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urocarbo SpA is based in the Teramo area, in the central Italian region of Abruzzo. Here the company manufactures carbon/ graphite components for mechanical and electrical applications. The range of products is composed of brushes for electrical engines for industrial and consumer purposes, as well as brushes for the automotive sector. Examples of applications using electric engines for consumer purposes include residential automated gates and lifts. In terms of mechanical applications the company produces graphite components for pumps of various types, for the mechanical, chemical and oil and gas industries, as well as for pumps for domestic use (as in the case of residential boilers) and for the food sector (such as those used for espresso coffee machines and for dairy and chocolate production). Products for mechanical applications include rings, bearings and machined carbon. The company holds all
relevant certifications with regard to the food and water industries – including TIFQ, NSF and WRAS – as well as being ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified. While partly owned by its management, the majority shareholder of the company is the Milan-based Vidoni family that owns various mechanical seal firms. Eurocarbo supplies the rest of the Roten Group, owned by the Vidoni family, with some of its products such as seal rings. Mr Tizzoni explains, “We are the only group in the mechanical seal sector that is able to produce carbon internally. We also supply advanced ceramic components, specifically silicon carbide, for special applications. “We have a well-equipped internal R&D department and for the past two years about 10 per cent of our annual turnover has been invested in this area, as well as in machinery and infrastructure (the Vidoni group’s annual turnover is €30 million). We
are continuously improving our eco products (products which contain no lead and metals) and have developed an all-carbon range.” Around 35 per cent of Eurocarbo’s turnover is generated by products for electrical applications, while the remainder comes from products for mechanical applications (with 5 per cent of this accounted for by products for special applications). Production takes place at a single site, which has recently been expanded, so that half of its 30,000m2 area is now occupied by covered facilities in which 130 people are employed. This leaves space for future expansion, which could indeed take place as the company is experiencing a growth trend.
Big and small Eurocarbo’s clients are pump manufacturers and companies supplying components to the oil sector, as well as firms engaged in Industry Europe 65
