Maina

1886 - Carlo MAINA starts the activity as a manufacturer of oenological machines and devices for the local needs, and as a repair shop for bicycles and sewing machines.

1917 - On February 28th, Carlo’s four children (Fedele, Modesto, Benvenuto and Erminia) set up the Company as general partnership FRATELLI MAINA DI CARLO and acquire a new head office.

1919 - The cast-iron foundry and the cast-iron pulley production begin operating.

1925 - The Company enlarges its own production by realizing industrial plant motorization and material handling systems.

1950 - The production of gear couplings starts.

1965 - The first gear spindles for rolling mills are designed and produced.

1981 - The management of the Company passes on to the third generation. A complete reorganization of the production department is carried out with the purchase of modern CNC machines and equipment, while the sales and technical departments are developed and strengthened.

1982 - The foundry is closed, the study of the universal shaft product begins and the sales activity starts expanding abroad.

1984 - The production of universal shafts and gear reducers starts.

1994 - The UNI EN ISO 9001 certification by Det Norske Veritas is achieved. The family’s fourth generation joins the Board of Directors.

1997 - The production of large-size and high-load universal shafts begins.

2004 - the company acquires a strategic position in the international markets, by completing its transformation from leading company within the domestic market into leading-role company of the global market.