Name

Minelli

Legal name

Minelli Utensili

Website

https://minelliutensili.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Precision Cutting and Surgical Tools

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Use Surgical Devices & Procedure Packs (Disposable instruments, drapes, kits) (HLAHADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical Devices & Dental (Production AM Parts) (IMAAAEAD)

Keywords

• Custom special tools
• Precision machining tools
• Surgical instrument manufacturing
• Dental implantology tools
• Packaging blades and knives

Headquarters

HQ city

Casalecchio Di Reno

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Special Tools Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of custom special tools based on client drawings, samples, or just working requirements. The company offers complete project support from initial concept through prototyping, preseries, and final production.
2. Third-Party CNC Machining Services: CNC machining services for third parties including sharpening, round and surface grinding, milling, turning, and EDM wire cutting operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Minelli Utensili designs, engineers, and manufactures custom precision special tools on a project basis, serving both the mechanical sector (packaging blades, knives, dies, mold spare parts, customized drills, reamers, broaches) and the medical sector (dental implantology instruments, orthopedic and traumatology tools, maxillofacial and percutaneous surgery instruments, complete surgical instrument sets). The offering spans an 8-phase design process including FEM analysis, prototyping, and serial production, complemented by in-house CNC machining, EDM, and grinding services for third parties. Tool geometry, materials (including medical-grade stainless and martensitic steels), and surface coatings (TiN, DLC, diamond) are selected and tailored to each customer's application.

Product overview

Minelli Utensili is a precision tool manufacturer offering custom-designed special tools for two primary sectors: mechanical machining and medical surgery. The product portfolio includes cutting, drilling, broaching, reaming, and grinding tools for packaging, automotive, and general mechanical applications (e.g., Lame per il packaging, Coltelli per il packaging, Trancianti per il packaging, Utensili speciali personalizzati, Brocce, Allargatori, Ricambi per stampi) alongside a comprehensive range of surgical instruments for dental implantology, orthopedics, traumatology, maxillofacial surgery, and percutaneous surgery (e.g., Utensili speciali per implantologia dentale, Utensili speciali per ortopedia e traumatologia, Strumentario chirurgico, Guide chirurgiche, Cacciaviti). The company complements its product offerings with engineering services including consulting, CAD/CAM design with FEM analysis, prototyping, and CNC third-party machining (affilatura, rettifica, fresatura, tornitura, elettroerosione). Products are designed and manufactured to order based on customer drawings or from specifications, with full material and coating customization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lame per il packaging Blades for cutting, sealing, or scoring plastic film, paper, cardboard, and metal alloys with precision in packaging production lines; designed for industrial packaging OEMs and converters.
• Coltelli per il packaging Specialized knives for cutting cardboard, plastic wrap, tape, and film, or for assembling and securing packaging; targeted at packaging-line operators and converters.
• Incisori per il packaging Tools that precisely transfer marks and shapes from a die onto materials such as paper, plastic films, or other substrates; used for QR codes, barcodes, branding and scoring applications in packaging production.
• Trancianti per il packaging Cutting and shaping tools for precision cutting of paper, cardboard, plastic, and metal used to produce customized boxes, labels, and packaging components.
• Utensili speciali per implantologia dentale Specialized dental implant tools including drills, reamers, taps, and surgical accessories for dental implant surgery, supporting both traditional and guided surgical techniques; for dental implant manufacturers and oral surgery clinicians.
• Utensili speciali per ortopedia e traumatologia Precision orthopedic and traumatology surgical instruments including drills, reamers (including cannulated), mills, taps, and rasps for long-bone procedures; for orthopedic device manufacturers and trauma surgery instrument suppliers.
• Utensili speciali per chirurgia maxillo-facciale Specialized maxillofacial surgery instruments including pins, micro-drills, rasps, and mills for facial bone cutting, rasping, and drilling procedures.
• Utensili speciali per chirurgia percutanea Surgical instruments for percutaneous and extremity procedures including Shannon drills, wedge drills, conical drills, cylindrical drills, and reamers for osteotomy procedures.
• Strumentario chirurgico Complete surgical instrumentation sets including surgical guides, screwdrivers, and auxiliary tools for orthopedic and traumatology applications; offered as a bundled custom instrument kit.
• Utensili speciali personalizzati Custom precision tools for mechanical machining operations including turning, milling, drilling, and broaching; configurable in teeth count, helix angle, clearance angles, coolant channels, and coatings for general manufacturing customers.
• Ricambi per stampi Replacement components for industrial molds including mold cores (anime) and positioning pins (tasselli), for mold maintenance and serial-production mold refurbishment.
• Utensili speciali (Frese, Alesatori, Brocce, Allargatori, Punte) Broad portfolio of special rotary cutting tools including milling cutters (frese), reamers (alesatori), broaches (brocce), enlargers (allargatori), and drills (punte) in cylindrical, profile, disk, spherical, conical, helical, straight-flute, cusp, and stepped configurations for general chip-removal machining.
• Consulenza e Assistenza tecnica Advisory and assistance service supporting customers step-by-step in the realization of custom tools, from design through executive production, including material and coating recommendations.
• Progettazione tecnica (CAD/CAM + FEM) Technical design service using the in-house technical office's experience to design custom tools from customer drawings, ideas, or samples to reproduce, including FEM analysis for resistance and geometry validation.
• Prototipazione e Campionatura Prototype and small-scale sampling service enabling customers to test innovations with limited quantities before committing to serial production.
• Lavorazioni con macchine CNC per terzi Third-party CNC machining services including sharpening, cylindrical and surface grinding, milling, turning, and wire EDM on a wide variety of materials, offered to industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Medical sector represented over 60% of global turnover in 2022

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reinhard Microtech GmbH: Swiss custom manufacturer of precision medical micro-tools and instruments for dental, orthopedic, and surgical applications. Highly comparable to Minelli in customer profile (multinational medical OEMs), customization model, and regulated medical specialization.
• Guhring GmbH: German precision cutting tool manufacturer offering custom-designed drills, reamers, taps, and special tools with advanced coatings. Comparable to Minelli's mechanical-sector special tool portfolio, custom design capability, and coating expertise.
• KLS Martin Group: German manufacturer of surgical instruments and implants specializing in maxillofacial, craniofacial, and orthopedic surgery. Highly comparable to Minelli's maxillofacial and orthopedic surgical instrument offerings and custom-order business model.
• Hager & Meisinger GmbH: German dental and medical instrument manufacturer producing burs, drills, and surgical rotary instruments for dental implantology. Comparable to Minelli in dental implant drill portfolio, German/European precision manufacturing pedigree, and OEM customer base.
• Komet Medical (Brasseler Group): German manufacturer of custom rotary dental and medical instruments including drills, reamers, and surgical instrumentation. Directly comparable in dental implantology drills and reamers, medical-grade materials, and custom-order business model.
• EMUGE-FRANKEN: German manufacturer of high-precision cutting tools with a medical instruments division, offering custom taps, drills, and thread mills with advanced coatings. Directly comparable in precision custom tooling, coating technologies, and dual mechanical/medical exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Stryker Corporation: Large US-listed medical device company with major orthopedic and surgical instruments divisions. Comparable to Minelli in orthopedic surgical instrumentation served to hospital customers, though Stryker is a much larger, vertically integrated incumbent that may itself be a Minelli customer.
• Walter AG: German-based global cutting tool manufacturer offering precision drills, taps, and special tools with proprietary coatings. Comparable to Minelli's mechanical-sector tooling but at much larger scale, serving automotive and general metalworking as primary markets.
• Sandvik Coromant: Division of Swedish Sandvik AB and one of the world's largest metal-cutting tool manufacturers with deep custom-tool engineering. Comparable in CNC-based precision tool manufacturing and coating technologies, though at vastly larger scale and broader industrial focus.
• Aesculap (B. Braun): Global surgical instruments and orthopedic implants division of B. Braun, producing instruments across general surgery, orthopedics, and dental. Much broader portfolio than Minelli but operates in overlapping surgical instrument categories serving similar multinational hospital/OEM channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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