EuroWire March 2015

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New facility for Mario Frigerio

MFL Group provides its customers with complete innovative solutions, with products represented by two historic brands – Mario Frigerio steel wire and rope machinery and Frigeco machinery for the non-ferrous wire and cable industry. Last year the company consolidated its operation in a new facility at Molteno, Italy. This new 320,000ft 2 (30,000m 2 ) facility houses engineering, manufacturing, assembly, machinery sales, after sales and service and administration. Mario Frigerio was established in 1897. With more than 100 years’ experience in the wire and cable industry, it has more than 400 employees, and customers located in over 100 countries around the world. Throughout the years, it became clear there were synergies in the value chain of the MFL Group. Activities such as manufacturing, logistics, procurement, after sales and service, marketing and other administrative functions are

▲ ▲ The new plant in Italy

where all the parts used on Mario Frigerio and Frigeco machines are manufactured from raw material to finished parts. All critical parts are statically and dynamically balanced on site. All parts are subjected to 100 per cent quality control.

centralised, while sales and the technical departments operate independently as technical know-how is highly specialised for each product and technology. Now all these functions are located in a single corporate and manufacturing location. The new Mario Frigerio facility also boasts a fully computerised manufacturing floor

Mario Frigerio SpA – Italy Website : www.mflgroup.com

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