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Our History

ACMA is a family business since 1945 continues in the manufacture of poultry equipment.

" We are now the third generation to perpetuate knowledge and quality of production. This expertise allows us to continue to evolve and still serving the poultry farmer. "

Just for the record
A chain 10 buckets sold 3160 New Frs
A feathery 72: 640 New Frs.

The beginning

1945

The company is created under the name RAPID'CULTURE in Tunisia, she then makes the landless farm machinery , individual hotbeds , germination cabinets , and grain silos. It already presents his material in Tunis and Casablanca.

Livestock equipment begins to emerge , among others , waiting cages, brooders and fuel oil .

1955

The company left Tunisia and settled in Vaujours in the Ile -de- France , the first feathery whose feathery fingers 90 galvanized priced at 85,000 Frs appear.

1957

THE PERFECT patent deposited for the feathery 72 .

Removing the patent for the rubber fingers parablond "RC" 

1959

RAPID'CULTURE creates compact chain called bucket chain, but with the grooving , and soaking the incorporation of the Feathery sold at that time at a price of 250,000 Francs : The direct ancestor of our Compact in 2000 .

Galvanized will replace painting conveyors , soaking becomes more efficient with a water pump movement , galvanized brackets provide time-saving cleaning.

Just for the record
A chain 10 buckets sold 3160 New Frs
A feathery 72: 640 New Frs.




For the record Filmography ACA refuses to buy the concept of feathery
disc before his
beliefs plumage wet for poultry, a concept that will be taken by the vendor Mr Bayle (out with it) will start his own business, taking with him the concept of auto tray soaker.

The turning point : the 60's

" RAPID CULTURE BECOMES ACA AND SETTLED TO  FRESNE SUR MARNE »

News and innovations into the material

  • Great evolution in the design of linear conveyors with galvanized brackets 
  • Creation of the first automatic Plumeuse Against Rotation ( deposit INPI) 
  • Sale and development of the first automatic feathery , Mme VIARD ( Poultry farmer in Ain )
  • Creation of the 2800 compact string back and forth 
  • New semi fingers Stretcher ( patent filing ) 
  • Appearance of galvanized shelves trolleys 
  • Creating a long-toed réessuyeuse 
  • 1969 of ACA shall be known as the ACMA : WORKSHOP CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT POULTRY , to focus on the creative and constructive function "hardware" was doomed poultry 
  • Decentralisation of the company in the Gard, St Victor des Oules .

Openess to the world

  • The feathery 72 ( pluking machine) leaves for Germany 72 per carload . 
  • 1963: The costs of transport and the expansion of the common market favor the creation of a workshop in Germany to serve the countries of the east. Many companies that do not manufacture yet chains slaughter recommend and sell the ACA. 
  • RAPID'CULTURE local currency to settle in FRESNE SUR SEINE ET MARNE MARNE as the ACA ( Agricultural Construction Workshop) and began manufacturing stainless steel chains with high performance hooks . 
  • Important sales in the Maghreb, with the help of our dealer Mr Bouzidi 
  • Resale feathery manual and auto ferries soakers in Tunisia with Mr GUYZMIR .

For the record Filmography ACA refuses to buy the concept of feathery
disc before his
beliefs plumage wet for poultry, a concept that will be taken by the vendor Mr Bayle (out with it) will start his own business, taking with him the concept of auto tray soaker.


ACMA win 2 "INNOV'SPACE" on the occasion of the Rennes SPACE : In 2012 and 2014

Quiet strength: 70's to 90's

The 2nd generation does not turn up right away, ACMA limits his activity , it was not until 1981 that the company restructures .

Some creations

  • Many chain 2000 facilities for ducks
  • Starting the Linear for duck
  • Development of the first slaughter line for duck with anesthesia Automatic ( deposit INPI)
  • Creation of the first feathery head / neck duck (INPI Depot)
  • Invention of the Rotary Plumeuse (INPI Depot)

The Maghreb, a story that last

  • 1982: Placing on the platform market in Algeria and Tunisia 
  • Installing linear conveyors on the same countries



Le 21ème siècle

An international stance

  • Customers and retailers increasingly common in Europe and the world (ref contact) 
  • Exposure SIPSA ( Algeria ) with on-site presentation of the compact chain PL10 platform

Again and again innovations

  • Arrival of the new generation automatic plucker : the PAP5
  • Creation of the Mini 2005: Plumeuse tab ( hamstring ) , INPI Deposit 
  • Processing platforms linked to the export: establishment of the PL10 , PL30 , PL50 and Marketing the latest slicer
  • Since 2015 ACMA now offers two platforms for greater capacity, PL100 ( 1000V / H) and PL150 ( 1500V / H)

ACMA confronts his classics and sees bigger

  • To answer the new capacities on the standards European as regards the anesthesia, he sets up 2 new caskets of antesthésie: one for the manual anesthesia and the other one for the anesthesia with bath of water
  • The 2000 chaîne is also adapted to the new slaughterhouse standards of 2013
  • ACMA is expanding its range and now offers slaughter lines up to 2000 Poultry per hour
  • Since 2015, ACMA it now offers 2 platforms of greater capacity, the PL100(1000Poultry/H) and the PL50 (1500Poultry/H)