INTRODUCTION

Bimecc, was founded in 1987 and has specialized itself in the production of bolts for the automotive industry. In 1994 started to export its products so that in 1997 Bimecc’s name is known everywhere and has already gained large market shares in the field of accessories for alloy wheels. Today, is the European leading company for the production of bolts and nuts for after-market alloy wheels.

Bimecc, thanks to its logistical location which helps the International trades, guarantees a timely accurate service. In order to maintain and enhance the top quality level reached in the last years, in 2011 has acquired an additional warehouse of 1500 sq/m. closed to the existing headquarters. A larger and well-stocked warehouse enables to satisfy each inquiry very briefly.

Moreover, Bimecc can count on two subsidiaries:

• BIMECC UK, in north London, for the distribution in United Kingdom
• BIMECC USA, in California, for the distribution in north, central and south America

Our customers has chosen us for the following reasons:

QUALITY OF PRODUCT: Fully “made in Italy” starting from the raw material: we use only cold forged boron steel that is tempered in the quality class 10.9

AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCT: Our stock of over 30 million pieces allow us to ship the goods within 24/48 hours.

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION: Bimecc is certified ISO 9000 and ISO/TS 16949

LIFE DURABILITY: our zinc plating with 12 µ thickness and zinc nickel or laminar zinc coatings guarantee corrosion resistance up to 700 hours in salt spray tests.

PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION: Our cnc machines department for the production of small series, allow us to realize within few days customized items according to customer drawings.

PRODUCTION

Our production process is based on the cold forged technology with multi-stationary machine (up to 6 matrix) and with automatic machines for the drilling and tapping of wheel nuts.

The heat treatment as well as the galvanic treatments (zinc plating, geomet, deltaprotekt) are done with newest and fully automatic equipments and with the OEM standards required by the automotive industry.

For the production of small series, according to customer drawing, we cut steel bars with CNC machines or we make second operations starting from cold forged parts.

QUALITY

Our quality control laboratory enable the traceability of the production batches back to the casting steel. It controls in all production phases, through a computerized system on the field, the suitability of production process index (CPK) that guarantees a stable and repeatable production.

Performed tests:

Rockwell hardness test

Dimensional profile test

Corrosion diagnostic

Torque tension test

Traction resistance test

Metallographic analyses on material

PACKAGING

Bimecc uses automatic machines for packaging in small plastic bags or boxes according to customer’s needs.

This process is fully automatic and lasts only few seconds. Items can be packed in bags of various sizes that can be also personalised with logos, or can be placed in carton boxes with customised labels.

WAREHOUSE

Bimecc offers a wide range of:

• Bolts for every application
• Wide choise of nuts in all sizes
• Wheel locks
• Bolts for modular wheelsi
• Special bolts and nuts on customer drawings
• PCD variation bolts and nuts
• Titan bolts and aluminium nuts
• Keys and adapters
• Washers, also on demand
• Wheel spacers
• Plastic centre rings and aluminium centre rings.