MOSE - VENICE
MALAMOCCO INLET
MOSE (Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, or Experimental Electromechanical Module) is a system designed to protect Venice from high water levels that operates via 78 mobile floodgates positioned at the port entrances of Lido, Malamocco, and Chioggia, and It activates when tides exceed 110 cm, separating the Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea and preventing millions of dollars in damage.
The floodgates are raised using compressed air, creating a barrier that blocks the high tide, and return to the seabed when they are filled with water again.
The Malamocco Inlet is the deepest in the Lagoon (-14 meters) and allows large ships up to 280 meters in length to pass through on their way to the Port of Marghera.
The MOSE technical rooms manage the operation of the floodgates through underground and surface structures for the intake / expulsion of water and air, and contain air compressors, electrical systems, and sensors.
Ettore Bertoldini, a historic Venetian company with over three centuries of activity, has been a NECE customer for 50 years, still in its original location.
For a construction project of primary importance such as MOSE, it did not want to take any risks and entrusted NECE with the Certified Anodization, which offers the maximum guarantee of quality and durability.
CLIENT: Ettore Bertoldini srl
COLOR: Natural Silver Anodizing 1-B
FINISH: ARC Chemical Satin
CLASS: 15 µm – Certificated
RAW MATERIAL USED: press-formed Aluminum sheets, alloy 5005, extruded aluminum profiles and tubes alloy 6060.
ANODIZED MATERIAL: tunnel covers, flashings, ventilation grilles, stairwell cladding.
Since these are Aluminum elements to be installed in technical rooms, the primary requirements were maximum functionality, durability, and low maintenance: the ideal Anodizing is Natural Silver with Chemical Satin Finish.
The large capacity of NECE’s facilities also made it possible to ensure the production of the various batches within the very tight deadlines required.
NECE operates in accordance with the quality standards set out in the QUALANOD EURAS-EWAA, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 regulations. Compliance with these regulations guarantees that the production carried out at NECE’s facilities meets a certain quality standard.
For this project, a specific Certification was required for the batches of material treated with anodization, issued following tests and analyses carried out during production and at the end of the process:
- Job or site number (order)
- Delivery Note number and date
- Certified NECE batch number and quantity
- Average thickness UNI EN ISO 2360:2017
- Drop test UNI EN ISO 2143:2017
- Mass loss UNI EN ISO 3210:2025