In the postwar period, the economic and social life of Valchiusella was strictly linked to the industrial development of the nearby Ivrea. The policy followed by Olivetti aimed at helping the daily commuting of its employees, the spreading on the territory of small production units (like the Vidracco factory) and research structures together with the early planning efforts were partly able to prevent the depopulation of many mountain areas.

In this context, one of the projects is the building of a school and research complex in the town of Vico Canavese, funded by a 1960 legacy of Giacomo Saudino, the first director of Fonderie Olivetti, who had been the deputy-general manager of the company for a long time. The project was commissioned in 1962: the Town of Vico (the owner of the plots of land) entrusted the Olivetti Technical Office with the drafting. Here, the architectural design was supervised by Nello Renacco, who had just finished the Halls of the Regions of Italia 61, while the structure calculation and the work direction were by Franco Papa. After finishing the buildings, the R.T.M. school, an applied research center for mechanical technology was founded by Olivetti, Fiat and Finmeccanica in 1965. Since 1978, the year when the first laser source was purchased, the company’s activity has focused on laser technology and its industrial applications, and became a limited responsibility company in 1988. The junior high school, like the nursery school, are still operating and receive students from several towns of the Valchiusella. The school received the regional In/Arch plate in 1972.