In the heart of Milan, back in 1958, there was FARMOGRAFICA, a paper manufacturer dedicated to the production of medicine cartons. This company, driven by innovative spirit and ingenuity, conceived a revolutionary idea in the 1960s: to develop a machine capable of producing polystyrene packaging for ampoules. Thus it was that the mechanical department came alongside the printing department, marking a significant evolution in the production landscape of the time. In 1964, the intuition became reality with the filing of a patent in Italy, followed by awards in Europe and the United States. This innovation in packaging was celebrated with the Packaging Oscar, consecrating our company as a pioneer in the field.
The 1970s, however, brought Milan face to face with complex social challenges, including robberies, kidnappings and union tensions that led to strikes and production stoppages. In this context of uncertainty, the company's management began to look for a new location, a place that could offer serenity and stability for the future. The choice fell on Cervia, not only for its tranquillity and absence of crime but also for its historical and cultural link with Milan. In fact, the city was already known to the Milanese thanks to Milano Marittima, one of its hamlets that had developed thanks to investments from the Lombard capital. This close relationship between the two cities made Cervia the ideal destination for the company, which moved its headquarters there permanently, closing the Milanese one.
After the considerable success of the mechanical department, which was later enriched by the addition of machines for the production of various types of packaging, including an innovative line for the production of suppository packaging, a significant turning point occurred in 1985: the mechanical department split off from the papermaking branch, giving rise to FARMO RES. This new reality took its name from the first machine model developed in the 1960s. The evolution was made possible thanks to the resourcefulness of founder Massimo Armetti, the pioneer who not only invented the machine and the patent in the 1960s, but has now led the company to become a leader in the production of automatic packaging machines in the main pharma, cosmetics, food and other sectors, while keeping it firmly family-run.
A true example of great Italian entrepreneurship that has found its ideal home in Emilia Romagna, a land of true innovators in the packaging sector.
