Ravaglioli’s history
1958
The birth of a passion
Ravaglioli was founded in Bologna by the local entrepreneur Damiano Ravaglioli with the goal of design workshop equipment.
The first product produced was a “rotating bench” for engines and transmissions, followed by hydraulic cranes, presses and transmission jacks. Afterwards, attention shifted to developing a mechanical tyre changer and a system for removing tyres from Trilex rims.
rotating bench
mechanical tyre changer
Trilex system
The first product catalogue
1964
Growth in technology
Throughout the years Ravaglioli continues to develop various products for workshops, proving its role in the automotive sector.
The major innovations of the 1970s
1981
A new headquarters
The headquarters were transferred to the current offices in Pontecchio Marconi (BO) to improve the company’s organisation, from administration and sales to production.
Promotional activities in the 1980s
1985
The horizons are broadening
With the company’s growth, new production systems for exporting products abroad have been developed. Today, the product catalogues are published in five languages.
To strengthen service outside of Italy, Ravaglioli has opened branches and has created dedicated sales teams throughout Europe.
4 BRANCHES
Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom
SALES TEAM
2000
Consolidated quality
The company has obtained the UNI EN 9001 certificate for its quality system.
2009
A new look given to the headquarters
The headquarters were modernised and enlarged with another building where the management, technical and administrative offices, the showroom, and rooms for meetings and training courses are located.
The key to RAV quality
Over the years, Ravaglioli has created and built three production units that support headquarters in serving the market.
Sirio Plant
Located in Ostellato (FE), it is the site of the production lines of the main components of Ravaglioli products.
The home of great innovations and automated production processes
In 2021, with the establishment of the Sirio Academy, a training center was set up for the areas of manual and robotic welding technology.
Space Plant
Located in Trana (TO), it focusses on expanding the company’s commercial offer with diagnostic tools, including wheel aligners and diagnosis lines.
A futuristic view of RAV technology
Specialised in the production of electronic equipment applied to the automotive sector, the company uses over 30% of its workforce in i-technology research and development.
Butler Plant
Located in Rolo (RE), its objective is to develop the design and production of tyre service equipment.
A new standard for working on tyres
The unit was officially created in 1988 with the mission of producing advanced tyre service equipment that could handle tyres and rims with utmost care and attention.
2016
An international step
The Ravaglioli brand was purchased by Vehicle Service Group (VSG), leader in the motor vehicle equipment sector, and became the VSG EMEA division’s flagship brand.
2021
A totally blue evolution
Ravaglioli has made its look more modern and cleaner by intensifying the shade of its iconic blue colour.
2022
The future of power is R
VSG decided to further emphasise the prestige of this brand by choosing it as one of the two major brands marketed in the EMEA regions, along with its German “sister” company Rotary. It was from this decision that the new Rpower brand strategy was born.
Innovation carries on
Ravaglioli undertakes to improve its production processes and to develop new solutions every day to best serve its customers.
One example of this is the Legend Series,
a brand new lifting concept that is guiding the market toward a future in which the workshop will no longer pay attention to only performance, but also to the more aesthetic aspect of work tools.
