Warcom and FPT: a legacy of innovation and shared quality
A family-driven industrial vision
Sixty-five years of history cannot be enclosed in a paragraph, it needs space to be told, explained and above all understood, since it coincides with the history of a family. The history of Warcom, founded in 1979, began some 20 years earlier, in 1959 to be precise, when- Giovanni Robazza decided that there was an opportunity to carve out a space for himself in the market for sheet metal processing machines, and shears in particular. From that intuition came the first mechanical cast iron shear and the Robazza/Romea brand. It was from the ashes of the Romea brand in 1979 that Giovanni’s son Walter founded Warcom, which took up Romea’s historical ideas but brought an absolutely industrial vision of the product and its production cycle. Warcom thus quickly became synonymous with CNC-controlled machine presses, press brakes and shears. To which have been added over time the laser machines (2011) and more recently the laser machine dedicated to pipe processing, making Warcom also a company that has few equals in terms of offer range and ability to cover several technological areas precisely to find the best possible solutions. This turns out to be an advantage both in the supply of standardised machines and systems, and in cases where it is necessary to provide a real work cell made to measure and equipped with all the interlocking systems and automation necessary for large-scale production.
Vertical integration as a strategic advantage
Today, Warcom is managed by Alberto and Paolo, Walter’s sons, who represent the third generation of the family in the machine tool industry.
With a healthy turnover and a commitment to continue growing by expanding Warcom’s footprint in the sheet metal processing sector, the Adro-based company is a magnificent example of what a made in Italy product means today. Because at Warcom, the product is designed and then created in all its components.
An integrated production cycle which makes the Brescia company a very interesting example of verticalisation which, having control of all production phases, manages to guarantee a qualitative status that is decidedly above average, not only with regards to the product in the literal sense, but also for the management of production times and consequently programming. A significant guarantee for those who decide to invest in a new machine.
One of the choices that distinguish companies lies in the decision to embrace the make or buy philosophy. That is, whether one prefers to produce as many components as possible in-house or whether the choice is to buy the different parts on the market needed for a product and then simply assemble them in-house. Warcom, as we were saying, has embraced the make philosophy, and in order to honour this choice the company has equipped itself with the best tools to guarantee its high quality standard.
"The choice of keeping all production processes in-house is not always the most economical, but it is certainly the one that allows us to have the best quality result, also thanks to the fact that we can directly monitor every single step. In short, spend a little more to get a better quality and more consistent product. One of our strengths lies in the decision to equip ourselves with the best tools necessary to achieve the highest quality in our products."
Paolo Robazza, Co-owner at Warcom srl
Four decades of FPT technology at the core of Warcom’s production
Providing continuity and certainty is one of the main tasks of a manufacturer towards its customers, and ensuring continuity also requires a certain perseverance in production choices.
That’s why for forty years there have only been FPT machines in the workshop at Warcom to carry out milling operations. Thus, every Warcom machine design and drawing that is processed in-house by the company’s technical department goes through a production process where the standards of reference are high and certain.
“Our work in the workshop,” Paolo Robazza explains, “starts with the welding of the individual components of the machine structure, which are then entrusted to a group of milling machines that are calibrated according to the dimensions of the parts to be machined, so that the requirements of the individual customers can be met in the best possible way.” A very interesting aspect of these machining operations lies in the fact that the fleet of machines dedicated to this step consists exclusively of FPT milling machines that have been upgraded or replaced over time by models from the same company. This is because over decades of working together, a relationship of absolute and mutual trust has developed between Warcom and the Santa Maria di Sala-based manufacturer.
"The relationship with FPT is longstanding and well-established. The first machine that came here was an LEM in the first half of the 1980s, and we have been in the groove ever since. For more than 40 years, FPT has been a true 360° partner, offering innovative, robust, and tailored solutions for all our machining needs"
Paolo Robazza, Co-owner at Warcom srl
The reasons that led us to follow this path,” Paolo Robazza further explains, “are several: firstly, the fact that we have always gotten on very well with FPT in all respects. I won’t deny that there is even a minimum of pride towards an Italian product. And we, who are standardbearers of our Italian character, felt that manufacturing with Italian machines was more qualifying than using just any products. And the choice has proven us right: we are so happy with our FPTs that when we changed them we stayed with FPT.”
FPT’s advanced milling solutions for optimized manufacturing
The FPT fleet of machines installed at Warcom consists of three mobile upright milling machines and one gantry machine: a Verus 250 (X6000 Y1500 Z2000) a Spirit 100 (X14000 Y1500 Z4000) an Area M 140 (X14000 Y1500 Z4500). These were accompanied by a gantry: the Dinomek 480 with vertical ram and high-precision dynamics fixed table. Specifically, the size of the work area is considerable: X12000 Y4800 Z2000. The decision to be equipped with a gantry machine was the result of the growth of laser machines in Warcom’s offer and the desire to further reduce the time taken to pass through the production process.
"Today, all of our laser models are made with the Dinomek which, thanks to its gantry design, makes it possible to process the entire base part in a single step instead of having to first process one side and then, after turning and repositioning the structure, process the second half as was the case with the mobile upright machines. This has enabled us to reduce processing times while leaving the absolute geometric quality of processing unchanged if not improving slightly.”
Paolo Robazza, Co-owner at Warcom srl
A partnership built on trust and reliability
Quality of workmanship and efficiency, however, are not the only elements that can make a company’s decision towards one technology provider or another. One of the elements considered decisive concerns the reliability of the machine tool and the level of service that the manufacturer is able to ensure. “In this respect,” Paolo Robazza further explains, “the level of service offered by FPT is really high. Although I must say that we have rarely even needed it. The presence of FPT’s aftersales and assistance service is very attentive.”
"Every time a new machine arrived we were looked after with precision and punctuality. This is a basic element for us. Each new machine brings with it innovative technologies and procedural changes in their operation. Therefore, the presence of the supplier is really important to minimise the learning time of new operating systems and the innovations they entail. Even from this point of view I must say that FPT’s modus operandi has always been exemplary.”
Paolo Robazza, Co-owner at Warcom srl
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