Tradition and innovation
The company was set up in 1960 thanks to the design skills of its
founder Alfredo Govoni. At first the company specialised in
manufacturing various types of mechanical equipment, such as
handling and conveying systems for bulk and packaged materials,
industrial washing machines, and automatic harvesting machinery
for agricultural products.
Following these early craft-trade days, the company set out on its
industrial phase, when, by an intense research, it rationalised
and restricted its production fields, specialising in conveying
systems for bulk and packaged materials. The company's tradition
is based on the design and construction of mechanical conveying
systems such as drag-chain, screw, belt and slat conveyors in a
wide number of different sectors:
- disposal of industrial waste and sludge;
- chemistry, sugar, and paper
- mechanical (conveyor for metallic chips and swarf).
Toward the mid-80s, GOVONI's research division focused on the
development of innovative equipment and systems for handling
metallic chips and filtering of lubricating/cooling fluids.
The results of this research - conducted in close co-operation with
the Faculty of Engineering at Bologna University - led to the
creation of a metallic chip conveying system which, due to its
operational versatility, was covered by an international patent.
This system is able to convey metallic chips of all morphologies
(dust, short metallic chip and long tangled ribbons) and of all
types (cast-iron, steel, brass, bronze, aluminium, etc..).
The chief innovative concept of the system is based on the criterion
of conveying metallic chips through a straight collector tube
impelled by a rotating screw operating along the entire lenght of
the tube.
The conveying collector can operate in any position from horizontal
to vertical, thus making it possible to build chip conveying systems
either in underground channels or overhead (with the entire system
above ground level).
In this way, Govoni Handling Systems began producing a highly
competitive and versatile product, which quickly won widespread
favour in industrial sectors, especially where both traditional and
automatic machine tools are employed (multi-spindle lathes,
machining centres, transfer and special machines).
As regards filtering of lubricating/cooling fluid, the results of
the research led to building an on-board machine conveying and
filtering system covered by an international patent.
This is a highly ecological system, since makes it possible to avoid
using filtering materials (such as paper, spunbonded fabric, etc...)
with the resulting disposal problem.
Govoni Handling Systems designs, builds and installs turn-key
systems. The company's mission is to offer customers a high quality,
peak reliability product.
To satisfy this objective, the company produces all its strategic
components in-house, protecting the relevant know-how with
international patents.
On top of that, the company has set up long-standing relations with
contractors performing precision work with leading-edge
technologies. The company implements in-house control on the quality
of all components of its systems, focusing on the results obtained
by heat treatment of wearing surfaces. Govoni Handling Systems
practices a customer satisfaction policy, by totally involving its
entire chain of suppliers in the company's activities. This means
cooperation on certain technical details and respect of delivery
times, in order to offer the best possible service to customers.
The innovative chip conveying systems have enabled the company to
play a leading role in various sectors, such as the automotive
sector and automatic lathe workshops. Govoni Handling Systems has
set up relations of mutual co-operation with several multinational
corporations. Moreover, many significant foreign markets, such as
Europe and United States, have shown interest in these types of
product.
