STORIES OF PEOPLE FROM THE WORLD OF ITALMOBILIARE
DISCOVERING YOUNG ARTISANS
Stories of young people whose work for the Group features a high degree of craftsmanship. Precisely those young craftsmen and women who - if you read the news - seem impossible to find.
But we found them and discovered that they are not only very skilful, but also extremely proud of their work.
Located in Pisogne, a town near the north shore of Lake Iseo, is the headquarters of ISEO, a multinational leader in Europe in the design, production and sale of mechanical and connected solutions for intelligent access management.
We are welcomed by Mattia Rebaioli, who has been working at ISEO since 2017. He was born in Pisogne and has always known of the company, but before arriving here he travelled a long way, mainly on two wheels given that he has a past as a professional cyclist with an Under-23 Giro d'Italia under his belt.
Today Mattia is 33 years old and works in the new equipment workshop, a special department in which machines and systems used in ISEO's plants around the world are created. His work is not easy to explain, also because it is part of an extremely complex production system in which cutting, printing, mechanics, precision mechanics and electronics come together to create the perfect product. And within this process - among lathes, milling machines, boring machines, 3D printers and microchips - there are also the machines produced by Mattia.
"Research and development creates a product, the draftsmen design the machine and the equipment, and we produce it in the workshop. Until a few years ago this department did not exist, there was only the repair shop, then it was decided to split the two", a far-sighted decision aimed at creating value and skills in a key area for the production and development of new solutions.
As he accompanies us between the departments, Mattia greets everyone by name, patiently explaining to us what each colleague does: "We work very closely with all of the departments. To support them we need to know what they do, what needs they have and what critical issues they face. It can happen that certain innovations start from the bottom and aim to improve an existing process". But not only.
"By knowing the processes we can also understand if something was left out during the design or drafting phase, and we talk to the draftsmen or R&D people to find a solution" explains Mattia proudly, aware of the fact that the value of his work lies precisely in the ability to solve problems, supporting or simplifying the work of others.
Lastly, we arrive at the new equipment workshop, where he shows us a machine in progress. "This is the most complex project we have followed up to now, it is a machine used in the production of electronic locks. We have been working on it for more than a year."
Electronics are central to the company's strategy, but it also continues to develop mechanical locks, recognising that it is one of the fundamental pillars of the business. Mattia confirms this, being one who clearly perceives such trends. "The company is growing, it is pushing hard, we have gone from the simple mechanical cylinder to access control with a smartphone. To keep up with these innovations we attend a lot of training and refresher courses, many of which focus on software or new components" says Mattia.
"It is one of my favourite aspects of the job, in addition to the fact that we are often called upon to interact with suppliers and get involved in the process of selecting and choosing solutions. This makes me feel involved in the project, which is very stimulating."
