Our Projects

The company FAB has undertaken, starting from July 1, 2023, and for a duration of 36 months, an ambitious investment program called “fabGRADE: energy optimization, sustainability, and technology for product innovation and production capacity growth,” which includes the following lines of intervention:

• A.2. – Expansion of an existing production unit. The new FAB 11 production facility will be approximately 10,000 square meters and will host new production lines.
• C – Implementation of 3 industrial research/experimental development projects:

1. Reengineering of the kitchen worktop (RE.P.LI.CA.). The objective is to redesign the structural composition of the kitchen worktop using a new technology called alveolar. This would result in several advantages including direct savings on material costs and product development costs; total savings on logistics costs; reduction in damage costs during handling and better customer experience; greater environmental sustainability of the product through CO2 emission savings.
2. Immersive navigation for maintenance (N.I.MA.). The goal is to equip maintenance operators with wearable augmented reality devices so that they can access information on the correct execution of activities hands-free (augmented operators) and, thanks to egocentric vision systems, build a photographic file of critical operations to be performed and automate the quality system checklists.
3. Blockchain for FAB product traceability (BperTrack). The objective is to develop a blockchain-based certification system for transparency, traceability, and quality of FAB products.

• E – Energy-environmental innovation intervention which includes the following objectives:
• Reduction of emissions through the construction of a photovoltaic system;
• Improvement of energy efficiency;
• Recycling and reuse of waste.

Through the fabGRADE investment program and in particular with the expansion of the FAB 9 plant by creating the FAB 11 facility, the company aims to increase production and its level of internationalization. The objectives thus have a dual nature:

• The entry into markets not yet covered by the company and the increase/strengthening in those where it is already present;
• The increase in production volumes and the production flexibility of the company also through the rationalization and simplification of the main production process.

Through the creation of a new production unit and the implementation of additional lines of intervention, FAB expects a significant employment increase by the end of the Program.

In the face of an overall investment of €24,118,052.53, FAB was granted a contribution of €1,475,791.27. The investment program falls within the scope of the “Regional Investment and Innovation Agreements” call in implementation of art. 2 of L.R. 4/2022 approved by the Decree of the Head of the Industry, Craftsmanship, and Credit Sector of the Marche Region. A Regional Investment and Innovation Agreement was therefore signed concerning the implementation of the Investment Program between FAB and the Marche Region on November 15, 2023.