Vigel has completed the acquisition of MCM, bringing together two established Italian players in advanced machining technologies.

Italian machine engineering company Vigel has acquired MCM. Both companies are recognised as important players in the manufacturing technologies sector. According to Vigel, the acquisition is intended to support the long-term plan of building a strong and diversified organisation focused on advanced machining solutions for the global industry.

Vigel is a company founded in 1947 in Torino and still owned by the founder’s family. It was one of the pioneers in the design and manufacture of multi-spindle machining centers and is now a multinational company with factories in Italy (Turin), India, and China, and branches in Europe, the United States, Mexico, India, China, and Korea. In addition to machining centers, Vigel’s product range also includes vertical lathes and special machine tools for the automotive industry.

MCM is a company founded in 1978 in Piacenza, specialising in the design and manufacture of horizontal machining centers and flexible production systems that operate through supervision software developed by its own IT division. MCM’s mechanical processing technologies are applied to a wide range of industrial sectors, with a focus on aerospace.