TRADITION AND INNOVATION
The company was founded in 1960, thanks to design skills of its founder Alfredo Govoni and it experienced an initial step oriented towards creation of various types of mechanical equipment, such as handling and transporting systems for bulk and packaged materials, industrial washing machines and machinery to automate the collection of agricultural products.
1960
The company Trasportatori
Govoni is born
The business is started by Alfredo Govoni and the core
business is focused on agricultural automation
and dry-cleaning machinery
1960
The company Trasportatori
Govoni is born
The business is started by Alfredo Govoni and the core
business is focused on agricultural automation
and dry-cleaning machinery
The sector extends to bulk and packaged materials transport, as well as of heavy industrial
products (household appliances, cement
blocks, etc.)
1978
Sector
expansion
The sector extends to bulk and packaged materials transport, as well as of heavy industrial
products (household appliances, cement
blocks, etc.)
1980
Focus on
metal chips
The company decides to focus its activity on metal chips transport using traditional augers, chain conveyors and steel belt conveyors
1980
Focus on
metal chips
The company begins research to improve metal chips transport in collaboration with the faculty of mechanical engineering in Bologna
1986
Technological
R&D
The company launches a search for the
improving the transport of
metal shavings in collaboration with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Bologna
1988
Industrial
patent
This research leads to the grant of a national and international patent on screw technology
1988
Industrial
patent
This research leads to the grant of a national and international patent on screw technology
Installation of the 1st screw
evacuator on Mandelli
machine tool
1990
1st screw
evacuator
Installation of the 1st screw
evacuator on Mandelli
machine tool
1994
1st centralized
screw system
Installation of the 1st centralized chip transport system with screw technology in Sacmi Imola S.C
1994
1st centralized
screw system
Installation of the 1st centralized chip transport system with screw technology in Sacmi Imola S.C
The company adopts an international name and chooses a more sophisticated logo with the "TG" symbol next to it, which recalls its tradition; the font itself was inspirated by conveyor belts of the first historical phase
1995
TG becomes
Govoni Handling
Systems
The company adopts a
international and adopts a logo
more sophisticated with the
TG' symbol evoking the
tradition and the font recalling the
conveyor belts from the first historical phase
2002
Pioneers in
Italy
Govoni company becomes a leading company in Italy for the supply of fully automated centralized mechanical chip transport systems
2002
Pioneers in
Italy
Govoni company becomes a leading company in Italy for the supply of fully automated centralized mechanical chip transport systems
Installation of the first plants in Europe, Eastern countries, Middle East, USA, Central and South America
2010
International
Expansion
Installation of the first plants in Europe, Eastern countries, Middle East, USA, Central and South America
2013
The shift
to 3D
Company engineering becomes more modern with the introduction of 3D modelling software
2013
The shift
to 3D
Company engineering becomes more modern with the introduction of 3D modelling software
Prototyping and launch of vacuum suction technology for centralized chip transport
2016
Pneumatic vacuum
technology
Prototyping and launch of vacuum suction technology for centralized chip transport
2018
1st centralized
suction system
Installation of the 1st centralized vacuum chip transport system at Faster company
2018
1st centralized
suction system
Installation of the 1st centralized vacuum chip transport system at Faster company
Prototyping and launch of the new shredder line
2019
Launch of
shredder line
Prototyping and launching in
production of the new shredder line
2020
Anniversary
The company celebrates 60 years of activity
2020
Anniversary
The company celebrates 60 years of activity
A new major milestone reached: 400 centralized chip transport and treatment systems installed in Italy and around the world
2022
A new
milestone
A new major milestone reached: 400 centralized chip transport and treatment systems installed in Italy and around the world
2024
Industrialization
of chip treatment
kits
Standardization and improvement of the new chip drying and coolant recovery systems range
2024
Industrialization
of chip treatment
kits
Standardization and improvement of the new chip drying and coolant recovery systems range