Itema S.p.a. is a multinational Italian company that produces

textile machinery Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major Textile industry, industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then Dyeing, dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then con ...

for all types of

weaving Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal ...

History

The history of Itema begins in 1967 with the birth of ''Somet'', leading

company, in the

province of Bergamo The province of Bergamo (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of , and contains 242 ''comune, comuni'' (municipali ...

in northern Italy. In 2000, the company changed its name to ''Promatech'', after the acquisition of ''Vamatex'', another important

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

company, also located in the Bergamo area. The new company acquired ''SulTex'' (Sulzer textile), a Swiss textile machinery manufacturing company, whose origins date back to 1834, and the exclusive producer of projectile looms in the world. In 2012, the three historic brands – Somet, Vamatex and Sulzer/ Sultex – changed name and re-branded as one unique ''Itema'' brand. In February 2014, the company launched Itema Academy, a program to recruit and retain promising young people and recent graduates in collaboration with Confindustria Bergamo, and opened ItemaLab in March, a new research incubator in the Kilometro Rosso technology park, just outside Bergamo.

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