What SILEANE does

SILEANE is a French industrial-robotics manufacturer founded in 2002 by Hervé Henry and headquartered in Saint-Étienne, specializing in adaptive robotics that combine 3D machine vision, real-time trajectory recalculation, and AI to automate manipulation tasks in random or unknown industrial contexts. The company markets three standardized product lines — FLOWPICK (adaptive pick-and-place for fragile, fresh and high-cadence products, reaching up to 50 products/minute per robot), KAMIDO (autonomous bin-picking, stated to function with or without a learning phase, also deployed in nuclear and recycling waste sorting), and ROVALDY (3D-vision robotic hooking/unhooking for galvanization, metallization and painting lines, with 5-minute changeover) — alongside a "feuille-blanche" custom special-machines engineering service for clients whose requirements cannot be standardized. Underlying technology is the proprietary Vision 3D REFLEX platform, which performs real-time 3D space analysis and recalculates robot trajectories to the precise geometry of supports, pins and strips.

The company's commercial model is direct enterprise field sales of capital robotic equipment plus externalized R&D and project engineering; pricing is quote-based and project-specific due to the bespoke nature of installations. SILEANE addresses eight verticals: agro-food/pharmaceuticals/cosmetics, automobile/mechanics/plastics, surface treatment, micro-technology (horology, connectics, electronics, medical), glass and fragrance, logistics, environment/recycling, and nuclear — with named references including PSA Group (Stellantis) in automotive and recurring deployments in food processing. Distribution is delivered through wholly-owned regional subsidiaries: Visionic (Rouen, merged 2021), Robsys (Villefranche-sur-Saône, merged 2020), ROBAUT Conception (Chignin/Savoie, acquired September 2022 for €3.7M revenue and 23 employees), Ascodero (Amiens area), Robapps (La Roche-sur-Yon, agri-food), Newcob (training/deployment academy) and a Toulouse office opened in 2022 to serve aerospace and space industrials.

In 2022, SILEANE reported approximately 120 employees and around €20M turnover; headcount has since grown into the 101–250 band through acquisitions and organic hiring. The company has raised institutional capital (a January 2023 round led by Siparex alongside European Innovation Council and Garibaldi Participations, following a 2020 EIC round) and operates a multi-disciplinary talent model in which 72% of current employees started as interns. SILEANE is privately held, founder-led, with no parent company, and sells primarily into France with selected European reach via Switzerland and Germany.

Name

SILEANE

Legal name

SILEANE

Website

https://sileane.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SILEANE is a French industrial-robotics manufacturer founded in 2002 that builds adaptive robots combining 3D vision and AI to automate manipulation of fragile, random, or unknown products. It serves enterprise industrial customers across food processing, pharmaceuticals, automotive, surface treatment, micro-technology, glass, nuclear and logistics primarily in France and parts of Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Robotics & Automation

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Robotics & Cobots (IMAIAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL), Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA), Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Adaptive industrial robotics
• Machine vision systems
• Bin-picking automation
• Pick and place robots
• Robotic surface treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Etienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Sale of Robotic Machines (Standard & Custom): SILEANE generates revenue primarily through the sale of industrial robotic machines, both standardized product lines (FLOWPICK, KAMIDO, ROVALDY) and custom-designed special machines for specific industrial applications. Machines are sold to industrial customers across multiple sectors including food processing, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, automotive, surface treatment, nuclear, logistics, and glass manufacturing.
2. R&D and Engineering Services: Externalized R&D services offered to companies, including feasibility studies, custom robotics development, and project engineering. The company develops 'feuille-blanche' (blank-sheet) totally unprecedented solutions by combining its multiple disciplines (vision, mechanics, automation, robotics, computer science, project engineering).
3. Training Services (via Newcob subsidiary): Newcob subsidiary provides training services in vision, robotics, automation and cobotics for industrialists and individuals. Training is available in standardized or customized formats. The subsidiary recruits technicians, trains them using the Newcob Academy curriculum, and deploys them to assist customers with programming and optimization of robotic procedures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SILEANE designs, manufactures, and sells adaptive industrial robotic machines that combine robotics, machine vision, and artificial intelligence to automate manipulation tasks in random or unknown production contexts. The company offers three standardized product lines (FLOWPICK for adaptive pick-and-place, KAMIDO for autonomous bin-picking, ROVALDY for 3D surface treatment) along with custom-built special machines and externalized R&D services for industrial customers across agro-food, pharma, cosmetics, automotive, nuclear, micro-technology, glass, and recycling sectors.

Product overview

SILEANE is a French industrial robotics company specializing in adaptive robotics, vision, and artificial intelligence for manufacturing automation. The company offers three standardized robot products: Flowpick (Pick & Place for high-speed manipulation and packaging of fragile products), Kamido (autonomous bin-picking robot that handles known and unknown products without learning phases), and Rovaldy (3D vision robot for surface treatment mounting/dismounting operations). The product portfolio is complemented by subsidiaries including Newcob (training), Visionic, Robapps (agri-food solutions), Robsys, and Ascodero (special machines). SILEANE provides both standard machines and custom solutions, serving industries including agro-food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, automotive, micro-technology, surface treatment, glass, logistics, and nuclear.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flowpick: Adaptive Pick & Place robot for manipulation and packaging of fragile products in high-speed production flows
• Kamido
• Rovaldy
• Visionic
• Ascodero
• Robapps

Products and services

• FLOWPICK
• KAMIDO
• ROVALDY
• Custom Special Machines
• R&D and Engineering Services
• After-sales Service and Maintenance
• Training Services (Newcob)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50 products per minute per robot in packaging applications
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ROBAUT ConceptioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022ROBAUT Conception (turnover €3.7M, 23 employees, based in Chignin, Savoie) was acquired by SILEANE Group in September 2022. It is an integrator and manufacturer of special machines for industry, strengthening SILEANE's capabilities in custom machine design and manufacturing.
• RobsyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRobsys, based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, merged with SILEANE in 2020. It expands SILEANE's engineering and integration capabilities in the Lyon region industrial basin.
• VisioniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisionic, based in Rouen, merged with SILEANE in 2021. It extends SILEANE's presence in the Normandy industrial basin and strengthens the group's vision and robotics integration capabilities.
• Orano (udd@Orano Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSILEANE participates in the collaborative project 'udd@Orano – Usines De Demain' (Future Factories) with 11 industrial partners for a duration of 36 months. The project aims to implement innovative technological solutions (AI, algorithms, digital models, autonomous robots) to accelerate intelligent factory deployment at Orano's nuclear industrial sites. SILEANE contributes adaptive robotics and AI technologies.
• AXELERA (Cluster)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAXELERA is the competitive cluster for environmental and industrial biotechnology in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. SILEANE participates in AXELERA Day events organized in partnership with CEA Liten and IFPEN.
• CEA LitencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEA Liten (Laboratoire d'Innovation pour les Technologies des Energies Nouvelles) is a French public research institute. SILEANE collaborates with CEA Liten through AXELERA Day events and likely in R&D partnerships for energy and industrial technology development.
• IFPENcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPEN (IFP Energies nouvelles) is a French public research organization. SILEANE collaborates with IFPEN through AXELERA Day events and potentially in R&D for energy and transportation industrial applications.
• Nuclear Valley (Cluster)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuclear Valley is the nuclear industry cluster in France. SILEANE participates in the Digital Event organized by Nuclear Valley in Lyon, a key event for digital players in the nuclear industry.
• BPI FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPI France (Banque Publique d'Investissement) is France's public investment bank. SILEANE hosts BPI France pop-up events at its premises and participates in BPI France conferences. SILEANE holds the 'BPI Excellences' label.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Micropsi Industries: Germany-based developer of AI-vision-guided industrial robotics that handles variability and uncertainty in production, with a MIRAI robot-control system used across manufacturing. Direct comparable as a European specialist in vision-driven adaptive robotics for industrial customers.
• Photoneo: Slovak provider of 3D vision and AI-powered bin-picking solutions for industrial robotics, with the PhoXi scanner and MotionCam-3D platforms. Direct comparable to Sileane's KAMIDO and Vision 3D REFLEX offerings in adaptive 3D-vision bin-picking.
• Scape Technologies: Danish supplier of 3D vision-guided bin-picking systems and standardised robot cells for industrial manufacturers. Closely comparable to Sileane KAMIDO in the niche of vision-based piece-picking for factory automation.
• Osaro: US-based developer of AI-driven robotic picking solutions for e-commerce fulfilment and manufacturing, focusing on handling unstructured items. Comparable to Sileane FLOWPICK for adaptive pick-and-place in variable contexts.
• RightHand Robotics: US provider of piece-picking robotic systems using 3D vision and AI gripper intelligence, with the RightPick system deployed in logistics and manufacturing. Comparable to Sileane's adaptive pick-and-place and bin-picking capabilities in random-flux environments.

Emerging players

• Mech-Mind Robotics: China-based provider of 3D cameras and AI software for industrial robotic applications including bin-picking, piece-picking and assembly. Comparable to Sileane in 3D vision-guided manipulation but serves primarily Asian markets and is an emerging global challenger.
• Robotiq: Canadian vendor of adaptive grippers, sensors and cobot application kits for industrial robots (now part of Universal Robots' ecosystem). Adjacent peer to Sileane in providing end-effector and adaptive manipulation technology for industrial robotics.

Broad incumbents

• Yaskawa (Motoman): Japan-based global industrial robot manufacturer with broad portfolio across welding, handling, painting and assembly. Broad incumbent competing with Sileane at the larger end of the industrial-robotics market, particularly in automotive applications.
• ABB Robotics: Global industrial robotics and automation supplier offering articulated robots, cobots and software solutions across automotive, electronics, logistics and food. Broad incumbent competing with Sileane in industrial pick-and-place and adaptive manipulation at larger scale.
• KUKA: Germany-based global supplier of industrial robots, robotic cells and automation systems for automotive, electronics, metalworking and other industries. Broad incumbent competing with Sileane in factory automation and integrated robotic cells for European industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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