About us
Cutting-tool sharpening and manufacturing workshop in Reggio Emilia, since 1972. Today the same precision, carried forward by the next generation of the Bondavalli family.
A workshop story, from 1972 to today
AFB — AFB di Bondavalli Lorenzo & C. S.n.c. — was founded in Reggio Emilia in 1972 as a cutting-tool sharpening and manufacturing workshop. Since then we've worked side by side with local metalworking companies, sharpening and building the tools that keep their production lines running.
Over the years the workshop has added CNC machines, without losing the hands-on attention to each single piece: every tool that leaves AFB is checked by hand before delivery.
What's changed
The machines: from manual sharpening to CNC, for repeatable precision on every batch.
What hasn't
The final check by hand, piece by piece, before every delivery — from 1972 to today.
The Bondavalli family
AFB is going through a generational transition: Alessandro Bondavalli is taking over and continuing the work started by his father Lorenzo, carrying the same standard of precision forward with an eye on the needs of a modern workshop.
Precision, closeness, experience
Precision
Every edge, every relief angle, checked with the same care for 50 years.
Closeness
A direct relationship with whoever uses the tool: we understand the problem before sharpening the solution.
Experience
Fifty years of work on HSS and carbide, passed down in the workshop from one generation to the next.