Tournaire Equipment
More than 180-year expertise in precious raw materials processing equipment (design, commissioning and servicing)
Creation of Tournaire
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1833
Joseph Tournaire establishes his craft activity in a small workshop in Grasse
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1950
Deployment in the pharmaceutical agrochemical markets
International expansion & technology portfolio broading
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1961
The first floating-filter extractor was designed by Gilbert Tournaire and installed in the TOMBAREL perfumery in Grasse
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1970
Development of export and entry into the Asian and Middle Eastern markets
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1984
First supercritical CO2 extraction unit and first Agitated Filtering Bottom Extractor, a technology with a significant reduction of the ecological footprint
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1992
First automatic Filtering Bottom Extractor
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1994
First dryer for pharmaceuticals delivered to SOCHINAZ
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2000
First complete automated turnkey unit
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2010
First pilot subcritical water extractor. Patented
Development of services
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2015
Arrival of Franck Bardini as COO
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2019
Preparation of the spin-off of the equipment business, incorporated into and legal entity : Tournaire Equipment SAS. Effective spin-off completed January 1st 2020
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2020
Launch of WiNatLab, a collaborative intelligence solution to reduce clients’ time-to-market
Founded in Grasse in 1833, Tournaire was originally specialized in natural raw material processing equipment.
Through several phases of mechanization (1950), industrialization (1960) and automation (1980), Tournaire Equipment has been able to design and manufacture new units to broaden its unique and innovative portfolio.
Recently, Tournaire Equipment put a strong focus on Natural market applications and development of new tailored services solutions.
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