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This article takes
us through the
70-years of one of
Italy’s machinery
manufacturers –
Officina Meccanica
Sestese (OMS) – right
from the beginnings
up to the present OUNDING THE Because looking back, we
COMPANY – 70 YEARS don’t always remember all
day. In these pages FAGO the steps of our journey, but
Officina Meccanica Sestese
we get an idea of was founded in 1949 by Maurizio we recognize the footprints
how what was a small Rossi and Luigi Cristina, during we have left. And we look
the difficult period after the sec- ahead to our new goals.
artisan company has ond World War. At that time, the
company’s activities were dedi-
become an important cated to equipment and accesso-
ries for furnaces for the produc-
engineering tion of bricks. have been designed and built: heat
OMS’ products soon had an shrinking and stretch hooding
company with more important place in the market, machines, wrapping machines,
than 10 branches and in 1958, new premises were new modular strapping heads, as
opened in Arona (NO), where, well as strapping machines spe-
and representative the production of equipment for cifically for the paper and card-
furnaces continued with new board packaging sector. Last but
companies around technology. In 1971, OMS pat- not least, the development of
ented the ‘Forca Artiglio’ for the special lines dedicated to other
the world. handling and transport of bricks, sectors.
with sales covering five continents. Working in the most diverse
Following on from this impor- productive and applicative sec-
tant growth, and newly developed tors has increased considerably
products, the new premises in OMS’ global reputation, leading
Paruzzaro (northern Italy, near it, today, to become an engi-
Novara), were inaugurated in neering company with more than
1980. 10 branches and representative
During 1990, OMS designed companies around the world.
and manufactured the first strap- The cornerstones on which
ping head – the R10 – the cor- OMS is founded are its history
nerstone product that has ena- – of course – as well as its vast
bled Officina Meccanica Sestese number of technological solu-
to become the leading reference tions, combines with solid rela-
company in the sector for auto- tionships with clients who want to
matic strapping. invest in strategic technology for
their production processes, and
DEDICATED TO THE therefore require partners that are
PACKAGING SECTOR well-prepared and who are able to
Since then up to the present provide machinery with guaran-
day, a number of new machines teed reliability over time.
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