It was 1965 when Franco Albarelli’s family started its own mechanical laboratory in Reggio Emilia named O.M.I. (Officina Meccanica Ingranaggi /Mechanical Gears Workshop), for the manufacturing of gears.
Franco Albarelli’s initiative and great will for O.M.I. to make its own way in the mechanical field made it possible in 1971 to establish the company O.M.I. Reggiana Riduttori in San Polo d’Enza giving birth to the first planetary reduction gearbox prototypes.
In 1973 the current Reggiana Riduttori srl was formed, and with it, the production lines for the first series of planetary reduction gearboxes.
Later in 1975 Reggiana Riduttori srl, in co-operation with the market leaders of the European fluid power industry, established the company’s most important business contracts.
From 1992 to 1995 RR Holland, RR Brazil and RR USA were inaugurated to serve the local markets.
Following the tragic loss of his father Franco in 1997, Ing. Giannicola Albarelli, created a new organization.
In 2001 Reggiana Riduttori started a series of important investments to increase the facilities production areas and to continually raise the quality of all products.

From 2001 to 2008 Reggiana Riduttori, continually evolving and growing, opened new, wholly owned subsidiaries in France, Canada and Australia and renewed the production facility in Slovakia.
In September 2008 RR expanded in the Enza Valley with a brand new building named RR2 which was built nearby the historical central office and is equipped with the latest technology and machinery.
The RR2 building significantly increased the capacity of technical services, research and development, assembly lines, as well as improving the stocking efficiency with a fully automated stock management system.
Proud to continue his father’s vision, Ing. Giannicola Albarelli has demonstrated, through his strong business acumen, his ability to succeed amid even the most difficult market challenges, and today Reggiana Riduttori, with its qualified personnel, continues to pursue positive development in all aspects of its business.