With a share capital of 4,500 Italian lire (today just over 2 euros) and a staff of 9 people, including mechanics and blacksmiths, in 1919 the “Società Anonima Cooperativa Meccanici Imola” embarked on the path that, through a strong push towards the internationalization of the markets and a constant process of innovation and production differentiation, would take it among the world leaders in industrial plant engineering.