Fratelli Minotti

The edgebanding specialists

At Fratelli Minotti every design request and requirement is made possible thanks to the individual skills and SCM technology. The company, located in the heart of the Brianza, works as a subcontractor for the most important furniture factories. Entering the premises one has the impression of being in a showroom, where three generations of SCM edgebanding machines operate at the same time. The new Morbidelli Author M600 work centre allows other types of machining operations and new orders.

The Minotti brothers and their company represent the essence of the active Brianza and its values, that have made this land one of Europe’s leading districts of production excellence.

The family, the correctness, the commitment, the work (a lot of it), the trust in individual capacities, the sobriety of the approach and the technology are the distinctive traits of this, as well as other companies, in this area.

As far as the Minottis are concerned, it all began in 1973 when Luigi and Virginio decided to accept the inheritance of their father Giuseppe, a very talented cutter, and started their business dedicating themselves to edgebanding in particular.

The years after the post war economic boom maintained the euphoria of a country that had picked itself up from its feet, despite showing the first signs of difficulty and social tension. The Brianza furniture factories produced high quality furniture that was very successful in Italy and Europe. The companies worked at full capacity and there was a need for subcontractors specialised in specific machining operations and the Minotti brothers soon made a name for themselves for edgebanding.

In 1976 the Minottis carried out the first shaping work, which was then followed by softforming, of which they have become undisputed masters. From that moment onwards the company established itself as one of the leading edgebanding sub-contractors for the largest companies in the sector.

Fratelli Minotti currently employs ten people. The presence of the family is fundamental: the owners Luigi and Virginio and their sons Stefano and Davide. 

For the new generation of the family the responsibilities are constantly increasing and they are responsible for the management of the new sophisticated machines that make extensive use of electronics.

Fratelli Minotti is fully part of the Brianza production process. The main customers, located in an ideal radius of 10 kilometres, are proud representatives of made in Italy furniture that continues to represent the pinnacle of the global furniture sector.

For the Minotti brothers trust and reliability are not taken for granted, but are tangible values that must be measured and tested every day. Naturally this led to a stable and long-term relationship with SCM.

The Cabiate plant is a sort of showroom for the latest SCM solutions and at the same time a functional museum of the group’s technologies. Updating the machines is fundamental for the Minottis, but if a machine is still operating well, it continues to be fully integrated in the production process. Visiting the company is therefore fascinating because one can see thirty year old machines next to the latest work centres and edgebanders.

The Minotti brothers have made a name for themselves with wooden edgebanding, but the production includes ABS, PVC and melamine materials. The company produces furniture parts requested by its clients, who then assemble them or they proceed with other machining operations in order to deliver the finished product.

Fratelli Minotti (Italy)