OMFB and IIS Antonietti in Iseo inaugurate the new Mechatronics Laboratory

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19 September 2025
OMFB and IIS Antonietti in Iseo inaugurate the new Mechatronics Laboratory

Iseo (Brescia – Italy), 19/09/2025 – OMFB S.p.A. Hydraulic Components and the IIS Antonietti high school in Iseo consolidate a twenty-year partnership with a new ambitious project that has led to the creation of a modern Mechatronics Laboratory. A training space dedicated to both practical and theoretical learning, further strengthening the connection between school and business with the goal of preparing new generations for the technological challenges of the future workplace.

The close collaboration between OMFB and the institute has been ongoing since 2000. Over the past 25 years, the company based in Provaglio d’Iseo has welcomed hundreds of Antonietti students through visits and school-to-work training programs, many of which turned into real employment opportunities after graduation. Year after year, young talents have joined OMFB’s more than 500 employees in the group’s production and commercial departments, many of whom are former students of the IIS Antonietti.

A state-of-the-art Mechatronics Laboratory

The project was born from the meeting between OMFB’s ownership and management and the leadership of IIS Antonietti, with the shared goal of further strengthening the link between technical-vocational education and the business world in the local area.

This objective materialized in just a few months with the design and construction of the new Mechatronics Laboratory, giving the institute a space for adopting an applied and realistic teaching methodology, able to directly meet the needs expressed by businesses. A fully equipped classroom where students of the “IPSMAT – Maintenance and Technical Assistance” program can acquire broad knowledge and skills in the design, construction, maintenance, and automation of mechatronic systems. Both theoretical and practical skills that are essential for tackling future professional challenges.

OMFB directly contributed to the setup of the new laboratory by providing resources, expertise, and technical consultancy to equip the space with: a machining center and an Educational Mekhan CNC lathe for prototype production, CAD/CAM software for design and programming, six fully equipped workbenches for assembly, and measuring tools and equipment to ensure maximum precision.

Thanks to this joint initiative with the institute, every student will have the opportunity to work at individual or group stations, in realistic, safe, and sustainable learning environments that reflect the real conditions of the corporate production world.

A historic partnership between education and business

“CEO Eng. Amedeo Bianchi has always believed in the importance of training young talents in synergy with businesses. The new Mechatronics Laboratory project is yet another confirmation of our long-standing and fruitful collaboration with important local institutions such as the IIS Antonietti” said Rinaldo Facchini, OMFB Group General Manager. “Over the years we have welcomed hundreds of students into the company through visits and training programs. Many of our employees are Antonietti alumni, and some of them were directly involved in this very project. The inauguration of the laboratory represents a major milestone for the entire company, made even more meaningful as we celebrate this special moment in the year of OMFB’s 75th anniversary.”

“The twenty-year collaboration with OMFB is enriched today by a cutting-edge laboratory that brings education and the world of work even closer together,” emphasized Prof. Antonio Liuzzi of the IIS Antonietti, who played a leading role in the project’s development. “OMFB’s contribution and consultancy have made it possible to create a training space equipped with modern machinery and tools, where our students will be able to acquire concrete skills in a realistic, safe, and business-oriented context.”

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