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GMA, design and manufacture of automated machines
and production lines

Our history & milestones

Since inception in 1973, GMA has constantly striven to build an organisation to support businesses in their automation processes.

1973

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1988

2011

2013

2014

2017

1973

GMA launched in Poligny (Jura)

The first customers are local businesses in the machining, eyewear and food industries

1981

Design and engineering office

Opened to develop automated machines and production lines for customers nationwide

1988

Export business launched

With initial sales to the European market and development of a local partner network.

2011

GMA bought up

By Marie-Pierre and Patrice Vienne.

2013

Takeover of Centre Automation (Jura)

Specialising in the design and manufacture of hydraulic presses.

2014

Takeover of SPPR (Loire-Atlantique)

Specialising in the design and manufacture of customised food packaging machines.

2017

Takeover of Mecaprocess (Ain)

Specialising in the design and manufacture of cutting lines for the food processing industry.

Core values

Customer service as a top priority

At GMA, complete customer satisfaction is our constant goal. Over the years, the company built a reputation for consistently delivering on customer expectations and contractual obligations. This is the ethos that drives our commitment to the projects we take on daily.

Sustainable relationships built on trust

At GMA, we believe that the success of a venture depends above all on the human factor. The mutual trust established with our customers is key to sustainable operations. The majority of our customers have trusted in us for a number of years, and their renewed commitment by our side helps drive our company forward.

A positive mindset

At GMA, we view each new project as a genuine opportunity. Rather than focusing on the difficulty of your technical issues to be overcome, we prefer to consider each one as a fresh challenge to which our teams can lend their extensive skills and expertise.

Our strengths

With experience spanning more than half a century we have built a versatile team with complementary skills in several key areas:

  • Mechanical design
  • Robotics and automation
  • Conveyor systems
  • Packaging
  • Hydraulic engineering

We use this multi-sectoral technical expertise to offer you standard and custom-built machines and production lines with the capacity to meet a broad range of applications.

 

Our team

A multidisciplinary team with complementary expertise

The GMA team is equipped to cover the full design and manufacturing cycle for your industrial facility. Our broad range of expertise involves the following departments:

  • A sales team which also includes project coordinators
  • A design office including the mechanical and electrical engineering, robotics and automation sections
  • A machining workshop dedicated to production of mechanical parts
  • A department for installing and commissioning the facility on the customer’s premises
  • Support teams: customer service, sourcing, administration.

A team with an international outlook

Whether on a Commercial or Technical level, the GMA team business and technical aspects. With extensive field experience for more than 50 years across all continents, we have the technical and human resources to manage your projects anywhere in the world.