| 1922 |
LOVATO was set up in Bergamo, Italy with the aim
of manufacturing air-break and oil-break switches. |
| 1948 |
Transformation from the production of switches to
that of bus-bar or terminal board contactors. |
| 1960 |
Start of the production of one-piece contactors that
were to gradually replace the bus-bar or terminal board versions. |
| 1963 |
New factory (now central headquarters) in Gorle (Italy)
covering an area of 150,000 sq ft. |
| 1975 |
Integration of the traditional production of electromechanical
components with electronic product lines. |
| 1979 |
Establishment of the first foreign LOVATO factory. |
| 1992 |
Quality System certification in compliance with ISO
9001 standards. |
| 1999 |
Presentation of the SM series, manual motor starters
with thermal and magnetic trip releases. |
| 2000 |
Establishment of LOVATO Electric in Spain. Purchase
of the limit switches division business from the Reiter S.r.l. Company. |
| 2001 |
Establishment of LOVATO Electric, Inc. Corportate
Headquarters in Chesapeake, Virginia. |
| 2002 |
Obtained the Environment Management System certification
according to ISO 14001 standard requirements and inauguration of
the new R&D facility (38,000 sq. ft.). |
| 2003 |
Launch of the K series position and safety limit switches. ACAE/LOVAG certification, per European EN 45001 standards, of our test laboratory. |
| 2004 |
Modulo system launch of modular installation components. |
| 2005 |
Establishment of LOVATO Electric in Poland. |
| 2005 |
Launch of "Orange" system of motor protection and control products. |
| 2007 |
Establishment of LOVATO Electric Corp. in Canada headquartered in Quebec. |
