# Bticino > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bticino > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bticino.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bticino > Source revision: 1356425256 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian metalworking company This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Bticino" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) BTicino S.p.A. Type Joint stock company Industry Metalworking industry Founded Milan, Italy, 1936 Founder Bassani Brothers Headquarters Varese , Italy Area served Worldwide Key people Franco Villani, CEO Products Electrical equipment, switches, plaques, intercoms, video-intercom, domotics, residual current device Revenue €800 million (2017) Owner Legrand group Number of employees 2400 (2019) Website bticino.it **BTicino S.p.A.** (pronounced [\[bitiˈtʃiːno\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian)) is an Italian [metalworking](/source/Metalworking) company that operates in the field of electrical low voltage equipment used for residential, employment and production. Bticino proposes solutions for the energy distribution, for the communication ([intercoms](/source/Intercom) and video intercoms) and for the control of light, sound, climate and security. ## History Founded in 1936 by brothers Arnaldo, Luigi and Ermanno Bassani with the name of Ticino Electric Switches to produce metal smallwares of different applications. Since 1948, the company became Bassani SpA and specializes itself in the manufacture of [electrical components](/source/Electrical_component) used inside houses, in order to meet the growing demand resulting from post-conflict reconstruction. Responding to changes in electrical technology and the demands of living spaces, Bassani Ticino (name adopted in 1974) developed a set of devices to control the distribution of [low voltage](/source/Low_voltage) energy, designing a range of products – from the "[electric switchboard](/source/Electric_switchboard)" to the switches – which combine the technical and functional features related to the installation mode, with special attention to drawing. In 1989, Bassani Ticino joined the French group [Legrand](/source/Legrand_(company)), changing its name to BTicino. Bticino was the first firm to conceive the switches as furniture (not only as industrial components), developing a specific treatment aimed at improving product quality and simplifying implementation.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The company became famous in the Italian market during the 50s; "Domino" and "Sicura" ("Safe") were the names of the first series that got a big success. The products of the '60s are characterized by ease of assembly and by modularity: they had spread the rectangular box, which represents the current standard. The Magic Series (1961) is the first case of [power socket](/source/Power_socket) with modular switches. The issue of security becomes increasingly important as it increases the capillary diffusion of the electrical systems, which make it more likely an accidental contact with an [electrical conductor](/source/Electrical_conductor) in tension. It is then built and patented a [circuit breaker](/source/Circuit_breaker) called a “[residual current device](/source/Residual_current_device)” (1965); it's high-power switching, with the addition of a differential [transformer](/source/Transformer). The company is also known over the years for the plaques that surround the normal switches inside the house. With the Series Living (1985) and the subsequent Light and Living International (1996) are introduced devices of multifunctional control of individual components. In 2001 Bticino launched the first MyHome [Domotics](/source/Domotics) system based on [bus SCS](/source/Bus_SCS) technology. Continuing on the path toward automation, Axolute series (2005) first proposed the integration of video-intercom with domestic installation, while Axolute Nighter & Whice (2008) marks a further step towards aesthetics simplification of electrical equipment for residential use. In 2006 it was made available the protocol [OpenWebNet](/source/OpenWebNet), that allows interaction with the Domotics plant through the use of appropriate Gateway. ## The company The company is part of the International Group [Legrand](/source/Legrand_(company)) and operates both on the Italian market and on the Worldwide one with over 60 offices abroad. The main products in the field of [electrical equipment](/source/Electrical_equipment) are traditional and domotics switches, plates, [residual current devices](/source/Residual_current_device), intercoms and video intercoms. The main office and headquarter is in [Varese](/source/Varese), where there are 1500 employees, split between design, production, quality, test, marketing, administrative and commercial offices. Other important locations are Erba, where all the [domotics](/source/Domotics) products and video intercoms are developed and produced; Ospedaletto Lodigiano where is located the central [warehouse](/source/Warehouse); Bodio, where the plaques are made; Azzano San Paolo and Torre del Greco, where are developed and manufactured devices industrial and [residual current device](/source/Residual_current_device). BTicino is present on many markets: Europe ([Belgium](/source/Belgium), Spain), Latin America ([Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Mexico](/source/Mexico), Costa Rica, [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), Chile, [Peru](/source/Peru)), Asia ([Thailand](/source/Thailand), China), and the [United States](/source/United_States).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Sport The company sponsored the [2008 UCI Road World Championships](/source/2008_UCI_Road_World_Championships) held in Varese. ## See also - [Italy portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Italy) - [Companies portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Companies) - [List of Italian Companies](/source/List_of_Italian_companies) - [Electrical engineering](/source/Electrical_engineering) - [Residual current devices](/source/Residual_current_device) - [OpenWebNet](/source/OpenWebNet) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [BTicino](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:BTicino). - [BTicino Official Website](http://www.bticino.it) - [United States Home Page](http://www.bticino.us) - [MyOpen Community](http://www.myopen-bticino.it) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090301054630/http://www.myopen-bticino.it/) 1 March 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Legrand Group](http://www.legrand.com) - [Domotics and Disability](http://www.inail-starter.org/public/Risorse/ArticoliPartePubblica/Domotica%20in%20Casa%20Disabile.pdf)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] v t e Home appliance brands Amica Arçelik Arctic Beko Bauknecht Dawlance Defy Grundig Hitachi* Hotpoint* Indesit Inglis Singer Bangladesh* Voltas Beko Whirlpool* Ariston Bertazzoni Bialetti Bissell Bora Braun Breville Kambrook Bork BSH Balay Bosch Constructa Gaggenau Neff Pitsos Profilo Siemens Thermador Bticino Colston-Ariston Cuisinart Danby De Dietrich Remeha De' Longhi Kenwood Dualit Dustbot Dyson Edesa Electrolux AEG Anova Frigidaire Kelvinator Lehel Parkinson Cowan White-Westinghouse Zanussi Elica Faema Fulgor Gaggia Giacomini Gree Haceb Haier Candy Fisher & Paykel GE* Hoover Hotpoint* Hamilton Beach Proctor Silex Havells Hisense Asko Gorenje Kelon IKEA InSinkErator iRobot Roomba Scooba JS Global Lifestyle Joyoung Kenmore Khind-Mistral Kleenmaid LG Liebherr Lofra Mabe Magic Bullet Magic Chef Medion Middleby AGA La Cornue Rangemaster Rayburn Viking Midea Eureka Toshiba* Miele Mitsubishi Moffat Morphy Richards Newell Crock-Pot Holmes Mr. Coffee Oster Sunbeam OXO Panasonic KDK Sanyo Pars Khazar Peerless-Premier Pensonic Philips Pyramis Roborock Saeco Samsung Dacor SEB Krups Moulinex Rowenta Supor Tefal Servis Severin Elektro SharkNinja Sharp Sisil Skyworth Smeg Snowa Spectrum Black+Decker* George Foreman Remington Russell Hobbs Toastmaster Sub-Zero TCL Techtronic Dirt Devil Hoover Vax Tiger Vestel Vestfrost Finlux Videocon Voltas Vorwerk Walton West Bend Whirlpool Admiral Amana Jenn-Air KitchenAid Maytag Winia Xiaomi Zojirushi Zyliss * Brand used under a global or regional licence. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bticino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bticino) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bticino?action=history)). 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