Engineer and entrepreneur, Carlo Leopoldo Lualdi, LimaCorporate's founder, began producing surgical instruments in 1945. In 2000, Lima began specializing in the production of orthopedic implants. In addition, the company announced the completion of an assets acquisition process with
Zimmer Holdings Inc. on July 3, 2015. The agreement was approved by the
Japanese Fair Trade Commission at the end of the same year. In 2016, EQT, with Hansjörg Wyss as the co-investor, completed the acquisition process for a majority share of LimaCorporate. In 2018, LimaCorporate acquired TechMah Medical LLC, a medical device software company located in the United States. In 2019, LimaCorporate and the
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) announced the foundation of an additive manufacturing 3D printing facility in a hospital setting. LimaCorporate announced the completion of a distribution agreement with G21 S.r.l. to supply cement spacer molds for the shoulder, hip and knee as well as antibiotic-loaded
bone cement. Additionally, the company entered into an agreement with Dedienne Santé S.a.s. to distribute dual mobility acetabular cups in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. In 2020, LimaCorporate inaugurated spaces for 3D Printing at its headquarter campus of
San Daniele del Friuli, Italy. In the same year, LimaCorporate became the first Italian company to obtain the EU Quality Management System Certificate under Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) for Class III Custom-Made devices. On March 24, 2021, LimaCorporate opened the ProMade PoC Center for Complex Orthopedic Solutions at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). ==Corporate governance==