Ognibene Power
«My work has always been about research. Everything I did over these 60 years of business was to ease the operator’s work.»
The history of Ognibene Power:
from small workshop in Correggio, Italy to top of the global mobile hydraulic market
2023
After 70 years of business, Claudio (President), his sister Cristina (Vice-president), and his daughter Irene (member of the Board of Directors) continue to embody the values of the company. Thought of as a family when Olmes started it, the company has passed down the legacy from generation to generation with its heart grounded on Olmes’ teachings and its gaze on the future.
2021
India’s second production plant is inaugurated in Punjab
2020
Today, Ognibene is an Italian-owned company and among the world’s top manufacturers of hydraulic and mechatronic steering systems, serving OEMs in the agricultural, material handling and construction equipment sectors. The company also makes suspension systems for luxury sports cars.
2019
Opower Deutschland GmbH is established in Germany
2014
This is the year of the establishment of the second foreign representative office, this time in Japan.
2013
Founder Olmes Ognibene celebrates with the entire team the 60th anniversary of the company’s foundation.
2010
The production subsidiary in North Carolina (USA) is opened
2007
Started production in China in Suzhou then moved to Jiaxing.
2006
India’s first production plant is inaugurated in Pune.
2005
The company opens its first foreign production subsidiary in Brazil.
2003
This is the year in which we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company’s foundation.
2000
The company embarked on its expansion into foreign markets, establishing new production subsidiaries in Brazil, India (in Pune and Rajpura), China and North Carolina, and two representative offices in Japan and Germany.
1995
Fiat celebrates its partnership with Ognibene Power by dedicating an article in its corporate magazine.
1990
It was precisely the components for hydraulic steering systems (actuators and hydroguides) for off-highway vehicles that determined the company’s growth in the 1990s and gave it the fundamental impetus to enter the international market in the 2000s.
1980
Claudio began to build on the legacy of that first hydraulic system Olmes had created and went on to develop two generations of hydraulic cylinders, a move that defined the identity of Ognibene Power from that point on.
1971
Olmes gets his son Claudio involved in the company; he was a minor at the time (a 15-year-old student) but judicial emancipation is granted and he is able to sign legal documents and work proactively alongside his father.
1970
In the Seventies, Olmes took a number of important decisions that changed the trajectory of his company and ultimately propelled it to the forefront of the mobile hydraulic industry:
・He fabricates a hydraulic system for a plow and starts to explore the possibilities of hydraulic technology.
1960
During the early years Olmes, with his wife Amneris at his side, concentrated on the handcrafted production of tractors and small agricultural machines. But the company was soon transformed and, interpreting the demands of a market that Olmes had come to know very well, he began to produce crawler tractors, shovels, ploughs, bulldozers, rippers, flatbeds and machines for the wine sector.
1953
Ognibene Power was officially registered at the Chamber of Commerce as a sole proprietorship a few years later, in 1953.
1948
It all began in the 1950s in Fosdondo di Correggio (Reggio Emilia, Italy), in the workshop where Olmes Ognibene invested his first earnings, using his ingenuity and passion for mechanics to build his first tractor at only 25 years of age: Carioca. Which he presented at the Correggio trade fair on 1 May 1948.
A family of more than 1,700 people
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Seventy years of history, one owner:
the Ognibene family.
A company is only as strong as its foundation. Our company has grown, reinvented itself and, through constant research into hydraulic systems, has brought innovation by building on the solid ground of a clear vision, a strong mission and unshakable values.
Our vision
«At Ognibene, we are intent on continuing to expand our business globally, focusing competitiveness on the evolution of innovative technologies and on our strengthening of our strategic role in the market. We believe in the profoundly collaborative work of our teams and what it can do to elevate us to higher levels of excellence in the future.»
Offering superior quality products and services is the road to stay close to customers. We achieve this closeness by responding to their needs when it comes to products, but also by being the partner that invests in proximity as the strategy for a sustainable manufacturing process from start to finish.
Our mission
Our mission is to provide innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers around the world.
We are committed to growth and results with the awareness that we have a high responsibility toward the environment and the local community.
We are devoted to creating and developing long-lasting relationships, offering customers superior quality services to support our products on a global level.
Our guiding principles are:
• Teamwork and mutual trust at every level of the organization
• Constant improvement at every stage and in every activity
• Risk analysis and prevention of problems before they manifest
Our values
Our values are what we care about, what we believe in, and are the basis of our decision-making and our priorities. To the outside world, they are the reflection of who we are.
The distinctive values that set us apart are:
• Passion
• Integrity
• Quality
• Commitment
• Innovation
Customers that have chosen Ognibene Power
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