UMV Coating Systems AB is a Swedish engineering company specializing in innovative surface treatment, coating, and sizing technologies primarily for the paper, board, and packaging industries. The company develops and supplies complete coating solutions, including equipment for single- or double-sided pigmenting, surface sizing, and barrier coating applications, along with associated services such as process optimization, installation supervision, training, and aftermarket support.
Its key products and technologies include the INVO® Coater (a zero-dwell jet coater), INVO® Tip metering elements, ABC™ profiling systems, TWIN™ coaters and sizers, and various rod, gravure, and moisturizing systems. These enable high solids applications, improved coverage, energy efficiency, and sustainable barrier properties for packaging materials. UMV maintains a state-of-the-art pilot coating facility in Säffle, Sweden, used for industrial-scale validation of new materials and processes, including collaborations on renewable coatings.
Headquartered in Säffle with production facilities there, the company operates globally with more than 600 installations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. It is a member of the privately owned Mattsson Group and traces its roots to the 1960s as AB INVENTING, later evolving through names including BTG Coating Systems AB before focusing exclusively on coating and sizing as UMV Coating Systems AB. In the industry, it is recognized as a technology leader for custom coating sections in new builds and rebuilds, emphasizing innovation, reliability, and support for sustainable production in the coated paper and board sector.
Also known as BTG Coating Systems AB, AB INVENTING, and Inventing.
Pilot trials validated Kemira’s KemAlpha on UMV’s coating platforms, demonstrating OTR <1 and oil/grease resistance while assessing runnability and process compatibility for scale-up.
