OPEM is located in Parma on a modern industrial estate easily reachable by the main lines of communication. Its structures extend over a surface of approximately 15,000 sq. m. and include the management offices, the administrative and commercial departments, the laboratories of research and development and the production and assembly units. Inside these structures the development of production designs rose, which since 1974, have permitted their company a steady growth leading OPEM to work with professionalism and competence on all markets worldwide.

Right from the beginning Mr. Fabio Binacchi, the founder of OPEM and present, strongly desired that all efforts be directed towards a constant research of innovative solutions aiming at the improvement of the performance and quality of the machines. This corporate philosophy has driven OPEM to a technological level of excellence able to satisfy the production developments required by the market.

Starting its business activity in the field of the industrial weighing of food products, OPEM has progressively entered the big food industries, where the continuous request of new packaging and weighing equipment has led OPEM to study and offer new machines usable also in different sectors of industry. With many customers today, and some of them being important multinational companies and leaders in their business sectors, there has been a great trust established in OPEM’s experience for the realization of their machines. The emphasis given to customer requirements has led their specialists to make machines expressing the utmost in productivity and reliability and the right qualities for industrial equipment. The continuous research and tests carried out in their laboratories allows OPEM to better select for use the most recent technologies available on the market.

OPEM, beside a continuous process of technological update, has been able to keep an almost "handicraft" care permitting the combination of the traditional precision for detail with a quick decision-making process. These abilities, together with an accurate after sale service, result in the customer's satisfaction.

The commitment to quality and the constant research of innovative solutions embody the culture of OPEM, a company made of human researches with their own knowledge. This culture of the company, appreciated by many customers, is the heritage for the new generation in the management and a certain warranty of business continuity towards their customers.