Some background … Novagum S.r.l. started its activity by producing equipment for casting applications, that is first centrifuges and furnaces, then vulcanizers. At the same time it also started manufacturing furnaces for abrasive grinders (from 1 to 10 cubic meters) that are still produced today, have been installed in several locations throughout the world and are regarded the best in the world for their consistent heating (with a tolerance of 1°C over 250°C). Production was later extended also to silicon mixtures, to complete plants for the production of abrasive and flexible discs, and finally to vibrofinishing equipment, plants and abrasive compounds for both general applications, custom robotized plants and special applications. From the very start the company focused its attention on the design and manufacture of technologically advanced equipment in order to be able to offer solutions with a high level of automation, moving in time from very basic machines to more reliable and completely automated machines. Innovation has always been a leading theme and the element that has enabled Novagum s.r.l. to develop dedicated electromechanical systems like the revolving cylinders for centrifuges and the translation system for the mold-holder deck with precision mechanics to ensure maximum repeatability and reliability. The machines we produced over thirty years ago are still widely appreciated today. Novagum started to gradually renovate its original models by introducing a series of innovations at regular intervals of 3/5 years. This move was also promoted by the availability of new technologies like the introduction of a more modern and evolved PLC or the inverter for the regulation of the spinning speed. Novagum srl conceived and then developed a machine that was able to identify the molds and automatically perform the necessary adjustments by storing seven basic working parameters for each type of mold: number of mold, amount of parts that could be programmed for each mold, mold clamping pressure, direction of rotation of the centrifuge, centrifuging speed, metal quality and cycle time. This machine substantially eliminated the need of manually adjusting the parameters for each casting operation. TRSE Barcode is a very important and productive machine that has already installed in about 100 locations. This invention offered us the opportunity to reorganize our production departments (and in particular those dedicated to the production of hardware and tool machines) in order to be able to produce machines designed to guarantee a high repeatability and production standards. The turning point came with the introduction of the CNC workstations, which marked the transition from an artisan to a more standardized production. At a later stage we also introduced programs for the production and assembly of several barcode machines, managing to connect as many as 32 machines together, and introduced the telephone modem for remote monitori