Lafert S.p.A
The Lafert Group, a leading European Motor Company, is committed to continuous growth by being the global leading manufacturer of customised engineered Electric Motors and Drives. Focused on the areas of Industrial Automation, Energy Saving and Wind Power, the group is strongly oriented toward technological innovation. With the target to improve performance while reducing environmental impact, energy efficiency and product customisation to meet individual customer requirements are fundamental. Over 90% of the units produced are non-standard motors. Lafert leverages over 50 years of experience in partnering with Global Companies from its 12 locations spread across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Energy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1962
- Employees:
- 101-1000
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About Us
The Lafert Group will strive to be the ideal partner in the Electric Motors and Drives industry through focus on meeting specific customer demands. Mutually beneficial partnerships are developed by continuous process improvements utilising state-of-the-art products and techniques by a skilled, motivated and professional workforce.
Consolidated Financials for 2017 and Forecast for 2018
Revenues for the year ending December 31, 2017 for the Lafert Group exceeded EUR 149 million. This represents a 9% increase on the previous year and a record high for the fifth year in a row. As a result of the growth and continued improvement EBT increased to over EUR 10 million.
The forecast for 2018 is a further increase of some 10%.
Medium-term Strategic Plan
We commit a stable and sustainable 10% organic annual growth. We aim to exceed 220 million euro in net sales, and 10% in EBT ratio in the fiscal year ending in December 31, 2022. To achieve these targets, we will strengthen and expand our core businesses as well as our international presence.
Management & Strategy
Consolidated Financials for 2015 and Forecast for 2016
Revenues for the year ending December 31, 2015 for the Lafert Group exceeded EUR 139 million. This represents a 9% increase on the previous year and a record high for the fifth year in a row. As a result of the growth and continued improvement EBT increased to over EUR 12 million.
The forecast for 2016 is a further increase of some 6%.
Medium-term Strategic Plan
We commit a stable and sustainable 10% organic annual growth. We aim to exceed 220 million euro in net sales, and 10% in EBT ratio in the fiscal year ending in December 31, 2020. To achieve these targets, we will strengthen and expand our core businesses as well as our international presence.
Lafert Group
Lafert has been manufacturing Electric Motors for industrial applications since 1962.
Today the core business is focused on the design and development of technically advanced, High Efficiency Motors engineered to achieve significant energy-savings.
The chief goals of the company are:
- ever greater excellence and technical innovation - quality is the supreme objective;
- industrial scale production of fully customizable, specifically designed products that can be adapted to meet the specific needs of any customers;
- commitment to conservation of the global environment through the development of solutions that combine high efficiency and minimal impact upon the environment.
The Lafert Group's five production units are organised in a structure that promotes integration and full harmonization of production processes; from the design of individual components through to final assembly.
Modern production lines have a capacity of approximately one million electric motors per year intended for air conditioning and ventilation systems, wind turbines, anthropomorphic robots, lifts and automation systems.
Lafert Motors, the parent company, determines development and investment lines focused on achieving maximum Energy Efficiency. Icme Motors manufactures Customised Motors at an unbeatable quality-price ratio. Lafert Servo and Lafert Drives specialize in producing components for Industrial Automation (Servo Motors and Drives); Lafert Suzhou is responsible for the production of PM Motors for the Asian market.
We have a sales network covering most major industrialised countries to ensure our customers receive prompt and direct personal service.
Innovation
Technical innovation at the service of environmental sustainability
As integral components of complex equipment, frequently unseen externally, electric motors are evaluated on their level of quality in terms of physical performance and reliability as well as the increasingly relevant and current issue of energy efficiency.
To satisfy these testing demands, Lafert's capabilities are demonstrated in two essential roles
- the technical and organisational capacity to control directly the production of every motor component, from shaft lamination and flanges to the insulation: attention to detail that guarantees a customized product, adaptable to any non-standard design or specification, to satisfy precise application demands;
- commitment to protecting the environment through research and development oriented towards the combination of optimized performance, energy savings and maximum flexibility of both products and production processes.
Today, our solutions power the sustainable technology: motors with high functionality and low environmental impact targeted at the heart of systems requiring high efficiency and performance such as ventilation systems, pumps, lifts, lifting systems, industrial automation, packaging and more.
Quality
Lafert has always considered quality to be central to everything it does: it represents the cornerstone of the company’s philosophy and part of the daily work ethic of each department.
Precisely for this reason, we strongly believe that 'quality' is not only measured by the technical performance of the product but rather, the most honest way, by the responses of those who use our products – our customers!
Hence, we must evaluate our success based upon our recent achievements and the strength of our on-going relationships with our Partners.
Reliability
the quality of a solid, safe, growing financial entity; a guarantee that is especially significant in these particularly difficult economic and market conditions;
Precision
the quality of a Partner that can be trusted, of a supplier that respects commitments and who accepts new challenges and meets them with perseverance and mutual satisfaction;
Independence
the quality of the true Made in Italy brand, of fully integrated production facilities with the ability to intervene on every aspect of production and to always be able to choose the most appropriate solution;
Style and elegance
the quality of perfect functionality of each component; care of every detail for overall improvement; of courageous and innovative choices that create new benchmarks.
Certifications
the rigour with which we perform quality control throughout the production chain has held ISO 9001 certification since 1994; in addition, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and the Canadian Standard Association have certified that our products meet all the appropriate safety standards.
Our commitment to energy savings - to ensure clients’ products meet the highest efficiency standards in Europe, America and Australia - has been certified by the Department of Energy of the United States, the first country in the world that has dealt seriously with the energy issue.The U.S. market, the most demanding in the world, has said “YES” to Lafert motors. Our leadership in metric motors in the U.S. is the most convincing proof of their value and integrity.