Bonfiglioli
Bonfiglioli is an Italian manufacturer of power-transmission components and systems, including gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters. Italian supplier of industrial transmission and control solutions
Last updated October 16, 2026
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Overview
Bonfiglioli is an Italian industrial company and international brand focused on power transmission and drive technology. The company describes its work as designing, producing and distributing gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters. Its equipment serves industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable energy, as well as applications across sectors such as packaging, food and beverage, mining, marine and offshore, logistics, agriculture and forestry, construction, wind energy, recycling, metalworking and woodworking. Bonfiglioli is headquartered in Calderara di Reno, in the Bologna area of Italy. Its contact directory identifies the Italian headquarters and lists subsidiaries, plants and sales or service locations in several countries, including China, India, Vietnam, Australia and Germany. The company reports a worldwide network of 24 commercial sites, 18 production sites and 550 distributors, operating across 80 countries. It also reports a global workforce of more than 5,000 people. The brand’s offering combines mechanical transmission components with electric motors and electronic drive products. Its application-led approach is visible in solutions described for industrial and mobile equipment, including construction machinery, mining installations, wind energy, material handling and recycling. Bonfiglioli presents itself as a global supplier that supports customers through local commercial, manufacturing and after-sales operations. The supplied information does not identify a current ultimate owner or named executive leadership.
History
Bonfiglioli is an Italian manufacturer of power-transmission components and systems. The English-language Wikipedia entry identifies Bonfiglioli Group S.p.A. as an Italian worldwide power-transmission components manufacturer. The company’s own materials describe a broad industrial portfolio: gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters, designed, produced and distributed for industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable energy. The company’s headquarters are in Calderara di Reno, in the Bologna area of Italy. Its official contact directory provides the headquarters address and lists international subsidiaries, manufacturing locations and sales or service operations. Examples in the supplied directory include operations in China, India, Vietnam, Australia and Germany. The company describes its global footprint as 24 commercial sites, 18 production sites and 550 distributors across 80 countries, with more than 5,000 employees worldwide. This network supports customers through commercial, manufacturing, assembly and after-sales functions in different markets. Bonfiglioli’s products are used across a diverse range of industrial sectors. Its site names packaging, textile, food and beverage, mining, marine and offshore, logistics and intralogistics, agriculture and forestry, construction, wind, recycling, metalworking, woodworking, biogas and wastewater treatment. Company stories illustrate applications such as a thickener rake drive at a copper mine in Chile, power transmission and electronic control for an industrial system, and a recycling-sector project with French start-up GreenBig. These examples show the brand’s emphasis on engineering solutions adapted to particular equipment and operating needs, rather than a single consumer-facing product category. The company’s public-facing materials also highlight electrification and efficiency. Its website features content on electric solutions for compact track loaders and reports stories covering drive systems for paving, cranes and hoists, and e-commerce fulfillment conveyors. The product range brings together mechanical components, electric motors and inverters, allowing Bonfiglioli to serve applications that require coordinated transmission and drive technologies. Bonfiglioli’s news archive records several more recent corporate and sustainability-related developments. It reported that Selcom became part of the Bonfiglioli Group in 2023, and later noted Selcom’s EcoVadis rating. The company also reported its own EcoVadis Silver Medal in December 2024 and listed its certification as a women-owned business in February 2025. A July 2026 company announcement described a 70th-anniversary celebration at its Calderara di Reno headquarters. Together, the dated corporate announcements and the company’s international contact network portray an active industrial group with a global operating footprint. The supplied sources do not establish a current ultimate owner, named founder, or current executive leadership, so those details are not expanded here.
- 2026
70th-anniversary celebration
[3]A July 2026 company announcement described a 70th-anniversary celebration at its Calderara di Reno headquarters.
- 2025
Women-owned business certification
[3]Bonfiglioli listed its certification as a women-owned business in February 2025.
- 2024
EcoVadis Silver Medal
[3]Bonfiglioli reported its own EcoVadis Silver Medal in December 2024.
- 2023
Selcom becomes part of the Bonfiglioli Group
[3]Bonfiglioli reported that Selcom became part of the Bonfiglioli Group in 2023.
- 1956
Company founded
[3]Bonfiglioli was founded by Clementino Bonfiglioli.
Products and positioning
A global industrial power-transmission and drive-technology supplier serving industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable-energy applications, with products and solutions tailored to varied sectors.
Gearmotors
A core product category in Bonfiglioli’s industrial drive portfolio.
Drive systems
Systems for industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable-energy applications.
Planetary gearboxes
A named product category in the company’s portfolio.
Inverters and electric motors
Electrical products included in Bonfiglioli’s drive and electrification offering.
Brand decisions
2023
Selcom became part of the groupOther
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Bonfiglioli acquires Sampingranaggi[7]
Reported:
Bonfiglioli S.p.A. acquired Italy-based gear manufacturer Sampingranaggi at an auction for more than €7 million. The acquisition includes assets of the Italian and Chinese Sampingranaggi companies, the Sampingranaggi brand, patents, designs, products and staff.
Sources7 sources
- 1Gearboxes, electric motors and inverters | Bonfiglioli United Statesbonfiglioli.com
- 2Find Your Contact: Sales & Distributors | Bonfiglioli United Statesbonfiglioli.com
- 3News, Media & Events | Bonfiglioli United Statesbonfiglioli.com
- 4Bonfiglioli Groupen.wikipedia.org
- 5Bonfiglioli S.p.A.wikidata.org
- 6Find Your Contact: Sales & Distributors | Bonfiglioli Internationalbonfiglioli.com
- 7Bonfiglioli 收购 Sampingranaggikhl.com
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