1923 ♦
G.D, a legendary motorcycle company, was established in Bologna.
Our history
Technology lead our history, innovation will guide us into the future
1939 ♦ 1950
Enzo Seràgnoli took over the company. The focus was shifted towards packaging for the confectionery and soaps sector, and a wide range of innovative automatic wrapping machines was launched, also thanks to Ariosto Seràgnoli who had joined G.D.
1960 ♦ 1970
G.D entered the tobacco industry, introducing the 4350/Pack-B, a revolutionary wrapping machine, thus becoming the outright leader in the sector.
2000 ♦ 2010
G.D revolutionized the market once again with the H1000, the first continuous motion hinge-lid packer, teamed up with the 121P, a cigarette making line at 20,000 cigarettes per minute. G.D entered the filter production sector introducing the DF10, the first double-rod filter maker, and the FC8 filter combiner.
2010 ♦ 2020
2020 - G.D is the leading partner of all tobacco multinationals for NGP machineries.
2018 - G.D acquired Comas Tobacco Machinery, entering the primary machinery sector. The group provides a complete portfolio of solutions, along the entire production process, from primary to secondary, both for conventional tobacco and New Generation Products.
2017 - G.D strengthens its leader position in the tobacco machinery industry while increasing its product offering in the instrumentation segment, through the acquisition of Molins and Cerulean.
2015 - G.D entered the new generation product market with flexible platforms for liquid based e-cig and multi-segment products.
2011 - G.D made a further step forward in the strategy of widening its product range with the acquisition of SASIB.
