OEB was founded in 1926 in Lissone, borne out of the technical expertise of its founder Egidio Brugola, as a factory for producing washers, special engine rings and the like.
A few years later production was diversified and expanded to the fastener sector, beginning almost immediately to produce Hex Socket Bolts.
From a manufacturing aspect, the Founder’s love for mechanical stuff and technological challenges very soon brought the Company to cover highly qualified market areas, becoming in time one of the Leader Companies in the Fastener sector.
Searching for and achieving the highest quality has been OEB’s philosophy since the very beginning.
Our History: Brugola's History
TIMELINE:
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1926 Egidio Brugola founds OEB (Officine Egidio Brugola) Company
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1927 Mass production of hexagon recessed head bolts begins
- 1945 Patent of the Hexagon Socket Head Bolt with Spiral shank
- 1959 Egidio Brugola dies
- 1964 Giannantonio Brugola becomes President of OEB
- 1965 A phase of renewal begins for the Company in terms of production,
organization and, most of all, sales and marketing
- 1975 Egidio Brugola is officially acknowledged as the father of the invention patented in 1945
- 1980 Production of special bolts for the Automotive industry begins
- 1981 OEB introduces the principles of Zero Defects and Total Quality and
becomes the sole supplier of engine head assembly bolts for the Volkswagen Group
- 1993 Giannantonio Brugola patents the POLYDRIVE® bolt
- 1994 The first year in which the whole production is reserved for the Automotive industry
- 1996 OEB becomes the sole supplier of bolts for Ford's I4 engine
- 2000 OEB introduces the concept of Single Plant Provider
- 2003 The company obtains a European Patent for the POLYDRIVE® bolt
- 2006 All engines from Ford Group Europe, including the new Jaguar V8 engine,
are assembled exclusively with OEB bolts.
The new fully-owned Logistic Center in Detroit, USA, is inaugurated.
- 2008 Giannantonio Brugola becomes "Cavaliere del Lavoro" (Order of Merit for Labour)
- 2011 Egidio Brugola junior, “Jody”, becomes Vicepresident of the Company
- 2013 Company reaches a consolidated turnover of 125 million Euros
- 2014 A new fully owned Logistic Center is inaugurated in Desio
- 2015 A new production plant is opened in Michigan (USA)