History
Founded in 1978 by Ettore Gandini and his wife Laura, the ATLA story is much about the importance of family. Today the second generation has taken over giving new impetus to company values.
1978
FOUNDATION
ATLA was established on October 24th, focused on specific repair and new processes for Gas Turbine blades and vanes, in particular for aeronautical use.
1985-1988
THE EARLY YEARS
Expansion of the market including Gas Turbine hot path parts.
1989
COATING
First installation of coating facility in ATLA (VPS).
1995
ISO 9001
ATLA receives the best world’s well known quality management standard for companies.
1996
SULZER and FIAT AVIO
Sulzer and Fiat Avio join the company. Sulzer acquired 20% of ATLA’s shares, Fiat Avio 10%.
1997
DEVELOPMENT
Fiat Avio acquired 20% of Sulzer’s shares. Two years later, Fiat Avio leaves the Gas Turbine market.
2004
TAG
In the early 2000s, ATLA becomes one of the most important specialist in Special Processes for Gas Turbine hot path parts. In 2004, ATLA acquire the 40% of TAG’s shares.
2005
AVIO FIX
With the agreement of Fiat Avio, ATLA established the company AvioFIX and returns to operate in the aeronautical market, together with TAG.
2006
DGTSE
With the agreement of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe, ATLA established DGTSE, a company specialized in the repair of Gas Turbine hot path parts for power plant (Mitsubishi GT market in EMEA area).
2010
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Agreement with the Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. MHI acquires Avio’s 30% shares and additional 10%.
2012
CONSOLIDATION
ATLA, with the 60% of TAG’s shares, becomes their majority shareholder. The Group’s consolidation continues with the inauguration of the new plant in Chieri.
2014
MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS
After the joint-venture between MHI and Hitachi (Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems), ATLA becomes part of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Group.
2014
ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001)
ISO 14001, the certification related to the environmental management, and OHSAS 18001, for the occupational health and safety standards, has both been awarded to ATLA.
2016
ISO 50001
ATLA obtains also the ISO 50001, the standard created to help organizations with the management of their energy performance.
2018
PAS 99
Thanks to adopting integration of common requirements of all the management system standards and specifications, ATLA is able to comply with the requirements of the highest standards for PAS 99:2012 Integrated Management Systems.
2018
AERONAUTICAL DIVISION
ATLA creates the new aircraft turbine service division, thanks to the AS/EN 9100, AS/EN 9110 certifications and to the Nadcap™ Accreditation for all the Special Processes.
2019
ISO/IEC 27001
ATLA achieves ISO/IEC 27001 Certification for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), the most widely recognized and prestigious standard for Information Security Management.
2020
MITSUBISHI POWER
Our partners of Mitsubishi Power officially changes its corporate name from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, becoming a major subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group. The rebrand marks the start of a new chapter in the company’s mission to solve the foremost energy challenges of our time, including decarbonizing energy and bringing reliable power to people all over the world.