RECMI Industrie

What RECMI Industrie does

RECMI Industrie is a French private industrial equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1979 in Cherré and led by CEO Gilles Bodereau, that builds end-of-line automation machinery for the printing and packaging industries. The company operates two product divisions: a Graphic Arts division offering horizontal log stackers (HP1200, HP600F), rotary trimmers (CR1000, CR3000, CR3000D), compensating and counter stackers (TP300L, TP100, C 601), and floor/overhead/bundle conveyors; and a Handling/Packaging division offering robotic and collaborative palletizers (COBOFOLDER 240/300L, COBOFOLDER 300/310S, ROBOFOLDER 360, ROBOFOLDER 700, 1/1-DPAL depalletizer), case packing, bin packing, glass jar crating, bag palletizing, and AGV-based materials handling. Technology is anchored in patented electronic stacking regulation and jam clearance systems, multi-function custom robotic grippers, FANUC robot integration, and Schneider Electric MachineStruxure automation controllers, with CE-certified equipment.

The company sells exclusively through bespoke, project-based engineering engagements — every installation is a tailored design study rather than a catalog sale — with revenue derived from one-time equipment sales, after-sales spare parts, preventive and remote (tele)maintenance, retrofits, and operator/maintenance training. Distribution combines direct sales from the Cherré headquarters, a wholly-owned US subsidiary (RECMI America, est. 2016) for North America, and a network of more than 10 independent sales agents covering Vietnam, Finland, the UK, the USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Morocco, Italy and Algeria, supported by participation in industry trade shows (DRUPA, PROD & PACK, CFIA). Customer end-markets are primarily printing, with secondary exposure to packaging, stationery and food industries.

Name

RECMI Industrie

Legal name

RECMI Industrie

Website

https://recmi-industrie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RECMI Industrie is a French, family-owned industrial automation manufacturer founded in 1979 that designs and builds bespoke end-of-line machinery — robotic and collaborative palletizers, log stackers, rotary trimmers, conveyors, and case/bin packing cells — primarily for printing and packaging customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging & End-of-Line Automation Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

Keywords

• End-of-line automation
• Industrial packaging machinery
• Robotic palletizing systems
• Printing post-press equipment
• Material handling conveyors

Headquarters

HQ city

Cherré

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of end-of-line automation equipment including horizontal log stackers, rotary trimmers, palletizers, conveyors, and robotic systems. Equipment is sold as complete turnkey solutions.
2. After-Sales Services: Comprehensive service offerings including spare parts supply, on-site and remote maintenance, telemaintenance systems, retrofits and equipment adaptations, and operator/maintenance training.
3. Training Services: Operator training, maintenance training, and custom training sessions structured to specific equipment and customer needs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

RECMI Industrie designs, manufactures and installs end-of-line automation equipment for the printing, packaging, stationery and food industries. Its product range spans horizontal log stackers, rotary trimmers, compensating and counter stackers, conveyors, robotic and conventional palletizers, depalletizers, case and bin packing cells, pallet dispensers and complementary handling accessories. Equipment is delivered as custom turnkey solutions from design and manufacture through on-site installation, supported by spare parts, maintenance, telemaintenance, retrofits and training services.

Product overview

RECMI Industrie is a designer and manufacturer of end-of-line production solutions for the printing and packaging industries with over 40 years of experience. The company operates across two main divisions: Graphic Arts (Arts Graphiques) for post-press printing equipment and Handling/Packaging (Emballage/Manutention) for industrial automation solutions. The Graphic Arts division offers horizontal log stackers (HP1200, HP600F), rotary trimmers (CR1000, CR3000, CR3000D Double Stream), compensating stackers (TP300L, TP100), counter stackers (C 601), conveyors (floor, overhead, bundle/belt), and various palletizers. The Handling/Packaging division provides robotic palletizing systems (COBOFOLDER 240/300L, COBOFOLDER 300/310S, ROBOFOLDER 360, ROBOFOLDER 700, bag palletizing, bulk/wrapped/strapped product palletizing), case packing, bin packing, and Glas jar crating solutions. Both divisions share common components including pallet dispensers (automatic, various pallet sizes, Technifil containers), product collating systems, specific robot grippers, and product integration services. RECMI also provides comprehensive after-sales services including spare parts, maintenance, telemaintenance, retrofits, and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Horizontal Log Stacker HP 1200 Automatic horizontal log stacker for counting and stacking offset and rotogravure signatures, featuring RECMI's patented full electronic stacking regulation system, dynamic stream gap device, laser counting, telescopic gate, automatic endboard feeders and telemaintenance. CE certified.
• Log Stacker HP600F Log stacker for high-speed folding machines and low-pagination web presses, with patented adjustable former plate and open accessibility to the log in formation.
• Rotary Trimmer CR3000 - 25 mm Rotary trimmer for shingle streams under 25 mm thickness with manual mechanical adjustments and centralized controls.
• Rotary Trimmer CR1000 - 15 mm Rotary trimmer for shingle streams under 15 mm thickness with quick startup of the rotary trimming line.
• Rotary Trimmer Double Stream CR3000D Double stream rotary trimmer for shingle streams under 25 mm thickness, suitable for high-pagination productions.
• Compensating Stacker TP300L Compensating stacker with separate rotation and ejection process, integrating Schneider Electric MachineStruxure automation controls, for optimum bundle quality at high speed.
• Compensating Stacker TP100 Compensating stacker providing a complete, simple and convenient stacking solution for standard applications.
• Counter Stacker C 601 Counter stacker for stacking and counting copies in in-line and off-line finishing operations.
• Floor Conveyors Complete range of floor conveyors including curves, switching conveyors, bump turns, telescopic gates and waste conveyors.
• Overhead Conveyors Complete range of shingle stream overhead conveyors with vertical tower and pressure-free clamps for webpress requirements.
• Bundle Conveyors / Belt Conveyors Custom-designed bundle transportation solutions including straight conveyors, curves, bump turns and auxiliary deliveries.
• Log Palletizer Palletizer handling flat logs without compression using retractable flat support and retaining system to maintain initial log form.
• Combined Palletizer Single-gripper palletizer handling both logs and loose or strapped bundles without mechanical setting or tool changeover.
• Finishing Palletizer Automated palletizer for finishing lines processing bundled finished products such as copies, brochures and books.
• Palletizing Robot Custom-designed robotic lines for handling bundles at web presses, saddle stitchers deliveries and addressing lines.
• COBOFOLDER 240/300L Collaborative robotic palletizer without grids or fences, mounted on rollers for easy movement between production lines.
• COBOFOLDER 300/310S Collaborative robotic palletizer equipped with FANUC robot and laser scanners, operating up to 300 stacks/hour without physical barriers.
• ROBOFOLDER 360 Robotic palletizer for folder deliveries with 6-axis FANUC robot, operating at speeds up to 360 operations/hour.
• ROBOFOLDER 700 Latest-generation robotic palletizer for finishing lines, equipped with two FANUC robots for high-speed folder deliveries.
• Palletizer UNX240 Robotic palletizer for stitcher output using collaborative robot, enabling palletizing up to 240 stacks/hour without grids.
• Palletizer MUX420 Palletizer with three deliveries for processing different format stacks on pallets.
• Bag Palletizing Robotic System Palletizing robot designed to palletize bags of different formats with a multifunction gripper for pallet or box deposition.
• Palletizing Robot for Bulk - Wrapped - Strapped Products Palletizing robot with specific grippers for palletization of notebooks, brochures, packaged books and parallelepiped products.
• Robotic Palletizing Behind Finishing High-Speed Folder Robotic palletizing system for high-speed folder deliveries featuring a quick 15-second production changeover capability.
• Automatic Pallet Dispenser Automatic pallet dispenser for autonomous feeding of palletizing lines.
• Pallet Dispenser 800 X 1200 Pallet dispenser for automatic removal or insertion of EUR-EPAL 1200 x 800 mm pallets using pneumatic thrust cylinders.
• Pallet Dispenser 1000 x 1200 Pallet dispenser for EUR-EPAL 1200 x 1000 mm pallets using a unique pneumatic thrust cylinder concept.
• Pallet Dispenser 1100 X 1300 Pallet dispenser for 1300 x 1100 mm pallets with automatic removal and insertion capabilities.
• Plastic Pallet Dispenser MP3/DIC Plastic pallet dispenser for MP3/DIC format plastic pallets with automatic handling.
• Technifil Stainless Steel Container Dispenser Stainless steel container dispenser using unique pneumatic thrust cylinders for high-stability storage and handling.
• Robotic Case Packing Robotic case packing cells for packing bags, stacks and similar products into cases of various format-sizes using dedicated tools.
• Bin Packing Systems Robotic bin packing cells for placement of various bulk products into cardboard boxes or plastic crates.
• Box Loading System for Film-Wrapped Products Robotic solution for placing film-wrapped products into boxes.
• Glass Jar Crating Robotized case packing cells for packing glass containers using magnetic or suction grippers.
• 1/1-DPAL Depalletizer Robotic depalletizer using One-By-One technology with a 6-axis robot and 3D motion capability, achieving up to 700 stacks/hour.
• After-Sales Service Comprehensive customer support including spare parts, on-site and remote maintenance, project management, retrofits and training.
• Spare Parts Original spare parts supply with quick delivery, tracking and guaranteed original-equipment parts for installed equipment.
• Maintenance Preventive maintenance programs and repair interventions with preliminary diagnosis to optimize equipment availability.
• Telemaintenance Remote maintenance via internet connection for quick diagnosis, reliability improvement and production availability.
• Retrofits Equipment adaptations and reorganization services for better adaptation to market development and evolving customer needs.
• Training Operator and maintenance training sessions, structured as tailor-made programs adapted to specific equipment and customer needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 700 stacks/hour depalletizing capacity with 1/1-DPAL robotic system
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• FERROSTAAL VIÊTNAM Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive sales representative for RECMI Industrie in Vietnam. Handles sales, customer support, and representation in Vietnamese market.
• GRAAFINEN KONE OYcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in Finland. Contact: Kari Saarinen, Director General.
• IMC AMERICA InccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in USA. Contact: Ric Mayle, Vice President Sales and Marketing. Located in York, Pennsylvania.
• JANUSTECH LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in United Kingdom. Contact: Steve Cathie, General Manager. Located in Cheshire, UK.
• KAMBOO MARKETING (PTY) LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in South Africa with offices in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. Contact: Hannes Kritzinger, Managing Director.
• PRINT & PACK AUSTRALIA Pty LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in Australia. Contact: Nathan Broughton, Bindery & Digital Finishing Manager. Located in Macquarie Park, NSW.
• PRINT & PACK NEW ZEALAND Pty LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in New Zealand. Contact: Nathan Broughton, Bindery & Digital Finishing Manager. Located in Auckland.
• PROTEMA S.L.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in Spain. Contacts: Pablo Clavell, Commercial Director, and Antonio Saez, Director General. Located in Barcelona.
• SODIFEBcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in Morocco. Contact: Abdessamie Mouaci. Located in Paris.
• ULISSE TRADINGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for RECMI Industrie in Italy. Contact: Sergio Facchini, Marketing Manager.
• FANUCstrategicTechnology or IntegrationFANUC robot integration in collaborative palletizers (COBOFOLDER, ROBOFOLDER 360, ROBOFOLDER 700). RECMI specifies FANUC robots for reliability and durability under repeated use conditions with heavy products.
• Schneider ElectricstrategicTechnology or IntegrationSchneider Electric MachineStruxure solutions chosen for compensating-stacker TP300L, indicating technology partnership for automation control systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cermex (Sidel Group): Specialist in case packing, shrink-wrapping, and end-of-line packaging solutions. Direct overlap with RECMI's case packing, bin packing, and palletizing product lines, particularly in food and consumer goods end markets.
• Qimarox: Dutch manufacturer of palletizing systems, conveying equipment, and material handling solutions. Comparable mid-sized specialist in end-of-line palletizing and material handling serving European industrial customers.
• Brenton Engineering: US-based manufacturer of end-of-line packaging systems including robotic palletizers, case packers, and conveying equipment. Comparable mid-sized specialist profile to RECMI with similar custom-engineering approach.
• Schneider Packaging Equipment: US-based specialist in robotic palletizing, case packing, and end-of-line packaging systems. Closely comparable product offering and target customer base to RECMI's handling/packaging division, particularly in collaborative robotics palletizing.
• Columbia Machine: Manufacturer of palletizing equipment, conveying systems, and packaging machinery. Direct overlap with RECMI in palletizer and end-of-line system design, serving similar industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: German global leader in packaging and bottling machinery with extensive end-of-line palletizing, conveying, and robotic systems. Far larger scale and broader portfolio, but directly overlaps RECMI's end-of-line integration and palletizing product lines.
• BEUMER Group: German family-owned intralogistics specialist with strong palletizing, packaging, and conveying systems. Similar family-controlled structure and comparable end-of-line product range to RECMI, with significantly larger scale.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery conglomerate offering palletizing, case packing, conveying, and robotic integration solutions. Competes directly with RECMI in end-of-line integration across multiple end markets including food and packaging.
• Sidel (Tetra Laval): Global supplier of packaging equipment including palletizing, conveying, and case packing solutions for beverage, food, and consumer goods. Comparable end-of-line product portfolio and customer base to RECMI's handling/packaging division.

Regional players

• Müller GmbH: German manufacturer of end-of-line packaging machinery including palletizers, stretch wrapping, and conveying systems. Closely comparable product range to RECMI with primary geographic focus on DACH region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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