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Twelve solutions · Four pillars · One team

Select by what you
need in your production.

Twelve engineered solutions, organised across four pillars — what we Craft, what we Reinforce, what we Design and what we Protect. We don't sell a part; we build the complete production solution around it — the right chemistry, the right machine, the right reinforcement, integrated and kept running on your floor.

— I · We Craft · Inside the product —

Hidden structure.
Cleaner chemistry.

The bonding systems and structural layers that go inside a shoe — what holds a product's shape over years of wear, and the chemistry that holds it in place. Five houses, five disciplines, all solvent-free where the process allows it.

Intercom automatic spray-bonding machine for water-based Ecostick® adhesivesEcostick®
— I.a · Intercom —

Water-Based
Adhesives.

Montespertoli, Florence · est. 1991

The Ecostick® system: water-based adhesives and the aspirating spray machines calibrated to them, engineered and guaranteed as one. Solvent-free, non-flammable, REACH compliant.

Three families17 machinesZero-VOC gradesISO 9001
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Merckens CJM shankboard grades fanned outCJM
— I.b · Merckens —

Shankboard.

Schwertberg, Austria · est. 1888

High-density fibreboard shankboard in four grades, from kids' shoes to safety boots. Made on two board machines from 100% waste paper, on hydro power from the Aist.

CJM 888 · 188 · 158UB · 120Blue AngelFSC®Slit to spec
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Morel LUMINE toe puffs and countersLumine
— I.c · Morel —

Toe Puffs
& Counters.

Milano, Italy · est. 1926 · 4th generation

Cotton-based toe puffs and counters in three lines — Classic for heritage construction, Sustainable for recycled-fibre programmes, Custom for brand-specific blends.

Classic · Sustainable · CustomWavetechLUMINE · ISO 14855
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k-Thermo heat-activated adhesive film rollsk-Thermo film
— I.d · ALC —

Thermo
Adhesives.

ALC Tecnologie Adesive · Italy

k-Thermo: heat-activated films, granules, powders, webs and nets for lining lamination, seam reinforcement and decorative bonding. Clean, repeatable, gram-perfect.

4 chemistries5 formsMelts 72–185 °C
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Kyotex k-System sock-gluing machines and tapesk-System
— I.e · Kyotex / ALC —

Sock Gluing
System.

Kyotex k-System · Italy · 2007

Replace the glue pot with a tape. Heat-activated thermoplastic applied at the strobel stage — no fumes, no ageing pots, no cleaning between shifts, gram-perfect every cycle.

Zero solvents−40 °C to +160 °C91–500 mm
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— Independently certified, house by house —
ISO 9001:2015· REACH· TÜV· FIPS 201· SATRA· Blue Angel· FSC®· GRS· ISO 14855

Certificates and MRSL letters supplied with the shipment, or in advance on request.

Whichever line you pick,
the method is the same.

Four steps, unchanged in thirty-five years.

i.

We specify.

From the production problem, not the catalogue — chemistry, machine or spec chosen for your construction.

ii.

We prove.

Request samples and a data pack; then a working sample on your line, with a specialist beside it.

iii.

We integrate.

Shipping, customs and inland transport handled — the system arrives ready to commission, not a pallet to decode.

iv.

We stay.

Training, spares and troubleshooting from our offices across India.

— Talk to us —

Not sure where
to start?

Tell us about your product. Our specialist will spec the right solution and put a working sample on your line. Request samples today.

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