Foundation of PAMEC
On June 17, 1957, PAMEC, the Agricola Mechanization Patrol was founded, providing land preparation services to local farmers.
Industrialization
The company turns into mechanical metal and changes its name to Painco. It starts to produce agricultural implements such as cultivators, harrows and plows.
Machines and Equipments
Painco’s production becomes more specialized producing cane loaders, loader, backhoe loaders and blades adapted to the agricultural tractors.Painco’s production becomes more specialized producing cane loaders, loader, backhoe loaders and blades adapted to the agricultural tractors.
Capital Goods
Manufacturing of large projects for the mining, steel, sugar and food industries.
Technological Progress
Painco begins a process of technological advancement and specializes in the serial production of parts for different tractor lines. The company acquires the first cutting equipment (oxyfuel and plasma), CNC machining technology and the first welding robots.
Certified Supplier
Starts the full quality program by receiving from Caterpillar the internationally recognized Certified Supplier.
Blanks Factory
Painco inaugurates a Blanks unit in Cubatão, within the steel complex Cosipa (currently Usiminas) Continuing its work on total quality, it receives its ISO 9002: 1994 certification.
Increase in capacity
Starts the Six Sigma program with the formation of two black-belts and increases its steel cutting capacity to 100,000 tons per year.
Social responsibility
Painco has social responsibility actions with the project "Reactivation of the musical corporation Santa Cecilia", using incentives from the Rouanet law and benefiting 115 young people.
Inauguration of ACAP
As part of the company's values, Painco presented its collaborators and family members with the opening of ACAP (Athletic Cultural Association Painco).
New industrial unit
Painco celebrates its 50th anniversary and inaugurates its new industrial unit and also starts the 5S concepts and practices across the enterprise.
Awards of Você S/A and Exame magazine
Painco consolidates its units and prepares for the development of Lean Manufacturing management. It receives for the first time the recognition as one of the "150 best companies for you to work", award granted by the magazines Você S/A and Exame.
World Class Certification
Receives Caterpillar World Class SQEP - Supplier Quality Excellence process certification and becomes the world's largest certified supplier in the fabricated segment. It enlarges the cutting plant, acquiring laser technology.
Innovation
It implements the SIGA ideas program and robotic welding.
New Paint Line
Inaugurates a new paint line and wins "7 Steps to Weld Excellence" certification from Caterpillar and International Welding Accreditation awarded by the PRI - Performance Review Institute and General Electric.
Double certification ISO
ISO 14.001 allows an organization to develop and practice environmentally sustainable policies and targets and ISO 3834 which specifies the quality requirements for welding processes in metallic materials. Painco was one of the first companies in Brazil to achieve this certification.
New Recognitions
Painco is elected by Gamesa as the best supplier in Brazil in the category "Delivery" and is recognized as the 4th best company to work in the region of Piracicaba by Great Place to Work.