Go with the flow IMI FAS is proud to create high-technology solutions that are ‘smaller and better’. Emma-Jane Batey spoke to the Managing Director, Martin Maas, to understand how the company’s philosophy of solving problems has enabled it to be widely respected for pushing boundaries and creating answers.
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ounded in 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland, and later acquired by IMI Precision Engineering, IMI FAS is a recognised market leader in fluid control solutions, specialising in miniature solenoid valve technology and Microfluidics. Right from the start, IMI FAS has been dedicated to solving problems, as Managing Director Martin Maas explained to Industry Europe, “We have long been associated with our impressively high level of customisation. We push boundaries. We can reach levels of customisation that our competitors don’t want to go to; that’s not to say that they may not be capable of that, but rather that is our business model, and our passion. We always want to take solutions as far as they can go, to push the specification so the product is smaller, lighter and faster.”
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This focus on consistently creating innovative and high-technology solutions that reach an impressive level of customisation is why IMI FAS only offers tailor-made products. Mr Maas continued, “You will not find a IMI FAS catalogue; all our products are specifically projectbased and we have no standard products. We have platforms as starting points for creating new solutions that harness our experience of over 40 years.”
Something special As part of the global IMI Precision Engineering, IMI FAS is a Swiss company which is engaged in the development and enhancement of solenoid technology. The company has built a unique reputation as a
