A CENTURY OF MARKET LEADERSHIP

With a history of over 100 years, a catalogue of more than 20,000 products and operations in over 100 countries worldwide, LOVATO Electric is standing strong in a volatile market.

Established in Bergamo, Italy, in 1922, LOVATO Electric is a private company run by the same family for 4 generations. For over a century, the company has been designing and manufacturing low-voltage electrical components for industrial applications.

The product range includes motor protection circuit breakers, contactors, push-buttons, switch disconnectors, limit switches, digital multimeters, energy meters, soft starters, AC motor drives, automatic power factor controllers and engine, generator controllers and more.

“For four generations, our mission has been to create innovative and reliable products to satisfy the client’s requirements, and it continues to be so today,” said company CEO Massimiliano Cacciavillani, explaining that the company’s mission has always been to provide competitive products and services in industrial automation and energy management.

Responsible operation

Being close to its customers has been part of that mission. LOVATO opened its first factory outside Italy in 1979 and international expansion has continued until the present day. The company’s 15 international subsidiaries and a network of over 90 importers ensure the availability of LOVATO Electric products in more than 100 countries across all continents.

It is not only product excellent that is the focus of LOVATO’s management. The company is committed to the maintenance of social, environmental and management standards of the highest order. Its policies and measures are aimed at achieving the “Sustainable Development Objectives” set out in United Nations Agenda 2030. Within these objectives, a whole range of initiatives have been launched to support the staff and their development.

As part of the company’s efforts to safeguard and protect the environment, LOVATO Electric has adopted advanced eco-efficient solutions, technologies and equipment, including photovoltaic systems, high-efficiency plastic moulding presses with hybrid or electric power for a lower environmental impact, as well as in-house recycling of reject die castings and sorted waste management.

Driven by innovation

A focus on continuously innovating the product range is one of the factors that have pushed the company’s growth and expansion. LOVATO’s R&D laboratory, specialised in R&D testing, was born of the need to expand the company’s testing capabilities for the development of new high-performance products, ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability while reducing time to market.

Recent innovations include, for example, the updated range of contactors with a new construction size. The new contactors are rated 160A, 195A and 230A three-phase for motor control applications, and 250A, 275A and 350A in the AC-1 category. They are available in both 3- and 4-pole versions.

Also recently, the company has presented a new generation of power analysers with a widescreen LCD colour display that ensures clear, legible reading of the main analysis parameters, all while maintaining the classic drilling template (92x92mm). The result is perfect compatibility with standard front panel solutions. The measurements are displayed as waveform graphics, polar diagrams and harmonic spectra up to the 63rd order, thus offering everything needed to analyse the condition of the system.

Customers will also appreciate the ADXN series soft starters that are simple, compact and functional. The soft starters are ideal for applications which demand a simple, compact and easy-to-configure solution for gradually starting and stopping motors. Their versatility makes them adaptable to a variety of applications, including pump, fan, conveyor and compressor control, and they are available with current ratings from 6A to 45A.

Looking into the future

The focus on supplying best-in-class products has been one of the factors that have promoted the company to its leading position, a lasting success reflected in an important milestone achieved last year – in 2022, the company celebrated the first 100 years of its history. The celebrations officially started on September 10th with an event for all employees: a day dedicated to the company’s past, present and future.

The “Follow the Orange” event was staged in the prestigious location of the Donizetti Theatre in Bergamo: a journey through the milestones of these first 100 years of the company, narrated by Gianpiero and Massimo Cacciavillani, respectively President and CEO.

A journey that began in the early 1900s and that, over the years, has connected employees and stakeholders all over the world. Representatives from more than 100 countries around the world gathered for this unique event with a rich and varied programme in which corporate moments were followed by fun and convivial experiences, under the banner of Made in Italy.

“It was in the 1970s when we began to understand the importance of opening up to foreign markets and crossing national borders,” says Gianpiero Cacciavillani, President of the company.

“To see our company grow steadily and play a major role in the international industrial automation scene is a source of great pride,” he noted, affirming that LOVATO Electric will always look to the future, innovations and new challenges, but with a strong attachment to its territory. n