Milestones:

1930 - Business begins as the "Santa Barbara Garage".

1934 - Begins manufacturing agricultural machinery.

1938 - Changes company name to "Maquinas Agricolas Romi Ltd."

1941 - Manufactures first engine lathe, the IMOR TP-2.

1944 - Begins exporting lathes. Argentina becomes first foreign market.

1948 - Manufactures the TORO, the first tractor made in Brazil.

1956 - Manufactures the "Romi-Isetta", the first Brazilian car.

1957 - Romi Foundation is legally established.

1962 - Change of corporate name to "Industries Romi S.A.".

1966 - Installation of the Central Marketing Unit in Sao Paulo, Brazil, start of direct sales through our branch offices.

1972 - Becomes a publicly held company by listing on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.

1973 - Manufactures the first numerically controlled (NC) lathe in Brazil.

1974 - Begins manufacturing Plastic Injection Molding Machines.

1976 - New foundry commences operations.

1978 - Plant Unit 11 opens and begins producing special and heavy-duty machine tools.

1979 - Plant Unit 15 opens and begins producing Plastic Injection Molding Machines.

1985 - Romi Machine Tools, Ltd. is incorporated in the USA as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Industries Romi S.A. to support Romi's products distribution network in North America.

1986 - Plant Unit 14 opens and begins producing electronic components and panels.

1987 - On June 25, machine tool number 100,000 is manufactured: an I 30 model engine lathe.

1990 - Plant Unit 16 opens as a clean environment to produce Turning and Machining Centers.

1994 - The Foundry Industrial Unit becomes ISO 9002 certified.

1995 - The Romicron® High Precision Boring System is introduced.

1996 - Machine Tools and Plastic Injection Molding Machines become ISO 9001 certified.

1998 - Romi Machine Tools, Ltd. begins operating at its modern new facility in Erlanger, KY, USA.

2000 - The Machine Tools Technological Center (CT-MF) opens at Plant Unit 11.

2001 - Romi Europa GmbH, headquartered in Germany, is created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Industries Romi S.A. to support Romi's products distribution network in Europe.

2003 - All the Company's products are re-certified ISO 9001 (2000).

2004 - The Plastics Injection Molding Machines Technological Center (CT-IP) opens at Plant Unit 15.

2005 - All the Company's facilities in Santa Barbara d'Oeste are certified ISO 14001 (2004).

2005 - Romi celebrates its 75th anniversary on June 29.

2006 - 50th anniversary of the Romi-Isetta.