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asmec supplies its clients with test bench equipment, production lines for automotive injectors, and pumps for power steering or clutches. Among its clients we find names such as Magneti Marelli, Fiat, TRW, and Marzocchi Pompe. Yet the automotive sector is only one segment served by this company based in Bari (Puglia region). It has expanded, over the past few years especially, into the pharmaceutical industry – with excellent results; the sector already accounts for 10% of the company’s business. Major international players in the healthcare sector, such as Merck Serono S.p.A., use Masmec’s automated systems to assemble and test pharmaceutical dosing machines. A visual control system, deploying video cameras throughout the production chain, is used for consistency and precision control. Within the same field, the company’s equipment is used to inspect dialysis machines, focusing on the pump system. Its expertise also extends to the biomedical field, where it has developed a system for molecular analysis
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Automotive Robotics: Serving the Biomedical Sector. Pictured: Masmec’s robotic system for DNA diagnosis. The company partners with leading European research centers specializing in the study of mechatronics