2018 – Investments in moulding machines / Premises adaptation
Acquisition of a 6 Tons Boy XXS moulding machine
Acquisition of a 90 Tons moulding machine with numeric robot
Acquisition of a 130 Tons moulding machine with numeric robot
Late 2018, the production plant is composed of 42 moulding machines from 6 Tons to 485 Tons
Extension of 350 m² on the covered reception / shipping area
2017 – Extension of the injection plant
Integration of 2 new production lines with controled environment
2016 – Investments in moulding machines
Acquisition of a 420 Tons moulding machine with numeric robot
Acquisition of 2 Electric moulding machines of 100 Tons with numeric robot
2014 – Investments in moulding machines
Acquisition of a 320 Tons bi-material moulding machine with rotating plate
2013 – Investments in the mechanical workshop
Acquisition of a wire cutting machine
Acquisition of a laser welding machine
2012 – Investments on moulding machines / Extension of the warehouse
Acquisition of a 320 Tons bi-material moulding machine with rotating plate
Acquisition of 50 Tons Electric moulding machine
Late 2012, the production plant is composed of 32 moulding machines from 6 Tons to 485 Tons
Acquisition of a new machining center 3 axis high speed Victor A110
Warehouse extension : 1 000 m² for the raw material
Extension of more 500 m² on the reception / shipping area
2011 – Investments in moulding machines / peripherals
Acquisition of 2 Electric moulding machines of 100 Tons with numeric robot
Equipment of robots for tandem productions (operations of moulding and overmoulding, or assembly at machine output)
2010 – Investment in moulding machine
Acquisition of a 6 Tons Babyplast moulding machine
2009 – ISO 9001 Certification / Extension of the moulds warehouse
Graduation with the ISO 9001 Certification in November 2009
Extension of more 500 m² warehouse for the largest moulds
2008 – Prototyping
Acquisition of a Cadvision machine
2007 – Investments in moulding machine / CNC / production control
Acquisition of a 485 Tons moulding machines
Acquisition of a new machining center
Acquisition of a Smartscope system with 3 combined measurements (multi-capter optical / video/ sensor)
2006 – Extension of the injection plant
Production plant is doubled
Flow improvement
Development of a zone dedicated to the assembly of subsets
4 500 m² covered production plant
2004 – Legal status change
Change of the legal status from SA to SAS in June 2004
2003 – Iso 9001 Certification / Version 2000 (efficiency)
Graduation with the ISO 9001 Certification
2000 – Iso 9002 Certification (compliance)
The implementation of an Assurance Quality Plan permitted to obtain the ISO 9002 Certification
1999 – Relocation
The increase of the injection plant led the company to build a new location and to move on August the 1st 1999 at Peschadoires. The 2 500 m² covered plant is now more apdated and modern.
1996 – Management
Mr Jean-Marc Pironin becomes CEO of the company
1979 – Legal status change
The business becomes a ‘Société Anonyme’ on July the 1st 1979 and Mr Yves Pironin is CEO
1970 – New markets
The company enters new markets like Agribusiness and Industry, and specialises in overmoulded parts.
1958 – Innovation in Plastic Injection
The managers gave up with cutlery and innovate in the transformation of plastic materials
1932 – Creation of the company Manuthiers
Creation of the family company in La Monnerie le Montel (close to Thiers) with the manufacturing of cutlery items