S.M.I – 30 YEARS OF SUCCESS Looking into the future – solar energy A consolidated reality specialized in the design and manufacture of machinery, equipment and tools for the tube processing industry: Copper, aluminium, stainless steel, cupronickel and bundy. The SMI Group ( Sistemi Meccanici Industriali S.r.l. ) whose head offices are situated in Varmo, province of Udine, Italy, is also extremely open minded, constantly looking into innovative projects that in recent years are assuming always more significant importance and development. A popular company’s slogan is “ 100% made in SMI ” since their basic philosophy is to concentrate within the factory walls the various production phases, starting from designing of the machinery unto painting and final testing. This all happens in SMI in their manufacturing plants in Varmo (Udine) - about 15.000 sq.mt. Thanks to this, they are capable to have a constant and severe control on the various production processes and above all to guarantee professional upgrading of its personnel – today the SMI Group, composed of 3 companies, counts 130 employees totally – to guarantee a highly qualified product and an efficient after-sales customer service. Thirty years of experience has produced many positive results due to continuous investments in production processes, innovative technologies and high-grade training to specialized personnel: SMI’s Group today is exploring and specializing itself in the field of alternative energy sources and has already designed and manufactured a series of machines for the solar panel industry. It’s worthwhile to mention that a completely automatic line for the manufacture of solar panels for one of the most important solar-panel world manufacturers has been studied and intelligently integrated into an existing working process, in which the various components – serpentines & collectors – are produced, starting from coils. In fact, this is the first and only completely automatic and industrialized working centre in the world, integrated ed implemented into an existing plant, which represents the “ heart ” of the solar panel itself. Since 1978, the first family concern was established specializing in industrial automation and high precision mechanics: the company gradually was transformed into an Industrial Group which is today a Leader in the filed of CNC machines and integrated industrial automation in the areas of refrigeration, air-conditioning and heating, besides, obviously, solar energy.