FIC

FIC

FIC S.p.A.

Mese, Sondrio, Italy

Milk Collection & CoolingProcessing EquipmentEngineering & Services
Founded 195151-200 employeesManufacturer, Service ProviderSells to Dairy Farms, Processors, Artisan Producers
Profile last updated: May 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1951, FIC is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Mese, Italy selling milk collection & cooling, processing equipment, engineering & services.

FIC S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of heat exchange technology, founded in 1951 and based in Mese in the Valchiavenna area of Lombardy. The company designs and builds customised heat exchangers, tanks and equipment for food, refrigeration and process industries. Its FRIGOMILK line of on-farm bulk milk coolers, sold since 1965, uses laser-welded Pillow Plate cooling jackets and electronic controllers for rapid cooling of raw milk. FIC also makes ice cream mix pasteurisers and maturators, process tanks for dairy, beer, wine and food, and Bulk Solid Heat Exchangers. Its offering covers design, manufacturing, installation and after-sales support. The company is linked to Sical AB, a Swedish heat exchanger company founded in 1985 in which FIC acquired a 50 percent stake in 1992, operating under a copyright and patent agreement with FIC since 2014.

Location

Mese, Italy

Founded

1951

Employees

51-200

Legal name

FIC S.p.A.

Focus areas

milk coolerbulk milk coolerPillow Plateheat exchangersice cream equipmentprocess tanksFRIGOMILKSical

Languages

IT

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Milk Collection & CoolingProcessing EquipmentEngineering & Services

Supplier role

ManufacturerService Provider

Sells to

Dairy FarmsProcessorsArtisan Producers

Customer scale

Farmstead & ArtisanMid-sizeIndustrial

Dairy products served

Liquid MilkIce CreamYogurt & FermentedButter & Cream

Milk species

CowGoatSheep

Equipment

Bulk Milk CoolersPasteurisers & UHTTanks & Process Vessels

Services

InstallationField ServiceProcess Engineering

Products

FRIGOMILK G1

Bulk milk cooler

Compact on-farm milk cooler with a Pillow Plate cooling bottom and pre-assembled refrigeration system, for small production.

FRIGOMILK G4

Bulk milk cooler

Medium-capacity on-farm milk cooler with laser-welded Pillow Plate direct cooling and FIPO 3 electronic controller.

FRIGOMILK G9

Bulk milk cooler

High-capacity horizontal closed milk cooler with Pillow Plate on bottom and walls and automatic washing system.

FRIGOMILK G10

Bulk milk cooler

Vertical closed milk cooler with large Pillow Plate exchange surface, Ramset automatic washing and FIPO 1 control.

FIC gelato tanks

Ice cream mix tank

Pillow Plate jacketed tanks for ice cream mix pasteurisation, maturation and storage, with electronic temperature control.

FIC gelato pasteuriser

Pasteuriser

Compact HTST pasteuriser for ice cream base mixes, heating and cooling with electronic control.

FIC process tanks

Process tank

Modular stainless steel tanks for storage, mixing, fermentation and pasteurisation in food, wine, beer and dairy applications.

FIC beer tanks

Fermentation tank

Stainless steel tanks for beer fermentation, maturation and storage.

Pillow Plate heat exchangers

Heat exchanger

Laser-welded pressurised stainless steel plate heat exchangers for heat recovery, applicable to tanks, jackets and condensers.

Bulk Solid Heat Exchangers

Heat exchanger

Gravity-flow heat exchangers for granular solids on Pillow Plate surfaces, for heat treatment in chemical, food and energy sectors.

Eutectic cold storage accumulators

Cold storage

Compressor-free eutectic cold accumulators for refrigerated transport and urban distribution.

Ice water systems

Chilling system

Industrial ice water production systems using ice storage, direct cooling and falling film technologies with natural refrigerants.

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

heat recoveryenergy-efficient cooling with Pillow Plate heat exchangeeutectic cold storage with no compressor and reduced CO2 emissionsnatural refrigerants in ice water systemsreduced dust emissions in bulk solids heat exchangers

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