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STEFANO BOTTIGLIERI RECOUNTS THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND INTERNATIONALIZATION EXPERIENCE OF PERARDI E GRESINO, A COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN HIGH-PRECISION MECHANICAL MACHINING
Painstaking and constantly updated work. For sixty-five years, the Perardi e Gresino company has been in the automotive components business. “We strive to stay up-to-date with the latest regulations and constantly invest in new technologies,” explains company manager Stefano Bottiglieri. Over the past two decades, the company has invested in a number of automated lines that follow the development of new technologies available on the market and the needs of customers. “We operate in a mature market,” the owner continues. Therefore, we believe that the quality of service and products we offer can make a difference. We invest in the continuous training of our employees, supporting their individual development paths, because we believe this is the best way to achieve excellence.”
And it was in fact as early as the late 1980s that the company began to invest in the automation of production processes by introducing anthropomorphic robots and, thus, fully automated production lines that fundamentally increased production output by requiring less labor input from employees to enslave the machines. In addition to the digitization and computerization that has been taking hold within the company since the 1990s, another major investment was then made: the company’s landing in China dates back to 2011. “We entered the Chinese market with our own company based in Changsha (Hunan).
We created a reality based on lean manufacturing, aiming to replicate not only the Chinese business model, but also the organizational system and values. Then in 2018, we made a further investment to better penetrate the Chinese market with the establishment of a join venture with a large local truck manufacturer. After years of contact with one of the leaders in the truck industry, we established our first joint venture in Shiyan (Hubei), with the aim of consolidating the technical and commercial partnership for the development of next-generation engine components with Dong Feng Industrial. We currently control 45 percent of the company. Again, we went out of our way to bring Italian know-how to China and it was this factor that allowed us to expand to open up new opportunities. The three production hubs we own to date count the presence of about 120/125 employees in Italy in the Favria plant, and seventy and twenty employees respectively in the base companies in China.”
The company specializes in precision machining for industrial vehicle components or agricultural equipment. Specifically, tractors, combine harvesters, and all means of work in the fields. Another segment where the company has consolidated is renewable energy, thus components for wind blades and solar panels. “We can consider that among our main strengths is the ability to follow our customers closely. Our two poles have been built in strategic locations in order to be able to follow our customers worldwide: in Europe and Asia, so as to cover the eastern and western territories with our groups corporate septum of the company,” Bottiglieri points out.By carrying out a generational change that has seen a passing of the baton to the sons, the latter have bought the company, opening the doors to new prospects for the future. In addition, there has been in recent years the inclusion of other key figures at the management level, these are young people with previous experience gained abroad.”