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A history that counts - Over 160 years of expertise

Bucher Vaslin has had a real passion for vines and wine for almost two centuries.
From Joseph Vaslin’s first presses in 1856 and Johann Bucher’s in 1874, to today’s wide range of presses, we put our unique experience at the service of winemakers, oenologists and the entire wine industry.

BV-Argentina

Establishment of the Argentinian subsidiary.

sutter

Takeover of press manufacturer Sutter.

chili

Opening of the Chilean subsidiary. 

bv

“Vaslin Bucher” becomes “Bucher Vaslin”.

Rivesaltes

Purchase of Mercier Sanchez in Rivesaltes. The plant becomes a remote production site.

bvna

Opening of the American subsidiary through the acquisition of KLR Machines.

vaslin-bucher

CMMC becomes Vaslin Bucher SA.

bucher-et-vaslin

Takeover of CMMC by Bucher Guyer, Switzerland.

Takeover of Friulmeccanica, Bucher Guyer’s Italian licensee, and merger with Vaslin Italia.

50000

The company manufactured its 50,000th wine press.

equipe

The company adopts the name CMMC for exports.

verre-camion

Takeover of continuous press manufacturer Coq.

A year of record sales.

idi

Institut du Développement Industriel (IDI) acquires a stake in the company.

Awarded a Certificate of Merit in the corrosion-resistant products category at the Washington Congress of the Society of Plastics Industries.

10000eme

The company manufactured its 10,000th wine press.

First exports to Japan.

Gaston Bernier buys the Vaslin press patents. 1st distributor agreement signed with Juttaud in Charentes.

1946

Gaston Bernier founded the company Création des Constructions Méca-Métalliques Chalonnaises (CMMC).

historique

Johann Bucher created the hydraulic press. 

pressoirs-carré

Joseph Vaslin registered a patent for a horizontal press with a square wooden cage.