summarize key points of its contents . please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article . please discuss this issue on the article s talk page . december 2012 gruppo cimbali spa type privately held company industry specialty coffee brewing equipment founded 1912 in milan italy founder giuseppe cimbali headquarters binasco mi italy products espresso machines coffee grinders accessories number of employees 600 people 2007 website cimbali.com lacimbali m32 bistro espresso machine . cimbali with brand name lacimbali is an italian manufacturer of professional espresso and cappuccino equipment . 1 contents 1 overview 2 company history 3 certifications and social responsibility 4 see also 5 references 6 external links overview edit gruppo cimbali spa is based in binasco near milan . it has four production facilities all located in italy which cover a total area of 75 000 m 800 000 ft of which 40 000 m 430 000 ft indoors . with branch offices in france spain the uk and in the united states the company employs more than 600 people . today cimbali exports roughly 70 % of its production through a network of 700 direct sales and service centers to over a hundred countries around the world . 2 company history edit cimbali was established in 1912 by giuseppe cimbali in milan at via caminadella 6 . covering 30 m to accommodate the owner and his two employees the first shop cimbali giuseppe copper plumbing & general repairs specialized in the manufacture of copper goods . citation needed in the 1930s coffee machines produced steam and hot water by burning wood or coal beneath a vertical boiler . they were cylindrical in shape and were therefore called column machines . cimbali s first column machine was called the rapida . the positive post war atmosphere in italy brought an increase in the consumption of coffee thus further driving the development of the company s operations . as a result the market demanded machines with enhanced productivity . in 1945 cimbali s albadoro model featured two independent vertical boilers . modular in design the albadoro was made available in 3 to 6 brew groups . the albadoro was the first machine to feature an integrated cup warmer . in the late 1940s and early 1950s boilers powered by electric heating elements began to replace wood and coal heated boilers . moreover it was during this period that lever machines radically changed the way of extracting coffee . this new technique forced water through coffee at a pressure of 9 atmospheres thus obtaining a high efficiency extraction of the aroma and ultimately the crema caff . in 1955 the company introduced the granluce the first coffee machine to feature a hydraulic group . patented by cimbali in 1956 the hydraulic group signaled a transformation within the professional espresso machine industry . the new hydraulic group and its dosed delivery represented the first important step towards automation . 1959 saw the arrival of a model with the application of a heat exchanger which was later to become an essential constructional element ensuring the thermal balance of the machine . in 1962 with the cooperation of the famous italian designers castiglioni cimbali created a product of extraordinary modern design the pitagora . the pitagora abandoned the redundant shapes typical of the machines of the period and adopted essential clean lines . stainless steel was used for the first time along with color and screen printing . the result was revolutionary gaining cimbali a prestigious industrial design award the compasso d oro . designed in 1969 for the foodservice industry cimbali s superbar was cutting edge for completely automated solutions . at the beginning of the 1970s product design became characterized by an approach which was more closely linked to an industrial process . the body of the m15 designed by bonetto was made of only 6 main structural elements . alongside the hydraulic and lever groups there was also a direct injection group equipped with an external pump . in the 1990s cimbali integrated a microprocessor to the dosatron in order to better govern the main functions of the machine . in 1992 cimbali introduced the dolcevita a family of fully automatic espresso machines targeting in cup consistency and beverage quality . designed by salvemini the dolcevita played a significant role in cimbali s growth outside italy in non conventional markets new to espresso coffee . in 1995 cimbali purchased its leading italian competitor faema . citation needed certifications and social responsibility edit cimbali has certified its factory production processes according to iso 9001 standards . its products are accredited by major international organizations including tuv and ul . furthermore they comply with the most rigorous international hygiene and sanitation authorities including nsf and etl . the cimbali product range is rohs compliant . moreover the company is in process of certifying its environmental management system to iso 14001 standards . citation needed see also edit horeca specialty coffee history of coffee economics of coffee coffee roasting references edit gruppo cimbali spa august 26 2008 . gruppo cimbali s.p.a. . food and hotel asia . accessed april 29 2012 . external links edit cimbali website cimbali italian website italian cimbali uk website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cimbali & oldid 647092884 categories italian brandscompanies established in 19121912 establishments in italyprivately held companies of italymanufacturing companies of italycompanies based in milanhistory of milanespresso machineshidden categories wikipedia introduction cleanup from december 2012all pages needing cleanuparticles covered by wikiproject wikify from december 2012all articles covered by wikiproject wikifyall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2010articles with italian language external links navigation 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