The second appointment with the students of LIUC – Cattaneo University of Castellanza (VA) took place on Monday 30 May, this time attending the second year of the three-year degree course in Management Engineering in English.

The students were able to visit the Viganò (LC) headquarters and the FIMI Automation headquarters for direct in-depth information on the field.
The teacher. Maddalena Aime as well as Sales Manager of FIMIGroup for the ferrous division, assisted by Mr. Roberto Merlo, Sales Manager of FIMIGroup for the non-ferrous division, first illustrated the company and what it deals with, exemplifying the basic concepts of plant engineering and the problems related to it, with the most technological and innovative line created by FIMI: washing, degreasing and painting line for thin aluminium. A lot of aspects of plant engineering, automation, safety and certification, Industry 4.0 were touched on, in order to convey the sequence of processes that lead to the creation of these plants, preparatory to understanding the company organization, the management of the job order and its physical implementation, and the cost structure.

Afterwards, the students were able to speak with the CEO of FIMIGroup, Mr. Antonio Pensotti, for a chat/interview that provided notable discussion points, touching on various aspects of managing a group like ours.

We then moved to the FIMI Automation headquarters in Barzanò (LC) to visit the site, gain knowledge of the company processes and the basic concepts of industrial automation, showing the real use of the concepts introduced in the course, and reiterating the concept of the role of the management engineer within an automation and machine construction company and the job opportunities that can be offered relating to what students have learned in their Management Engineering studies.
Back at the headquarters in Viganò, we visited the mechanical and assembly workshop of the FIMI Machinery division where the systems and machines that process coils of different types of material are built, and then closed the day with the return home.

Subsequently, on Monday 6 June, the third appointment took place, to complete the company overview, thanks to a conference call with Mr. Domenico Mastronicola, Business Analyst & Controller of FIMIGroup, who illustrated the methodologies for recording and monitoring costs per order, highlighting the main problems encountered and the various solutions proposed.

Good luck with the continuation of their studies from FIMIGroup to all the students who were involved in the three appointments with us, in the hope of having transmitted knowledge that will be useful in their professional journey.
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