Ceccato was an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1947 by a former pharmacist, Pietro Ceccato, who was passionate about both engines and innovative management ideas, such as making process changes using input invited from employees. For the motorcycle
Giro d'Italia and other races, Ceccato built the first of
Fabio Taglioni
Fabio Taglioni (10 September 1920 – 18 July 2001) was an Italian engineer.
Born in Lugo di Romagna, he was chief designer and technical director of Ducati from 1954 until 1989. His desmodromic 90° V-twin engine design is still used in al ...
's engines to be realized, a 75 cc
OHC single designed with the help of Taglioni's Technical Institute students. The company was active in motorcycles until the 1960s.
It however successfully continued producing compressors and grew over the years. Today Ceccato is an important player on the global compressed air market.
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List of Italian companies
Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe with the third largest nominal GDP in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world. As an advanced economy the country also has the sixth worldwide national wealth and it is ranked third ...
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List of motorcycle manufacturers
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-o ...
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External links
Sheldon's European Motorcycle UniverseCeccato Motorcycles
1952 Ceccato 98cc OHC Corsa Designed by Fabio Taglioni of Ceccato S.p.A., Italy, from 1949 to 1960s
Official website of Ceccato Compressors
Motorcycle manufacturers of Italy
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