Officina Rancilio 1926

In 1926, a dream took root in Parabiago. Officina Rancilio 1926 began in the very spot where we stand. Roberto Rancilio, a young worker, opened his first mechanical workshop. This Officina Rancilio wasn’t about shoes, the town’s staple. It was about a newfangled invention: the instant coffee machine. Officina Rancilio 1926 is now a museum, a testament to this vision. Roberto’s first machine, the Regina, emerged from this workshop in 1927. He embraced the challenge of this new technology, patented just decades earlier by Bezzera. He crafted various instant coffee machines, both vertical and lever-operated, until his death in 1956. His sons, Francesco, Antonio, and Romano, inherited his passion and the Officina Rancilio. They transformed the workshop into a modern company. Production soared, and the Rancilio name echoed across the globe. This drive for innovation led them to collaborate with Marco Zanuso, a pioneer of Italian industrial design. In 1971, the iconic Z8 espresso machine was born. The vibrant orange of this museum is a tribute to the Z8. This machine symbolizes Rancilio’s shift from artisan workshop to international powerhouse. It was the last machine produced in the old factory before the company moved to its current location in Villastanza. The Z8 propelled Rancilio onto the world stage. Officina Rancilio 1926 isn’t just a museum. It is where the aroma of ambition and innovation still lingers. It’s a place where the past whispers stories of a man’s dream, realized in a small workshop in Parabiago.