Company Research Report: Irico Gualchierani Handling S.r.l. (IGH)

1. Company Overview

• Name: Irico Gualchierani Handling S.r.l. (IGH)

• Mission: Providing complete solutions for handling fiber bobbins, offering long experience in design, construction, and installation of flexible, powerful, and reliable automatic bobbin handling systems.

• Founded: No specific founding date provided; however, the company has over 50 years of background in the fiber industry.

• Founders: No information is available.

• Key People: No information is available.

• Headquarters: Via G. Boccaccio, 50 - 50041 - Calenzano (FI), Italy

• Number of Employees: No information is available.

• Revenue: No information is available.

• Known For: IGH is known for its innovative and reliable solutions for the fiber industry, specializing in bobbin handling systems for different types of fiber production areas.

2. Products

2.1 High-Speed Doffers for Spinning Machines

• Description: IGH doffers are designed to handle various types of yarns such as POY, FDY, BCF, HTY, carbon fiber, and glass fibers.

• Key Features:

• Manages more than 9,000 bobbins per day.

• Compatible with advanced bobbin winders available in the market.

• Can handle 24 bobbins loaded on 2 spindles at 1800 mm length.

• Capable of handling high-speed operations and managing long winder tunnels.

• Includes small doffing units managing 2,000 bobbins a day.

2.2 Flexible High-Capacity Bobbin Warehouse

• Description: Offers solutions for storing bobbins in various settings, handling different production lots and quality grades.

• Key Features:

• Provides storage solutions on pins, trolleys, or modules.

• Includes transport systems like overhead carriers, dedicated on-floor carriers, and AGVs for bobbin transportation.

2.3 Automatic Sorting and Packing Systems

• Description: A compact system that automates the pallet preparation for storage and delivery.

• Key Features:

• Uses anthropomorphic and gantry robots.

• Offers flexibility in pallet composition.

• Capable of handling up to 30,000 bobbins per day.

• Automated systems for bobbin wrapping, pallet strapping, labelling, etc.

3. Recent Developments

• New Projects:

• SCOOTER Project:

• IGH has applied for financing for the "SCOOTER" project under Tuscany POR FESR 2014-2020.

• Focuses on designing a high-performance robotic system for handling and manipulation of synthetic filament bobbins.

• Aims to improve working conditions, boost productivity, and reduce operational errors.

• Project is co-financed under the mentioned funding scheme.

• New Products: No specific new products launched beyond the recent project mention.

• New Features: No specific new features added to existing products mentioned.

• New Partnerships: No information is available.

Note: Information such as the founders, key people, number of employees, and revenue is not available from the provided data.