History
Since 1879 BIOTTI card clothing holds a record of quality in card clothing production, maintained thanks to the constant modernization of the plants, the continuous updating of production techniques and quality control, and to the staff contribution and efficient collaboration.
Nowadays BIOTTI card clothing can still proudly claim to be the most modern and efficient Italian company in it’s industry: a great example of a healthy and active entrepreneurship, linked to an old all-Italian tradition of work, expertise and experience.
We like to remember some of the most important milestones that have marked more than a century of thriving activity.
![The original factory founded in 1879](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1879-16x9-1-300x169.jpg)
Giovanni Biotti starts a company for the production of flexible card clothing: one of the first in Italy, located in Intra.
![Special handle to support hand cleaning cards](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1910-16x9-1.jpg)
Giovanni Biotti patents a special handle to support hand cleaning cards with metal clips.
![Old personal card](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/191-16x9-1.jpg)
Giovanni Biotti’s son, Alfonso, and Alfredo Margarini, develop new products and increase production capacity at the new “Pontini” location in Intra.
![Alfredo Margarini portrait](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1922-16x9-1.jpg)
Alfredo Margarini becomes the sole owner of the company and starts a very important technological development in card clothing products.
![Technical drawing](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1925-16x9-1.jpg)
New project for a special in continuous grinding machine, to grind flexible card clothing.
![Old factory](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1931-16x9-1.jpg)
New factory at "al Maglio" location, always in Intra.
![Technical drawing](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1933-16x9-1.jpg)
Patented innovation in the planciotti for card clothing grinding.
![Old factory](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1950-16x9-1.jpg)
![New 1955 factory entrance](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1955-16x9-1.jpg)
Second generation of the Margarini family, with Giuseppe and Lorenzo.
![Raising icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1972-16x9-1.jpg)
![100 years icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1979-16x9-1.jpg)
![Alfredo and Paolo Margarini portrait](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1983-16x9-1.jpg)
![World map](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1984-16x9-1.jpg)
![ITMA logo](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1987-16x9-1.jpg)
![ISO icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1997-16x9-1.jpg)
![Fireworks icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2014-16x9-1.jpg)
![Biotti card clothing logo](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2015-16x9-1.jpg)
BIOTTI renews the name of the company into BIOTTI CARD CLOTHING, restyling its logo and image in celebration of the record of worldwide exports in more than 60 countries.
![140 years anniversary logo](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2019ok-16x9-1.jpg)
BIOTTI Card Clothing reaches 140 years of history.
![The original factory founded in 1879](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1879-16x9-1-300x169.jpg)
Giovanni Biotti starts a company for the production of flexible card clothing: one of the first in Italy, located in Intra.
![Special handle to support hand cleaning cards](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1910-16x9-1.jpg)
Giovanni Biotti patents a special handle to support hand cleaning cards with metal clips.
![Old personal card](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/191-16x9-1.jpg)
Giovanni Biotti’s son, Alfonso, and Alfredo Margarini, develop new products and increase production capacity at the new “Pontini” location in Intra.
![Alfredo Margarini portrait](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1922-16x9-1.jpg)
Alfredo Margarini becomes the sole owner of the company and starts a very important technological development in card clothing products.
![Technical drawing](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1925-16x9-1.jpg)
New project for a special in continuous grinding machine, to grind flexible card clothing.
![Old factory](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1931-16x9-1.jpg)
New factory at "al Maglio" location, always in Intra.
![Technical drawing](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1933-16x9-1.jpg)
Patented innovation in the planciotti for card clothing grinding.
![Old factory](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1950-16x9-1.jpg)
![New 1955 factory entrance](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1955-16x9-1.jpg)
Second generation of the Margarini family, with Giuseppe and Lorenzo.
![Raising icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1972-16x9-1.jpg)
![100 years icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1979-16x9-1.jpg)
![Alfredo and Paolo Margarini portrait](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1983-16x9-1.jpg)
![World map](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1984-16x9-1.jpg)
![ITMA logo](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1987-16x9-1.jpg)
![ISO icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1997-16x9-1.jpg)
![Fireworks icon](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2014-16x9-1.jpg)
![Biotti card clothing logo](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2015-16x9-1.jpg)
BIOTTI renews the name of the company into BIOTTI CARD CLOTHING, restyling its logo and image in celebration of the record of worldwide exports in more than 60 countries.
![140 years anniversary logo](https://biotti.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2019ok-16x9-1.jpg)
BIOTTI Card Clothing reaches 140 years of history.