Fully automatic cutting, sewing and folding systems for industrial home textile production, from the fabric roll to the finished product.
Carl Schmale GmbH & Co.
Ochtrup · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About SCHMALE DURATE
Carl Schmale GmbH & Co. (SCHMALE DURATE) develops, manufactures and distributes industrial machines and systems for processing home textiles. The product range includes fully and semi-automatic cutting, sewing and folding systems that process fabric rolls into marketable end products such as towels, bed and table linen, tea towels, curtains or cleaning cloths. The range is complemented by transport systems, cover reversing stations and automatic winders, as well as a full service offering from commissioning to training, maintenance and repair through to general overhaul, retrofitting and modernization with original spare parts. Founded in 1936 as a sewing machine dealership in the Münsterland region, the family-owned company can look back on more than 85 years of history and over 60 years of continuous development of cutting and sewing systems. Sales extend from Europe to all over the world; the headquarters with development, production, sales and service is located in Ochtrup.
- Site
- Ochtrup
- Processes
- Cutting of fabric rolls, Sewing, Folding, Longitudinal hemming, Longitudinal slitting, Winding (automatic winding), Cover reversing, Spare parts manufacturing with CNC machines (in-house machine building)
- Materials
- Textiles/fabric rolls (home textiles: towels, bed and table linen, tea towels, curtains), Textiles / fabric rolls, Metals and plastics
- Founded
- 1936
- Industries
- Home textiles (towels, bed linen, table linen, curtains, cleaning cloths), Home textiles (terry towels, bed linen, table linen, curtains)
- 01
Development and design (CAD)
- 02
Mechanical engineering and spare parts manufacturing
- 03
Assembly of the systems
- 04
Commissioning and training
- 05
Maintenance, retrofitting and spare parts supply
Materials Processed
Textiles / fabric rolls
Processing of home textiles such as towels, bed and table linen, curtains and cleaning cloths from the roll to the finished product.
Metals and plastics
Used in in-house machine building, including CNC manufacturing of spare parts.
Sites
Ochtrup
DEHeadquarters: development, production, sales, service
- Materials
- Metals, plastics
- CNC machines
- Machine tools
- Measuring and inspection room
Machines and Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting of fabric rollsJoining | – | – | – | – | Textiles (fabric rolls) |
| SewingJoining | – | – | – | – | Textiles |
| FoldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Textiles |
| Longitudinal hemmingJoining | – | – | – | – | Textiles |
| Longitudinal slittingJoining | – | – | – | – | Textiles |
| Winding (automatic winding)Joining | – | – | – | – | Textiles |
| Cover reversingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Textiles |
| Spare parts manufacturing with CNC machines (in-house machine building)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metals, Plastics |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic cutting, sewing and folding systems | Carl Schmale GmbH & Co. | – | – | – | Ochtrup, Germany |
| Longitudinal hemming machine | Schmale A1 | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic winders | Schmale | – | – | – | – |
| Cover reversing stations | Schmale | – | – | – | – |
| Transport systems | Schmale | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1936
Foundation of the family-owned company Schmale as a sewing machine dealership in the Münsterland region.
- 1930er/1940e
Conversion of standard commercial sewing machines for industrial applications; Schmale became a licensor, among others for Union Special.
- Frühphase
Development of the first longitudinal hemming machine (A1) and automation of further production stages such as longitudinal slitting; sales first in Europe, later worldwide.
- 1980er
Major automation leaps thanks to microelectronics; integration of ever more partial steps into a single system; management by Carl Schmale junior.
- 1990er
Focus on fully automated, computer-controlled systems; integration of folding machines; the product range covers the entire production process.
- 2000
Start into the new millennium with the manufacture of complete, fully automated production lines for bed linen manufacturers – SCHMALE DURATE offers solutions from a single source.