WM|Company

Company

Simplicity that innovates.
Since our foundation in 1981, our approach has been to make the thermoforming process simpler and more reliable.
Every solution we design is meant to maximize usability and enhance performance.
When we design our thermoforming machines or complete lines, we place the operator’s needs at the center: easier setup, more intuitive software, seamless itnegration.
Every project is a challenge that helps us grow together with our customers in an increasingly competitive market, where automation, Industry 5.0, and Artificial Intelligence are playing an ever more decisive role.

SOLID KNOW-HOW,
NOT JUST MACHINES

With solid roots in thermoforming and decades of collaboration with customers and mold makers, we have developed deep expertise in optimizing processes and tailoring machines to deliver consistent, high-quality results.

This know-how is shared with our customers through consultation, technical support, and operator training programs. It is also embedded directly into the design and software of our machines providing practical advantages for those who need efficient and reliable thermoforming.

Why Choose Us

  • Agile structure, easy communication
  • Specialized, up-to-date know-how at customer’s service
  • Precision and quality Made in Switzerland
  • Proprietary software: intuitive and designed around you
  • Turn-key solutions and maximum flexibility
  • Company solidity and financial reliability

Vision

To be the global benchmark in thermoforming, combining robust, high-performance machines with data-driven insights, artificial intelligence, and customer-centric support. Our technology continuously adapts, machines remain reliable and up to date, and our service becomes a trusted asset, empowering customers to operate their machines with confidence and autonomy, and stay one step ahead in a competitive market.

Mission

We work closely with our customers to develop tailored thermoforming solutions and services that enable high-quality production efficiently and easily. Our systems combine up-to-date technologies with intuitive interfaces, helping operators master their machines and work autonomously, while we remain ready to provide responsive support whenever needed.

OUR VALUES

Internally, we are a team working together to achieve shared goals. With our customers, partnership means listening, collaborating, and staying close, offering solutions tailored to their needs. With our trusted suppliers, we build a network that allows us to deliver complete, flexible, and high-quality thermoforming solutions.

To simplify thermoforming is our focus. Our machines are robust, and reliable, yet easy to manage, operate, maintain. Our HMIs are increasingly intuitive and user-friendly. Every solution is designed by people, for people, to make operations simpler. This same philosophy applies to our relationship with the customer, based on simple communication and transparency.

We are a family-owned business structured, yet agile. Few layers, all operational. We pursue quality and innovation with the ambition of building long-term, trust-based partnerships with customers and strategic suppliers.

HISTORY & MILESTONES

THE ORIGINS, BEFORE WM
THE WM ERA (WRAPPING MACHINERY)
The WM Thermoforming Machines Era
THE ORIGINS,
BEFORE WM
1933
Luigi Gotti opened a mechanical workshop in Milan with two partners, giving birth to Gotti-Bonetti-Francavilla (GBF).
1953
The company moved its operations to a new facility in Bresso.
1971
Luigi Gotti, together with his sons Roberto and Carlo, founded MEICO in Milan to commercially represent innovative technologies that were rapidly spreading in industrial production: injection, compression, blow molding, and thermoforming.
1986
The new 64 MO forming and punching machine marked a new generation of thermoformers. Shortly after, TFT introduced the FPS 1010 with separate trimming technology. Production grew quickly, with 60 machines sold in just three years.
1930
1946
GBF produced and sold the first Potvel 35 thermo-presses, followed in the following years by the manufacturing of injection molds.
1958
Research & Development became an integral part of GBF (a legacy later embraced by TFT and eventually WM).
1980-1985
Building on MEICO’s commercial experience, Carlo and Roberto began producing thermoforming machines under their own brand, TFT (Thermo Forming Technology, founded in 1981). Starting in 1982, the first models IMC 5030, IMC 7530, IMC V 10080 and IMC V 100100 were developed for thermoforming disposable cups and plates using punch-and-die cutting technology. TFT also produced its first steel-rule die cutting machine, model 6540, featuring quick tool change and lower mold costs, an ideal solution for small and medium production runs of trays.
1990
The industrial structure was organized into four companies: TFT (thermoforming machines), PTS (injection molding presses), ST (blow molding machines), and MEICO (commercial activities).
THE WM ERA
(WRAPPING MACHINERY)
2001-2005
WM focused on electric machines. At K2001, the new fully electric FC 750 E was unveiled, reaching 40 cycles/min. The FC series was then expanded with models FC 780 E, FC 600 E, and FC 1000 E.
2006-2010
Technological development continued with the launch of FT 700 and FT 900, tilting-mold thermoformers with in-mold trim, and later the FT 500. WM also introduced new automated stacking systems for FT machines and a 3-axis robot for the FC series.
1990-2000
In 1995 WM was founded, and from 1997, under the leadership of the Gotti brothers, the first INTEC lines for disposable PS cups and plates were launched. Continuous R&D quickly led to new milestones: the INTEC 1000, the largest machine for disposable plates (38,000 plates/hour, 220 mm); the first tilting-mold models, IMC-B 540 and IMC-B 740, reaching up to 80,000 PP cups/hour; inline extruders powering the INTEC 800 and 1000 systems; the third-generation FCS 720 forming and punching machines; and finally, WM’s first fully electric model, the FC 750 E.
1996-2000
Driven by market demand, WM launched the FCS 590 and integrated thermal calenders for greater energy efficiency in large-scale plate and cup production. The range expanded with the FC 780 E, IMC 1250 and INTEC 1050, followed by the FCS 870 IM, the largest fully electric thermoforming machine. In May 2000, production was moved to WM’s new and larger headquarters in Stabio (Switzerland). Over time, operations from TFT Monza were also consolidated here, a process completed in 2010.
2011-2017
In 2008, a generational shift occurred: Dario Gotti succeeded his father Roberto, bringing new energy to the company. WM acquires TFT. The company launched the first Twist 300 (a camless tilting-mold machine) and the FC 780 Speedmaster Plus. Other major innovations followed: the FC 780 IM/2 HP, ES and MS stackers, the high-speed extruder N.EXT (up to 750 kg/h PP), and the Twist 700 prototype, the world’s fastest camless tilting machine, reaching 50 cycles/min and capable of running competitor molds. It was officially presented at K2016 in Düsseldorf together with the new MSv stacker.
The WM Thermoforming
Machines Era
2018
WM celebrated the milestone of 1.000 machines sold, rebranded as WM Thermoforming Machines, and took part in the three most important industry exhibitions: Chinaplas (Shanghai), NPE (Orlando), and Plast (Milan).
2024
The year opened with renewed enthusiasm, new customers, and a refreshed communication concept aligned with the company’s vision and mission. Together with four industry-leading thermoforming companies, WM entered IFS, a strategic partenrship aimed at key U.S. market.
2019-2023
The FLEX92 was launched, a versatile machine designed for extensive compatibility with competitor molds. WM strenghten its focus on software development and R&D, while also establishing new strategic partnerships to expand its international presence. At K2022, WM presented the upgraded MSvS stacker and a new version of its flagship FC1000 IM2 thermoforming machine. In September 2023, at Plast Milan, WM unveiled the brand-new generation of steel rule machines: the FX 780, with a fully redesigned structure, advanced mechanical solutions, and a new in-house software platform. Special attention was given to energy efficiency.
THE ORIGINS, BEFORE WM
1930
1933
Luigi Gotti opened a mechanical workshop in Milan with two partners, giving birth to Gotti-Bonetti-Francavilla (GBF).
1946
GBF produced and sold the first Potvel 35 thermo-presses, followed in the following years by the manufacturing of injection molds.
1953
The company moved its operations to a new facility in Bresso.
1958
Research & Development became an integral part of GBF (a legacy later embraced by TFT and eventually WM).
1971
Luigi Gotti, together with his sons Roberto and Carlo, founded MEICO in Milan to commercially represent innovative technologies that were rapidly spreading in industrial production: injection, compression, blow molding, and thermoforming.
1980-1985
Building on MEICO’s commercial experience, Carlo and Roberto began producing thermoforming machines under their own brand, TFT (Thermo Forming Technology, founded in 1981). Starting in 1982, the first models IMC 5030, IMC 7530, IMC V 10080 and IMC V 100100 were developed for thermoforming disposable cups and plates using punch-and-die cutting technology. TFT also produced its first steel-rule die cutting machine, model 6540, featuring quick tool change and lower mold costs, an ideal solution for small and medium production runs of trays.
1986
The new 64 MO forming and punching machine marked a new generation of thermoformers. Shortly after, TFT introduced the FPS 1010 with separate trimming technology. Production grew quickly, with 60 machines sold in just three years.
1990
The industrial structure was organized into four companies: TFT (thermoforming machines), PTS (injection molding presses), ST (blow molding machines), and MEICO (commercial activities).
THE WM ERA (WRAPPING MACHINERY)
1990-2000
In 1995 WM was founded, and from 1997, under the leadership of the Gotti brothers, the first INTEC lines for disposable PS cups and plates were launched. Continuous R&D quickly led to new milestones: the INTEC 1000, the largest machine for disposable plates (38,000 plates/hour, 220 mm); the first tilting-mold models, IMC-B 540 and IMC-B 740, reaching up to 80,000 PP cups/hour; inline extruders powering the INTEC 800 and 1000 systems; the third-generation FCS 720 forming and punching machines; and finally, WM’s first fully electric model, the FC 750 E.
1996-2000
Driven by market demand, WM launched the FCS 590 and integrated thermal calenders for greater energy efficiency in large-scale plate and cup production. The range expanded with the FC 780 E, IMC 1250 and INTEC 1050, followed by the FCS 870 IM, the largest fully electric thermoforming machine. In May 2000, production was moved to WM’s new and larger headquarters in Stabio (Switzerland). Over time, operations from TFT Monza were also consolidated here, a process completed in 2010.
2001-2005
WM focused on electric machines. At K2001, the new fully electric FC 750 E was unveiled, reaching 40 cycles/min. The FC series was then expanded with models FC 780 E, FC 600 E, and FC 1000 E.
2006-2010
Technological development continued with the launch of FT 700 and FT 900, tilting-mold thermoformers with in-mold trim, and later the FT 500. WM also introduced new automated stacking systems for FT machines and a 3-axis robot for the FC series.
2011-2017
In 2008, a generational shift occurred: Dario Gotti succeeded his father Roberto, bringing new energy to the company. WM acquires TFT. The company launched the first Twist 300 (a camless tilting-mold machine) and the FC 780 Speedmaster Plus. Other major innovations followed: the FC 780 IM/2 HP, ES and MS stackers, the high-speed extruder N.EXT (up to 750 kg/h PP), and the Twist 700 prototype, the world’s fastest camless tilting machine, reaching 50 cycles/min and capable of running competitor molds. It was officially presented at K2016 in Düsseldorf together with the new MSv stacker.
The WM Thermoforming Machines Era
2018
WM celebrated the milestone of 1.000 machines sold, rebranded as WM Thermoforming Machines, and took part in the three most important industry exhibitions: Chinaplas (Shanghai), NPE (Orlando), and Plast (Milan).
2019-2023
The FLEX92 was launched, a versatile machine designed for extensive compatibility with competitor molds. WM strenghten its focus on software development and R&D, while also establishing new strategic partnerships to expand its international presence. At K2022, WM presented the upgraded MSvS stacker and a new version of its flagship FC1000 IM2 thermoforming machine. In September 2023, at Plast Milan, WM unveiled the brand-new generation of steel rule machines: the FX 780, with a fully redesigned structure, advanced mechanical solutions, and a new in-house software platform. Special attention was given to energy efficiency.
2024
The year opened with renewed enthusiasm, new customers, and a refreshed communication concept aligned with the company’s vision and mission. Together with four industry-leading thermoforming companies, WM entered IFS, a strategic partenrship aimed at key U.S. market.

THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP

We can deliver full turnkey projects, providing integrated systems that can include packaging machines, grinders, molds, and more. Thanks to our trusted network of proven partners, we can recommend the most suitable options for every project, or seamlessly integrate the suppliers chosen by our customers. From simple coordination to taking full project responsibility, we adapt to your preferred level of involvement with transparency and accountability.

Our Team

WM PEOPLE: PASSION,
EXPERTISE
AND PARTNERSHIP

Prepared, focused, and committed. Over generations, our knowledge of thermoforming has deepened, along with our ability to collaborate with customers on smarter, more intuitive, and customized solutions. We love what we do and put passion and meticulous care into every detail. We are engineers with a craftsman’s mindset, driven by challenges and inspired by projects that shape the future of thermoforming.

We are ready to be your partners. Ready for the future.

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