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The company started from the dawn of electrical engineering to today’s mix of electronics, automation and software. The wide range of products is designed, industrialized, tested and built by LOVATO Electric according to the highest quality standards.
A team of designers and researchers develops innovative and reliable products using the most modern software tools available on the market and an internal test laboratory (accredited in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17025) carries out tests according to national and international standards.

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For 100 years, LOVATO Electric has been designing and manufacturing low voltage electrical devices for industrial applications.
Founded in 1922 in Bergamo (Italy), LOVATO Electric is a private company managed by the same family of entrepreneurs for 4 generations.

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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.

1979

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 45001 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).