TECMA S.r.l. was founded in Milan in 1972 and brings over 35 years of experience in delivering high-performance products and operational services to the Oil & Gas industry. We are authorized distributors of technologies from Baker Hughes, NDT Global GmbH, Pipeline Innovation Limited, Reinhart Pipe Cleaning Technologies SA, Entegra, and suppliers including Einhaus Pipeline Equipment GmbH, Girard Industries Inc., GD Engineering Ltd., IK Trax, PolyEurope BV, along with many other leading companies in the sector. In 2024, TECMA expanded its service portfolio introducing nitrogen pumping operations via cryogenic pumpers and atmospheric vaporizers. This integration enabled high-value solutions in Nitrogen Pumping Services (NPS) such as:Pipeline purging and displacement, Rapid reactor cooling, Pneumatic testing and Cryogenic drying.
CEO of TECMA has over 35 years of experience in the maintenance, pre-commissioning, cleaning, inspection,
and repair of buried Oil & Gas pipelines.
After completing his studies and military service, he gained his NDE qualifications while working at production and service centers
of major manufacturers, performing non-destructive inspections on military and civilian aeronautical industrial
components, primarily in the United States.
He later joined his father company and founded a new company dedicated to pipeline cleaning and rehabilitation using In-Situ Coating techniques. His operational experience and acquired expertise have enabled him to establish a leading position in the Oil & Gas pipeline pigging and inspection industry in Italy and the EMEA region, in partnership with major companies in the sector.
Raffaele Zaffaroni earned a degree in Nuclear Engineering in 1991.
He serves as Commercial Director at TECMA.
He has over 7 years of experience in industrial chemical treatment and nearly 30 years of experience in the cleaning, inspection, maintenance, and rehabilitation of oil and gas pipelines in Italy and abroad, including pre-commissioning activities.
He has been with TECMA since 1997.
TRAINING
Our technical staff are required to attend specific training courses to obtain the necessary qualifications for on-site operations and the use of the inspection vehicles of the ILI distributed companies:
Corso specifico per pig intelligenti per i diametri da 6”, 8”, 10” e da 12” a 56”. Corso in lingua Inglese della durata di minimo 4 settimane oltre ad un tirocinio in campo come tecnico di supporto con durata per un minimo di 10 ispezioni in campo.
Corso di pronto soccorso per tecnici di campo della durata di 4 giorni in lingua Inglese.
Il corso presenta il triangolo del fuoco, per schematizzare il fenomeno, ed affronta situazioni concrete con le relative procedure d’intervento per la gestione dell’emergenza in caso di incendio.
Corso in Inglese per l’utilizzo in sicurezza ed in condizioni di emergenza delle batterie al litio.
Corso in Inglese per operazioni di imbraco e sollevamento con mezzi meccanici.
Corso in Inglese per la corretta posizione del corpo durante il lavoro e l’esecuzione di sforzi fisici.
Corso in lingua Inglese teorico e pratico per l’installazione di corazze di rinforzo ad iniezione di resina.
I nostri tecnici hanno eseguito il corso specifico e conseguito il brevetto di Istruttore ed installatore certificato per corazze di rinforzo in materiale composito.
Il nostro personale operativo viene regolarmente addestrato ad una conoscenza di base sulle procedure di sicurezza ed emergenza per lavorare in installazioni offshore.
Corso per operare in ambiente con presenza di Idrogeno Solforato.
Corso di formazione sulla prevenzione e protezione da pericoli dovuti a presenza Anidride Solforosa.
In conformità al D.Lgs. 81/08 e all’Accordo Stato-Regioni del 21/12/2011.
Abilitazione all’uso delle gru mobili.
