The history of Rancati

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Made in Italy from 1948.

Rancati is an Italian company with over 75 years of experience in the design and production of measurement, control and visualization instruments for various industrial sectors.

Rancati is specialized, since 1948, the year of its foundation, in the production of stroke counters, indicators, meters, impulse counters, revolution counters, readouts, mechanical and electromechanical, instruments and appliances for measuring, control, testing, navigation and other similars.

The company was founded by Ermanno Rancati in 1948 along with his former worker Livio Airaghi.

1948

THE FOUNDATION

The company was founded by Ermanno Rancati in 1948 together with his former employee, Livio Airaghi.

The idea to build mechanical meters came to him as a result of his extensive experience at Officine Borletti, which enabled him to rise to the position of first-class technical employee—the highest rank attainable for someone with only a sixth-grade education.

Ermanno Rancati

1951

THE SONS

In 1951 entered the ranks of the company Ermanno’s first son, Gianfranco as domestic worker and in 1964, the second son Daniel also joined.

1958

THE COMPANY

In 1958 the company was registered within the Chamber of Commerce of Milan and in 1959 they bought the land on which the current factory was built (1963).

1973

In 1973 the partner Airaghi decided to leave the company by giving the shares respectively to Gianfranco and Daniele Rancati.

1984

In 1984 the company was transformed from defacto corporation (unlimited company) to co-partnership.

1998

In 1998 Ermanno Rancati passes all his shares to his children who become, therefore, the owners of Rancati Snc.

2012

RANCATI SRL

In 2012 the company undergoes further transformation from general partnership to the current corporate name RANCATI SRL and Daniele and Gianfranco pass on the shares to the sons of the latter, Davide and Marco becoming the current owners.