Tradition meets technology Gaspari

With more than 60 years’ experience in the design and production of machines for the processing of marble and granite, Italy’s Gaspari Menotti Technologies is now a global leader in the industry

TradiTion meeTs Technology

Gaspari Menotti was founded in 1956 in Carrara, in Tuscany. The area is famous for the white and blue-grey marble quarried there and has become the world centre for marble and granite quarrying and processing.

The marble from Carrara was used for some of the most wellknown buildings in Ancient Rome, including the Pantheon, Trajan’s column and the column of Marcus Aurelius. It was also used in some of the most famous sculptures in Renaissance Italy, including Michelangelo’s David, as well as for London’s Marble Arch and the Victoria Memorial.

Gaspari Menotti is one of the longest-established companies in the region producing a range of machinery fundamental to the processing of marble and granite including gang saws and slab and tile processing lines. Such machines are the result of 40 years of experience, research and the production of hundreds of machines. The company has a tradition of pioneering the most advanced technology in the industry that has been subsequently applied throughout the world.

Today Gaspari Menotti stands out for its advanced technology and original design of its wide range of machines that offer proven reliability and efficiency to meet the most demanding market requirements. Long experience, a commitment to the highest quality and continued investment in research and human resources have enabled the company to remain a leader in the marble and granite processing industry through the world.

Complete range

Gaspari Menotti today specialises in the production of the latest machinery, plant and tools for quarrying, working and moving natural stone. These include diamond wire saws, band saws, circular block saws, circular cross-cut saws, stone cutting machines, milling, grinding and polishing machines, surface finishing machines as well as complete production plants for memorials, tiles and slabs.

The GMW multiwire range represents excellence in sawing granite slabs thanks to a structure that prevents vibration and preserves the life of the wire, a simple and intuitive management system together with unrivalled reliability. A range of models are available in different measurements and cutting size capacity. These machines offer customers simplicity in the use of the diamond wires, high automation, a wide range of cutting parameters and the option of saving the cutting parameters. They are suited to all cutting requirements and offer the option of changing the slab thickness easily.

The Gaspari Menotti PGM2200 Mirror slab polishing machine, available for both marble and granite, represents the cutting edge in its category thanks to a solid and compact structure, an attractive design and the latest-generation technological solutions. The PGM2200 is the culmination of over 50 years of Gaspari Menotti’s experience in the field of processing and polishing natural stone. It offers an incomparable finishing level, thanks to the option of having up to 176 abrasives (22 heads, eight swinging arms each) with lower consumption than other machines on the market. This is possible thanks to a special spindle moved by an 11kW motor, which allows the user to immediately save 88 kW/h and 200,000 kW/h over the space of a year

The tradition of excellence that has always distinguished Gaspari Menotti is also demonstrated in the construction of its marble gang saws which are available the three different models suitable for every production requirement:

The company sees its DGS 2000/2500 gang saws for marble as a simple answer to a complex problem – one that meets completely

all modern sawing requirements. The result is a sturdy, reliable gang saw able to achieve high production levels, while also being very innovative. The range comprises the DGS, the classic gang saw (80 blades with a lifting block); the TDG gang saw (80 blades with a fixed block and descending blade holding frame); and the FEM gang saw (40 and 50 blades for processors who require high flexibility rather than large production volumes).

Global markets

Gaspari Menotti’s machines are mainly used by manufacturers of granite and marble products for the construction industry. The company’s biggest European market is Italy, followed by Spain and Portugal, but its major markets are worldwide. It supplies its products to the USA, Turkey, China, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Taiwan and North Africa. It is also planning to expand its business throughout Africa in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Namibia.

Current production is equally divided between machines and systems for processing granite and those for marble. Demand differs significantly across the world - Italy and Turkey, for example, have a high demand for marble processing machines, while Brazil, India, North Africa, China and Taiwan mostly require machines for granite. n