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11 April 2025

Starting Spring with lightness

In the northern hemisphere, winter is changing its robe and the first signs of spring are shaping the landscapes. The season of lightness and the first rays of sunshine call for lighter clothing and lighter footwear.

20 January 2025

Sustainable technology for your shoe production

Also for DESMA the new year 2025 has started and we are particularly pleased that in 2024 we have been able to record the second-best year since the company was founded.

11 December 2024

Facing challenges and seizing opportunities

An eventful year is now coming to an end. For us and also for many of you, our House Fair this year was an unforgettable experience.

9 October 2024

DESMA House Fair 2024: Get-together for the global footwear industry

„The DESMA House Fair is a must for us!” – „We cooperate very closely with DESMA. The great thing about the House Fair is that we can see our joint projects in action.”

4 September 2024

DESMA House Fair 2024: PIONEERING. TOGETHER. - A varied program awaits you!

The countdown is on! In about three weeks, the DESMA House Fair will take place again. On Tuesday, September 24, and Wednesday, September 25, Achim at the gates of Bremen will once again become the centre of the international shoe industry.

28 August 2024

Visit us at the SIMAC 2024 in Hall 14, Stand D37

This year, DESMA will once again be exhibiting at SIMAC Tanning Tech in Milan. We look forward to welcoming you to the leading international trade fair for industrial shoe manufacturing from September 17 to 19, 2024.

8 April 2024

Innovation, sustainability and automation are the central topics at the DESMA House Fair 2024

Finally, on 24 and 25 September 2024, the traditional DESMA House Fair will open its doors to customers, friends and visitors from all over the world to inform them about the latest technologies in footwear production.

10 October 2023

Visit us at the A+A 2023 in Hall 16, Stand C42

The A+A 2023, the leading international fair for occupational health and safety, will take place at Düsseldorf’s exhibition centre from 24 to 27 October 2023.

12 June 2023

HEADING FOR MORE SUSTAINABILITY / SAVE THE DATE: SIMAC 2023 AND A+A 2023

The new photovoltaic array on the roof of Production Building C went into operation in May. It covers an area of roughly 1000 square metres and produces around 85,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity per annum.

22 February 2023

DESMA AUTOMATES FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION – ROBOT-AIDED SOLUTIONS FOR CEMENTING UPPER AND SOLE WITH AMIR®C

Robotic and automation solutions by DESMA Schuhmaschinen GmbH help the footwear industry automate production processes and raise product quality, efficiency, flexibility and sustainability in footwear production Manual labour still accounts for a major share of the [...]

7 October 2022

DESMA HOUSE FAIR 2022: THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY GETS TOGETHER IN ACHIM

More than 700 trade visitors – More than 70 exhibitors, partner companies and representa-tives of 150 shoe factories – 28 lectures at the “DESMAology Footwear Innovation Conference” – Live demonstrations and presentation of the “Laceless Challenge” winner [...]

8 September 2022

DESMA HOUSE FAIR 2022 - THE LATEST TRENDS AND TOPICS

We’re into the final countdown: only three weeks to go till the DESMA House Fair. On Monday, 26 September and Tuesday, 27 September, Achim on the outskirts of Bremen will once again be the hub of the international footwear industry.

4 April 2022

WELCOME TO THE DESMA HOUSE FAIR 2022

Endlich ist es wieder so weit: am 26. und 27. September findet unsere traditionelle DESMA-Hausmesse statt. Wir freuen uns sehr, Sie alle erneut in Achim begrüßen zu dürfen. Bis 2018 hat die DESMA-Hausmesse die internationale Schuhbranche regelmäßig in Achim versammelt.

12 August 2021

INVITATION TO OUR WEBINAR: RAPIDLY CONVERTING YOUR IDEAS INTO PRODUCTS

Do you want to see at first hand how your design ideas and functional requirements are developed into shoes? Do you want to experience how state-of-the-art processes are applied to monitor comfort, quality, cost effectiveness and design?

30 June 2021

INVITATION TO OUR WEBINAR: SEE BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF YOUR SHOE PRODUCTION

Is data the new gold? We believe it is. Amongst other things, a precise data analysis is the basis for efficient production. Do you know what your production robots did last night or during the last shift?

22 April 2021

INVITATION TO WEBINAR "UPGRADED AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS – ROUGHING NX"

Roughing is one of the key tasks to be considered when leather and/or synthetic textile uppers are to be attached in direct soling processes.

8 March 2021

EXCLUSIVE “NOVACOAT-D” LAUNCH EVENT

Together with our industrial partner BASF we cordially invite you to our exclusive “NovaCoat-D” launch event. Visit our webinar on Thursday, 11 March 2021, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM (CET).

2 November 2020

DESPARTS 2.0 – THE SMART SPARE PARTS SYSTEM

DESMA simplifies spare parts ordering and takes part in the “LongLife” joint research project to improve life cycle forecasts of wearing parts.

25 September 2020

TRENDS IN FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION

Design, automation, variety, cost-effectiveness and resource-saving production: the footwear industry is facing enormous challenges which DESMA can help to address with its machines, services and innovations.

24 August 2020

LET ROBOTS DO THE WORK FOR YOU

Automation can streamline work processes, raise productivity, improve quality and consequently increase overall economic output. Robots and appropriate automation solutions can also minimise existing and future risks.

2 July 2020

“FACTORY OF THE FUTURE” COMPLETED

DESMA Schuhmaschinen GmbH has built its new production and office complex in just one year – Production and commercial business units will move in before the end of July – The building is designed to reflect the latest workflow and logistics principles and has [...]

28 November 2019

HOW CUSTOMER WISHES TURN INTO PRODUCTS

DESMA Showroom is one of the first ports of call for customers and internal inquiries – Large variety of services: sample production, material tests, automation tools – Robots and laser facilitate shoe production.

28 March 2019

Bare is beautiful

DESMA Schuhmaschinen GmbH helps to write the success story of barefoot shoe producer leguano. 26 bones, 20 muscles and roughly 100 ligaments: the human foot is an amazing thing.

20 September 2018

DESMA House Fair 2018

Record attendance at the 2018 DESMA house fair: for two days, 780 trade visitors and 54 exhibitors made Achim the centre of the global footwear industry.

1 June 2018

Heading for success with safety shoes

DESMA Schuhmaschinen GmbH delivers its largest and most modern direct soling machine to Atlas, a manufacturer of safety footwear in Dortmund – Atlas has opted for production facilities from Achim for four decades Black, heavy and uncomfortable: for many years [...]