Founded in 1982 in Cormano by Aldo Rosani, Fipe System started out as F.I.P., later becoming F.I.P.E., acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Prefabbricati Esteri. After moving to Nova Milanese in 1984 and the launch of production in the 1990s in a 1000 m2 plant, nowadays the company works in Cogliate, in Brianza, with a headquarters covering 1500 m2 and a team of around 10 employees. Fipe System specializes in producing partition walls for offices and professional spaces with a mainly Italian market and a production split between the wood and aluminium sectors.
How is FIPE System’s production process structured?
We ask Fabio Rosani, the company’s General Manager.
“Our production process is structured into well-defined stages. Starting from the planning stage in the office, where we use Autocad to design the walls. From here, we generate excel files containing the orders and cutting lists, optimised with software combined with the SCM panel saws, Maestro optiwise, to reduce waste or sent to the Maestro lab, the CAD-CAM programming software, also supplied by SCM, for the drilling diagram. At the following production stage, programming is managed by SCM’s Easyflow MES which coordinates the work of the three machines in the wood department (a ‘gabbiani p60’ panel saw, a ‘morbidelli m100’ drilling and routing machining centre and a ‘stefani kd hp’ edgebander) and monitors the operations in real time via the IoT Maestro connect platform. At the final stage of servicing, we use the same digital portal for after-sales support and machine monitoring”.
What are the main advantages you have encountered when using the MES Easyflow?
“The MES System has revolutionized our operations on multiple fronts. First and foremost, in terms of visibility and transparency: in the past, to check if a piece had been produced, we had to physically check at the factory. Nowadays, we have our finger on the pulse of the situation in real time, directly from the office. Furthermore, we have a more exact feedback on prevision and realistic production times: Maestro optiwise allows us to assess the production times with reliable simulations, while the MES software calculates the actual times, including activities such as the machine preparation and equipping. Another significant advantage is the possibility of having an accurate idea of costs: thanks to these tools, we can establish the exact cost of each order, a key aspect for our competitiveness”.
What are FIPE System’s future developments?
“Our mid-long term aim is the complete digitalisation of the company. This includes not only the integration with other systems but also a continuous investment in staff training. We strongly believe that technology should go hand in hand with skills development to ensure a sustainable and innovative growth”.
A conscious innovation model
Fipe System proves itself to be an example of how a family-run business can evolve in a highly competitive context, embracing digitalisation to improve efficiency and transparency. With an eye on the future, Fabio Rosani and his team are laying the foundations for further growth, keeping their roots firmly set in the tradition and quality of Made in Italy design.
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