In 1985, the first integrated automation system for Tyre Cord bobbins, featuring doffing (Doffer), overhead transport (Shuttle), inspection, weighing, sending to temporary storage, picking and packing, is installed in Guben (Germany).

This is the basic concept of the Salmoiraghi Handling system for continuous fibre which still represents the company core business, with countless solutions and international patents.

Doffers are developed in variants suitable for various types of products, including BCF.

In this period, which coincides with the development of continuous fibre plants in Taiwan, Salmoiraghi achieves market leadership in this sector, with over 50 automation systems installed on the island, counting among its customers the most important names (Nan Ya, FCFC, Tainan Spinning, Hualon, Shinkong, Far Eastern, Chia Hsin) for which it automates many production plants.

At the same time, the “Salmoiraghi solution” is acquired by several large Korean groups, DuPont in USA and Canada, and Sabic in Saudi Arabia.