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Amisco is a privately owned, family managed company based in Italy. It is a global leader in the design and manufacture of encapsulated electric coils, complete solenoid-operated valves and pneumatic pilot valves for industry. The company continues to expand its portfolio and global footprint by increasing yet further its presence in the world’s emerging economies and developing new state-of-the-art products. Strong global growth sectors include the pneumatic, refrigeration and hydraulic industries, as Philip Yorke reports.

Amisco was founded in Italy in 1936 by Alessandro Novelloni to manufacture transceivers and, by the 1950s, television sets. The Novellino family re-named the company ‘Amisco’ in 1974 and following consistent growth it has become a world leader in the manufacture of solenoids, coils and pilot valves. The Amisco Group designs and manufactures standardised as well as customised encapsulated electronic coils for a broad range of industrial applications. These include specialised products for industrial pneumatics and hydraulics, truck pneumatics, fluid control systems, automotive, refrigeration and heating applications.

Today the Amisco Group is composed of four different divisions headquartered at its extensive facilities in Paderno Dugnano, Milan. This state-of-the-art facility is comprised of more than 8000 square metres of production and bench testing facilities. Currently the Amisco Group employs more than 500 people worldwide and in 2016 recorded sales of more than €65 million. The company is also fully ISO 9000 certified. This well-established, family owned company is headed by Cesare Novelloni, who is president and general manager of the group and son of the company’s founder. Today he runs the company in association with his sisters Donata and Alessandra.

Customised diversity

Amisco’s strong orientation to the development of both standard and customised products sets it apart from its competition on the global stage. The company is a worldwide partner for clients that need highly specialised, innovative products in order to meet their specific requirements across all continents and markets. The main fields of application covered by Amisco are pneumatics, for both standard solenoid operators and pilot valves, as well as OEM designed products. For the automotive industries, it is focused on the design of pneumatic valves for trucks and coils for applications under the car bonnet. Fluid control systems also benefit from the company’s coils, solenoids and magnets for industrial automation, processing, refrigeration and medical applications, among many others. Hydraulics is a segment that is served with coils for both the industrial and mobile equipment markets.

Affiliate group companies include ‘Sali’, which is based in Castellioni and is responsible for medium volume production runs; and ‘Sacem’, based near Monza, which is designed for the assembly and final testing of pneumatic components for solenoids. In 2006, Amisco Acsc was established in Shenzhen, China, in order to manufacture a diverse range of coils for the Far Eastern market.

expanding standard product ranges

In recent years the company has been continuing to expand its standard product ranges and is phasing out some of its less profitable customised products. Subsequently, Amisco has been upgrading its 10mm, 15mm and 22mm valve ranges and putting more investment into the development and manufacture of solenoids for the refrigeration industry with its advanced EV13 product range. In addition, it has been developing its PS16 coils for the automotive industry, which represents over 25 per cent of its total sales.

All Amisco products are backed by a strict quality guarantee and are fully tested throughout each production stage. Amisco works in close partnership with its key suppliers, which it sees as being vital to its continuing success. As a result, it works with some of the leading players in a variety of industry sectors, including Cassarollo Piero, Almet, Mca and Gi-fe for shearing. The group also works with Spema and Ghidini Electromeccanica for its assembly processes. For its high quality copper coils it retains Irce, Elektrisola Artesina and Essex Italy. The company’s major plastics suppliers are Du Pont de Namours, Domo Engineering and Mito Polimeri for raw materials and Marca,

Arte Plast and Mex Plast for moulding. Turnings for the group are provided by Viglienghi, Torneria Colombo and Record, while Vmc is relied on for numerous industrial treatments.

expanding global footprint

Amisco has been increasing its presence in all the major global markets for many years and as a result more than 80 per cent of its products are exported to over 35 countries across four continents. Europe remains its primary market; however continuous investment in the Americas and in particular the US and Brazil, as well as India, Taiwan and China, has resulted in strong growth in these regions. By creating a global network of sales and distribution agents the company has been able to increase its presence in its global markets significantly. Localised production has continued to be an important factor with the creation of a new, modern manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic to serve the eastern European markets.

With its focus on new product development and the expansion of its manufacturing facilities worldwide, the future for Amisco looks assured. n

For further details of the Amisco Group’s innovative products and services visit: www.amisco.it