The 3i Consortium companies
CIESSE S.p.A. was founded in 1970 as an engineering company and has been operating in the railcar manufacturing field for more than 25 years.
The strategy of a focused approach on high quality products, along with the unceasing methodical research of new solutions have been the catalyst for the continuous growth of CIESSE.Aluminum alloy manufacturing being the original core of their production, CIESSE has subsequently widened their scope to railway-wagon interiors, which in turn brought them to be, in recent years, one of the leaders in their market.
Combined with their highly qualified personnel, the development of new planning techniques enabled CIESSE to work out solid 3-D models that speed-up the development of prototypes, thus satisfying customers demand on time.
O.ME.R. S.r.l.operates in the market of the interior furnishing and components for means of collective transport, founded in 1990 and operating initially in tramway field, it has been specialized progressively in the railway market.
Nowadays O.ME.R has been asserted, with appreciation of the market, in the field of the interiors for railcars making the working of the aluminum alloy own point of force. The company policy of the last years has previewed high investments finalized to upgrade engineering systems, realized with the implementation of a 3D cad-cam integrated system. The systematic use of solid modeling system from qualified personnel, allows an extraordinary engineering flexibility aimed at the satisfaction of the more peculiar customer request.
The production, based of modern machineries and systems, is highly specialized and it is essentially constituted of partition panels, vestibules coverings, luggage racks, lighting systems, inner doors and entry doors, coverings, air ducts, heated floors, side panels with electric or mechanical blinds. Products remark the wide use of extruded profiles and welded or glued laminates in aluminum alloy. O.ME.R carries out also special welding process, foaming with phenolic resins, liquid or powder painting as well as water cycle.
CARABELLI S.r.l., present in the market for 80 years, is characterized by a notable product diversification from textile articles to light carpentry of aluminum alloy and steel. Current fields of activity can be grouped into the following macro-sectors:
- Railway carriage furnishings;
- Personal protective equipment of 3rd category;
- Equipment for construction and stringing electric lines.
Regarding the Railway field, CARABELLI is a twenty years Trenitalia supplier and of most important constructors and railway carriage maintenance suppliers.
At the beginning the jobbing concerned the supply of textile articles for furnishing such as seat coatings and roller curtain and intercommunication bellows; than with TAF (high attendance train), CARABELLI started to acquire the first significant orders for metallic interiors. In the past few years, the choice to grow up within the railway field, has been rewarded from the acquisition of several orders that allowed society to be present on restyling, revamping and new railcar production projects. In order to obtain these results, Carabelli has consolidated strong partnerships for facing process that cannot be carried out inside the company, has invested in machinery and technical resources both human and HW and SW for engineering; currently the society is able to elaborate 3D models that allow an high engineering flexibility.
As a result 3i offer the benefits of specialist design and technology and individual care offered by smaller company together with the capacity and security of a larger group. All three companies count major reference in the Railway industry from Trenitalia, Ansaldobreda, Firema, Keller, Corifer, and other worlwide manufacturers.