Discover how Aritex designs and commissions automated body assembly lines, from the RFQ stage through to the start of series production.
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About Aritex
Since 1961, when the Arias and Teixidó families founded and gave their name to Aritex, we have driven progress with daring and innovation.
For more than 60 years, our team is demonstrating creativity in solving our customers’ problems, making us a world leader in quality engineering and efficiency.
From tooling for the automotive industry to turnkey systems for the manufacturing industry, our inspiring ideas and commitment have taken us to the top of industrial engineering.
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We look to the future with optimism and a desire to excel, ready to integrate our expertise into customers’ plants around the world. Aritex: a success story driven by passion and the desire to be the best.
Where we come from and where we are going
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Pere Teixidó – Aritex founder
1961The company was founded by the ARIas and TEiXidó families in Badalona as a supplier of industrial resources for the automotive sector.</span>
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First aeronautics project
2001ARITEX diversifies activity towards the aerospace sector with Airbus.
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ARITEX becomes majority shareholder of Loxin 2002
2012Company specialized in automatic machines, mainly drilling and riveting machines for in-line industrial applications.
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Opening of the Shanghai office in China
2013Opening of the Shanghai office in China for the design, development, manufacturing, and projects installation.
Aritex around the world
AT THE FOREFRONT OF INDUSTRY 4.0
At Aritex, with a bold spirit and an unwaveringly optimistic vision of the future, we have evolved together with our customers in the industrial sector, spreading all over the world to provide them with exceptional service, establishing strategic offices wherever necessary.
Our geographical expansion has been an exciting journey, accompanying Volkswagen in Mexico, Boeing in the United States, Airbus, COMAC and AVIC in Shanghai, Embraer in Brazil, Airbus and GE in Aritex Atlantic…. Progress has taken us to new horizons.
With a staff of more than 250 employees worldwide, our headquarters are in Badalona (Barcelona, Spain), and we have production centres and/or management offices in Pamplona (Spain), France, China, USA, Brazil and Mexico, from where we develop our technological solutions.
Creativity and innovation are the driving force behind Aritex‘s existence. We are proud to serve our customers everywhere and are ready to overcome future challenges with relentless dedication and unmatched passion. Together, we will forge a promising future driven by excellence and continuous progress.
AUTOMATION
INNOVATION AT ITS BEST
In the ARITEX Group, we embrace automation and creativity in each of our business areas: ARITEX, LOXIN and ATX ROBOTICS. Through automation, collaborative and industrial robotics, mobile robotics and digitalisation, we help our customers to achieve high standards of quality, efficiency and safety in their production processes.
Our innovative approach keeps us at the technical forefront, allowing us to offer tailor-made solutions for each customer and project. We have a team of engineers dedicated to the constant study of new systems and industrial assembly processes. Innovation drives our progress and allows us to meet the needs of our customers with great technical expertise, guaranteeing their peace of mind.
The 5 pillars on which the history and *philosophy of Aritex has been forged
On our path towards progress, creativity and optimism are what drive us. As a technological leader in sectors such as aeronautics, automotive, renewable energies, and construction, we are committed to innovation and the latest technology, adapting to the changes that robotics and digitalization are bringing about.
Our values are the core of our company and guide our daily decisions:
At Aritex, we represent these values, bringing to life a way of working that sets us apart.
At Aritex, quality and efficiency start with you. Tell us about your project and together we’ll make it happen. Let’s talk!
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