• During the seventies...
• First successes
• The problem <<
• The solution
• A lucky intuition
• The new adventure
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The problem

Arturo Masoero wondered how he could help or substitute the skilful hands of his "sfoglina", finding a machine which would allow him to place a dish of pasta on the table with a flavour and appearance which did not smack too much of industry.His thoughts revolved around one particular idea:

the best dough was made by hand: in this way the gluten was pressed with measured force, almost caressed; the fibres did not break and the dough gained consistency.

He looked out for suitable equipment only to discover that "the machine of his desires" did not exist. And on this occasion his former vocation as a draughtsman came to his aid. He thought to himself "if such a machine does not exist, why not create one".

This very ambitious project led to years of hard work and of sacrifice but also to great satisfaction