WHY MAFLEX
Discover WHY you should choose MAFLEX for your success.
THE TISSUE CONVERTING TECHNOLOGY THAT DRIVES YOUR SUCCESS
Your ambition is just the beginning. The starting point is your goal, your idea.
Maflex offers flexible and innovative production equipement to simplify your growth in the tissue sector.
With responsiveness and efficiency, you’ll always find the right solution to meet your needs and achieve your goals.
The first step in the converting business begins here, with Maflex, in the Tissue Valley, where your technology is designed to help you overcome every challenge.
Diversified solutions, created to support you along the way.
Maflex. Meeting Your Needs at Every Turn!
WHY
MODULAR PHILOSOPHY. If you’re looking for sustainable efficiency, modularity is the key.
Maflex converting lines are designed with a simple and practical modular philosophy. Each unit is completely independent, equipped with an onboard electrical panel, control panels, and integrated safety devices to ensure autonomy and versatility.
The benefits for you:
- Simple and quick installation. After factory testing, the units are repositioned and connected on-site without additional wiring. You avoid mistakes and are up and running immediately.
- Flexible use. Each unit is independent and can be easily moved to other lines or systems. You can adapt your production to meet current needs.
- Easy updates and maintenance. Work on individual units without interfering with the rest of the line. Minimize downtime.
- Guaranteed future value. Units can be reused or exchanged, maintaining their value over time. Maximize the return on your investment.
PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY. To adapt easily to the market you serve.
Every converter is unique, and every production goal requires agile solutions.
A Maflex converting system offers a wide range of applications and is capable of producing a complete variety of tissue products, from consumer rolls to those designed for industrial applications.
Advanced automation enables quick and precise changes without the need for tools: a single operator can set parameters through an intuitive control panel, overseeing the entire process.
With these features, you can produce rolls of varying lengths and densities, with diameters up to 400 mm, with cardboard cores of different sizes or even coreless, including solid products.
PERFORMANCE QUALITY. A pragmatic and realistic approach: focusing on constant output.
How can you maximize the efficiency of your converting system?
Maflex lines ensure productivity that is directly linked to the actual operating time during a work shift.
A system operating at a constant, even moderate speed delivers superior results, minimizing downtime caused by production changes or maintenance interventions.
A continuous production cycle allows you to:
- Convert more effectively
- Produce higher-quality rolls
The focus on performance stability ensures more concrete and measurable results compared to the race for higher speeds.
RELIABILITY MADE IN LUCCA. Italian technology crafted in the prestigious Tissue Valley.
The Maflex engineering department fully designs every machine, covering mechanics, electronics, and software.
The components used are carefully selected from the best Italian, European, and American suppliers. Every system is built to last and to maintain high standards over time.
Assembly and testing are carried out exclusively in Maflex facilities in Italy or the United States, under the careful supervision of the Maflex team, which knows every detail of your system.
Your project is delivered only after rigorous quality and safety tests, ensuring maximum operational peace of mind.
THEIR WHY MAFLEX
From trust to project.
Discover more about these four projects.
BM Plus Paper Manufacturing, CZECH REPUBLIC
Tailored solutions for the efficiency we needed
A Hermes line designed to enhance quality, flexibility, and competitiveness.
“When we were looking for a partner for an advanced production line, our priority was to find a solution that matched our goals in terms of technological development and process optimization. Maflex, with the industrial Hermes line, understood our needs and exceeded expectations.
Automated systems and integrated digital controls significantly increased operational efficiency and product quality. The flexibility of the machinery allowed us to maximize both time and resources, giving us a clear competitive advantage.
Our goal was to produce a high-quality industrial product, and the performance of the Hermes line consolidated our confidence in the choice we made.”
JCS Kochavinska Paper Factory, UKRAINE
Continuous technology beyond distance and adversity
Remote installation and ongoing support for a high-efficiency consumer line.
“In a particularly delicate moment for our country, the partnership with Maflex proved strategic. The remote installation of the Hermes line marked an important milestone, demonstrating that innovation can continue even under challenging circumstances.
Designed for the consumer segment, the configuration guarantees speed, consistent quality, and great versatility — allowing us to produce a wide range of rolls without interruption on a single line.
Key solutions include the GAIA 100 coremaker with flying splice, the Heracle embosser-laminator with automatic roll change, and the Hesperia log saw with automatic press adjustment. The Pegasus smart camera system ensures advanced process control.
But what truly made the difference was the human support from the Maflex team: always available, even remotely. A choice that meant looking to the future with confidence.”
GH Groupe, FRANCE
Step by step, driving the Group’s growth
Fourth AFH line with Maflex: continuous optimization and a long-term partnership.
“With the fourth AFH converting line, Maflex confirmed itself as a strategic and reliable partner. The recent growth of GH Groupe in France is also linked to this collaboration, built on mutual trust and shared goals.
Maflex has consistently demonstrated professionalism, strengthening the relationship over time. Their continuous and tailored technical support guided every step, from prototyping to the full production line.
Each unit in the latest industrial Hermes line was optimized according to our needs, with ongoing updates. Thanks to this new installation, we increased our production capacity by 20%. A solid partnership, with a clear vision for the future.”
Olmar Sp. z o.o., POLAND
Efficiency and quality for the premium segment
A consumer line for soft, voluminous rolls and smooth, continuous production.
“To meet the demands of an increasingly selective market, we needed a line capable of delivering premium-quality products that are soft, voluminous, and consistent.
Maflex provided a solution built around the Hermes rewinder, equipped with the Constant Winding System: optimized volume, uniform winding, and superior comfort from the first sheet to the last.
The Heracle embosser-laminator, with doctor blade gluing, ensures high performance and enhances product quality, while simplifying operation and maintenance.
Fast changeovers, intuitive automation, and continuous production have enabled us to reach new standards. Maflex has proven to be a reliable, pragmatic, and results-oriented partner.”
WHAT
PRODUCTS. Tissue Converting Machinery.
DIVERSIFIED SOLUTIONS
Choose the one that suits you best.
Lines for both consumer and professional (AFH) sectors. Systems with continuous or start-stop production processes.
COMPLETE RANGE
Create your ideal product.
Machinery for every stage of the converting process, capable of producing all types of rolls to meet the demands of any market.
TAILORED ENHANCEMENTS
Customize your project further.
Optional features to upgrade machinery and processes, enabling greater flexibility and efficiency.
Technical Data Sheets.
Following an editorial project renewed in form and content, designed to tell the story of each modular unit with clarity, precision and immediacy, Maflex converting machine brochures are available in six languages-Italian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese!
You can directly download the version in the desired language via this link.
WHO
Following the project.
FROM DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION
Integrated expertise at every step.
Maflex supports you from the initial contact to the final installation.
Every project begins with an interaction with the sales representative, who works with you to define the requirements and objectives. Then, the engineering department – experts in mechanics, electronics, and software – develops a technical solution tailored to your production needs.
The Production Department schedules the assembly and testing at Maflex facilities and, after the necessary tests, proceeds with the installation at your site.
Spare parts and services are guaranteed by a dedicated team of professionals for the while life of your equipment.
Every phase is carefully managed to ensure maximum reliability and operational peace of mind.
PEOPLE AT MAFLEX
34 years average age
8.01% annual staff growth rate
70% college graduates
50% engineers
100% in-house technicians
33% of employees with more than 10 years seniority
+1000 hours of training per year ensures all employees remain skilled and up-to-date
877.5 hours – Professional Development
400 hours – Safety Training
HOW
The starting point is the finished product.
STARTING FROM THE END
Listening carefully to your needs makes all the difference.
A dedicated team of salespeople, technicians, and engineers work closely with you to develop every tissue converting project.
The system takes shape starting from your goal: the type of roll you want to produce and the qualitative and quantitative characteristics you require. Every detail is carefully analyzed to provide a tailored solution that meets your exact needs, ensuring that every phase of production lives up to expectations.
This approach gives you the advantage of starting off on the right foot, fully focused on achieving your goals.
THE IMPORTANCE OF AFTER-SALES SERVICE
Delivering your system is just the beginning.
Dedication and promptness are the pillars of our service department. Maflex’s after-sales support is fast and efficient: a dedicated team takes care of your system from installation, anywhere in the world.
- Staff training.
- Ordinary and extraordinary maintenance.
- Delivery of original spare parts within 48 hours.
Our commitment is to build lasting relationships based on trust and mutual satisfaction, ensuring your system operates at its best throughout its entire lifecycle.
WHERE
A unique context for a shared journey.
TISSUE VALLEY
Maflex is part of the Tissue Valley, the leading hub for the tissue industry in Italy and worldwide. Here, machines for producing jumbo tissue rolls are designed and the first converting lines were developed. It is the place with the highest concentration of converters and internationally recognized brands, where technology and innovation are part of the culture.
This is the environment where Maflex was born and has grown, a unique context that enriches know-how and adds value to your project.
With over 200 units installed and operating globally, Maflex is present all around the world.
LUCCA
From the Tissue Valley to your plant.
Machines are created in Lucca, at Maflex’s headquarters, where entire tissue converting lines are developed, assembled, and tested one by one.
From here, Maflex solutions are shipped worldwide, ready to operate at your production site.
- 700 sqm offices
- 3000 sqm current production area
GREEN BAY
A bridge between service and innovation
In 2012, Maflex opened its overseas headquarters, marking the beginning of its American adventure.
If you need supplies, audits, support, or spare parts in North America, the Wisconsin location is here for you. It ensures local assistance and quick response times, with a dedicated warehouse for spare parts and components. The collaboration with the R&D department in Lucca is seamless and forward-looking: working in synergy allows us to offer you solutions that are always one step ahead.
- 200 sqm offices
- 500 sqm warehouse
WHEN
Everyone loves a good story. Here’s the story of Maflex.
Maflex was founded in 1997 thanks to the vision of Giuseppe Mazzotti, a pioneer in the tissue and cardboard industries and a key figure in the development of iconic companies in the Lucca paper district.
From the very beginning, the goal was to achieve operational excellence through flexible and modular converting lines. Today, it can be confidently said: mission accomplished!
Over the years, Maflex has grown alongside its technologies. While staying true to its core principles, it has expanded and improved: to the same passion as at the beginning, it has added greater production capacity, efficiency, and advanced technology.
A recipe for success.
FACTS & FIGURES
- 56 completed projects in the last 5 years
- 6 new customers acquired on average every year
- 5,7% company sales average annual growth
- 3% of total income allocated to R&D projects
- 18 R&D projects completed in last 5 years
- +2,000 sqm Headquarter Expansion Project in 2026
Sustainability & ESG approach
- 40% of energy needs covered by a photovoltaic system.
- 20 tons per year CO₂ reduction.
- 100% Special waste recycle.
- ICONA Circular Economy Model: Regenerates and optimizes machinery.
- ICONA Eco-friendly Processes: Reduce environmental impact of machinery.
- ICONA Enhance Operational Efficiency: Adds value for our clients.
- ICONA Employee Benefits: Flexible hours and welfare platform for better work-life balance.
- 2026 +70 KW Headquarters photovoltaic panels
- 2027 Headquarters methane gas use stop
When customers asked for diversified technologies, Maflex responded with tailored and often innovative solutions. Maflex continues to evolve alongside its clients, always looking ahead to your next goal. Let’s shape the future together!
