| 1972 |
foundation of the company to produce continuous mixers |
| 1974 |
production of the first sand reclamation plant |
| 1975 |
production of the first moulding carroussel
|
| 1982
|
production of the first Fast Loop and the third generation mixer |
| 1982 |
foundation of EPF in France |
| 1988 |
purchase of Fomes patents and foundation of Bicor |
| 1989 |
foundation of imf North America Inc. |
| 1990 |
introduction of Automa casting manipulator
|
|
1991
|
foundation of the engineering department E.E.E. |
| 1992 |
introduction of swir thermal sand reclamation |
|
1993
|
introduction of Fast Blow Loop (moulds blown and gassed) |
| 1994
|
development of the pattern management software |
|
1995
|
ISO 9001 certification |
| 1996
|
development of the gas fired thermal sand reclamation |
| 1996 |
foundation of IMF sro in Czeck Republic |
| 1997 |
publication of a technical book on No-Bake processes |
| 1998 |
foundation of Sunyi and creation of a J.V. in china |
| 1999 |
opening of the Beijing Representative Office |
| 1999 |
acquisition of the control of BMF in France through EPF |
| 1999
|
publication of the 2nd volume of the No-Bake book |
| 2002 |
inauguration of new facilities in the Czech Republic |
| 2003
|
foundation of a new structure: IMF
Brasil |
|
2003 |
development of the thermal debonding
and the low pressure pouring |
| 2004 |
new
structure in IMF NA |
|
2005 |
development of the robotized
fettling |
| 2006 |
foundation of IMF India |
|
2007 |
opening of new offices i.m.f. Moscow |
|
2008 |
INAUGURATION OF THE I.M.F. FOUNDRY MACHINERY TIANJIN Co. Ltd., CHINA |
|
2009 |
INAUGURATION OF THE NEW PRODUCTION UNIT, IMF BRASIL, IN PIRACICABA, SAO PAULO |
|
2010 |
ACQUISITION OF BANFI BRAND NAME WORLDWIDE LICENCE |
