1. The Legacy: SMAG – 30 years of history and passion
For three decades, SMAG embodied a vision: that of a French company capable of imagining, designing, and manufacturing finishing and inspection solutions recognized worldwide.
Behind this success stood a team, partners, and a shared conviction: that a machine can be born from a simple idea — as long as people believe in it together.
SMAG was also a human journey: bonds of trust woven with printers, distributors, technicians, and friends. A path filled with achievements, challenges, transmission — and above all, emotion.
2. The Hand-Over to SMAG-X: turning the page while keeping the book open
The acquisition of SMAG by the X’llence Group marked a new chapter. A page has turned, but the story continues — this time with SMAG-X.
This transition was not a break, but a managed transformation, with a clear objective: to preserve SMAG’s know-how and industrial DNA while opening a new chapter focused on innovation and international growth.
SMAG-X and MachGlobal were both born from that same ambition: to carry forward the SMAG spirit while adapting it to a world that is more open, faster, and more connected.
3. MachGlobal: continuity through difference
MachGlobal is, above all, a philosophy.
Not just a machine distributor, but a connector of technologies and talents.
Where SMAG-X designs and manufactures, MachGlobal selects, integrates, and supports — building strong partnerships with global leaders such as Luster, Spande, DYM, Hefeng, and of course, SMAG-X.
It is a natural evolution: from manufacturing to globalization.
Yet the mission remains the same — to deliver concrete, reliable, and human solutions to demanding printers and converters.
4. Renewal: more agile, more global, more personal
MachGlobal is a mindset.
Agile, because a lean structure enables quick decisions.
Global, because the label industry now knows no borders.
Close, because human relationships remain the foundation of lasting trust.
“I’m starting again from scratch, head held high, with the same passion as at the beginning — but with the experience that only time can bring. Every day, this adventure reminds me that the courage to start over is also a way of staying faithful to what we have built.”
5. Conclusion: the vision remains the same
“SMAG shaped me. MachGlobal inspires me.”
Between the two, there is no rupture — only a continuous line made of commitment, passion, and loyalty.
Global Vision means exactly that:
“Looking further ahead, without ever forgetting where we come from.”
Stéphane Rateau
Founder – MachGlobal
