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Chinook S.p.a., a leader in the distribution
and sale of components for the vast air compressor
assembly market, can claim to be reference point in
the sector.
With a staff of around 120 persons, Chinook is a constantly
expanding commercial and production hub that turns
out more than 160,000 compressors with a forecast
gradual increase in sales so as to achieve ever more
ambitious, significant objectives.
Chinook is a dynamic, efficient company. Since 1999,
following the merger with Shamal
S.r.l., it operates through two production
divisions: the Chinook division that produces bare
pumps for compressors and the Shamal division
which turns out a vast range of air compressors.
Backed by this renewed, consolidated administrative
structure, the company is able to respond effectively
to the growing demand of the domestic market which
absorbs 25% of its production and, more particularly,
can cater to all export requirements, which account
for 75% of the company's output.
While addressing all market segments with a
full selection of products, a full range of piston
and screw type air compressors, with power ratings
from 0.7 kW to 160 kW (1 Hp -220 Hp), divided into
various areas (medical, co-axial, piston, screw, cast
iron series and aluminum series), Chinook is particularly
strong in the industrial sector.
In the 1990's, particular attention was dedicated
to developing the sales network with excellent results
promoted by the company's winning strategy
of establishing long-term relationships with leading,
well-entrenched importers/distributors in no less
than 102 countries worldwide. For Chinook,
the new millennium promises to be packed with innovations
and new ideas, in a search to assure complete satisfaction
of the growing demands of the world market.
Always attentive to communication and innovation
and with its usual determination, Chinook is present
at all the most important world
fairs in the sector: Hanover, Köln, Frankfurt,
Paris, Bologna, Milan, Singapore, Mexico City.
QUALITY, DELIVERY TERMS, SERVICE AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.
These are the main underpinnings of the business approach
of the company that has decided to sets its sights
on customer care, on "made in Italy" and
above all on production line flexibility in order
to meet customers' requests also as regards product
personalization.
High quality
standards: for more than 40 years, these have
been the boast of our technical staff, a highly qualified
team that has been working according to the principle
of "constant improvement "for many years.
Identify solutions, propose systems able to
solve the customer's problem and meet needs,
offering forefront products while complying with tradition
and continuity, have always been high on the company's
list of priorities.
Without forgetting a meticulous search for quality,
intended to guarantee long service life and top flight
performance. The result a unique, imitable product,
always one step head of other companies, a product
distinguished by the particular type of materials
used, treated with craftsman like care while
using state-of-the-art production tooling.
Hand-crafted quality, the technology
of major industry,
for an unfailingly dependable product.
Visibility on the market, maintaining its image
intact, the image of a company that is never static
but seeks constantly to renew itself so as to always
offer the best and something new.
A strong will to grow and expand and constant reinvestment
of profit, these are the driving force of Chinook.
However, the real life-force of Chinook are people,
their expertise and experience. People able to satisfy
market demand, continuing to use unfailingly successful
artisan methods.
Chinook has inherited major values from people: communication,
because it is important to establish a relationship
of reciprocal trust and constant availability, guaranteeing
a service that is as efficient as possible; innovation
and distinction, because it is important to steal
a lead on others, maintaining intact the visibility
and originality of the company, against imitations,
without being undermined by no-holds-barred competition.
In more than 40 years, Chinook S.p.a., set
up officially with this name in 1973 by Prevosto
S.a.s., active in the compressor component assembly
sector since 1957, has earned a position as one of
the main reference points in the sector.
In 1978, Ms. Silvana Cremonesi, now
President of the company, joined Chinook as administrative
employee and, stimulated by her determination, confidence
in co-workers and a product of excellent quality and
unswerving quality, the company continued to grow
and gradually expand, reaching its present staff of
around 100 employees.
In September 1999, Chinook S.p.a. incorporated
Shamal S.r.l., in order to set up a single,
more efficient and more dynamic structure.
Until July 200, the Chinook production facility was
located at Bruino (Turin) and divided into four plants.
A strong upturn in sales made it necessary to increase
the number of staff and to combine the four plants
in a single facility at Piossasco:
10.000 sq. m with a total surface area of 26,000 sq.
m (of which 10,000 sq m of buildings). Another 3,500
sq. m have just been constructed.
Spurred by the personal capacity and tenacity of Chinook's
staff, our company has secured a leading position
in its specific market sectors and is projected towards
new future goals: from the design and setting
up of new production lines, with constant improvement
of products already in the
catalogue.
One of the company's distinctive characteristics
has always been its ability to create an innovative
and technologically advanced product that guarantees
long service life, using top quality materials,
processed according to artisan methods and using cast
iron instead of aluminum.
Type of technology used in production
Made in Italy is one of the main hallmarks of
Group production.
Forefront production technology is guaranteed using
NC machines and latest generation robots for mechanical
machining, together with sophisticated test equipment.
The company has a large, fully-equipped test room for
testing piston and screw type compressors and a metrology
room equipped with specific, certified part control
equipment.
Obviously, part of the production process (assembly)
is carried out by highly experienced workers.
All the machines constructed are labeled indicating
the technical data of each product, also guaranteeing
traceability of production.
Type of technology used in products
The compressors produced by
the Parent Company are intended mainly for industry
and professional customers. All the machines comply
with European Standards. In particular, the piston compressors
on receiver feature simple but efficient technology
able to guarantee excellent management of the machine.
Screw compressors are managed by electronic PLCs with
a certain level of complexity that assure correct management
of the machine according to professional users' (industry)
requirements. Furthermore, the electronic controller
permits correct scheduling of maintenance and has a
complete set of alarms in order to highlight any malfunctions
of the machine. It is also possible, optionally, to
connect the machine to a modem for remote control.
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