1922

Lombardini began doing business in 1922, when Adelmo Lombardini – together with partner Pietro Slanzi – produced their first engine. In 1933, together with brothers Alberto and Rainero, Adelmo decided to start his own business and founded a company called, “Officine Meccaniche Fratelli Lombardini”. To do so, he bought  an existing mechanics firm and its foundry, which were located outside Reggio Emilia.
 
After the overwhelming difficulties of the Second World War and, during post-war reconstruction, Lombardini was ready to meet the increasing demands of the market with the company's line of engines (both diesel and gasoline), marine engines, and a wide range of tractors and motor-driven pumps.