2014
Establishment of the Argentinian subsidiary.
2011
Takeover of press manufacturer Sutter.
2008
Opening of the Chilean subsidiary.
2006
“Vaslin Bucher” becomes “Bucher Vaslin”.
2001
Purchase of Mercier Sanchez in Rivesaltes. The plant becomes a remote production site.
2000
Opening of the American subsidiary through the acquisition of KLR Machines.
1996
CMMC becomes Vaslin Bucher SA.
1986
Takeover of CMMC by Bucher Guyer, Switzerland.
Takeover of Friulmeccanica, Bucher Guyer’s Italian licensee, and merger with Vaslin Italia.
1983
The company manufactured its 50,000th wine press.
1980
The company adopts the name CMMC for exports.
1974
Takeover of continuous press manufacturer Coq.
A year of record sales.
1973
Institut du Développement Industriel (IDI) acquires a stake in the company.
1970
Awarded a Certificate of Merit in the corrosion-resistant products category at the Washington Congress of the Society of Plastics Industries.
1961
The company manufactured its 10,000th wine press.
First exports to Japan.
1946
Gaston Bernier buys the Vaslin press patents. 1st distributor agreement signed with Juttaud in Charentes.
1945
Gaston Bernier founded the company Création des Constructions Méca-Métalliques Chalonnaises (CMMC).
1874
Johann Bucher created the hydraulic press.
1857
Joseph Vaslin registered a patent for a horizontal press with a square wooden cage.