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A workshop. An idea.
Roberto Signorini founds Costruzioni Meccaniche Signorini in Fornacette, bringing a passion for precision mechanics to life.
FORNACETTE / 1961 — Today
Ingenuity runs in the family.
A story of hands, ideas and a relentless interest in how things work. From Roberto Signorini’s workshop in 1961 to the next evolution of polishing.
A LIFETIME OF INGENUITY
The future has a history.
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The first patent.
A device for the steel pipe industry marks an early expression of the company’s inventive approach.
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A new direction in motion.
An innovative speed reducer becomes the foundation of a second enduring COMES product family.
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A defining polishing invention.
COMES designs and patents its tilt-arm polishing head with swing-arm geometry, a defining development in its history.
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From workshop to industry.
The company changes its corporate structure as its production and international presence grow.
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A modular bridge for polishing heads.
COMES develops a modular head-support bridge for grinding and polishing machines. Its configurable structure allows modules to be added or removed later. Manufacture on smaller machine tools improves precision and reduces costs. The bridge is supplied under private-label agreements to other Italian polishing-machine manufacturers.
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A complete modular machine.
COMES develops a complete modular polishing machine for ceramic tiles.
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COMES opens in Brazil.
COMES DO BRASIL opens in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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STORM LCG evolves.
The STORM LCG granite slab polishing machine is redesigned and enhanced for large-format slabs.
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COMES opens in India.
COMES INDIA opens in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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COMES opens in China.
COMES CHINA opens in Shuitou, Fujian, China.
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COMES opens in North America.
COMES NORTH AMERICA opens in Elberton, Georgia, USA.
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The next generation.
The Signorini family’s engineering tradition continues through polishing heads, Machinery Division and HTS–FALCON technology.
COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE SIGNORINI
From father to son. From head to head.
Giuliano Signorini carries forward his father Roberto’s passion for mechanics. The creation of Machinery Division extends that knowledge to complete polishing lines.
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