Imply® celebrates 20 years

Founded on May 11, 2003, Imply® celebrates 20 years. The company was born global and today consolidates itself as one of the biggest players in the technology market in the business units of access and ticketing, panels, self-service and bowling.

In celebration of 20 years of history, Tironi Paz Ortiz, Imply® president and founder, points out: “It is with great pride that we are celebrating, together with our Directors and Employees, these 20 years of Imply’s success. A Brazilian company that is already present in more than 125 countries, with state-of-the-art technology created by committed and talented professionals. We are very grateful, throughout this period, to our Customers, Partners, Suppliers, Employees, Government, Municipality, Universities and the entire Community for their support. There have been many challenges so far, and with persistence, focus and determination we have achieved unimaginable achievements. We built a modern Industrial Park with state-of-the-art equipment, where our team of Employees makes all the difference. That’s the essence. We are committed to creating technologies that bring ease, information and entertainment to millions of people in Brazil and around the world. Continuing to grow sustainably and create jobs are our goals. Thank you very much to everyone who contributed in some way and support Imply! Here’s to the next 20 years!”

With a large investment in technological development, high capacity in R&D, Product Engineering, Software and Hardware Development, the organization has consolidated significant growth over these two decades. Today it is present in more than 125 countries, where it offers exclusive and customized projects for major brands, with cutting-edge technologies to boost high performance.

Located in Santa Cruz do Sul, the Imply® Technological Park has an area of ​​over 180,000 m². In addition, the industrial park built with eco-sustainable architecture, integrates verticalized factories with state-of-the-art equipment and processes with ISO 9001 certification, which guarantee extremely high levels of quality.

In each of the 4 business units, Imply® delivers excellence and disruptive thinking. Focused on delivering a complete and effective solution, it customizes each product according to the customer’s needs.

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Discover our business units

The Eleven 360 Platform integrates technologies and services to modernize event and attraction management and experiences. The company has extensive experience in developing technologies and services for large events and premium attractions, such as solutions developed for  World Cup, Copa America, Libertadores, Sul-Americana, Flamengo, Internacional, Grêmio, Oktoberfests, and attractions such as Theatro Municipality of Rio de Janeiro and Aparados da Serra National Park, and more. In addition, it develops platforms with integrated technologies to innovate relationship and sales management: App, e-commerce for ticket and product sales, access control for people and vehicles, cashless payments, membership management, recurring payments and benefit programs.

In the Self-Service unit, Imply® creates hardware and software platforms that optimize assistance, services and payments throughout Brazil. Millions of people use Imply® Kiosks daily in several states for transportation and public services. Self-service also facilitates energy, water and sanitation services in several states. In 2022, for example, we accounted for more than 2.5 million accesses to the Imply® Self-Service Terminals supplied to SANEPAR.

At the Bowling unit, Imply® is recognized as one of the main brands in the world, being a reference in innovation. That’s why there are thousands of Bowling Alleys with Imply® technology on  5 continents, offering unique experiences for all ages. The company develops residential and commercial projects with official and personalized dimensions. That is, it offers customized design and measurements, with expert support at all stages: Planning, architectural design, manufacturing, installation, training, consulting, after-sales and updates. Thus, alleys offer an unique entertainment experience, with special lighting effects, 3D projections with artificial intelligence, integration with smartphones, and much more.

In the Panels unit, Imply® develops customized solutions, in order to optimize interactivity to the public, disclosing signs, useful information, sports and advertising. Panels are present in main cities, highways, stadiums and gymnasiums in Brazil. Undeniably, they are ideal for attracting attention in places with large circulation, with high-brightness LEDs that result in high-resolution images at great distances. With customized projects, they create unforgettable experiences, like at Roda Rico in São Paulo. The largest ferris wheel in Latin America, 91 meters high, is equipped with LEDs that light up with color effects, display images and animations.

We are Imply®

Imply® specializes in developing customized technology solutions for unique and complex projects. Therefore, it has a history of successfully delivering excellent solutions to global brands. Brands that understand that technology is a powerful tool to highlight and value their brands.

Imply® celebrates 20 years and is proud to build business partnerships based on ethics and integrity. It is focused, in fact, on the unique needs of each client, and the reliability of the technologies it develops are some of the reasons why organizations that are leaders in their segments choose Imply®. Motivated to constantly evolve, it seeks constant improvement in the solutions it develops and in internal processes.

Some milestones in our history:

◽ 2003
✓ We were born global! Our first sale was an export to Spain

◽ 2006
✓Present in 10 countries
✓Provision of a voting system with biometrics for the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo, the largest in Brazil

◽ 2007
✓Launch of pioneering technology in Brazil in web ticket sales for the Football segment at Grêmio FBPA

◽ 2009
✓Present in 20 countries
✓Supply of +100m² Panels for Castelão Stadium

◽ 2010
✓Outstanding Innovation Award (BRDE)
✓Present in 30 countries, with 30% of revenue coming from exports
✓Team with more than 100 employees
✓Inaugurates Imply® Technological Park with 180 thousand square meters, 8 thousand of which are built area
✓Section of RSC 287 is named “Imply Road” in honor of Imply®

◽ 2011
✓39th Export Award – Outstanding Global Advance (ADVB/RS)
✓More than 1 Million Accesses Controlled with Eleven360 Platform

◽ 2012
✓Present in 40 countries
✓Provision of Access Control for the Estadio Seguro project by the Government of Chile
✓40th Export Award – Market Highlight (ADVB/RS)
✓Self-service terminals provided to the Government of Minas Gerais record more than 3.5 million consultations in the year

◽ 2013
✓We achieved ISO 9001 Certification

◽ 2014
✓Present in 50 countries
✓Present in 8 of the 12 World Cup Arenas in Brazil, leader in the supply of Access Technologies with more than 2.2 Million controlled accesses

◽ 2015
✓Innovation Champion Award (Amanhã Group)

◽ 2016
✓44th Export Award (ADVB/RS);

◽ 2017
✓45th Export Award (ADVB/RS)
✓Launch of pioneering technology in Brazil with 100% accesses with biometric validation for the Football segment, at Arena da Baixada
✓Provision of Access Control and Panels of more than 245m² for La Nueva Olla Stadium, in Paraguay

◽ 2018
✓46th Export Award (ADVB/RS)

◽ 2019
✓1 million tickets sold for Flamengo in the year by Imply® Platform
✓Supply of over 300 m² Panels for Morumbi Stadium
✓1 million tickets sold for 26 Conmebol Copa América events, with a transaction value of BRL 215.5 million
✓47th Export Award (ADVB/RS)
✓Innovation Champion Award (Tomorrow Group)

◽ 2020
✓Present in 125 countries

◽ 2021
✓Supply of an 83 m² Panel for Centenario Stadium, in Uruguay
✓48th Export Award (ADVB/RS)

◽ 2022
✓7.4 million tickets sold by the Imply® Platform in the year
✓Inaugurates the largest Ferris wheel in Latin America with Imply® technology
✓We operate the Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores finals
✓We launched the new Red Bowling line and we are recognized as one of the main bowling brands in the world, being a reference in innovation

◽ 2023
✓More than 240 media panels installed in Minas Gerais
✓SC Internacional launches SuperApp developed by Imply®