Carlo Gavazzi - The History and Industry
Carlo Gavazzi is a worldwide group active in designing, manufacturing and marketing electronic equipment. Carlo Gavazzi products (sensing units, regulating relays, timers, electricity administration systems, solid state-relays, security devices, fieldbus system and inverters) offer automated solutions for the worldwide markets of industrial and building automation.
Carlo Gavazzi items are marketed around Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific with a network of 21 sales offices and more than 40 individual national distributors. Carlo Gavazzi Automation Components are installed in a wide variety of state-of-the-art, hi-tech products and processes all over the globe.
History of the Carlo Gavazzi Company
Carlo Gavazzi headquarters (courtesy of the Carlo Gavazzi website).
More than 75 years of solutions, over 75 years of growth. Carlo Gavazzi was a man who saw a future in the automation industry in the days when it was seen by most as pure science fiction. The history of the business is filled with "firsts" and milestones in the history of automation. From the earliest days in Milan, Italy, Carlo Gavazzi is now present in markets all over the world.
- 1931 - Carlo Gavazzi is founded in Milan, Italy
- 1953 - Extension of the activities into instrumentation and control panels
- 1963 - Acquisition of Reactor Controls, of San Jose, CA.
- 1984 - Carlo Gavazzi goes public with shares traded on the Zurich Stock Exchange
- 1986 - Acquisition of Mupac, a US manufacturer of electronic system packaging products.
- 1988 - Carlo Gavazzi strengthens their industrial base through the acquisitions of Electromatic (control components, Feme (relays and switches) and Areg (drive systems).
- 2000 - The Italian sensor company, Saiet, is acquired.
- 2005 - Geographical expansion in South-East-Asia by establishing a manufacturing facility in China, a regional headquarters in Singapore and four sales offices in China.
Carlo Gavazzi Products
- Current/Voltage/Phase Monitors
- Digital Panel Meters
- Power Supplies
- Temperature Controls
- Counters/Timers
- Energy Meters/Power Quality
- Energy Management/Network Software
- Drives
- Capacitive/Inductive/Level/Magnetic/Photoelectric/Ultrasonic Sensors
- Limit/Safety Switches
- Contactors/Overloads
- Solid State/Mechanical Relays
- Safety Light Curtains
Major Industries Served by Carlo Gavazzi
Businesses that utilize Carlo Gavazzi products are original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) of packaging machines, plastic-injection molding machines, food and beverage manufacturers, conveying and material handling equipment, doorway and doorway command lifts, people movers, and heating/airflow/air conditioning devices.
Carlo Gavazzi Video Overview