About CEMP BRAND
Cemp, a Regal Rexnord brand, is a leading manufacturer of electric motors for the global industrial market specializing in motors for hazardous atmospheres. Cemp motors can operate in the world’s most hostile environments to efficiently deliver power over long periods with minimal interruptions. Cemp motors perform in places ranging from oil refineries in Qatar to water treatment facilities in Kazakhstan to offshore platforms in the North Sea.
Established in 1954, Cemp was among the first companies in Italy to manufacture flameproof electric motors. Over the years, the product range has broadened, with new products including flameproof motors with brake, electric pumps for printing machines, and flameproof motors for Group IIC gases and for mining. Cemp joined the Regal Rexnord family in 2013.
Reliability And Quality Service
In more than 60 years of activity, Cemp has created one of the most comprehensive range of electric motors for hazardous areas available today on the market:
- Ex db / Ex db eb flameproof motors
- Ex db / Ex db eb flameproof motors with brake
- Ex ec non sparking motors
- Safe Area motors
Our customer service ensures technical competence, flexible response and on time deliveries.
Cemp is a leader in the electric motors sector across Italy and Europe due to a number of factors. Experience and technological innovations drive continuous improvements in products, service and manufacturing techniques. Customers who choose Cemp know they can count on attentive service, technical skill, and organizational flexibility. Custom-made products and reduced dependable delivery times are landmark results of Cemp’s production network. Cemp knows how to listen to customers and transform their needs into experience. It supplies them with safe and dependable motors that answer specific requirements and most of all conform to international standards. Cemp production and testing systems are UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 certified. Cemp products have been certified by the Notified Bodies of European Commission and other important institutes.
Product Certification for Flameproof Electric Motors
Since year 2000 Cemp is manufacturing flameproof electric motors certified in compliance with the European Directive ATEX (2014/34 EC) and with international norm IEC. The entire range of Cemp products is Atex and IECEx certified. Certificates are issued by TÜV SÜD and TÜV NORD.
Applications in Hazardous Environments
Cemp offers, besides the standard product, a consulting and engineering service to offer tailor made special motors to customer requirements. In over 50 years of activity, Cemp has supplied the market with more than a million units. You’ll fid Cemp motors at work in:
- Chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical plants,
- Refineries,
- Thermoelectric plants,
- Mines,
- Offshore oil platforms,
- Oil and gase pipelines,
- Maritime-based operations,
- Printing machines and other industrial environments; and
- Wherever it is necessary to prevent from explosions and fires due to gases, powders or inflammable liquids.
Product Range
0,12 kW to 375 kW, up to 1000 Volts Single & three phase, construction in aluminium and cast iron, Enclosures Ex db, Ex db eb, Ex ec. Compliant to all leading End Users specifications, e.g. Shell, Exxon Mobil, Total.
Cemp’s Worldwide Reach
Cemp is based in Italy and Germany with a domestic sales organization and a sales network in the rest of Europe and in many other countries around the world. Cemp’s wide net of agents, distributors and authorized workshops represents reliable contact points and guarantees a fast and reliable response to every request for products, consulting and assistance. Visit Where to Buy for a complete sales network list.
Cemp Organization
The Cemp headquarters and main manufacturing facility is in Milan, Italy.
- 2019 Sales: about 30mil€,
- Installed capacity of 50kpcs,
- Staff 100 people plus approximately 100 people as sub-suppliers with strong-tie relationship.
Customer Relations
We have a dedicated team to suit the high demands and expectations placed on us by End Users and EPCs. This service extends to provide:
- Pre-contract advice and consultancy
- Tenders, proposals
- Order management, including documentation & control
- Scheduling, testing and distribution of motors
- Technical & commercial, throughout the process
- On Sight back up and support Approved service providers for ongoing continual support to end user wherever the location
Quality Assurance
With its state of the art flexible manufacturing facilities all motors receive rigorous inspection throughout their production processes to ensure compliance to strict engineering tolerances and compliance to project specification. All facilities are accredited with ISO 9001 documented quality systems
Reference List
In our 50-year history we have supplied over one million motors to many prestigious clients, we can provide a detailed reference list if required.
1954 |
Foundation of CEMP Snc, an artisan company into Incirano (Milan). It produces electric pumps for machine tools (P series) and general purpose electric motors (AP series). |
1956 |
Factory transferred to Paderno Dugnano (Milan). It begins to produce IP55 electric motors under European standards IEC 72.1 and 72.2 (C series). |
1970 |
To face competition from Eastern Europe, production is oriented on customized electric motors and brake motors (series AC). |
1972 |
Start the production of flameproof, explosion-proof motors (series AD) according to IEC standards, certified CESI. |
1977 |
Company transferred in the current facility of 6000 square meters. to Senago (Milan). |
1979 |
Start the production of the flameproof, explosion-proof brake motors (series ADD). |
1980 |
New series of pumps with explosion-proof motor for printing machines (AT series). |
1986 |
Implementation of the flameproof, explosion-proof motors, suitable for environments with gas group IIC (ADH). |
1989 |
Production of flameproof motors to European standards suitable for use in tunnels and mines with the possibility of the presence of coal dust and / or firedamp (ADM series). |
1990 |
Changed the name into CEMP INTERNATIONAL Srl. |
1991 |
Development and production of flameproof motors certified according to European CENELEC (Series E) groups in EEx-d, EEx-de; IIB, IIC. |
1993 |
Production of Increased Safety motors Ex-e (EN 50014, EN 50019). |
1994 |
Open a second manufacturing plant 800 sqm in Paderno Dugnano. |
1998 |
The company entered a new growth phase joining a large group of private investors and change the name to Cemp SpA. |
2000 |
Development and production of motors with shaft heights 280 and 315. Acquired Atav (now Cemp France) a French company specializing in small aluminium flameproof motors. Begins production of engines that conform to the ATEX Directive. |
2003 |
Start-up of Cemp International GmbH, commercial branch in Passau, Germany. |
2006 |
Introduced a new range of Ex-n motors according to Atex Directive. |
2007 |
ABG acquired Cemp. The Group is headed by Rishi Agarwal, a young and dynamic entrepreneur who started business in the early nineties in the area of shipbuilding. Cemp Srl is owned by ABG Motors, which in turn is owned by ABG and Tano Capital, a highly respected PE fund based in Mumbai. |
2008 |
Enlarged production capacity of Ex motors to 200 kW and Ex brake motors to 55 kW. |
2011 |
Opened Cemp Middle East, the UAE branch in Dubai. Replaced the Paderno Dugnano plant with a double size facilities (1600 sqm) in Senago nearby main factory. |
2012 |
Enlarged production capacity of Ex brake motors to 110 kW. Completed the IEC Ex certificate range extension. |
2013 |
Further space added to stock facilities. Painting robot acquired. |
2013 |
Acquisition from Regal Rexnord Corporation. |
2014 |
Development and production of motors with size 315L (200 kW). |
2015 |
Development and production of motors with size 355 (375 kW). Premium Efficiency IE3. |
2016 |
Safe Area motors market penetration in MENA with TCA series made within REGAL Factories (TerraMAX platform). |
2017 |
Launch of TCN series, a new range of Ex ec (former Ex na) motors Premium Efficiency IE3 made within REGAL Factories. |
2018 |
Developed a new range of Ex d IE3-IE4 motors and became a NEMA UL Modification Center. |
2019 |
Launch of IE3-IE4 explosion proof brake motors. |
2020 |
Launch of a new Manufacturing Program of TCT (ZONE 21 motor series), TCN (Zone 2 motor series) and TCI (Safe Area Made in Italy) within Senago Plant. Launch of a new aluminum ATEX motors series frame size 56. |