Research and Development
Research and development activities (R&D) have always been a strong point of the Group. Therefore the company did many investments in this direction during the years. The R&D team is today composed of 34 persons further supported by specialised external consultant.
Thanks to its research and development activity, the Company can constantly adjust its products to the customers need and maintain an advanced technological position in its reference productive sector. Fidias research develops in all the lines of activity of the Company.
Fidia is strongly involved in public co-funded research activities. Fidia is currently participating in several projects funded by the European Commission, the Italian Ministery for the Economic Development and the Regione Piemonte. Such projects represent the opportunity of cooperating with internationally acknowledged universities and research centres.
The results of these projects contribute significantly to the definition of the Group’s main product development lines in the medium and long term.
Our Company
Fidia S.p.A. was founded in 1974 by two young engineers graduated at Politecnico in Turin and interested in minicalculators for industrial applications in automation, an important innovation in those years. For more than twenty years Fidia has been designing and producing Numerical Controls for the management of sophisticated machine tools for mould machining. In the following years it has increasingly expanded its market worldwide by opening subsidiaries in the most important countries.
In the early nineties Fidia expanded its activity by developing the first high speed milling machines. Up to now 2/3 of Fidia’s turnover come from this business line. In the early nineties Fidia expanded its activity by developing the first high speed milling machines. Up to now 2/3 of Fidia’s turnover come from this business line. In nearly forty years of activity Fidia has never abandoned its strong vocation for innovation in all its technologic fields: software, electronics and mechanics. In fact, the investments in research and development are never below 10% of its turnover.
FAQ
Fidia is the head of a group of subsidiary companies (the “Group” or the “Fidia Group”) which comprises 8 subsidiaries and numerous Centres, which provide support to customers all over the world, guaranteeing fast and efficient service.
With more than 10% of its turnover invested in Research & Development activities, and driven by a strong vocation for innovation, Fidia develops the entire system, machine, numerical control and process software, and is able to implement the best solution to meet the customer’s specific needs.
Dedicated to the machining of complex parts, Fidia has acquired an excellent reputation in the automotive, energy and aerospace industries, where its 5-axis milling machines are appreciated in a wide range of applications.
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