Our name, our history
Sidercad has been an Italian Engineering and Information Technology Company active in the international market since 1980. The name Sidercad, which comes from the combination of “sider” (steel) and “cad” (computer-aided Design) refers to the initial mission of the company, established as a part of Italsider, to encourage the use of steel by developing automatic design techniques. The initial experience in the design of steel structures grew over the time and gave rise to an all-round Engineering sector and an independent Information Technology sector.
Engineering
Sidercad offer in the engineering sector is articulated into a set of design, coordination and consulting activities in civil, hydraulic, infrastructural and environmental engineering. All the design activities in its various levels (feasibility, preliminary, definitive, executive, constructive, as built) are developed with Building Information Modeling BIM techniques.
Information Technology
Sidercad offer in the IT sector is developed in the areas of Custom Software, System Support and Service Activities. The software is developted on web applications based on NEAT technology which uses the most common relational database engines, and concerns Electronic Document Management, Real Estate Management and Collaborative Workflows.
Projects
New Pilots Tower Port of Genoa (Italy)
Detailed design and installation of insulated aluminum module façade with opening frames and glazed façade for the building Service Body of the new Pilots Tower on the central pier of the marina. Modeling of the Schueco structure, Alucobond sheets, that make up the building's exterior skin and all other elements was performed using Inventor software.
New dam harbor Vado Ligure (Italy)
Specialized technical consulting - Projet Management. Drafting design drawings for conference of services preparatory to the prefabrication of civil works of the construction site of part of the caissons for the new dam in Genoa within the port area of Vado Ligure.
Elba River Tunnel (Germany)
Detailed study and design of the installation of very high voltage cables inside a tunnel with an internal diameter of approximately 4 m and a length of approximately 5250 m, planned for the crossing of the Elbe river. The project guarantees the possibility of laying the cables with an innovative methodology that ensures the possibility of correctly installing the circuits while minimizing the presence of personnel in the tunnel.
Iter Project (France)
Sidercad contributed to the project by providing engineering services; in particular, using the dedicated Caesar II software, it carried out stress analysis of pipes for cooling lines. The prototype fusion nuclear power plant faces several challenges, the first of which is managing the very high temperatures that are reached during the energy production process.
Marghera Power Plant (Italy)
Marghera Levante Brownfield (VE) power plant with a total electrical capacity of 800 MW. Sidercad carried out the Construction Supervision of the main metal carpentry works (recovery steam generator, chimney, 4 pipe racks, air intake) as part of the works for the complete refurbishment of the plant.
Genoa subway (Italy)
Construction of the new Corvetto station. Final design integration and updating services including design phase safety coordination, design supervision, construction supervision and execution phase safety coordination. The project is part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
Tavazzano Power Plant (Italy)
New combined cycle unit of about 850 MWe to replace an existing one. Detailed architectural and structural design of main buildings and special foundations. Design of surface and underground utility systems. Construction accounting control.
Dry dock in Genoa Harbor (Italy)
Monitoring technical consultancy with topographical survey of the state of the structures of the dry docks named "Dock 4 " and "Dock 5" and their supporting functional structures (dock, crane, pump room, etc.) for possible upgrading or improvement or repair work.
Two-Four Wilton Park project (England)
Executive design and installation of portions of Schueco stick system facades within the “Two-Four Wilton Park” project; Sidercad was responsible for 3D modeling, using Inventor software, of the facades and details related to the design.
Plant in Arenzano (Italy)
The new Arenzano and Cogoleto sewage treatment plant is located in Cava Lupara near S.S. 1 Aurelia. On the very degraded site a building of about 20,000 cubic meters screened by strips with Mediterranean vegetation is under construction. Architectural, structural, civil engineering executive design activities have been carried out.
Stephenson House Project (England)
Executive, constructive 2D and 3D design and installation of the Podium and various portions of the building named “Stephenson House” located in London; three-dimensional and constructive development of PMU/VMU and the external facade cladding system named “Lantern”. Modeling performed with Inventor software.
Temparossa Project (Italy)
The project, realized in the port of Taranto, involves the extension of the existing pier (about 500 meters long), the construction of a new platform P3 for the shipment of crude oil, and related facilities, including breasting and mooring dolphins. Subsequent activities were carried out to adapt the detailed and executive design to the new NTC 2018.
HDVC (Italy–France)
Italy-France "Piemonte-Savoia" HVDC interconnection power line. It develops for a length of about 95 km. Sidercad carried out survey activities, based on which it carried out the executive design of the route of the pipeline in the following conditions: - sections in trenches, including the design of joint holes, artwork and pipe-pusher crossings - sections on highway viaducts, of different lengths, with the design of solutions inside or outside the viaducts.
Busalletta Dam (Italy)
Following the directions of the Higher Council of L.L.P., which gave an urgent opinion on carrying out seismic vulnerability verifications of existing dams, Sidercad carried out this activity on the existing Busalletta Dam by finite element modeling by performing the survey using HDS laser scanner technology (Leica Geosystem).
Real estate management
Computerized system for property management of owned space. Interfaces with the company's management and accounting application and generates rent invoices, IMU/TASI forms and schedules. It supports the management of space master data, cadastral, insurance and banking data. Autocad navigation allows automatic calculation of surfaces.
