Our Story

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1982
Foundation
Foundation

The IMBIL was founded by the families of Johnson and Hantower.
The beginning of the activity as a provider of maintenance services for pumps, centrifugal pumps, and the cast for the third-party.

1985
Purchase
The Family of Johnson acquired 100% of the share capital of the company.

In 1985, the Family of Johnson, acquired 100% of the share capital of the IMBIL, consolidating his command, and the beginning of a new cycle in the history of the Company.

1996
Certification
Certification

Certified to ISO 9001 as well as to the beginning of the process of vocational training, the development of products and markets, and the expansion of the plant.

2000
Casting
+120 metallic alloys

We Imbilinox.

2007/2008
Expand
Expand

The launch of the project “Towards 2010”.
The strong leverage of the investment in the expansion and improvement of the production process.
Due to the high volume of products, and in order to keep the high quality and started the process of restructuring of the complex, through the decentralization of the production units.

2009/2010
Growth
Growth

The opening of the Center for Research and Development (F3).
The opening of the factory, the pump in the large (F4).
The opening of the factory, the pump's small size (F5).
The development of products, processes, and partnerships, with the aim of enhancing the performance in the naval sector and the oil and gas industry.
Getting to the CRC and the launching of the project “Towards the year 2015”.

2011/2012
Design
Design

The acquisition of the 30% of m2) of land for the expansion of the plant.
The opening of the drive couplings, packing and shipping (F8).
The construction of a building for human resources, logistics, clinic, cafeteria, locker rooms, exercise room, and games.
The restructuring of the factory, the F6, which is responsible for the maintenance of, and services.
The conclusion of the unit, die-casting, precision (F7), to leverage the high-performance.
The construction of the training room with a capacity for up to 200 people.

2013/2014
Restructuring
Restructuring

Internal restructuring, with the lease on the casting Imbilinox the IMBIL.
Improvements to water projects for the label PROCEL) with a focus on energy efficiency.
The opening of the unit-of-product-for-oil-and-gas, chemical, petrochemical, and marine (F10).
The new design of IT servers, and the increase in performance of up to 60%.
Partnership with G. E.
The restructuring of the distribution network in Brazil, seeking greater efficiency in business.

2015
Specialization
Specialization

A better performance from the sale of special projects, the most high-value-added, and less competition.
The implementation of the restructuring of the plants, looking for the suitability of the fixed costs, the sales volume decreased due to the economic crisis.
Started with the construction of a new manufacturing facility and the Specific, F9, featuring the 1,800 m2), with a focus on the provision of special projects.

2016
Technology
Technology

The restructuring of the sales channels to serve new markets and new customers in order to reduce the impact of the crisis on the sale.
The investment in the technology and industrial Laboratories, for Microscope, Hardness, Tensile and Abrasion properties.
The launch of the project “Towards 2020”.

2017/2018
Fitness
Fitness

The adequacy of the organization, IMBIL, for services to the economic situation, the current restructuring of the sales channels to serve new markets and new customers in order to reduce the impact of the crisis on the sale.
The investment in the technology and industrial Laboratories, for Microscope, Hardness, Tensile and Abrasion properties.

2019/2020
Modernization
Modernization

The IMBIL carries a high level of investment in machinery and equipment in order to meet the challenges of the market.
In 2020, there is a final step in the construction of the Factory, F9, is a factory with high-tech machinery and precision of 1,800 m2.
The unit is to be provided with a centre-of-service expertise to cater to the different segments of the market.

2021/2022
Purchase
Purchase

In 01/09/2022, the IMBIL Industry, and Pump service COMPANY, Ltd. he announced to the market in which the Group of IMBIL it has completed the acquisition of the rights to the engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of a brand, COMPANY, INDUSTRY, AND COMMERCE OF the CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS., LTD.
From this point on, it becomes active in the market of solutions for flow control by means of a new company, the so-called IMBIL - STOP SOLUTIONS FOR FLOW CONTROL.

2023
Quality
Quality

It occurs in the re-certification of ISO 9001 by Bureau Veritas Certification.
Also, in 2023, it's made a massive investment in conventional casting of IMBIL, with a return of approximately 80% of the machinery and equipment, aiming to improve the quality and to increase productivity.
The IMBIL invest in your die casting investment casting for the supply of pumps and parts for high-dimensional accuracy.

2024
Innovation
Innovation

The IMBIL has invested in over 22 new pieces of equipment to Casting, Machining, Assembly and Testing, incorporating cutting-edge technologies, and robotic cells for the manufacture of tooling for die casting, casting a significant impact on productivity, quality and reducing the cost of production.

Training center

The space can accommodate up to 200 peoplededicated to the technical training to in-house teams, and also of the customers in a way that face-to-face. It reinforces the commitment of the Imbil, with certified training for all who are a part of the ecosystem.

Laboratories and Testing

The IMBIL operates several laboratories for testing, of which two are devoted to performance tests. The the lab's high-flowup and running with a lake and a specialized test, she reaches up to 12,000 m3/h and 300mca, while the the lab's high-pressurein the closed-circuit system, which operates with up to 1,800 m3/h up to 1,000 m. Both of them operate with a power output of up to 1000 hp and variable-speed drives, allowing for variation between 600 and 3,500 rpm. 

The tests in the following national and international standards, with sensors approved by the RBC — rede Brasileira de Calibration. Integrated with the concept of industry 4.0the labs are equipped with home automation, IoT, and cloud database. 

Head Office

The core of the management of the Company, together with the areas of administrative, commercial, procurement, tax, marketing, safety, among other things. The structure which supports the operation of the whole company, with a focus on efficiency, organization, and the well-being of our employees.

F11 — service Contracts and after-Sales IMBIL

The F11 is a unit devoted to service contracts and after-sales IMBIL. This area is a continuation of the relationship with the Customer after the delivery of the equipment, providing technical support and expert support to ensure maximum performance and uptime of your equipment throughout its useful life.

F10 — IMBIL Glass

The F10 is home to the IMBIL Glassunit specializing in the manufacture of industrial valves in the small-to-large-sized. Integrated with the manufacturing plant of the company, this structure enhances the performance of the group's solutions are designed to control the lock, and the conduct of the flow of fluids in various industrial sectors. By combining engineering, the quality of the construction and the operational reliability of the IMBIL Glass it reinforces the industrial diversity of the group, and its ability to deliver turnkey solutions to the market.

F9 — Service Center in IMBIL

The F9 is home to the Service center in IMBILa structure designed to carry out maintenance, overhaul, upgrading, and retrofitting the equipment of the pumping impeller, regardless of the brand or model, and size. With straight-line layout and the flow of an operating place, the unit includes, in a single room, of the steps of disassembly, adjustments, cutting the preparation, assembly, and testing, resulting in reduced wait times, and optimizing the time-limits and increasing the reliability of the services provided. For the sector to account CNC machine, large-sized, engineering support and advanced features for the re-engineering and testing, hydrostatic.

F8 — Docking, and Shipping

The F8 key is the unit responsible for the stages of the engagement & shipping. It is here that you are bound to all the sets, bike pumps, aggregates, and ready-to pumps and other accessories to the completion of the production process. This is in preparation for delivery, and a logistics organization which connects to the production of the Client.

F7 — Precision die Casting

The F7 drive is casting, precision investment casting (lost-wax) the IMBIL, working in the area of 1 in.800 m2, with a total installed capacity of 30 tons of tiles per month. From the tools-metallic, developed with an integrated engineering, they are generated parts in wax, which accurately reflects the product is designed and subsequently coated with a ceramic material, or not calcined, to gain resistance and a cast with molten metal.

The result is that the components with high dimensional accuracy, metallurgical superior, better surface finish and a dramatic reduction in defects, with a gain of Between 6% and 7% in the energy efficiency use of the equipment. It is one of the areas of highest technology in the industrial park of IMBIL.

6 — Boiler, and Industrial Assembly,

The 6 together with the operations of the boilers and industrial assemblywhile playing an important role in the manufacturing of complete solutions that are in the water. In this unit, steel structures, assemblies, and components that are ready and integrated with a focus on durability, construction quality, and reliability in operation. This is an industry that enhances its industrial base in the IMBIL, and their capacity to take care of projects with different complexity levels.

F5 — Pump, Small-Sized

The F5 will focus on the mass production of pumps for small-scaleto extend the versatility of your portfolio in IMBIL. It is dedicated to the production of devices with the same pattern as the technical and constructive features of the brand, and combining the organization of manufacturing, operational efficiency, and low cost of production in order to meet different demands from the pump safely, and consistently.

F4 — Pumps Big size

The F4 is used to the engineering of large bombsthey are targeted at applications in the industrial and high demand. This unit is the ability of the IMBIL is to develop and produce the equipment is robust, with strong backgrounds in engineering, mechanics, hydraulics, machining, insightful, fitting, specialized, and the validation of the performance.

P3 Center Dynamic balance

The P3 is the The center-of-Balancing the Dynamic the IMBIL, the unit is dedicated to the operations that are essential to the performance and reliability of the pump. In this business, are performed in service of the open the brackets for the spark-erosion and dynamic balancing of the rotor, and the sets giranteswith a capacity of spare parts up to 6 metric tons, which ensures stable operation, reduced vibration and longer service life of the pump, and sets the motor-pump.

F2, die — Casting, Cast-Iron and stainless Steel

The F2 is home to the the casting of cast-iron and stainless steel the IMBIL, which is a strategic area for a vertically integrated manufacturing company, the production of structural parts fused together are essential for the pumps, IMBIL by the process of advanced process macharia pepset.

F1 — Pumps for Medium-Sized

Formula 1 grand prix, is a unit dedicated to the production of pumps for mid-sized the IMBIL. In this business, the company brings together the processes of machining, assembly and testing of the pumps with the highest standards of precision, assuring the reliability, performance, and productivity of the industrial sector. The unit operates with the new CNC machining centers and cell science, the result of continued investments in the modernization of the plant, which greatly expanding its productive capacity.