Our history

We have been bringing Thermal Spray coatings all over the world for years, thanks to specialized teams that work directly on site. We perform coating jobs on the field and provide our support when preliminary machining or finishing is needed.

1969

Establishment of Flame Spray

Edoardo Prosperini founds Flame Spray as an individual firm in 1969. Despite its limited size and employee number it reaches some challenging objectives working together with international companies such as IBM, Fiat Motori Avio, Montedison and Worthinghton.

1973

New plant in Roncello

Considering the ongoing growth E. Prosperini decides to move the production center to a larger site in Roncello (Milan). The new plant has a covered area of ​​500sqm on a site area of ​​7500sqm.

1974

New shareholders

Sergio Meloni and Dario Stehle become Shareholders in Flame Spray snc

1981

New job shop in Roncello

Flame Spray further expands the footprint in Roncello, adding an additional 1000 sqm job shop.

1985

New slurry technology

The company develops new slurry coating technologies for turbogas axial compressor blades and reaches new customers such as Fiat Avio and Nuovo Pignone.

New slurry technology
1988

New expansion site Roncello

A new plant of 1,200 sqm in Roncello supports the production growth and starts an expansion process that in 1994 will bring the covered production area to ​more than 4,000 sqm.

1992

Establishment of TopCoat Srl

Flame Spray establishes a partner company, TopCoat Srl with the aim of expanding in a new and important market, Printing, and to support existing customers in the area of central Italy.

Establishment of TopCoat Srl
1996

Flame Spray enters the Oil & Gas Market

Flame Spray enters the Oil & Gas market and, in particular, the market for metal to metal seated ball valves, obtaining qualification from the major OEMs and End Users.

1998

Strategic agreement with BHS

Flame Spray firmly increases its presence in the corrugating machines market, signing a strategic agreement with BHS, a German company, and a global leader in this market.

Strategic agreement with BHS
1999

Flame Spray becomes a Corporation

1999 is a year of big changes: Flame Spray Snc becomes a capital company and changes its business name to Flame Spray SpA. The ongoing activities of research and development bring the Company to new strategic markets including the Waste Incinerator market.

2001

Agreement with major Gas Turbines' OEM

Flame Spray Spa signs an agreement for equipment supply and technological transfer with one of the largest OEMs in the industrial gas turbine market.

2002

Establishment of Flame Spray Hungary and agreement with CRC – USA

To further expand its market reach Flame Spray decides to establish Flame Spray Hungary Kft with the aim of increasing the presence in the Industrial Gas Turbine market.
With the establishment of Flame Spray Hungary, Flame Spray becomes an international Group.
In the same year a cooperation agreement with CRC-USA, part of BHS Group (Germany), increases the presence of the Group in the Paper / Cardboard market.

2002 – Establishment of Flame Spray Hungary and agreement with CRC – USA
2004

Technology for the production of diffusion coatings

A university collaboration with Istituto Universitario Studi Superiore of Pavia and the participation in Consorzio Milano Ricerche emphasizes the internal Research & Development programs.
The Group develops Diffusion Aluminizing coatings for the Industrial Gas Turbine market.

2008

Flame Spray Hungary is NADCAP certified

Flame Spray Hungary obtains the NADCAP certification for coating application on aerospace components.

Flame Spray Hungary is NADCAP certified
2010

Establishment of Flame Spray Croatia

Flame Spray Croatia starts its activities in Trnovec Bartolovecki, near Varazdin.

2011

Establishment of Flame Spray North America

Flame Spray North America, after a short initial phase, is operational and ready to serve the American market with its complete portfolio of coating technologies.

Establishment of Flame Spray North America
2017

Flame Spray Croatia: new production center

Flame Spray CROATIA moves to a new 3000 sqm production center in Jalzabet.

Flame Spray CROATIA: new production center
2019

Flame Spray SpA is NADCAP certified

Flame Spray Roncello receives NADCAP certification for the application of coatings on aerospace components.
Flame Spray Morra De Sanctis receives NADCAP certification for the application of coatings on aerospace components.
Flame Spray North America Inc. receives NADCAP certification for the application of coatings on aerospace components.

2020

HIP installation

Flame Spray installs in Morra de Sanctis (AV-Italy) a Hot Isostatic Pressing furnace, completing its portfolio of post-casting services.

HIP installation
2021

Establishment of Flame Spray Saudi Arabia

Flame Spray Saudi Arabia starts its activities in Al-Khobar, Dhahran, near the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world.

2022

Establishment of Alatau Flame Spray

Alatau Flame Spray is a Joint venture Company established in 2022 in Kazakhstan with the local Company Alatau Construction Holding LLP (ACH). Alatau Flame Spray mission consists into providing on site corrosion coating service to energy and oil and gas industry.

2023

Introduction of the Hole drilling, Laser Welding and Stripping technologies in Flame Spray North America.

The introduction of these technologies completes the offer of Flame Spray North America making it the perfect choice as “one-stop-shop” for Gas Turbine components.

2023

The Flame Spray Group today

The Group Flame Spray is a global leader and benchmark in the market for coating technologies although there are still many challenges ahead.

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