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The Magic of Transformation As HP Watermakers reaches the milestone of its 30th anniversary, the company knows that water is the basis of life. It’s a story made up of research, innovation, targets achieved and bringing this essential resource to where it was not available before by Désirée Sormani - ph. Courtesy by HP Watermakers

ounded in 1995 in Zibido San Giacomo, a few kilometres from the centre of Milan, HP Watermakers specialises in the production of a wide range of totally automated and interfaced desalinators capable of producing 10,000 litres per hour of de-

salinated water using all the standard AC voltages. This year the Milanese company celebrates 30 years of activity, an important landmark in a history made up of research and innovation, but also of difficult moments, like the period after the crisis of 2008. “The RP TRONIC patent of 2003 is something we’re very proud of”, says Gianni Zucco, co-founder of HP Watermakers, “It’s an automatic pressure regulation system that’s revolutionised the way on-board desalinators function, making them much more user-friendly. RP TRONIC also gave us the opportunity to implement the AMCS system for automatic pressure maintenance, the BiBi system for remote control via the Internet, the Part-NET system for interfacing with navigation plotters and lastly the

Above: the new version of Genius (lighter and easier to instal and regulate). Introduced in 2020, it marks an important step (in timeline below) in HP Watermaker’s 30-year progress as it makes it possible to obtain drinking water from the yacht’s on-board tap. Right, the HP Watermakers team with co-founders Gianni Zucco (also on opposite page) Luciano Zucco, Grossi Valeria and Purchase Manager Valentina Zucco

Sea0Spot system for automatic treatment of water from the quayside”.

yachts, eliminating all the problems involved in storing plastic bottles

A significant turning point came in 2019 with the introduction of Part-

– and also their purchase, transport, conservation and disposal! This

NET, an interface for desalinators (the only one on the market). This

means that a few minutes after desalination it’s possible to drink a

makes it much easier for owners to access an installation that is usually

glass of sparkling water directly from the tap. “From the launch of the

hidden away in the engine room. In this way its use becomes simple

Genius to late 2020 we produced over 1,200 units for pleasure craft

and intuitive.

market alone”.

One of the company’s strengths is the made-to-measure concept. “In-

HP Watermakers also offers a WhatsApp service, available 24/7, provi-

troducing the 3.15-inch membranes in 2008 enabled us to downsize all

ding immediate assistance to solve problems by sending video tutorials

our systems, making them more compact while enhancing their perfor-

to help owners cope with all possible situations. As Zucco says with

mance, and making our products suitable for craft of almost any size,

pride, the company’s next aim is “To strengthen our sales network and

from medium-small vessels to superyachts. What’s more, by designing

especially our assistance network with the opening of sales and service

and producing in-house we can build made-to-measure units that meet

points in Asia and South America, just as we’ve already done in the

all customisation requirements”.

USA, at Fort Lauderdale, in the Middle East in Dubai, in the Indian

Backed by its extensive know-how, the Milanese company has reached

Ocean on the Maldives and in Africa at Cape Town”.

another milestone in its progress, bringing purified water on board

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