La Cimbali is a well-known manufacturer of professional espresso and cappuccino equipment. In 1912, Giuseppe Cimbali opened a shop in Milan, Italy to process copper products.1912-1930, these 18 years he used to earn his living by processing copper products.
Inventions
in 1930, the La Cimbali brand made its foray into the coffee industry with a machine called ‘RAPIDA’. The technology of that time is based on a vertically positioned boiler, hence the name of column machines, mainly heated by coal or wood.In 1962, the “Compasso d’Oro” was won by the La Cimbali company’s machine ‘Pitagora’. The only coffee machine in history to win such a prestigious award. For the first time, stainless steel, color and silk-screen were used, all features that allowed it to be an unprecedented commercial success.
La Cimbali introduced the Albadoro in 1945, the coffee group’s position in front of the machine.A machine with two independent vertical boilers that can feature 3 to 6 coffee groups, making the operation of the machine more ergonomic. A technological revolution for La Cimbali came in 1948 with the spread of electricity and the introduction of levers for making coffee cream. ‘Gioiello’ creates the pressure necessary to extract everything that gives flavor, aroma and body to a cup of coffee. In 1955, the company launches Granluce, equipped with the hydraulic group able to facilitate and reduce the barista’s workload . This innovation allows La Cimbali to enter new foreign markets. More La Cimbali inventions:
- Superbar (1969)
- M15 And M20 (1975)
- ET whitch is designed by Matzunaga (1983)
- M50 Dolcevita C200 (1992)
- M30, M31, M32 (1995)
- M3 Superbar2 (2000)
- Q10 (2009)
- M39(2011)
- M100 (2012)
- S30 (2016)
- S20 (2017)
- M100 Attiva range (2019)
- S60 (2020)
- S15 (2021)
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MUMAC: By LaCimbali
MUMAC, the first museum entirely dedicated to the professional espresso coffee machines whitch is started by Gruppo Cimbali . It collects 200 pieces and exhibits 100 machines from the Maltoni and Gruppo Cimbali Collections in a narrative itinerary that is divided into six rooms from 1900 to the present days, making it the world’s largest exhibition of professional espresso coffee machines.
