EMAI Composites

What EMAI Composites does

EMAI Composites is a French machinery manufacturer specializing in filament winding equipment and complete integrated production lines for composite manufacturing. Founded in 1989 by Mario Ciancio in Richwiller, France, the company designs and builds capital equipment used by industrial customers to produce Fiber-Reinforced Plastics (FRP) and Glass-Reinforced Plastics (GRP) tubes, tanks, pipes, fittings and elbows. The underlying process winds continuous fibers — glass, carbon or aramid — saturated with polyester, vinylester, epoxy or thermoplastic resin onto a rotating mandrel under controlled tension and angle; EMAI covers diameters from 50 mm to 6,000 mm and lengths from 1 m to over 15 m, including specialty machines for fittings, lab-scale units, and complementary equipment such as curing ovens, mandrel extractors, trimming/cutting machines, thread cutters and hydraulic test benches. The company sells custom-engineered, turnkey production lines rather than individual machines, with proposals prepared by an in-house engineering team after a detailed technical questionnaire.

The business model is custom capital equipment sales plus engineering and integration services. EMAI operates a direct, consultative enterprise sales motion with no distributor or reseller network; pricing is not publicly disclosed because every line is engineered to client specifications (fiber type, resin, diameter, length, throughput). Reported customer logos span aerospace (EADS), power generation (ALSTOM, historically EDF), industrial manufacturing (SIEMENS, ESA), and oil & gas infrastructure (AMIANTIT in Saudi Arabia, CPI in Oman), with an installed base of 300+ machines across 35+ countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The company is privately held (EMAI Sarl), shows no evidence of external institutional investment, and is led by its founder. No public revenue figures, funding rounds, M&A activity or AI/ML capabilities were identified in the available sources.

Name

EMAI Composites

Legal name

EMAI Sarl

Website

https://www.emai-composites.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EMAI Composites is a French machinery manufacturer, founded in 1989, that designs and builds custom filament winding machines and fully integrated production lines for FRP/GRP tubes, tanks, pipes and fittings, serving composite manufacturers across aerospace, energy and industrial end-markets in 35+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richwiller

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capital Equipment Sales: Sale of filament winding machines and complete production lines as capital equipment. Machines are customized to customer specifications including diameter ranges, lengths, fiber types, and resin types. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales with potential for spare parts and service contracts.
2. Custom Engineering and Integration: Design and manufacture of integrated production lines based on client products and requirements, including engineering studies, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning services.

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Core offering

EMAI Composites designs and manufactures filament winding machines and complete integrated production lines used to produce Fiber-Reinforced Plastics (FRP) and Glass-Reinforced Plastics (GRP) tubes, tanks, pipes, and fittings. The company provides turnkey production line solutions — from engineering design through installation and commissioning — customized for client specifications across diameter, length, fiber type (glass, carbon, aramid), and resin system (polyester, vinylester, epoxy, thermoplastic).

Product overview

EMAI Composites is a specialist manufacturer of filament winding machines and complete production lines for composite manufacturing. The product portfolio centers on filament winding technology for producing FRP/GRP (Fiber-Reinforced Plastics/Glass Reinforced Plastics) tubes, tanks, and fittings. The core offerings include standard and customized filament winding machines (covering diameters from 50mm to 6,000mm and lengths from 1m to 15m), complete production lines with sand distribution systems, and specialized machines for fittings including elbows and T/Y joints. Supporting equipment includes mandrel extractors, curing ovens, trimming/cutting machines, hydraulic test benches, and various mandrel types (collapsible and solid). The company designs integrated production lines combining multiple machines and equipment tailored to customer specifications for both low and high pressure applications using glass, carbon, or aramid fibers with various resin systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard & Customized Filament Winding Machines Filament winding machines for industrial production of FRP/GRP tubes and tanks, available in standard and customized configurations supporting diameter range from 50mm to 6,000mm and lengths from 1m to 15m and above. Designed for composite manufacturers requiring winding of glass, carbon, or aramid fibers with polyester, vinylester, epoxy, or thermoplastic resins.
• Filament Winding Production Lines Complete integrated production lines for FRP/GRP pipe, tube, and tank manufacturing. Includes integrated sand distribution systems for specific pipe production requirements. Designed as turnkey solutions based on client products and requirements, combining winding machines with curing, demoulding, and testing equipment tailored to customer specifications.
• Lab Filament Winding Machines Laboratory-scale filament winding machines for composite materials testing, R&D, and small-scale production runs. Designed for laboratories and research institutions developing new composite parts, fibers, or resin systems prior to scale-up to full production.
• Winding Machines for Fittings Including Elbows Specialized filament winding machines designed for manufacturing composite fittings including elbows, T-joints, and Y-joints using filament winding technology. Used by composite pipe producers to manufacture the full range of fittings for pipeline and pressure system assemblies.

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Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Direct peers

• McClean Anderson: McClean Anderson is a US-based manufacturer of filament winding and braiding machines for composite tube and tank production. It is one of the closest direct competitors to EMAI, selling capital equipment to composite manufacturers with overlapping applications in industrial, aerospace, and infrastructure markets.
• Engineering Technology Corporation (ETC): ETC is a US-based specialty builder of filament winding machines used to manufacture FRP/GRP pipe, pressure vessels, and tanks. Comparable to EMAI in target customer (composite product manufacturers), product category (filament winding machinery), and sales motion (custom-engineered capital equipment).
• Pultrex: Pultrex is a UK-based manufacturer of pultrusion and filament winding machinery. It serves the same downstream composite products market as EMAI and competes for the same composite manufacturer's capex budget, though with a heavier emphasis on pultrusion lines.
• Mikrosam: Mikrosam is a North Macedonia-based manufacturer of filament winding machines, automated tape laying, and fiber placement equipment. It is a direct competitor to EMAI in filament winding and serves many of the same end-markets including aerospace, pressure vessels, and industrial tanks.
• Coriolis Composites: Coriolis Composites is a French-headquartered manufacturer of automated fiber placement (AFP) and tape laying (ATL) equipment for aerospace and industrial composites. While focused on a different process than EMAI's filament winding, it competes for the same aerospace and industrial composite manufacturer's capital budget and shares the French manufacturing base.
• Magnum Venus Products (MVP): Magnum Venus Products is a US-based manufacturer of composite manufacturing equipment including filament winding systems, resin mixing, and spray-up equipment. It is comparable to EMAI as a multi-product line supplier of capital equipment to composite manufacturers, though with a broader portfolio spanning multiple composite processes.

Broad incumbents

• MTorres: MTorres is a larger Spanish industrial group with a composites division manufacturing AFP and filament winding equipment for aerospace and wind energy. It competes with EMAI in advanced composites machinery but operates as a broader industrial conglomerate with significantly larger scale and R&D resources.

Emerging players

• Cevotec: Cevotec is a German developer of automated patch placement and fiber composite manufacturing systems. While focused on a different composite manufacturing process than EMAI's filament winding, it serves related end-markets (aerospace, automotive) and represents an emerging technology alternative that may compete for capital budgets in the same customer base.

Market position

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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