Company
History
Since 1935, out of Rome, CARTONI SpA designs, manufactures and markets high-end Professional Camera Supports and accessories for the Motion Picture and Television industries.
Internationally recognized in the industry as a pre-eminent brand for camera support equipment, CARTONI prides itself on its engineering ability, innovative and leading technology.
Starting in the thirties with Renato CARTONI (a.i.c.) who invented the Gyro Head and later with his son, Guido, founder of the present structure in 1962, CARTONI has incessantly introduced highly engineered, patented Professional Camera Support systems that have become industry standards.
In 1992 Guido CARTONI was presented a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (ampas) for his pioneering work in developing the Technology in fluid tripod heads. Later, in 1995 he was awarded the ATIC Technical Award from Associazione Tecnica Italiana Cine-televisione in Rome and in 1999, the SOC Technical Achievement from Society of Operating Cameramen in Los Angeles.
Constant innovation has ensured the company’s success. CARTONI owns and uses 33 different patents on Fluid Action Counterbalance Systems and tripods, registered in Italy, Europe, United States, China and India.
Technologies
Why Cartoni
Top reasons to buy a CARTONI Camera Support:
- CARTONI is renowned to be one of the world leaders in camera support business, remaining the only wide range Professional Support company that designs, engineers, manufactures and assembles in Europe, with pride from its Rome (Italy) plant since 1935. CARTONI uses only unionized labour and undertakes a special care for energy saving and environment and is certified ISO 9001 and prides itself on its engineering ability, innovative and leading technology.
- CARTONI’s Customer Service is committed to provide value added services to customers worldwide, including attitude knowledge, technical support and quality of service and stands behind each Professional Fluid Head with an unsurpassed 5 year guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship.
- CARTONI’s direct competitors are producing or outsourcing components out of Asia or 3rd world countries. CARTONI does not outsource from other countries to reduce industrial costs and bets on Italian quality and flexibility, improving internal logistic with accurate industrial planning with no compromise on fair labor, ethical behavior to employees, clients, environment.
- CARTONI owns and uses 33 different patents, registered in Italy, United Kingdom, Germany & all other CEE countries, United States, China (PRC) and India on Fluid Action and Counterbalance Systems
- CARTONI reached its leading position as a pre-eminent brand for camera support equipment on the international market by offering the widest range - from the smallest DV camera to the largest Imax 75mm camera - of technologically superior, rugged Fluid Camera Supports and systems with a variety of 17 different Fluid Heads calibrated in capacity and performance for all shooting needs; including tripods in different sizes, both in aluminum and carbon fiber, spreaders, dollies, pneumatic columns, pedestals, jibs, transport cases and a plurality of smaller accessories.
- CARTONI products are fully inter-operative with the Industry professional equipment. CARTONI’s mission is to guarantee the Cameraman the highest possible reliability, freedom and creativity in any environment.
Partnership
Cartoni distributes in Italy the following brands:
Quotes


















