Since its establishment in 1926, the Italian company Brugola OEB Industriale has introduced many successful innovations that have contributed to technological, cultural and quality advancements, thus enabling it to become a leader in the sector of special screws for engines. Daniele Garavaglia reports.
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rugola is able to claim an impressive technological record: one in four car engines throughout the world is assembled with the special screws produced by the company. Today it has a worldwide presence, with four plants in Lissone, a logistics centre in Desio, new US headquarters and 11 global logistics centres. Its 300 employees manufacture over 800 different types of screws, producing 7 million each day and selling 1,650,000 pieces each year.
“Brugola OEB Industriale is a symbol for Italy, thanks to its founder Egidio Brugola, my grandfather, who had the brilliant idea of patenting a unique product, the hexagon socket head bolt, known in Italy as ‘brugola’ – which today is used worldwide and was named after my grandfather who invented it. The company is a formidable expression of authentic ‘made in Italy’ and, thanks to the efforts of my father Giannantonio Brugola and the current management, has Industry Europe 47
