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= LOVATO Electric S.p.A = LOVATO Electric S.p.A. is an Italian industrial company based in Gorle (Bergamo) in the Lombardia region. Founded in 1922, LOVATO ELECTRIC still owned by the family founders. The firm manufactures a wide range of low voltage electrical products for industrial automation and energy management solutions. Motor protection circuit breakers, contactors, switch disconnectors, pushbuttons and selectors, limit switches, time relays, energy counters, power analysers, automatic transfer switch controllers, automatic power factor controllers are only a few of the products designed by LOVATO Electric. In 1976 the Company started to approach markets outside Italy. Today its products are available in more than 100 Countries via 13 subsidiaries and over 90 importers.

History
1922 LOVATO Electric was set up in Bergamo to manufacture air-break and oil-break switches.

1948 Transitioned production from switches to bus-bar or terminal board contactors.

1960 Started 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 (Bergamo) covering 14,000 m².

1975 Added electronic product lines to the "historical" production of electromechanical components.

1976 Opened the first foreign LOVATO Electric factory.

1989 Opened LOVATO Electric in Germany.

1991 Opened LOVATO Electric in United Kingdom and Czech Republic.

1992 Achieved Quality System certification in compliance with ISO 9001 standards.

1999 Launched the SM series, motor protection circuit breakers with thermal and magnetic trip releases.

2000 Opened LOVATO Electric in Spain. Purchased the limit switches division business from Reiter S.r.l. company.

2001 Opened LOVATO Electric in USA. Achieved ACAE/LOVAG certification, per European EN 5001 standards, for our test laboratory.

2002 Obtained the Environment Management System certification according to ISO 14001 standard requirements and inaugurated of the new R&D facility (3,500 m²).

2003 Launched the K series position and safety limit switches.

2004 Launched the Modulo system of modular components for installation.

2005 Opened LOVATO Electric in Poland.

2006 Launched the Orange system of motor starting and power applications.

2007 Opened LOVATO Electric in Canada.

2009 Launched GA series 16A to 125A switch disconnectors.

2010 Launched DMG series, multimeters and power analyzers.Started the factory expansion work in Gorle (BG).

2011 Opened LOVATO Electric in UAE.

2012 Launched Platinum series of 22 Ømm pushbuttons and selectors. Opened LOVATO Electric in Turkey.

2014 Opened LOVATO Electric China and Romania. Achieved OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment System).

2015 Opened LOVATO Electric France and Russia. Introduction of wi-fi NFC technology.

2017 Opened LOVATO rest, cafè, gym a building for employees welfare.

External link:
www.lovatoelectric.com