About us

PROFITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PAPER INDUSTRY

Fomat was established in 1973 in Lucca, at the heart of the well-known Italian paper district. Since the very beginning the company mission has been focused on providing the paper industry with quality services and innovative products. 

With more than 5000 installations throughout the world, Fomat’s expertise and skills have let the company to develop well tested solutions for increasing the efficiency, runnability and energy saving of the paper mills. 


Today FOMAT is a brand of AEROTHERMIC SRL and with 75 employees and workshops featuring state of the art manufacturing instruments and machineries. 


At the core of the company technical success, it is its know -how and the unique capability to design, engineer and manufacture in-house each component with the precise aim to improve the overall efficiency and runnability of the paper plant. 

This unique business model allows Fomat to have an uncompromised quality control of its 

products and a constant innovation-oriented process. 

Today Fomat has further expanded its know-how in the automation, control process and overall electronic engineering thanks to the synergies with the Cacini Group. 


Within the scope of its supply, Fomat can either work with the clients to integrate the control of its item into the overall machine DCS or can either supply Fomat units with their standalone control panel, upon client request. 

Fomat was established in 1973 in Lucca, at the heart of the well-known Italian paper district. Since the very beginning the company mission has been focused on providing the paper industry with quality services and innovative products. 

With more than 5000 installations throughout the world, Fomat’s expertise and skills have let the company to develop well tested solutions for increasing the efficiency, runnability and energy saving of the paper mills. 


Today FOMAT is a brand of AEROTHERMIC SRL and with 75 employees and workshops featuring state of the art manufacturing instruments and machineries. 


At the core of the company technical success, it is its know -how and the unique capability to design, engineer and manufacture in-house each component with the precise aim to improve the overall efficiency and runnability of the paper plant. 

This unique business model allows Fomat to have an uncompromised quality control of its 

products and a constant innovation-oriented process. 

Today Fomat has further expanded its know-how in the automation, control process and overall electronic engineering thanks to the synergies with the Cacini Group. 


Within the scope of its supply, Fomat can either work with the clients to integrate the control of its item into the overall machine DCS or can either supply Fomat units with their standalone control panel, upon client request. 




The company is well known for its solutions on the main aspects of the paper, tissue and corrugated production: 


• Systems for the water saving and increasing of the efficiency in the felt and wire cleaning processes

• Systems for Energy and water saving and increasing of the efficiency in the Drying processes

• Systems for the handling of the process of pulper feeding, winding shafts and paper reel handling. 

• Quality systems







Aerothermic FOMAT products includes: 


• Turn-key projects with cogeneration plants 

• Complete Hood system for Yankee machine and multi-dryer 

• Stabilizing boxes

• Steam & condensate system with rotary joints and siphons (For Tissue Paper & Corrugator machines) 

• Hall ventilation system

• Dust & Mist removal system

• Cleaning system for Felt and wire

• Filter systems for clarified and fresh water

• Tail-cutter for wet and dry section

• Edge trim machine & Anti bobble air HP water system

• Doctor blade oscillators

• Quality control system with latest Infrared technology 

• Basis weight valve

• Handling system such as: 

– Shaft puller & Expandable shaft 

– Wrapping machine (Up ender system)

– Shuttle (manual or automatic)

– Conveyor types (PVC and Slat type)

– Pulper feeding system