C.B. Ferrari s.a.s was established in September of 1966 by Mr. Augusto Caravati, Mr.  Renato Bianchi, and Mr. Giuseppe Ferrari.  Mr. Bianchi and Mr. Ferrari are considered to be the technical founders of the company while Mr. Caravati duties were primarily financial.

 

Machine production and sales began in late 1966 with the introduction of the “M” Series machine.  The “M” series was a small standard 3 axes machine equipped with DC motors. 

 

Since that time C.B. Ferrari has sold over 4200 machines world wide and has grown into a 190 person corporation with 2 manufacturing facilities in Mornago and Modena.

1966	Introduction M series 3 Axes milling machine with C.B. Ferrari D.C. Drives and Motors
1973	Majority of machines produced with CNC Controls
1977	C.B. Ferrari moves into its new larger headquarters
1978	2 Axes rotary table introduced
1985	First European Dual PC based CNC control introduced
1990	First high speed machines introduced with 3rd party electrospindles
1992	C.B. Ferrari produces its own electrospindle
1992	C.B. Ferrari acquires “Elexa”  a CNC control company
1993	Blade milling software introduced
1995	1st 5 Axes digital drive machine in Italy introduced
1998	Introduction of the Automatic Backlash Elimination system
2001	3 Axis linear motor machine developed
2002	Torque motor dividing head introduced
2003	5 Axes linear drive and torque motor machine introduced
2005	5 Axes laser engraving machine
2006	ML45 5 Axes linear/torque motor machine
2007	N516 5 Axes highly dynamic machine for blades
2008	Stress and Twist Relief system patented and introduced
2009	XFN Super Finishing program Introduced