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More than 75 years of experience in the espresso coffee machines construction

Our company history starts in 1926 when Mr Brugnetti established our first operation under the name of Aurora. The company was specifically created to develop and produce professional coffee machines.

Significant market development and segmentation encouraged the company to evaluate and subsequently manufacture icemakers, juice extractors, milk shakers and other catering equipment. Accordingly, in 1947, to better reflect it's greater sphere of activities, the company was renamed Elettrotecnica Brugnetti.

The 50's and 60's saw quantum leaps in the evolution of espresso coffee machines as mechanical levers were replaced by electro mechanical and automatic systems for group head operating. Again, the company undergoes significant re-structuring to accommodate these market changes.

In the early 60's, as one of the industry's most proactive R&D individuals, Mr Brugnetti designed a unique group head incorporating elements of the ‘New Technology' appearing on the market. Utilising a volumetric pump, he was able to achieve the high pressures required to make superb espresso. Further development saw the replacement of mechanical valves with electronic valves allowing for the first completely electronic machine systems.

In the ‘80s, the concept of producing a domestic machine with a professional group head was developed into the first Brugnetti ‘home' machine capable of making Caffe Bar quality espresso coffees.

As part of the Brugnetti business philosophy of continuous development, the ‘90s saw the first domestic machine with portion or dosing control. Initially using a mechanical system, this very quickly evolved into an electronic format. This paved the way for further growth into the ‘Bean to Cup' machine sector,.. launched under the ‘Amica' brand and utilising patented technology.

Commencing in 2000, the new millennium saw the launch of the Alexia machine project. State of the art technology, coupled with totally new materials, consumer driven ergonomics and ‘outside the box' concept thinking heralded the launch in 2004 of the first Alexia unit. To-date, the Alexia is the most successful machine Brugnetti have yet produced.