1974 – Marchesini’s story begins when Massimo Marchesini, a specialised technician in automatic machinery manufacturing, decided to set-up his own business, initially called 2M.

This challenging project came to life thanks to the skills of a very young designer, who is now head of the engineering department of Marchesini Group: Giuseppe Monti. Right from the start, the market very much appreciated the resourceful solutions offered to automate operations, which at the time were still carried out manually, in a rather creative style.

1976 – In the wake of the impressive creative development applied to industrial processes, of which Marchesini became a major role leader, the first intermittent motion cartoning machine was built and was instantly successful. Having set-up Generalmac, run by his son Maurizio, the company entered the primary packaging industry: thus the first sachet powder packaging machine was devised and the first tube filler for soluble tablets in rigid tubes.

1979 – To meet growing market demands of the pharmaceutical industry, which started to call for increasingly fast packaging lines, Marchesini launched the first continuous motion cartoning machine on the market.

Relying on the creativity of the young designer, Giuseppe Monti, the project offered extremely original technical solutions, adapted from the motorcycle mechanics: oil bath motors, innovative guards that enhanced the machines’ utmost reliability and safety. To produce this new series, which won unmatched success, a custom-built company was created: M80.

1985 - 1986 Over these two years, worldwide presence on the primary packaging markets was consolidated: in 1984 with the acquisition of Gamma in Carpi, which granted Marchesini access to the world of blister packaging and, one year later in 1985, to the liquid filling industry.

1980 - 1989 The 80’s saw the beginning of serious planning for rational and systematic industrial development. Thanks to innovative ideas and to the acquisitions made, the will to become a single reference supplier of complete lines for the pharmaceutical packaging industry became reality.

In 1990 all the companies merged into one single enterprise:

Marchesini Group S.p.A.

1995-96 – During these years, the group took-in Smabo, one of the biggest wrapping machine manufacturers, Packservice with its production of case packers, sachet fillers and strip packaging machines and finally Tonazzi, a pioneer in the tube filling area.

By the mid 90’s, Marchesini Group was able to offer cartoning machines, blister packaging machines, wrapping machines and end-of-line systems, thus the range of machines was almost complete.

2002 – Expansion continued with the acquisition of Farcon, a leading producer of deep thermoforming lines and wallet packaging machines and also CNC, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of complex die cutting and shearing machines. In the same year, the group also took-over Teamac, a producer of machines for packaging tea bags, thus diversifying its supplies in the foodstuff industry too.

2003 – Corima was taken-over, a well-known producer of ampoule and syringe packaging systems. As well as completing its range of machines, Marchesini also achieved another important target: that of becoming the only group in the world capable of providing its customers with complete lines for syringes, from washing to palletizing.

2004 - Vasquali s.r.l becomes part of the Group, a company from Milan specializing in the production of counting machines.

10/2004 – The President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Hon.Casini inaugurated the group’s new headquarters in Pianoro. This celebration was followed by a 7-day Open House event in which 2000 customers from all around the world took part.

2008 - Marchesini took over 100% of Neri Group and further reinforced the group’s cohesion.

2010 – Marchesini inaugurated the group’s new logistics facilities in Pianoro, Bologna.