Don’t think about #What nor #How: what is your #Why?
7. SPII’s Charter of Values – #What #How #Why “What” we do is important, “how” is essential but “why” is crucial. More often than not,…
7. SPII’s Charter of Values – #What #How #Why “What” we do is important, “how” is essential but “why” is crucial. More often than not,…
Today, April 28, is 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑡 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘, a holiday established in 2003 by the International Labour Organization. It was created with…
6. SPII’s Charter of Values – #WinWin Assertiveness is the best way to resolve conflict: a solution where everyone wins should always be sought. During…
Silvio Zuffetti has been new CEO of SPII S.p.A (SPII) effective by March 30th, 2023. Silvio Zuffetti has been part of SPII for over 18…
March 19 is Saint Joseph’s Day and it is precisely on this date that Father’s Day occurs in Italy. The origin of Father’s Day dates back…
Today, more than ever, we celebrate Women. All women and first of all our SPII Women! We value the strength of femininity and its freedom…
5. SPII’s Charter of Values – #TryEverything Error is part of progress, butevery mistake should not happen more than once. We always felt proud about…
On a sunny winter day, a training course held by the Responsible for Prevention and Protection Service brought together the emergency teams of the company.…
4. SPII’s Charter of Values – #MakeItHappen #Vision We believe that doing today is better than doing tomorrow, and that thinking about tomorrow makes today…
3. SPII’s Charter of Values – #Passion #Curiosity #Courage We believe everything made with passion has more value, that curiosity is the spark of progress,…
SPII S.p.A. turns 75! Remembering the past and with an eye to the future, we retrace the moments of a success story, made up of…
We are proud to introduce you the EVO 2.0 Meeting Room ! It is located at our site in Gerenzano, whose space serves as both…
We are pleased to announce that SPII has been awarded a silver medal for its environmental, social and ethical performance evaluation. We received this important…
Getting to the last piece of a series is always a compromise between satisfaction and melancholy Like a beautiful journey that comes to an end.…
The annual date with the students of the 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 course of the Politecnico di Milano always gives us great satisfaction! Main theme of…
Control levers: the brake of a bike, a boat accelerator, the control of the afterburner of a jet, the traction lever of a train, what…
2. SPII’s Charter of Values – #Inclusion People, women and men, can make the difference. 2020 is a year that draw a line. It did…
SPII, the competence center of the Schaltbau gmbh group, designs and manufactures human-machine interface systems, living engineering as a journey towards the change based on…
𝟭𝟵-𝟮𝟯 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. Save the dates! We are preparing to welcome you to InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin, Germany. SPII S.p.A. and Schaltbau GmbH are waiting you at 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮.𝟮, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱…
1. SPII’s Charter of Values – #WhereverWeCan Our future, most of the time, depends on us;when it doesn’t,we can still decide how to deal with…
In this article we will talk about a specific ergonomic problem that we found involved different drivers. The issue emerged from several requests made by…
At SPII, hospitality is at home! We are pleased to present you our Summer Room! Here is our new outdoor meeting room – set up…
V-Desk is a device that offers an innovative cab design method based on Virtual Reality technologies at the highest level available today; this method fully…
The open innovation concept is a trending topic nowadays, when talking about business evolution. The concept of “innovation” has always been the main focus for…
– And why we believe so much in them – Values: such an overrated word in the company world, you may think. Everyone talks about…
We have dedicated a new page of our website to our recent revolutionary driver desk IntelliArm, where you can discover it in its smallest details.…
A beautiful morning together! A relay race organized by some Spii collaborators took place on Sunday 12 June at the Lura park in Saronno. We…
Remaining 35 % of shares to be acquired from the Foiadelli founding family Schaltbau has held a 65 % stake in SPII since 2015 Dirk…
V-Desk is now online! Directly on our website, you can find all the information about our innovative product in collaboration with Italdesign, an explosive mix…
As part of their studies in the manufacturing sector, the students of the Technische Hochschule Ulm University, accompanied by professors Dieter Buchberger and Jens Kiefer,…
The disconnection equipments are medium / high power electromechanical devices, which are inserted into the main electrical circuit of the rolling stock, with variable allocation…
Some time ago, a group of train drivers and conductors from Trenord came to visit us and we had the pleasure of letting them try…
A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. Cit. Honorè…
Spii is an Italian company, Center of Competence of the Schaltbau Group for the design and production of human-machine interfaces, where engineering combined with manufacturing…
The women who changed the world never needed to show anything other than their own intelligence.(Rita Levi Montalcini) We stand up for it! As a…
Digitization is the process that allows you to convert a size of the physical world into a numerical value, into an abstract but still real…
Great challenges: facing the complexity of our time. From the point of view of an “old” engineer, speaking of complex systems means debating “systems of…
Alessandro Boldetti, Emiliano Grandi, Paolo Casoretti, Daniele Colombini, Massimo Riccelli, Fabio Devenz, Andrea Maggi, Valentina Marrese, Arianna Tiralongo Spii, as a center of competence, thrives…
Easter is the symbol of Renewal, Joy and Rebirth. It represents an opportunity to regenerate with family and friends. This anniversary follows the arrival of…
IntelliArm means Improved Cab Design and Environment Sustainability. The revolution of the railway market passes above all through the cabin layout. Italy, the homeland of…
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe…
The Vehicle & Transportation Technology Innovation Meeting (30-31 March 2022) is held at Officine Grandi Riparazioni di Torino in Turin and is the only business…
Break area, relaxation area or lounge area – whatever you call it – a space to relax, which is a plus for our company. It…
Footrests with DSD switches allow the driver to operate the driver safety device from an ergonomic seating position while keeping hands free. Additional functions, as…
If you have read the previous articles about our Journey towards Change, you should have understood something by now: we took it very seriously. It…
“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” (George Herbert) “Becoming a father isn’t difficult, But it’s very difficult to be a father.” (Wilhelm Busch) “He who begets…
The future is clear: our world is becoming more and more automated and technology is permeating our lives the more the time passes. Every electronic…
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, SPII Management has decided to organize a special surprise for us Women! We were invited to an…
A universe of beauty and loving sweetness; of strength, courage and determination; of intelligence and talent!They are daughters, friends, wives, mothers, but also workers, managers…
This is the story so far. SPII’s history is a tale of challenges and successes, of change and reinforcement, of will and adaptability. A story…
We are always eager to participate in initiatives aimed at training and informing specific aspects concerning our professional sector, as well as our passion. We…
People are at the centre. This is our vision and it is concrete! We are pleased to present a new project, in partnership with the…
IntelliArm Urban Scenario Application Safety and reliability are cornerstones of the railway world and since the dawn of this iconic and increasingly eco-friendly way of…
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” Cit. Henry Ford We are always at the forefront of activities…
The Master Controller is a safety device that controls and conveys the main commands of the train: traction and braking. Its function can therefore be…
Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Source: catania.meridionews.it.…
Today we are talking about FLEXIBLE WORKING HOUR: a fashionable topic in recent times. The coronavirus pandemic has led to a huge increase in teleworking…
“It was a day like any other, we all got to the office ready to start our jobs…but instead we found stickers and bananas on…
2021 was a year of challenges and victories We want to tell you about it like this… SPII wish you happy holidays and best wishes…
The Christmas holidays are a perfect opportunity to thank friends, suppliers, customers and colleagues for the work done during the year and to take a…
WHAT ARE YELLOW MACHINES? Operating machines, also known as “yellow machines“, are used for the maintenance of the railway infrastructure. Although there is no regulatory…
No doubt we live in a hyper-competitive World. We are always encouraged, either explicitly or implicitly, to “be the best“, to crush our competition, to…
It’s time to our annual date with the students of the Automation of Electric Transport Systems course of Politecnico of Milan. The lesson was held…
The human foot is a work of art and an engineering masterpiece (Michelangelo Buonarroti) How many actions do you perform with your feet, often even…
SPII and Italdesign welcome you to the new future! Train drivers were asked to imagine and create their workplace with the new #V-Desk. They were…
Avanchair’s crowdfunding campaign June 13th, 2021 was a very special day. Maybe you didn’t realize it, but on that day the life of 130 million…
What do you think is the best way to make people cooperate? Give them a common goal? Make them feel part of something greater, you…
Company processes are the way to achieve the best possible quality for products designing, manufacturing and validation. In this article we will focus on the…
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” (Oscar Wilde) We have decided to give our company a new face! We started…
We ended our latest technical article on “How to include train drivers in the design process” with a rather open question: how can you overcome…
The world is evolving, especially towards the technological path.It is changing faster than ever and we are changing with it! During the last few years,…
Picture 1 – source: Verga Formazione – Electrical Risk Course We speak more and more often about workplace safety referring to the set of measures…
If you truly want to change a company’s culture into one fueled by the knowledge that “it depends on me“, you need two important elements:…
It started Red Dot Design Week: you can see award-winning project on www.red-dot.org. We want to share with you our celebrations as Red Dot Design…
Our latest poll just ended and the result is absolutely significant: more than 300 train drivers would like to be involved in the design process…
We all need to come back to normal life! EXPO Ferroviaria 2021 Fair will be for sure a way to start again with new products and…
We have mostly been led to believe that “real change starts from the bottom up“. That any important, consistent change needs to originate from the…
On 21/09/2020 the new train of the Moscow Metro 2020 was presented. It entered service in the autumn of the same year. Here you go…
Our partnership with Italdesign is strengthened! It was a great pleasure for us to host Jörg Astalosch, Nicola Guelfo and Corrado Becchio – respectively CEO,…
Fabio Tognetti at SPII Evolution What would you do, if it all depended on you? What would you do, if you didn’t have any more…
No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love. Cit. Edwin H. Chapin Mother represents the origin of each of…
Do you remember humanism, the philosophical stance that emphasizes the potential and agency of human beings, individually and socially? Philosophy may look so distant from…
We have a dream. Actually, it’s more like a vision. It is a human being, not male nor female, just human. And it is at…
The somatosensory system involves an enormous variety of sensations, not just vibrations or pressure, but also pain, temperature, and the position and movement of the…
The conclusions of the previous article on this topic was somehow on a middle ground: we established that including train drivers in the design process…
Any change process is a long, complex journey: it doesn’t happen in a day, nor in a week. It spans for months, it involves all…
“If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. If broken by an inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from the…
There are many awards for the design industry, but there is just one whose name is capable of giving a designer goosebumps. Or even better,…
What would happen if Ford had asked people what they wanted? Probably…this! Fun fact: more often than not, the people who will actually use an…
It’s always a pleasure when your company is recognized at an international level, with requests for speaking at public events.And when the theme is as…
On the 11th of March 2021, SPII was awarded a prize that is very dear to our heart: the one for the category “women in…
Today is a special day. A day to celebrate the force of creation, of change, of resilience.A great day to remember what we should know…
As a designer, I have always dreamt of creating products that are not just an aesthetic cover for a technological content, but rather a real…
The world is moving fast. Maybe too fast. Too fast for us to slow down and check if the direction is right. We keep going,…
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it,…
Roberto Foiadelli – Chairman of the board of SPII & Federico Visconti – Rector Of LIUC We are always interested in promoting cultural and educational…
“We are no more fully alive, more completely ourselves, and more deeply absorbed in something, than when we play.” (Charles E. Schaefer) The game is…
How many hours a day do you stay seated? The answer could be: many, perhaps too many! Sitting at the computer, reading a good book,…
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – cit. Walt…
A “futuristic” spaceship’s driver cab from Star Trek from the 60′ It’s not easy to answer this kind of question. Probably future trains’ driver cabs…
“Do you want to know where I found my inspiration? In a tree; the tree supports the large branches, these the smaller branches and the…
As we know very well by now, SPII’s history is tightly connected with the story of the city that hosts the company and of the…
Italian technology “Power is nothing without control” said a famous slogan of the Pirelli brand, for the first time 25 years ago. The company, global…
2020 was a year of challenges! The coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives, the world we live in and our company too. We have changed…
This is going to be a Christmas like no other…so let us wish you a very merry Christmas in a way like no other! With our…
Aerial photo of SPII headquarters in the 1960s There are not many companies today who can date back their origin to over 70 years ago.…
We are proud to describe our reality to middle school students.Our goal is to make them understand how important the #passion for their work is and that…
At first it could sound like a strange question. But if you follow me until the end, you will see it is not. Take the automotive…
We want to thank all the guys who have chosen to participate with us at this online edition of the PMI DAY of the Polytechnic…
“What happened to simplicity?” asked Charles Bukowski “we all seem put on a stage, and we all feel obliged to put on a show”. Since…
The first locomotives running on the Milan-Saronno line in 1879 The place where we live has a strong influence over who we are. This is…
Autonomous cars, driverless trains, remotely controlled excavators: everyday new tests and applications on the field show how the sci-fi future described by Isaac Asimov in…
We love our job and we are committed every day to improve the relationship between man and machine by designing and implementing technological, ergonomic and…
We are back…more locked and loaded than ever! Once again we were pleased to give a lecture to the students of the Automation of Electric…
“Teamwork divides tasks and multiplies success” Thanks to our colleagues who, despite the current difficult situation, gave their availability to participate in this event and…
Today the Student Internship project ends. The program was organized in collaboration with the school I.P.S.I.A., located in Saronno, at the beginning of the 2019/2020…
The new SPII website is online!!! Its completely renewed graphics and content turns navigation into a user friendly engaging dive, communicating creativity, technology, core values…
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – cit. Andre Gide Continuous development needs people with #passion, #curiosity and #courage.…
During this hard period of quarantine I realized that many things changed to me. I re-discovered the meanings of “some little things” (baking a good…
The important thing is never stop learning! For this reason, today we took part in a “LinkedIn Efficient” online course and there were many of…
The Schaltbau Group Management just held its annual kick off meeting in Munich to prepare for a successful year 2020. We are really looking forward…
SPII S.p.A. design customized solution since 1947. Since 2015 SPII S.p.A. is the global Center of Competence of the Schaltbau GmbH for Human Machine Interface. In Schaltbau Holding AG, SPII means…
SPII S.p.A. wishes the best to you and your families! May this Holidays be a time of peace and rest, so that we can find ourselves…
ISM (International Sales Meeting) Schaltbau GmbH in Hamburg “When the wind of change blows impetuously there are those who raise walls and who, looking ahead,…
Committed to continuous improvement, Schaltbau GmbH Group, through SPII S.p.A. Center of Competence, has been appraised at Level 2 of the CMMI® Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration on 25th October…