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Archive photo of an offshore platform under construction in a shipyard, with red steel legs, scaffolding and a crane against a blue sky.

About us

Our
story

From 1970 to today

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) only became widespread in Italy after the Second World War, initially focusing primarily on radiographic and magnetic methods. In the 1950s and 1960s, it developed under the influence of the use of radioisotopes, mainly in the context of technologies developed in the aviation and nuclear sectors, and the rise of ultrasonic equipment in the USA and Europe. Over the years, thanks to progress, methods and equipment have come to meet the growing needs of the industry.

Milestones

1970 C.M.C. (Consulenze Metallurgiche e Controlli) is founded
1990s Steel pipes for plants, pipelines, power plants, offshore constructions and shipyards
1999 The C.M.C. SUD branch is established in Val d'Agri, Basilicata
2024 C.M.C. Sud joins the CERTANIA Group

Founded
in 1970

C.M.C. (Consulenze Metallurgiche e Controlli) was founded in 1970 as a service company for the industry in the field of non-destructive testing and other related activities, such as welding inspection, laboratory testing, acceptance testing, and expediting.

Archive photo of a large industrial hall with large steel pipes and fabricated components on the floor, lit by overhead lamps and welding light, from the early history of C.M.C.

From pipelines
to Val d'Agri

Until the 1990s, the operational activity was mainly carried out on steel pipes for petrochemical and industrial plants, gas pipelines, oil pipelines, hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants, offshore constructions and shipyards. In addition, the company has been active in the nuclear sector since the early days, particularly at the Caorso power plant and in the French SuperPhénix project. In view of the strong development of the oil business in the Basilicata region in the 1990s, in Val d'Agri, the C.M.C. SUD branch of the company was established there in 1999, which subsequently absorbed all the group's activities.

The story of C.M.C. SUD and C.M.C. has been, and still is, characterized by the quality of the services offered and by the preparation, seriousness and passion with which its employees have always worked.

Archive photo of three workers in rain gear inspecting a large pipeline section laid in a snowy forest clearing, with testing equipment set up at the open pipe end.
Archive aerial view of a power plant machine hall with a large blue turbine set surrounded by insulated steam piping, one of the plant types C.M.C. has served.
Archive photo of a technician in blue overalls placing an ultrasonic probe on a large cylindrical steel component while reading the flaw detector held in his other hand.
Archive photo of a plant hall with large round steel vessels and support structures under a row of ceiling lights, with yellow illumination reflecting on the equipment.