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# Driven by innovation!

![Cometto's first steps in Cuneo](/thumbnails/82323-600-300-Max.jpg)

## Cometto's first steps in Cuneo

Cometto's origins date back to **1954**, when the first workshop for the **manufacture of vehicles, bridge cranes and systems** was opened in Cuneo under the name "Officine Cometto".

Due to constant growth, the works relocated to the current location in **1962**. The production plant was **continuously extended** over the years in order to meet the growing demand.

Manufacturing concentrated on various vehicle types that were designed for **road transport**, extending even to **off-road special transport**.

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## Strong solutions even for the most extreme conditions

In the **shipyard transporter** sector, the largest self-propelled vehicle ever built for the transport of **production parts weighing up to 1,000 t** was designed by Cometto for **Hyundai Heavy Industries** of South Korea.

Since then Cometto has kept step with developments in industry. **Heavy components** are continuously produced in the **petrochemical** and **shipyard** sectors and need to be transported in a virtually finished condition to the final assembly location.

In the **steel construction** sector, Cometto has been developing self-propelled vehicles for the **transport of iron metallurgy products** since 1973.

The main characteristics of this series is its **high reliability for continuous operation**, even under **extreme environmental conditions**.

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## Into space thanks to Cometto

In **1981** the Cometto specialists built the first and **largest self-propelled modular system** of its time for the Japanese customer **Nippon Express**. It had a **load capacity of 3,000 t.**

Among the outstanding Cometto projects is the "**Orbiter Transportation System**" developed for NASA in 1983.

In **1987** Cometto joined the "**Gruppo Bottero S.p.A.**" and in **1990** was awarded another contract in the **space travel** sector, because the entire **European "Ariane 5"** **space project** relied on Cometto vehicles for the complex transport tasks.

This was followed by numerous further important contracts in various industrial sectors.

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## Self-propelled standards

**Electronically steered self-propelled modules** have been part of Cometto's range since 1976. Various **new development stages** have been added over the years.

The customer can now choose between two product series and four categories, which are characterised by **axle load capacities of up to 70 t.**

Cometto has been the **centre of expertise for self-propelled vehicles** within the **Faymonville Group** since **2017**. Following the takeover, the company has found its way back to the **right dynamics** and has adopted some new products into the range: the [Eco1000](/products/modular-systems/eco1000-self-propelled-transporter-in-plant-jobs/), the Eco1500 and the [BladeMAX](/products/modular-systems/blademax-blade-lifter-wind-turbine-blades/).

True to Cometto's motto: **Propelled to the MAX**!