History
Sames - 99 years of innovation
Leaders in Industrial Automation
"We knew it was impossible, so we did it for our customers."
Sames History
![1925 1925](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/d50b5b8f89728a9b8958e24133b140aabee0ff5a2a85db62b878c08454af5505e35b317b7f34090b8f469c4d9750f30b48f96e8f2016a184dba68f308c2685ea.jpeg)
KREMLIN introduces the first Airspray gun in Europe to the finishing industry. The popularity of this gun spreads very quickly.
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SAMES (pronounced SAH-mez), a French acronym explaining the scientific applications of the electrostatic mechanisms, opens in France.
![1950 1950](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/60dd3949c8542487b9f9f93f75674c6b127be48fbc1561a60c7eee6b9bcf81505f7df68de2f0189ed80a958d95ec05209b2138bc5dfda127781f5f5b8aeb9a5c.jpeg)
KREMLIN launches AIRLESS spraying in Europe.
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REXSON launches its industrial equipment range for high viscosity materials.
![1955 1955](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/ec9f2c01b8736a335aaa2e3a9cfa8b6927aa17a52543f6193ad717a35b99ff93de57c59787712a6eacad4157db79cb93668bc99a1ad8ba57936e450b1790cfcf.jpeg)
Electrostatic systems are installed in many R&D facilities worldwide.
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SAMES introduces the JR50, the first industrial powder coating manual gun, to the world.
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KREMLIN impacts the paint market with Airmix® - a unique technology combining quality finish & productivity with high transfer efficiency to achieve minimal overspray.
![1980 1980](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/f55737e25e289b8befb2c9a90260664ca292f155f91e9da4ec3f36c721ae8afa1d7a8c1152c81b0a17dcf3fb60e23d075611fe001dcc0c1458182cfd44cf1c86.jpeg)
First automotive paint system installed at French auto manufacturer, Citroën's Aulnay plant.
![1990 1990](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/f3910f35f7204f5c41743a00753e752142b6b5a92713166ceb2f11e67bec930a4e8ddb4364e96da6f8e1b194494444b147ce3ee0efe97535ea36874c4618942d.jpeg)
Expansion of automatic paint machines & water-based paints within the automotive market.
![1993 1993](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/0dff9a79e9f56b24750228380c8fb450ce5a159dbe9abb2fcd15f2a96d7ecda6ecbbeb53796539d4a6d29b23375bfa552d296de0bc3cfd7a4b024c456713de54.jpeg)
SAMES launches INOBELL, its innovative bell technology for powder applications.
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SAMES disrupts the paint market with ACCUBELL, its best technology for water-based paint applications.
![1994 1994](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/2254f290b777ac06373393eece926ebd8f376e072b679b0eac56f4625deeeaa7a8881af99af76eb3df88f0b3e1213ce157b6362ecad22c0a0cad74886a06273b.jpeg)
REXSON designs & manufactures the first High Accuracy Flow Control Dispensing Gun - Volurex® for Automotive industry.
![1995 1995](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/97633ddeb6332841dc4ae357f334acbe6503ea03be09bada32892f1de25d14e877b2e980487cd876e651ca605185a17f75a9e77916870acff7cbd930c3bdc01d.jpeg)
KREMLIN joins the EXEL Industries group, a world leader in spraying technologies used in agricultural & industrial markets.
![1995 1995](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/ce18ff507828da73a7d3f54dcb40ba6dbb2628aade2ece4653a18d2a72e5c48bfe62a696a39a487071fdefd5b0a0c63d8cc1e41a901fd9b196c219ebda2f3384.jpeg)
KREMLIN introduces the first packing-free pump technology, the Flowmax®, double acting piston pumps with proprietary bellow seal.
![1998 1998](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/e59506d9809b576d5b7af9cac60f1316fb7d05897ad80cfe5cb9a3c136369d0a82701a10e2fafa44e13d22f27c1407a7357dd9100b27e2bd9210378818082342.jpeg)
REXSON introduces the Quatro™ 4 Ball Pump range delivering high & constant flow.
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SAMES develops the first powder quick color change booth, PVV EasyColor.
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Integration of robotics on paint lines.
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KREMLIN launches Cyclomix™, a complete range of 2K liquid electronic proportioning systems, integrating the innovative Injectmix™ concept.
![2001 2001](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/97633ddeb6332841dc4ae357f334acbe6503ea03be09bada32892f1de25d14e877b2e980487cd876e651ca605185a17f75a9e77916870acff7cbd930c3bdc01d.jpeg)
SAMES joins the French EXEL Industries group to become SAMES Technologies.
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KREMLIN and REXSON merge to form one company, KREMLIN REXSON.
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Successfully launches new powder coating Mach-Jet equipment and Auto-Mach-Jet.
![2007 2007](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/c9f235a2f8e56d321e4da53ebe4dc085e96e3ff011fd985aae6051f5ddfce4809c616d00ab637d15bf3c6a6417e2411fa04153367ffb147aaae1f6d65453019f.jpeg)
SAMES launches robotics range with PPH 707 THV, the turbine high speed SuperLife™, to the market for electrostatic bells.
![2007 2007](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/6465510344087ed63e0f6157734bd0c107e132bac20daa3b79a39a17d97e5faae063edd79d5566552cc6f72363480bd69bcaba90886052303171e2825ff4769f.jpeg)
KREMLIN REXSON launches S3 & HTV gun ranges.
![2009 2009](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/166a288f4c67bd2d3a892569396c49d56b65154a2218b5188fa50ec5879236b50c93d026259dfee22d5eec2ca6b647bb0104e7d8de46a6da8fb91f915a0be739.jpeg)
KREMLIN REXSON commercializes the AIRMIX® Xcite® gun, distancing itself from the competition with a superb design & exclusive technology.
![2009 2009](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/c8366de0bdeb896c65af3f15bf53da05c364a7652c725e79341fe09c435e4e74a4e719efb59ab8d570b25e23fb5f465921623a0d1e2204b68c751480d4542c98.jpeg)
Airmix® and Airless® NEW pumps
KREMLIN launches a brand new generation of liquid feeding pumps, from medium to high pressure, with an incredible stable flow and always the unsurpassed KREMLIN Airmix® quality and Airless® productivity.
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New electrostatic spray methods introduced for micro-lubrication.
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The ACCUBELL is upgraded with the EVO version delivering an ultimate evolution of the iconic bell into the paint market.
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KREMLIN REXSON & SAMES
synthesize their unique expertise in
spray & electrostatic technologies
to market the NANOGUN.
![2017 2017](https://a.xsaltocdn.net/imgs/7940e058d1f6f26d1ff8748528c6376fbd140bc73f56d8e3594bcf039fa175260d5a1d5d33c07053ad1af4bf03e5c00519c791a93f307f0431a13c77af984179.jpeg)
Sames & Kremlin-Rexson merge to become SAMES KREMLIN
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Takeover of Eisenmann Intec which becomes iNTEC SAMES KREMLIN, expert in bonding in automotive hardware
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SAMES KREMLIN innovates with its L1K high viscosity dispenser and EasyMask, the first robotized masking solution
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SAMES KREMLIN and iNTEC SAMES KREMLIN merge to become Sames