FIMAC S.p.A.

FIMAC S.p.A. is an Italian aerospace company founded in 1921, based in Senago, Italy. It designs and manufactures hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, ram air turbines, and environmental conditioning systems for various aircraft. The company holds certifications including EN 9100, AQAP-2110, AQAP-2210, EASA Part 21 Subpart G, and Nadcap for non-destructive testing.

FIMAC S.p.A. was founded in 1921, inspired by a new type of air motor. In 1925, production was extended to other compressed air machines. In 1930, production of a new series of aeronautical products began: ignition with automatic heat rating (developed and patented by FIMAC), complete with air navigation systems including vacuum pumps, valves and manifolds for gyroscopic systems and fuel pumps. These products were fitted to the fleet of seaplanes commanded by General Italo Balbo, that flew across the Atlantic in 1933. From 1932, FIMAC provided pumps for oil and fuel for Bristol Pegasus engines to Alfa Romeo. From the 1950s, the company began production of propeller pitch regulators for Piaggio, which lasted over 20 years. In the 1960s, FIMAC designed and used RAM air turbine technology, including RAM air turbines designed and developed by FIMAC, and built a wind tunnel for testing. In the same period, FIMAC participated in the Viper engine program and the production of the BFCU (Barometric Fuel Control Unit). In the early 1970s, FIMAC had its international breakthrough with the Tornado, a co-production between Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. As a result, FIMAC designed and manufactured three major hydraulic parts, after beating other international competitors. In the second half of the 1970s, FIMAC developed and produced a variety of new types of product, such as high pressure hydraulic pumps, landing gear controls and a new generation of pressure switches. In the 1980s, FIMAC expanded its scope to environmental conditioning systems because research in previous years led the company to develop considerable expertise in thermodynamics and dynamics of gasses and vapours, resulting in the invention of a new technology called MVX.

• Hydraulic actuators

  Actuators designed according to customer specifications, used on various types of aircraft (fighters, trainer, business jet, helicopters).

• Valves

  Valves designed according to customer specifications, used on various types of aircraft.

• Dampers

  Dampers designed according to customer specifications, used on various types of aircraft.

• Pressure switches

  Pressure switches designed according to customer specifications, used on various types of aircraft.

• Pneumatic rudder bias actuators and systems

  Rudder bias actuators and systems designed according to customer specifications, used on various types of aircraft.

• Canopy valves

  Canopy valves designed according to customer specifications, used on various types of aircraft.

• Ram air turbines

  RAM air turbines designed and developed by FIMAC.

• Cooling systems based on vapor cycle and multivortex compressors

  Cooling systems based on vapor cycle and multivortex compressors.

• Air conditioning systems based on standard automotive components

  Air conditioning systems based on standard automotive components.

• Electronic hardware and software

  Electronic hardware and software.

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