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The company Gandini spa is today a group with an Industrial Division that produces compressor pistons for air and refrigerators, pistons for engines, screws, bolts and mechanic parts, a Division Trades distributing prestigious brands for fasteners and segments for pistons, and controlled companies through which distributes in italy some of the best brands also for robotics and professional welding. Between Canzo and Milan the group is developed on a total of beyond 60.000 mq, of which approximately 20.000 covered are dedicates to the production, the warehouses and the offices. Others covered 5,000 mq assigned to the new robotized foundry are under construction in Canzo. The staff, which comprised about 50 employees up to the end of the 1980s, has grown in the last few years to 170 workers, including skilled manual workers, office staff, technical and sales staff.
Milan, 1914 Fabbrica Nazionale Pistoni was founded by Pietro Gandini in 1914. Initially, the company specialised in the production of cast iron and steel pistons, and cast iron cylinder liners. Later on, light alloy pistons were introduced, as well as gudgeon pins and piston rings. Within a few years, the first workshop had become one of the most respected companies in its market sector. During the First World War, it was one of the larger suppliers of spare parts to the Army and the Navy, and, once the war had ended, it became a vital player in the burgeoning Italian motor industry.
Valbrona, 1945 FABBRICA NAZIONALE PISTONI - GANDINI & FIGLIO The factory was almost completely destroyed during the Second World War. Activities were re-established in Milan and Valbrona, in the province of Como, under the management of Pietro's son, Ernesto Ugo Gandini, who up-dated the factory with modern machinery and new production systems. To take advantage of revolutionary die-casting systems, the factory introduced new aluminium alloys and heat treatment processes. As a result of this, it enjoyed tremendous success, and constantly increasing demand. By the 1960s, the company had a modern sales network, and its production was based on a range of more than 3000 sets of dies, which enabled it to produce more than 100,000 pistons per year. At the same time, in addition to pistons and cylinder liners of its own manufacture, the company had become the sole distributor for the Seeger range of special steel lock rings and clips, both the standard internal and external type, and the vast range of patented special clips.
Canzo, 1987 By this stage, Gandini was a Limited Company, and Piergianni Gandini, son of Ugo, became the third generation to lead the company. Under his determined management, Gandini has become one of the best known participants in the market. In addition to the buildings in Valbrona and Milan , the first modern factory was built in Canzo. Gandini founded the Commercial Division, which now distributes the best-known European makes of solid and flexible pins, belville washers, locking devices, and small plastic components, all under the general heading of fasteners.
Canzo, 1998 In this year, the first new building at Canzo was joined by a second, and construction began on the third, in close proximity to the other two. The process of modernising productive systems continues, with major investments at the initial stage of the production process, in the form of a new foundry. This enables Gandini to increase its production, while specialising in the supply of compressor pistons, and becoming suppliers to the best-known Italian and European manufacturers. By now, there are more than 100 employees at the Canzo and Milan plants. The tool store, complete with historical records holds more than 10,000 different tools. We produce more than 2,000,000 finished pistons a year. This figure will soon reach 4,000,000. In 1993, the company acquired a fastener factory producing screws and bolts. Based on this, Gandini now produces bespoke machined parts, as well as international standard screws and bolts. |
GANDINI SPA headquarter : Sesto San Giovanni MI Italy factories : Canzo CO Italy tel.+39 02.241.047.200 - fax +39 .02.241.047.74 |
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS, to have a virtual visit to the factories, and to browse the commercialized products, visit: www.gandini.it |
