Battery), Wood, ACE (Agriculture, Construction, Earthmoving), Railways, General Industry, Transportation, and Specialities. SAMES KREMLIN operates across 27 countries with €257M in revenue and has invested 4% of revenues in R&D, holding 134 families of active registered patents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kremlin: Brand for spray painting equipment including Airmix pumps, guns, and control systems
• Inocoat
• Nanocoat
• Intec

Products and services

• Cyclomix Evo Plural component electronic mixing and dosing system for precise liquid material application in industrial coating operations.
• Inogun M Manual spray gun for industrial coating applications.
• Airmix Xcite+ Manual Airmix spray gun for efficient liquid coating application using air-assisted airless technology.
• Nanobell 803 Robotic Robotic bell applicator for automated high-precision coating in automotive and industrial applications.
• IS5000 Control cabinet system for integrated process control and automation of coating application equipment.
• 33F440 Flowmax Paint Circulating Pump Flowmax paint circulating system pump for continuous liquid material delivery in industrial coating operations.
• Fpro G Conventional LVLP/HVLP manual airspray gravity spray gun for industrial finishing applications.
• A35 HPA Automatic airspray gun for high-performance industrial coating operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 257 M€ annual revenue demonstrating market scale and customer adoption
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Exel IndustriesparentOthersExel Industries is the parent company of Sames, providing strategic direction and corporate governance for the group of industrial application technology companies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB Ltd. ABB supplies industrial robots, including painting and coating robots used in automotive OEM finishing lines. It competes with Sames' robotic applicator (Nanobell) line as part of its broader robotics and automation portfolio.
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW is a diversified industrial manufacturer with finishing and coating-related businesses. It overlaps with Sames in fluid application and industrial equipment, but as part of a much broader industrial portfolio rather than a dedicated spray-application focus.
• Carlisle Companies Incorporated: Carlisle owns legacy spray finishing brands (e.g., Binks, DeVilbiss) and competes with Sames in industrial spray guns and finishing equipment. It operates as a diversified industrial holding with coating equipment as one segment.

Direct peers

• Dürr AG: Dürr is a global supplier of painting and finishing systems, including robots and application technology for automotive OEMs and Tier suppliers. It competes with Sames in turnkey automotive coating lines and robotic applicators such as the Nanobell category.
• Nordson Corporation: Nordson designs and manufactures precision dispensing and test equipment for adhesives, coatings, sealants, and other fluids. Its precision dispensing and coating application product lines overlap directly with Sames' dosing, mixing, and application systems for industrial manufacturing.
• J. Wagner GmbH: Wagner is a German-based manufacturer of coating application technology, including manual and automatic spray guns, powder coating equipment, and robotic applicators. It serves automotive, woodworking, and general industrial customers with a product set nearly identical to Sames'.
• Graco Inc. Graco is a global leader in fluid handling systems, including industrial spray equipment for coatings, adhesives, and sealants. It directly competes with Sames in liquid application pumps, spray guns, and dispensing across automotive, industrial, and contractor segments.

Others

• Exel Industries: Exel Industries is Sames' parent company and a diversified industrial group with other application-technology subsidiaries. It is included as an ecosystem participant given its direct ownership and shared strategic agenda with Sames.

Emerging players

• FANUC Corporation: FANUC is a leading supplier of industrial robots, including painting robots for automotive and general industry finishing. It competes with Sames on the robotic applicator side, though FANUC does not produce the fluid-application technology itself.
• Yaskawa Electric Corporation: Yaskawa manufactures industrial painting robots used in automotive and manufacturing finishing lines. It is an emerging competitor to Sames in the robotic-application subset of the coating equipment market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Sames_company
• Facebookfacebook.com/sames.kremlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sames-company
• Instagraminstagram.com/sames_company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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