Rius-Comatex

Textile machinery since 1940

Rius-Comatex is a Spanish textile machinery manufacturer that has been in business since 1940. It designs and builds equipment for knitting and warp-preparation processes. Its machines are used in the medical, food, textile, and plastics industries. The company says it operates in more than 100 countries and has 50 years of export experience.

Products and applications

The catalog is organized by end-use sector:

• Medical: medical gauze pads and gauze cutters, roll winders, surgical masks, tubular bandages, bandages, and gauze.
• Food: meat nets, fruit nets, and fishing nets.
• Textiles: narrow fabrics (crochet and weaving), trimmings, ropes (braiding and waxing), cords, cleaning tubes, direct and sectional warping machines, warping creels and accessories, beams, cross-winding and parallel-winding machines, and winders/folders.
• Plastics: Raschel machinery and plastic solutions for food applications.

Service and support

The company has an international service and spare-parts network, as well as technical training in several languages. It supports customers from consultation and commissioning through after-sales service. Its website says it has 85 representatives across most countries.

Background

• Founded in Manresa, Barcelona, in 1940; it has more than 85 years of operating history.
• The company describes itself as one of Spain’s top 100 manufacturers of capital goods by export volume.
• It says it is committed to renewable energy.

Contact

• Address: Crta. Manresa-Solsona, Km. 4.2, Polígon Industrial “Pla dels Vinyats,” 08250 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Barcelona, Spain.
• Phone: +34 938 764 422.
• Email: vrc@rius-comatex.com.