A Generation of Captains

On 4th February 1974, North-East Italy and the economy in general had another aspect. Courageous men, with unique entrepreneurial spirit and ability to challenge themselves to embrace the idea in which they believed.
A laborious, lively, honest North-East with a strong bond with the territory, a bond with the land that we still find today in OMC’s production, indeed everything is manufactured, assembled and checked inside the plants.

The Small Workshop Grows

OMC Collareda was initially called F.lli Collareda Sdf, and it was a small mechanical workshop producing metalwork for the industry in general.
Already back then, focus was on the Paper industry with the production of tanks, chests, metalworks, assembly and installation of said products at customer’s premises and relative connection pipes.

The Potential of the Paper Industry

In 1981, acknowledging the needs of the Paper Industry to recover process water for use and recycle the raw materials contained in it, we began the adventure to design and build equipment suitable for the purpose, with the first “self-cleaning” sand filter, still being produced.

The Nuclear Sector before the Referendum

In 1983, the construction of pressure equipment destined to the Italian and foreign Chemical and Oil industry began, hence with the relative qualifications released by the various certifying bodies, ISPESL, TÜV, BS, stamp U ASME.
An activity that continued by obtaining from NIRA (Nucleare Italiana Reattori Avanzati), the second level qualification as manufacturer of equipment destined to the Nuclear sector, scarcely used due to the “abrogative referendum” on the nuclear industry in Italy.

The Company’s Transformation

During those years, some changes were made to the trade name, which led F.lli Collareda Sdf to become O.M.C. Collareda Srl, despite retaining its production features.

The Value to Create own Products

In the following years, with the scope to manufacture its own products, the resources were focused on the development and design of other technologies for the Paper industry, not only for treating water and recycling raw materials, but also auxiliary equipment to install in the stock preparation vat.

The Made in Italy Worldwide

Currently, the activity consists in design, production, assembly and start-up of systems to treat water coming from industrial and civil processes, biological systems, primary water treatment, sludge dewatering, stock preparation systems for the Paper Industry, for any type of paper, and complete deinking plants.

Engineering and Design

Particular attention is paid to all engineering and design services: with a specialised Technical Office, where skilful technicians work constantly to research and develop new projects in order to be up-to-date, and a Research and Development Laboratory that boasts the most modern equipment, essential nowadays to be competitive and constantly innovate the proposed technologies.

The Conquest of New Markets

This constant development of the company always led to the stipulation of new important contracts in the USA and Centre-South America.

OMC “Turn key”

Experience and structure allow not only to build specific equipment for the customer, but also to develop any engineering project in specific sectors, to perform “turn key” installations in any place and carry out improvement studies of existing water cycles. OMC Collareda evaluates case by case, proposing the most suitable customised solutions in compliance with laws and the main customer’s needs: recycling of raw materials, recovery of water and energy saving.

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