RELIABLE, INNOVATIVE, ECLECTIC Over the years SIMIC SpA has developed into a very diverse and innovative company, engaged in plant installation and maintenance as well as in the manufacturing of critical equipment for leading scientific research bodies. The Italian company is also a contributor to the ITER project. Barbara Rossi reports.
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IMIC SpA was established in 1975 by Ferruccio Boveri and Giuseppe Ginola, who are still managing the company today. It initially specialised in light carpentry and industrial plant installation and maintenance. A turning point came at the beginning of the new millennium, when it managed to secure its first cryostat and vacuum chamber orders for the research sector. Thanks to this, SIMIC started playing an important role for major international scientific research companies and organisations. The company’s development continued uninterrupted over the years and in 2011 a new cutting edge plant dedicated to large equipment manufacturing (weighing up to 3000 tonnes) was built in the 100 Industry Europe
harbour area of Marghera Venezia. Moreover, 2013 saw the installation of two latest generation machine tools, built according to the best technological standards. One of these was a floor type boring machine, which was installed at the Camerana plant, while the other was a gantry milling machine installed at the Marghera site. The latter is one of the largest gantry machines in Europe. Alongside the development of the manufacturing division, SIMIC has also strengthened its plant division, to become the industry leader both in Italy and abroad. In 2012 it built two large turn-key plants for the food sector, in Turkey and Mexico.
