The group
Since the year of its construction in 1970, the seat of Villa Cortese has always been the headquarter of the Company. All strategic decisions for the group are made here together with the engineering, building and testing on the plants bound to be sold in all continents (Antarctica excluded!). During the years, the constant growing of commercial activity, especially abroad, has brought about the creation of different IMEAS seats and some specific affiliates and subsidiaries
1990 – IMEAS Australasia (Australia): The seat in Victoria, Australia, deals with commercial activities related to the promotion and selling of IMEAS products in Oceania. Although small in dimension, the Australian market is an important reference point in South-East Asia.
1999 – IMEAS Inc. USA : Strategically located into the greatest world economy, the offices of Peachtree City, Atlanta, represent the commercial interface for the customers in the United States and Canada. This seat also runs the pre-sales and post-sales support.
2001 – IMEAS Beijing Liason Office – P.R. China : We could not miss the opportunity of being present in the economy with the highest growing rate in the world. Our representation office promotes IMEAS technology both for wood and for metal processing. Mother-tongue Chinese speaking staff has proved to be the best choice for this country that has great potentiality although very difficult to approach.
History
1966
16 maggio
IMEAS is incorporated. Its name stands (roughly) for Industrial Machines, Equipment And Specials.
1967
The first calibrating machine for particleboard enters into production.
The design for the first wide-belt grinding machine for metals begins.
1970
The Villa Cortese (Milan) industrial building is inaugurated.
Avesta Press Plates from Sweden (today Outokumpu Press Plates) receives its first grinding machine for press-plates. Renewed in 2001, this machine is still in service.
1975
Imeas enters into the surface finishes business for metals, becoming its leader soon thereafter.
1977
First expansion of the industrial complex and offices building.
1986
New expansion to foreign markets; soon the turnover for sales In foreign countries will reach 80% (with peaks of 98%) of the overall turnover.
1990
Establishment of IMEAS Australasia (Victoria, Australia), first foreign company of the group
1993
Delivery of first grinding machine for steel belts, the basis to all modern continuous presses.
1996
Reorganization of the industrial area with the construction of a new building of 2000 m² exclusively for the mounting and testing of machines and plants.
1998
Expansion of the office block to reach the present 700 m².
1999
Establishment of IMEAS Inc., with seat in Peachtree City (GA), USA. Delivery of first 10feet-wide machine
2002
Creation of the Italian-Chinese joint venture IMEAS Sanding Manufacturing (Suzhou), Ltd. with seat in Suzhou, P.R. China.
2004
Production of first coil-to-coil completely designed by IMEAS
2005
Mr Franco Zenere, CEO of IMEAS since 1986, becomes President of IMEAS spa.
2017
At Ligna 2017 Imeas presents the new “EvoL” family of sanding machines.
Production of first 12feet wide (3600mm) sander ever.
200
Employees
1500
Clients
20
Turnover (Mil€)
5
% of annual revenues invested in R&D activities
The Industrial Complex
The present industrial complex of IMEAS spa lies on an area of 25.000 m², of which 7.000 m² are covered and dedicated to production, assembling and delivery activities. Administrative, commercial, technical offices and archives are located in a two levels building of 1.500 m², just in front of the production area.
The most important activities for the manufacturing of IMEAS machine such as the milling of the frames, supports and reducers boxes and the turning, grinding and balancing of all rolls (about 2000 a year) are carried out inside the production area.
Qualified staff, efficient machines and a modern metrology department equipped with state-of-the-art instruments allow keeping the production level on extremely high quality standards.
The Industrial Complex
The present industrial complex of IMEAS spa lies on an area of 25.000 m², of which 7.000 m² are covered and dedicated to production, assembling and delivery activities. Administrative, commercial, technical offices and archives are located in a two levels building of 1.500 m², just in front of the production area.
The most important activities for the manufacturing of IMEAS machine such as the milling of the frames, supports and reducers boxes and the turning, grinding and balancing of all rolls (about 2000 a year) are carried out inside the production area.
Qualified staff, efficient machines and a modern metrology department equipped with state-of-the-art instruments allow keeping the production level on extremely high quality standards.