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INSPIRED FOR TUBE OEM
The company takes its name from its founder Rubino Andreazza. Or rather, it takes part of the
name and part of the surname since Rubizza is a perfect mixture of the two. However, Rubizza is
also a perfect combination of the typical characteristics of the entrepreneur: passion for work,
farsightedness, ability to make important decisions and the courage to take action also at less
appropriate moments, even forcing the situation for a fundamental investment.
The small lots strategy
In 2003 the first laser tube installed at the
company facility was the ADIGE LT702,
which also holds the record of being the
first BLM system sold in the region. The purchase
of this machine was difficult considering
that the investment was very binding for
Rubizza at the time. Until then, the machines
they had were simple tube bending machines
and investment in the laser technology was a
big commitment. However, Rubino Andreazza
had understood the situation and with the
support of the BLM Group made the big step
proving to be a winner.
The partner supplier
To hear the company history told by Mr. Rubino
Andreazza is exciting. Together with his wife
Vainer Pagliarin Andreazza founded Rubizza
in 1992 and made of it a company that today
employs 35 people and is becoming increasingly
important in Brazil.
“We started in a 100 sqm room where we
moulded accessories for furniture. In 1996 our
products were no longer commercialised on
the market. Therefore, we started to bend tubes
with a first “CNC” machine that was very simple.
Thanks to this machine however, we gained
the know-how and experience in the tube sector
that proved fundamental to make us 100%
job shop and penetrate other markets. We are
looking at 1998 and from then on our company
history, with the purchase of a first NC863
tube bending machine that allowed us to work
for the agricultural machinery and automotive
sectors, starts cooperating with the BLM
Group. We put our bets on them and focused
everything on product quality. A partnership
relation was built up with the BLM agent, who
help us to start-up and find work to operate
the equipment.
Therefore, the cooperation has been an important
factor; in fact today we have eight BLM
machines, among which the laser machines in
particular that have completely changed the
operating mode and the production cycle. BLM
is a partner for Rubizza. “When we were in
need, we always received assistance and support”,
Mr. Rubino states.
High quality focus
When the building facility was changed in
1999, Rubizza made another basic step in its
growing and expansion process that in 2001
was confirmed with the purchase of a BLM
SWING tube bending machine with R/L bending
direction allowing to process also small
and complex workpieces. However, this meant
the passage from a simple bending to an automatic
bending, that involved an important
technological change.
The most courageous and strategically fundamental
step was made with the LT702 laser in
2003. “The laser was a challenge – says Andreazza
– and after many years I can say I won. With the
LT702, work has increased adding more important
and demanding customers.
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MAY 2011 NUMBER 14