Angelini Technologies - Fameccanica: synonymous with innovation for 50 years

The Abruzzo-based company puts skills, quality and excellence at the service of people, designing solutions capable of improving daily life and generating a positive impact. A concrete commitment, which translates into highly specialized activities: in the converting sector, through the design and implementation of automated production lines for consumer goods, and in the field of automation and robotics, where the application of advanced technologies makes it possible to increase the efficiency of production and logistics chains.

In 2025, Angelini Technologies - Fameccanica celebrates 50 years of passion and progress. An occasion to highlight an industrial tradition built over time, retracing the stages that have defined its identity and growth, and to clearly state the strategic direction for the years to come. All under the banner of the claim 50 Years of Firsts.

Founded in 1975 by the Angelini family and initially made up of just 12 people, Fameccanica stood out from the very beginning for its forward-thinking approach. Its journey began with the design of the world’s first fully automatic production line for diapers, equipped with an integrated bagging and cartoning system (CAA).

In the decade that followed, the company consolidated its position through a series of inventions, including FA-X, a revolutionary machine for the production of shaped diapers with adhesive. An innovation that sets a new standard for the entire industry.

The late 1990s represents a period of intense growth, culminating in the establishment of an equal joint venture between Angelini Industries and P&G and the strategic shift from traditional mechanics to mechatronics. In this context, FGC was born, an advanced system for high-speed production of absorbent hygiene products, designed from an original Fameccanica patent and developed through a visionary open innovation approach.

Entry into the new millennium marks an important phase of international expansion, with the opening of plants in countries such as China and North America, confirming an increasingly solid and widespread presence in global markets. There is also no shortage of pioneering inventions during this period : with Project B.E.S.T., the application of asymmetrical elastic ears on diapers is introduced, with no waste and less glue.

Starting in 2010, the first experiment in the field of robotics takes place, through the creation of the Liquid Primary Packaging (LPP) Unit. In these years, attention to sustainability also translates into the development of Glueless technology: a project focused on reducing the use of glue through ultrasonic welding techniques to improve products and production processes.

In the last five years, Fameccanica has also embarked on a path in the field of logistics, opening new perspectives in the application of robotics to converting, with the aim of simplifying processes. In 2022, Angelini Industries chose to regain 100 percent control of the company by acquiring 50 percent from P&G. A strategic move, strongly desired, in full awareness of Fameccanica’s great potential. A moment that marks the beginning of a new phase, inaugurated by the launch of Greenpackt: a revolutionary packaging that paves the way for increasingly sustainable solutions.

On the occasion of this anniversary, Angelini Technologies - Fameccanica has chosen to pay tribute to its roots with a series of initiatives.

Kicking off the celebrations was a special day, June 25, 2025: on this occasion, the San Giovanni Teatino headquarters opened its doors to the institutions of Abruzzo, the region where Fameccanica was born and with which the company shares a strong bond. Thea Paola Angelini and Sergio Marullo di Condojanni, respectively President and CEO of Angelini Industries, together with Luigi De Vito, CEO of Angelini Technologies-Fameccanica, welcomed Marco Marsilio, President of the Abruzzo Region, Lorenzo Sospiri, President of the Regional Council, Carlo Masci, Mayor of Pescara, and Giorgio di Clemente, Mayor of the municipality of San Giovanni Teatino.

In their presence, Innovation inspired by life, a mural created by internationally renowned Italian artist Ray Oranges, was unveiled. The work, through an understandable, contemporary and highly visible language, aims to express the sense of an industrial reality that is guided in its work by the needs of people.

To summarize the company's evolution and the values that inspire its daily work, the voices of employees from different generations, from the oldest to the youngest, are featured in a celebratory video. The film tells the story of Fameccanica’s main innovations over time, presenting them as milestones in an ongoing process focused on the future.

Finally, the in-house town hall and Family Day were dedicated to its most valuable resource: people.

Today, the company looks to the future with the goal of continuing to turn complex needs into efficient, sustainable, and technologically advanced solutions. By investing in training, research, and digitalization, it is preparing to face upcoming challenges while continuing to nurture the ability to anticipate change that has marked every step of its journey.