Franco Tosi (formerly known as Franco Tosi & C., now called Franco Tosi Meccanica) is an Italian engineering business currently concentrated on the production of turbines, boilers, heat exchangers and pumps. It is located in Legnano near Milan. The firm was created during the fourth quarter of the nineteenth century by the Italian engineer Franco Tosi (1858 – 1898).
Franco Tosi Meccanica
Company type
S.p.A. (Public limited company as defined under Italian law)
Industry
Heavy machinery and energy technology (previously also submarines and boats)
Franco Tosi grew out of an engineering business called, originally, Cantoni Krumm & C., which Tosi himself joined as Technical Director in 1876. The firm had originated a couple of years earlier (1874) as a producer, primarily, of textile machinery, but under Tosi's leadership it rapidly reinvented itself as a producer of steam engines, which Tosi had developed for use as the power source for industrial looms. These formed the basis for the company's rapid growth in the closing decades of the nineteenth century. Tosi soon became a shareholder, and in 1881 the company also took his name. In 1894 he became the sole shareholder.[2][3]
Some time later in 1907, the business diversified into the production of diesel engines, which was then a rapidly growing market sector. For a time Ettore Maserati, one of the five brothers who later founded Maserati, worked as a designer of diesel engines for "Franco Tosi", which was also cooperating with the motorbike producer, Emilio Bozzi.[citation needed]
In 1919 the United Engineering Company of San Francisco obtained the rights to manufacture 4-, 6- and 8-cylinder variants of Franco Tosi four-cycle marine diesel engines.[4]
In the 1930s the football team from the Tosi shipyard in Taranto participated in the first division of the Italian football league.[citation needed]
After the Second World War, "Franco Tosi" collaborated with two large US corporation called General Electric and Combustion Engineering producing under licence large steam turbines and boilers of American design. Turbine components were also produced. The 1970s saw the number of employees peaking at more than 6,000.[citation needed]
The early 1990s was a time of world-wide crisis for producers of power generation equipment, and "Franco Tosi" found itself taken over by Ansaldo, the resulting combine being taken over in 1993 by Finmeccanica and integrated into that company's energy division under the name AnsaldoEnergia. However, this resulted in a concentration of control in the Italian energy sector which attracted the attention of the Competition Authority. In response to pressure from the regulator the integration of Finmeccanica was reversed, and ownership of "Franco Tosi" transferred, in 2000, to the Cast Group. At was at this point that the business acquired its current name, "Franco Tosi Meccanica S.p.A.".[citation needed]
^A-Tec will in den Turbinenbau einsteigen auf handelsblatt.com (retrieved 17 July 2009)
^Tosi, Franco, in: Matschoss, Conrad: Männer der Technik. Ein biographisches Handbuch, hrsg. im Auftrage des Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure. Berlin: Springer, 1925, XI, 306 S., auf digitalis.uni-koeln.de
^"The United Engineering Company of San Francisco". Pacific Marine Review. August 1919. p. 188.
^. Libero. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Franco Tosi Meccanica news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Franco Tosi formerly known as Franco Tosi amp C now called Franco Tosi Meccanica is an Italian engineering business currently concentrated on the production of turbines boilers heat exchangers and pumps It is located in Legnano near Milan The firm was created during the fourth quarter of the nineteenth century by the Italian engineer Franco Tosi 1858 1898 Franco Tosi MeccanicaCompany typeS p A Public limited company as defined under Italian law IndustryHeavy machinery and energy technology previously also submarines and boats Founded1874 Cantoni Krumm amp C from 1894 Franco Tosi HeadquartersLegnano near Milan ItalyArea servedWorldwideKey peopleFranco Tosi Eugenio CantoniProductsTurbines Boilers Heat exchangers and pumpsRevenue85 Mio 2006 1 Number of employeesc 600 2008 formerly c 6000 1970s Websitewww wbr francotosimeccanica wbr it Contents 1 History and products 2 As Franco Tosi Meccanica 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory and products edit nbsp Thermoelectric generator Regina Margherita exhibited at the Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci of Milan Franco Tosi grew out of an engineering business called originally Cantoni Krumm amp C which Tosi himself joined as Technical Director in 1876 The firm had originated a couple of years earlier 1874 as a producer primarily of textile machinery but under Tosi s leadership it rapidly reinvented itself as a producer of steam engines which Tosi had developed for use as the power source for industrial looms These formed the basis for the company s rapid growth in the closing decades of the nineteenth century Tosi soon became a shareholder and in 1881 the company also took his name In 1894 he became the sole shareholder 2 3 Some time later in 1907 the business diversified into the production of diesel engines which was then a rapidly growing market sector For a time Ettore Maserati one of the five brothers who later founded Maserati worked as a designer of diesel engines for Franco Tosi which was also cooperating with the motorbike producer Emilio Bozzi citation needed In 1914 shortly before the start of the First World War Tosi established as a subsidiary business a shipyard at Taranto in the south of the country for the production of submarines and ships destined primarily for the Regia Marina and the Italian Navy During the 1920s a submarine which from this shipyard the Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto achieved a world wide depth record descending to 75 meters below sea level citation needed In 1919 the United Engineering Company of San Francisco obtained the rights to manufacture 4 6 and 8 cylinder variants of Franco Tosi four cycle marine diesel engines 4 In the 1930s the football team from the Tosi shipyard in Taranto participated in the first division of the Italian football league citation needed After the Second World War Franco Tosi collaborated with two large US corporation called General Electric and Combustion Engineering producing under licence large steam turbines and boilers of American design Turbine components were also produced The 1970s saw the number of employees peaking at more than 6 000 citation needed Franco Tosi in 1958 by Paolo Monti nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp As Franco Tosi Meccanica editThe early 1990s was a time of world wide crisis for producers of power generation equipment and Franco Tosi found itself taken over by Ansaldo the resulting combine being taken over in 1993 by Finmeccanica and integrated into that company s energy division under the name AnsaldoEnergia However this resulted in a concentration of control in the Italian energy sector which attracted the attention of the Competition Authority In response to pressure from the regulator the integration of Finmeccanica was reversed and ownership of Franco Tosi transferred in 2000 to the Cast Group At was at this point that the business acquired its current name Franco Tosi Meccanica S p A citation needed On 25 July 2013 the bankruptcy court in Milan declared the company insolvent 5 On 9 June 2015 Presezzi Group acquired the business of Franco Tosi Meccanica which includes among other citation needed plant machinery and equipment the brand Franco Tosi all patents and other rights of industrial and intellectual property the know how and all technical documentation including manufacturing and construction drawings all work in progress and order backlog See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franco Tosi Meccanica nbsp Italy portal nbsp Companies portal List of Italian companiesReferences edit A Tec will in den Turbinenbau einsteigen auf handelsblatt com retrieved 17 July 2009 Tosi Franco in Matschoss Conrad Manner der Technik Ein biographisches Handbuch hrsg im Auftrage des Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure Berlin Springer 1925 XI 306 S auf digitalis uni koeln de Franco Tosi auf albert gieseler de The United Engineering Company of San Francisco Pacific Marine Review August 1919 p 188 Tosi dichiarato stato insolvenza per l azienda di Legnano Libero 25 July 2013 Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 27 July 2013 External links editwww francotosimeccanica it Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franco Tosi Meccanica amp oldid 1136726633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
