ECA-Sindel was an Italian company operating worldwide in the designing, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of professional tactical and operational naval simulators. ECA -Sindel also produced integrated systems for training purposes in joint warfare operations by land, sea and air, called "Joint Warfare Simulators".
Name
The choice of the name Sindel was made in reference to an illustrious predecessor in the history of Italian technology. The first company to bear the name was a society founded in 1956 by a group of former engineers of Microlambda who were among the pioneers in the development of radar technology in post-war Italy. (This original Sindel would eventually merge with Microlambda in 1960 to form Selenia)[1][2]
History
Founded in 1982, Sindel began its activities developing simulation systems for the training of radar operators creating electronic equipment that could simulate a real nautical environment. The Company has placed itself from the earliest years in a niche of the simulator market, which was then characterized by large companies that manufactured optical-mechanical systems run by large and expensive mainframes; Sindel products, however, were based on specific software installed on standard commercial computers. These simulators are better suited to nautical schools, and other institutions with smaller budget than larger organizations like military academies, or radar institutes.