Olimac

Olimac is an Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Margarita, in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont. The company specialises in the development and production of harvesting headers — the front attachments fitted to combine harvesters and forage harvesters — for maize, sunflower and speciality crops such as sorghum and hemp. Its product line, marketed under the OLIMAC DRAGO name, is recognised as one of the world's leading ranges of harvesting headers, and the company holds several patents on its technology. The business traces its origins to founder Emilio Olivero, who in the early 1950s developed and patented the Testa Integrale, an early maize harvesting header designed to detach the cob from the plant and lay the remaining stalk in strips. As maize became a more important arable crop in Europe, demand for modern harvesting technology grew, and Olimac expanded accordingly. Until 2011 production took place at the original factory site in Beinette; in 2011 a new 90,000 m² plant was built and commissioned in Margarita, about 5 km away, to meet rising demand. The company's quality management is certified to ISO 9001, and roughly three-quarters of its energy needs are covered by solar power from roof-integrated photovoltaic modules. Production is concentrated exclusively at the Margarita headquarters, which also directs sales within Italy. International sales activities are organised through Dragotec International GmbH and Dragotec USA. The current OLIMAC DRAGO range includes the DRAGO 2 and DRAGO GT maize headers and the DRAGO Gold header for sunflower, sorghum and hemp. The DRAGO GT is distinguished by its shock-absorbed, automatically adjusting snapping plates, while the DRAGO 2 features automatically adjusting snapping plates and longer shredding rollers. The DRAGO Gold is described as the only sunflower-sorghum-hemp header with an oversized auger. Olimac's innovations have been recognised with several awards, including a Confindustria research and innovation prize in 2012 and multiple technical innovation awards in 2016 for the DRAGO GT at EIMA Bologna, Fiera Meccanizzazione Agricola Savigliano, FIMA Zaragoza and Fieragricola.

Olimac's history begins with its founder, Emilio Olivero, who in the early 1950s developed and patented the Testa Integrale, one of the first harvesting headers for maize. This attachment was designed to detach the maize cob from the plant and lay the remaining maize straw in strips. As maize grew in importance as an arable crop in Europe, demand for modern harvesting technology increased, creating the market that Olimac would serve. For decades, production was carried out at the original factory site in Beinette, in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont. The company gradually established itself as a specialist in harvesting headers and built a portfolio of patents. By the early 2010s, growing demand required larger facilities. In 2011, a new 90,000 m² plant was built and commissioned in Margarita, about 5 km from Beinette, and production moved there. The new site was designed with sustainability in mind: its quality management is certified to ISO 9001, and about three-quarters of its energy needs are met by solar power generated by roof-integrated photovoltaic modules. Production remains concentrated exclusively at the Margarita headquarters, which also manages sales within Italy. International sales are handled by Dragotec International GmbH and Dragotec USA. The company's current product line, OLIMAC DRAGO, comprises headers for maize, sunflower and speciality crops such as sorghum and hemp. The DRAGO GT maize header introduced shock-absorbed snapping plates with automatic adjustment, while the DRAGO 2 features automatically adjusting snapping plates and longer shredding rollers. The DRAGO Gold is a header for sunflower, sorghum and hemp with an oversized auger. Olimac's technical innovations have received industry recognition. In 2012 the company received a Confindustria prize for research and innovation. In 2016 the Olimac Drago GT won technical innovation awards at EIMA Bologna and at the Fiera Meccanizzazione Agricola Savigliano, a technical novelty award at FIMA Zaragoza, and an innovation prize at Fieragricola.

• 2016

  Olimac Drago GT wins technical innovation awards at EIMA Bologna and Fiera Meccanizzazione Agricola Savigliano, a technical novelty award at FIMA Zaragoza, and an innovation prize at Fieragricola.

• 2012

  Olimac receives the Confindustria prize for research and innovation.

• 2011

  New 90,000 m² production plant built and commissioned in Margarita, about 5 km from the original Beinette site.

• 1950

  Founder Emilio Olivero develops and patents the Testa Integrale, an early maize harvesting header.

Specialist manufacturer of high-technology harvesting headers, positioned on innovation, patented automatic adjustment systems and loss-free harvesting.

• Olimac DRAGO GT

  Maize header with shock-absorbed snapping plates and automatic adjustment; described as the only one with such plates. Offers total harvest without loss of grain or cobs and requires no operator intervention.

• Olimac DRAGO 2

  Maize header with automatically adjusting snapping plates and longer shredding rollers; provides perfect stalk shredding and total harvest without loss of grain or cobs.

• Olimac DRAGO Gold

  Header for sunflower, sorghum and hemp; described as the only sunflower-sorghum-hemp header with an oversized auger.

1. 1Olimac official websiteolimac.it
2. 2Olimac – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Olimac – Wikidatawikidata.org