1986-1990
     TPA is first in Italy to launch a range of PC-based CNCs (PTP400 and PTP1000) on the market, exploiting the potential offered by Personal Computers to offer customers "problem-oriented" environments and programming languages and customized graphics interfaces, and acquiring leader status in the fields of robotics, coil-winding and woodworking .
Underscoring a proven track record in technological innovation, in 1988 TPA becomes a MURST-accredited Research Laboratory, going on over subsequent years to promote numerous development and design initiatives for its customers.
In 1990 the TPA design and production departments are transferred to the current premises in Sesto S. Giovanni.



1990-1995
     Exploiting the experience acquired in applications design, TPA characterizes its production with a new range of User-free CNCs (CNC90, Compact90) based on industrial PCs of the company's own design, operating with MS-DOS" and Windows3.1" and incorporating sophisticated graphic programming and parameterization environments, with integrated PLC and user-accessible development language for customization of the machine interface.
The company's Design staff is structured so as to create a Research&Development section for new technologies, and a section dedicated to design and technical support for customers, consolidating a role of partnership and close collaboration.



1995-2000
     TPA develops its third generation of CNCs (AlbatrosMPU) utilizing Windows95/98" operating system, characterized by multiprocessor architectures with distributed intelligence, remote I/O devices installed on field buses, and customer-accessible software tools for customization of the user interface and the graphic programming environment.
The fully integrated multitasking PLC is upgraded from the language standpoint with extremely powerful processing utilities, and equipped with resident run-time compiler and debug tools.

Today
     Continuing to innovate and improve the performance of its products, TPA now presents a new range of Numerical Controls, including compact (AlbatrosNT) and modular-embedded (Clipper) models; thanks to the totally real-time architecture guaranteed by WindowsNT" and the Venturcom RTX" Real Time Extension, all run-time process control tasks are entrusted to the PC, with the result that dedicated peripheral hardware can be rationalized in the extreme, bringing additional benefits of compactness and reliability.
In terms of IT, the conception of these systems is based on SW architectures and inter-process communication mechanisms of standard design. This gives customers the maximum possible advantage in customizing and personalizing applications, since solutions can be optimized according to the specific needs of individual machines.