Company History

O.M.D. has been founded in 1948 by Emil Kunz, it started producing machines for various fields of industry and it specialized in the construction of wire working machinery, chamfering and grinding machines for the car industry. Over 70 years now in developing new technologies, most of them patented, has made O.M.D. one of the main machine manufacturer leading the spring industry.

Chronology:
1948
The company was established in this year by Eng. Emil Kunz, born in 1901 in Mammern TG (Switzerland), under the name: Officina Meccanica Ing. E. Kunz â? Domaso, having its seat in Domaso, province of Como (near the Swiss border). The company specialized in the production of wire working machines, chamfering and grinding machines for the car industry.
The main exporting countries were: U.S.S.R., South America and Europe, including Scandinavia.

1967
The firm turned into a joint-stock company with the corporate name: O.M.D. Officina Meccanica Domaso S.p.A. and its partners were: WHG WAFIOS Handelsges. mbH & Co. KG, Reutlingen BRD. Emil Kunz, Hans Kunz.
The production finally focused on grinding machines commercialized through Wafios sale organization.

1982
O.M.D. was awarded the gold medal by the Chamber of Commerce for the good outcome of its efforts concerning the machine export during the three-year period 1979-1981.

1983
Mr. E. Kunz, founder of the company, was awarded the Italian decoration given to important figures in industry named Ã?Æ?Ã?¢Ã?â?Cavaliere della Repubblicaaaaâ? by the President of the Republic Mr. Sandro Pertini for personal merits and unyielding activities.

1984
The holdings of the firm Wafios were purchased by Kunz family members who, starting from that moment, were again the only owners.