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The Vignati Group is specialized in the production of complex technical components, including the production of moulds and dies. Its main areas of business are:

  • electronics and electromechanics
  • medical
  • telecommunications
  • Automotive
  • Electric
  • Household appliance

Vignati Group numbers

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Units in Italy, 1 in Romania, 1 in Tunisia
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employees in Italy, 78 in Tunisia, 62 in Romania
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cutting-edge injection presses
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die casting presses

Our history

The company was founded in Milan in 1958 as a tooling business for the manufacture of moulds and dies. Here are the milestones of its evolution:

2003

Certification in conformity with standard UNI ISO EN 9001:2000 awarded to the mould and die manufacturing and design unit

2003

Measures implemented to adapt the thermoplastic moulding unit at Assago to meet standard UNI ISO EN 9001:2000

2004

The Gruppo Vignati Srl group is founded and certified in conformity with standard UNI EN ISO 9001:2000, with all units consequently brought up to date with group processes.

2005

Group warehouse created for all units. Thermoplastic moulding units accredited to standard ANSI UL 746 D V0 (File n°E253706). Enlargement of the department devoted to moulding of medical items, update of the clean-room according to the standard EN ISO 14644-1 class 8 (1:100.000)

2006

Phase of development ISO TS 16949 certification ISO TS version 2002

2008

50 YEARS OF BUSINESS AND SOLUTION FOR CLIENTS

2009

Updated with UNI EN ISO 9001-2008 for all Vignati’s Group units

2011

Obtaining ISO TS 16949:2009 Certification for the Tunisian site and development for the Italian units

2012

Development of the Tunisian production site and creation of an assembly and test department for the electric unit

2014

Production of filters for automotive and household appliance industry

2015

Beginning of varnished aesthetical parts for automotive industry

2016

Opening of a new production plant in Romania, Vgnro srl

2016

New warehouse in Assago via Idiomi

2017

New electric moulding machines in the Assago plant

2018

The Vignati group is now certified with iATF 16949:2016

2019

Industry 4.0 system has been implemented for the Italian production unit of Assago site

2001

Certification in conformity with standard UNI ISO EN 9001:2000 awarded to the die casting unit

1999

A department is set up devoted to moulding of medical items (cleanroom class 1:10.000)

1998

Sales, technical and tooling department moved to new Assago facility, with operating capacity increased.

1998

Die casting unit moved to Opera and production capacity increased. (Quality Manual simultaneously drawn up and quality activities formalized)

1997

D.N.V. Italia s.r.l. certification according to standard UNI EN ISO 9002 for moulding of technical and other items at the Assago facility.

1993

Metalgroup srl – DIE CASTING UNIT awarded the Centro Italiano Promozione Zinco (Italian zinc promotion centre) “Zinc alloy casting” competition prize for its French windows lock gear part.

1992

Metalgroup srl – DIE CASTING UNIT awarded the Centro Italiano Promozione Zinco (Italian zinc promotion centre) “Zinc alloy casting” competition prize for its hydrowasher motor mount.

1990

Quality Function is set up and the Quality Manual drawn up.

1984

Vignati srl awarded the GEP “Rifletto e … cambio” (“Think and… change”) competition prize for its Electric motor mount made in PBT instead of aluminium

1976

Private limited company Metalgroup srl is founded

1973

Private limited company Plastigroup srl is founded

1973

Moves to its current Assago facility, extending its fleet of machines and creating the second department.