Key cutting machines, transponder tools and a family tradition since 1770Contact

Since 1770

Key Cutting Machines, Transponder Keys & Cloning Tools

The Bianchi family started making wrought iron keys in northern Italy in 1770. Generations later that same dedication to quality, craftsmanship and innovation went into key duplication, and in 2003 Bianchi 1770 brought its line of key machines to North America.

Bianchi Laser 994 electronic high security key machine
1770Family workshop founded in Cadore, Italy
1963Mass production of keys and key machines begins
1988First Bianchi electronic key cutting machine
2003Bianchi USA opens in North America

How to Select the Right Key Machine

To find the right machine you first need to know what kind of key you are cutting. Standard residential and automotive keys, high security laser keys, dimple keys, Tibbe keys and flat steel keys all call for different equipment.

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The Bianchi Tradition

Few names in the key business go back as far. Prospero Bianchi opened his workshop in the Cadore valleys in 1770, and the craft passed from father to son for generations: iron keys, the first printed key catalog, the key duplicating service, mechanical and then electronic key cutting machines.

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