SPICA S.p.A. (''Società Pompe Iniezione Cassani & Affini'') was an Italian manufacturer of

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systems.

History

The company was founded by Francesco Cassani in 1932. and manufactured fuel injection systems for diesel and petrol engines. In 1941 Alfa Romeo took control of the company. Later the company also produced spark plugs, shock absorbers, oil pumps and other automobile parts. In 1987 the company became part of the

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. In 1995 it was sold to

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and TRW. Company founder Francesco Cassani left in 1942 to found a new company with his brother Eugenio called

SAME (Società Accomandita Motori Endotermici) S.A.M.E., an acronym for ''Società Accomandita Motori Endotermici'', is an Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer. The company was founded in 1942 in Treviglio (Bergamo), Italy, by the brothers Francesco and Eugenio Cassani. SAME main produ ...

. Today that company is known as SAME Deutz-Fahr.

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