This is the year in which, thanks to the ingenuity and entrepreneurial intuition of its founder, Guido Piolti, VIP, it takes its first steps.
The first workshop was born in Turin, where the production activity of rubber molding of elastomers for industry began, with two compression presses.
Guido Piolti, aware of the company’s potential, intuits the possibility of proposing itself on new markets, expanding the production range and thus begins to deal with an innovative product, the O-ring, which already during the world war, found such a great development that the US government declared it essential for war production.
The winning idea of Mr. Guido, stimulated by a deep passion, was to adapt the product, with customization interventions, to the needs and expectations of the customer, thus starting the “Product Customization” term which for those times was quite rare. Particular attention has been paid to the use of technically advanced elastomers, which have thus offered a great range of applications and uses.
A notable development begins for the company, which lasts over time until it achieves important results on the national and foreign markets. In addition to this, thanks to the constant growth in demand for the O-rings product, the collaboration with Gapi began, which proved to be successful and lasting for both.
Vip’s entrepreneurial policy is carried forward by his son Enrico who has been managing its continuity since 1990.
A few years later the company was transferred to a new and modern plant in Rivoli. Since then the company has evolved further, continuing to maintain, over the years, the customization of the product, as a primary aspect of its production, adapting it to the technological changes of the market, thus remaining a point of reference in our area.