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Bonfiglioli was incorporated in 1956 by Clementino Bonfiglioli to meet the growing demand from the mechanical engineering industry for spare parts and precision components for agricultural machinery and motorcycles, both flourishing market segments at that time in the Bologna area.
In subsequent years the company went on to manufacture a range of new gearboxes entirely designed in every detail, initially supplying them to firms in the Bologna district operating in the packaging sector and gradually extending sales to businesses throughout the whole of Italy. Today the company has production plants and branches in 13 countries, with a global workforce of more than 1900 and a turnover in excess of Euro 388 million.

Bonfiglioli Milestones

1956 Bonfiglioli Riduttori is founded in Bologna by Clementino Bonfiglioli, the company's current Chairman.

1964 The RAE series dual-stage planetary gear unit is designed and patented.

1975 Acquisition of Forlì-based company Trasmital, specialised in the construction of planetary gear units.

1982 The start of Bonfiglioli's internationalisation process leading to the opening of direct branches all over the world.

1995 Launch of a highly innovative modular-design gearmotor range.

1996 Start of decentralisation program with transfer of assembly activities to local branches.

1999 The Bonfiglioli Transmissions Pvt. Ltd. production plant is opened in Chennai, India.

2000 Launch of Mosaico, Bonfiglioli's innovative
e-Commerce service.

2001 Throught the acquisition of German specialist Vectron, Bonfiglioli gains a foothold in the electronics sector for motion control system.

2002 Bonfiglioli launches the BEST programme (Bonfiglioli Excellence Service Team), a network of selected business partners licenced to manage local assembly.

2003 Acquisition of Tecnoingranaggi Riduttori a Bologna- based high-precision engineering manufacturer.

2005 Work starts on a new production plant in the Slovak Republic.

2006 Inauguration to Milan of the new Bonfiglioli Italy branch office