SINTEC SYSTEM · ENGINEERING SINCE 1977
Engineering through
generations of technology.
Since the late 1970s, Sintec System has worked at the intersection of engineering, software and evolving IT infrastructure. From computer-aided product development and programmable industrial controls to enterprise integration and Hermes, our focus remains making technology work reliably in the real world.
Explore our historyA CONTINUOUS THREAD
Decades of change.
A practical engineering focus.
Sintec’s engineering journey: industrial origins, the creation of Hermes, corporate evolution and continued enterprise development.
- 1977
Engineering origins
Computing enters industrial design and production.
- Early years
Product engineering & automation
Concurrent Engineering, CAD/CAM/CAPP and microprocessor-based control.
- 1990
Hermes begins
Secure, automatic, asynchronous file exchange between heterogeneous systems.
- 2005
Opera 21 Group
Sintec joins the Group: a new stage in its corporate development.
- 2008
Switzerland
Renewed independence and the Swiss chapter as Sintec System SA.
- Today
Enterprise engineering
Software integration, continued Hermes development and AI work in progress.
01 / ENGINEERING ORIGINS
When computing moved
beyond the computer room.
In the late 1970s, computing was expanding into engineering and industrial processes. Sintec applied emerging technology to practical challenges in product design and production.
Our early work drew on Concurrent Engineering and CAD, CAM and CAPP, connecting computer-aided design, manufacturing and process planning. Sintec developed a close working relationship with SPRING, an initiative involving IBM’s Italian operations and Mandelli Group.
02 / PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL
Making industrial control
more adaptable.
Microprocessors allowed many tasks once handled through hard-wired logic to be implemented in software. Sintec developed automatic control systems with STM CLZ-family boards based on Z80-family microprocessors.
This practical engineering foundation still shapes our approach. Computing architectures have continued to coexist and evolve; centralized systems did not simply disappear as new approaches emerged.
03 / OUR FIRST SOFTWARE PRODUCT
1990 — Hermes.
Connecting different systems.
Named after the Greek messenger of the gods, Hermes was introduced in 1990 as Sintec’s first software product. Its purpose was secure, automatic, asynchronous file transfer between computers, including different operating systems.
A concrete interoperability solution has evolved into our enterprise Managed File Transfer product, shaped by decades of continuous development.
Discover Hermes04 / BUSINESS EVOLUTION
New structures.
The same engineering focus.
2005 — Opera 21 Group. Sintec became part of the Opera 21 Group, combining its specialized engineering experience with a broader business organization.
2008 — Sintec System SA. Sintec bought back its shares, returned to independence and moved to Switzerland, establishing Sintec System SA and maintaining its long-term engineering focus.
TODAY / CONTINUING THE JOURNEY
Built on experience.
Evolving for what’s next.
Today, we develop enterprise software and integration solutions, connecting applications, systems and operational processes. Hermes continues to evolve as a modular product designed for continuous operations.
AI-assisted capabilities: In Active Development. They are not yet publicly available.
- Start with operations.
- Understand what needs to happen and who uses the result.
- Connect what exists.
- Make applications, information and established systems work together.
- Keep evolving.
- Develop software and integrations around changing requirements.
LET’S MAKE IT WORK
A long view.
A practical next step.
Talk to Sintec System about the application, connection or file-exchange process you need to build.