Insight

Established in 1988, OMC – Wirelombardia designs and builds bespoke secondary operation machines for fasteners. Claire Aldridge, deputy editor, visited Olginate to find out how the company’s continuous investment in new projects and technologies is helping to create innovative solutions tailored to customers’ specific needs.

By focusing on flexibility and the specific needs of each individual customer, OMC is able to design and develop custom solutions to guarantee the best technological approach to production, creating tailor-made machines that enable maximum productivity and profitability, engineered primarily for the automotive sector.

OMC is known in the fastener industry for its various production lines including milling, turning and drilling, as well as high performance machines for the controlled calibration of threads – especially after surface coating. The company also produces machines for cold deformation, as well as a vast range of assembly machines.

Over time numerous machine models have been born and evolved to meet customer requirements. This includes the OMC 6 SP CN shank slotting machine with electronic cams for concrete fasteners. With its high productivity, and great versatility, the OMC 6 SP CN is designed for the execution of special milling operations for self scraping concrete screws.

Compact, solid, and sturdy, it is a machine driven by a high precision mechanical movement and, supported by electronic cams connected to the mechanical movements, enables the best machining profile to be assisted by interacting with the touchscreen panel. The machine also features a fast and efficient range change system to minimise production downtime, as well as being machine 4.0 ready on request.

“This fully automatic, high performance machine was created for high productivity to manage production costs and guarantee the best quality of the finished product,” highlights OMC – Wirelombardia Srl.

OMC continues: “The high-quality of our products has always been underlined by the knowledge and professionalism within the company after 37 years. Because of our knowledge of the complete production cycle of individual parts to be assembled, we are able to build effective and efficient machines designed and created ad-hoc to meet the specific production needs for every type of product. By working in a variety
of industries we are able to acquire different technologies and transfer them from one sector to another, creating innovative solutions for our customers.”

Another of these innovative solutions includes the recently developed multi-tool cam lathe. The company explains: “Our focus is not just developing new machine models. We have also recently technologically revolutionised existing machine models to satisfy new applications requested by customers. These include the automatic assembler for structural bolts and the drilling machine for banjo screws.”

The OMC 14 DB drilling transfer for banjo bolts is a multi-station transfer with a compact design, specifically designed for the delicate drilling operation on banjo screws in the automotive industry. Banjo screws have meticulous qualitative requirements and need to be entirely produced following a process without any flaws. The OMC 14 DB is able to perform precision drilling without any flaws and burrs both inside and outside the holes, guaranteeing 100% quality of the finished product. 

Thanks to CNC technology, the production parameters can be adapted for any size and type of material to boost cycle times and the duration of cutting tools. A special monitoring system for tool wear also guarantees the best quality of the finished product and enables cost reduction. The OMC 14 DB also has a loading and unloading system in masked time; a fast tools change system; ‘real time’ monitoring of tool wear status for drilling units; as well as being machine 4.0 ready. 

In order to further support its customers, OMC also offers remote and on-site assistance to guarantee a prompt and effective solution, which is supported by specialised technicians able to assist customers across the globe. The company outlines: “OMC machines are used in five continents and over 30 countries all around the world. We strongly believe that we are part of a production chain and to ensure the chain continues to run smoothly we have to adapt and look to the future. The know-how and flexibility of our company, as well as the benefits of being a family-owned business, enables us to face any challenges presented, as well as continue to invest.”

OMC has therefore invested in a new 2,000m² piece of land where a brand new production site will be constructed to increase its production capacity and enable the company to grow further, on both a technological and an organic and productive level; to help meet customer demand.

“Investments help us look to the future. We strongly believe that the greatest opportunities come to those best placed in the market, which is why we’re also focusing on sustainability too; to ensure we’re always ‘one step ahead’,” highlights the company. As part of this commitment, OMC recently received a certificate of recognition for 100% use of energy derived from renewable sources to cover all of the electricity needs for the new building. The new site will be equipped with solar and photovoltaic panels, and OMC will also be taking into account the choice of materials, as well as heating and cooling systems, for an optimum, sustainable work environment. 

The company concludes: “The development of any idea must be supported by a technical study. The construction of valid and effective machinery starts from a sound idea and an excellent design. Using the most advanced design systems, as well as the best technology and components on the market, OMC is able to supply high-quality machines to satisfy the needs of an increasingly sophisticated and complex market.”