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The sounds of history and the area’s deep-rooted culture are the fil rouge for this dynamic Company, where young professionals work every day with passion and motivation, in an informal environment. The universal notes of Gioacchino Rossini, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Gaspare Spontini and Beniamino Gigli, vibrate in the Company’s DNA. They all are sons of these lands, polestars of those musical competences that from the late ‘50s naturally flowed and merged in the counties of Recanati, Osimo and Castelfidardo, turning this area into the Italian “musical district”.
PASSION and QUALITY
SICA was born from passion, as all beautiful things are. In 1979, a group of young men with love and passion for music and Hi-Fi stroke the loudspeaker market, creating a modern, professional, dynamic and flexible industrial enterprise, with constant expansion on both the manufacturing and the commercial sides.
Custom designed and engineered semi-automatic manufacturing lines merge precision and quality with the typical creativity of the made in Italy. The full customization capability of the products, together with a dynamic proactive approach to the production schedules for the fastest possible lead times, enabled SICA to gain all the international markets, establishing a relevant presence in the five continents.
SICA COMPANY HISTORY
Our history begins in 1979, when Raimondo Sbarbati founded the Company SICA.Over the past 40 years, SICA has grown from a regional manufacturer into a strategic partner for companies from around the world.
1979
Birth of SICA: A Vision Sparked on Christmas Eve 1978
While sitting with friends on the Christmas Eve of 1978, Raimondo Sbarbati, smart, talented and determined R&D at another speaker manufacturer, gives birth to the idea of starting his own business. The following month of May the Company SICA (Società Italiana Costruttori Altoparlanti, Italian Company for the Production of Transducers) is born.
1984
SICA's Global Debut: Entering the Professional Audio Market
SICA speakers are on display for the first time at an international trade show, the Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt am Mein, Germany. New horizons are opening up for the Company with the production of speakers for the professional audio market, followed by the one of compression drivers in 1987.
1985
Early Days of SICA: Pioneering Speakers for Musical Instruments
The main business in the early years is with companies from the regional district of musical instruments, all leading manufacturers of organs and keyboards. In 1983 the production of speakers for digital keyboards starts, years later followed by the one of speakers for accordions.
1989
SICA's Growth: Establishing a Legacy in Ripe
The Company moves from the smaller premises occupied during the ‘80s to the new location in the town of Ripe, which is still the Company’s headquarters. During the following two decades the original site expands to a second and a third building.
1993
Scaling Success: SICA Adopts Semi-Automatic Assembly Lines
The growing success of the Company soon highlights the need to increase the production and efficiency, both achieved with the use of semi-automatic assembly lines.
1998
Reviving a Legend: SICA Brings Jensen Speakers Back to Life
SICA welcomes the challenge to reproduce the legendary Jensen speakers for electric guitar. After a couple of years travelling around the USA, getting to know all the original suppliers and the speaker models, after endless samples and listening sessions with musicians, all efforts are finally rewarded with success at the 1998 Winter NAMM Show.
2004
Global Expansion: SICA's Rise in Extra-EU Markets
The new millennium sees the opening of the Company to all extra EU markets, building up strong partnerships with enthusiastic leading manufacturers and a solid network of loyal distributors in less than a decade.
2010
Innovation Through Collaboration: SICA and CNR Advance Hi-Fi Speaker Design
SICA R&D collaborates with the Institute of Acoustics and Sensors “Orso Maria Corbino” (IDASC) of the Italian Research Council (CNR), analysing and modelling speakers for Hi-Fi application by FEM (finite elements method) software simulation and later making experimental verifications of the model.
2014
Excellence in Adversity: SICA Earns SME Certification for Quality and Resilience
SICA is certified Excellent SME, an important acknowledgement of the reliability and economic financial strength of the Company even during the years of the global financial crisis.
The Company is committed to supplying the best quality, to ensure maximum satisfaction of both customers’ and suppliers’ requirements.
2018
Enhancing Efficiency: SICA Integrates Programmable Logic Controllers in Assembly Lines
Assembly lines with programmable logic controllers will come into operation, for highest flexibility still keeping very high levels of efficiency and productivity.
2020
Recognizing Resilience: SICA Earns CRIBIS Prime Status Amidst the Pandemic
SICA achieves the status of CRIBIS Prime Company, for maximum commercial reliability and financial strength, another important acknowledgement of the reliability and economic financial strength of the Company even during the years of the pandemic.
Tailored Integration Services
We understand the importance of seamless integration. Our team ensures that the sound system equipment we provide seamlessly integrates with your existing setup, delivering a cohesive audio-visual experience.