Microtec

What Microtec does

Microtec (legally MiCROTEC S.p.A.) is an Italian-headquartered industrial technology company founded in 1980 in Bressanone (Brixen), Italy, that builds wood scanning and optimization solutions for the global sawmill and wood processing industry. The company's core technology combines multi-sensor scanning, artificial intelligence, and computed tomography to automate quality inspection and grading across the full wood processing workflow — from logyard through sawline, green and dry mill, planer mill, and secondary processing. Its primary product lines are the Goldeneye Transverse / Goldeneye 901 scanners for lumber strength grading (the latter certified to EN 14081 at 240 pieces per minute), the Logeye scanner for logs (including Type Approval for Top-Break detection), and the Woodeye scanner for hardwood, supplemented by the MiCROTEC Connect millwide optimization platform.

Microtec monetizes through one-time equipment sales of high-ticket industrial scanners and processing systems (including the UTM 1200 Turbo Mill for woody-biomass conversion) supplemented by a recurring Customer Care portfolio covering maintenance, rapid support, and continuous optimization throughout machine lifecycle. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by a Corvallis, Oregon regional headquarters for North America, with active customer coverage across at least 11 countries spanning Europe, North America, South America, and Australia/New Zealand. The company is privately held with no disclosed ownership structure, funding rounds, or revenue figures, and operates with a headcount of 51-100 employees serving industrial sawmills, lumber processors, and — increasingly — biomass and engineered-wood-substrate customers.

Name

Microtec

Legal name

MiCROTEC S.p.A.

Website

https://microtec.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Microtec is an Italian-headquartered industrial technology company that builds AI- and CT-based scanning and optimization solutions for the global sawmill and wood processing industry, covering the full workflow from logyard to secondary processing, with growing activity in woody-biomass conversion systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wood Scanning Equipment

NAICS

Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing (333243)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Logging Equipment (IMAHACAK)

Keywords

• Wood scanning equipment
• Lumber optimization systems
• Sawmill scanning solutions
• Computed tomography scanning
• Wood processing automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brixen

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wood Scanning Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial wood scanning and optimization equipment including Goldeneye, Logeye, and Woodeye scanner systems for quality control in sawmills and wood processing facilities
2. Custom Wood Processing Systems: Sale of complete wood processing systems like the UTM 1200 Turbo Mill for biomass conversion applications
3. Customer Care Services: Maintenance, support, and optimization services throughout the machine lifecycle including spare parts and technical assistance

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MiCROTEC manufactures and sells industrial multi-sensor wood scanning and optimization systems for the global sawmill and wood processing industry. Its product portfolio includes the Goldeneye Transverse and Goldeneye 901 (lumber quality scanners), Logeye (log shape and quality scanner), Woodeye (hardwood quality scanner), MiCROTEC Connect (millwide optimization software), and the UTM 1200 Turbo Mill (biomass processing system), supported by customer care and lifecycle services.

Product overview

MiCROTEC is a global technology partner for the wood processing industry, offering a portfolio of multi-sensor scanning and optimization products spanning from logyard to secondary processing. The core portfolio includes three primary scanner product lines: Goldeneye Transverse (high-precision transverse multi-sensor quality scanner for lumber), Logeye (multi-sensor real shape and quality scanner for logs), and Woodeye (multi-sensor quality scanner for hardwood). The company also offers strength grading solutions and the MiCROTEC Connect platform. These products cover the full wood processing workflow including logyard, sawline, green and dry mill, planer mill, and secondary processing areas. MiCROTEC has been setting industry standards in wood scanning since 1980.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MiCROTEC Connect: Millwide optimization and management solution for the wood processing industry.
• Goldeneye
• Logeye
• Woodeye

Products and services

• Goldeneye Transverse High precision transverse multi-sensor quality scanner for lumber, delivering automated quality inspection and optimization for sawmill and wood processing operations at feed speeds up to 240 pieces per minute.
• Logeye Multi-sensor real shape and quality scanner for logs, enabling automated grading including Top-Break detection for pine logs in logyard operations.
• Woodeye Multi-sensor quality scanner for hardwood processing, providing automated quality inspection and optimization for hardwood sawmills.
• Goldeneye 901 Transverse multi-sensor quality scanner for lumber certified as the fastest transverse strength grading system according to EN 14081 at up to 240 pieces per minute feed speed.
• MiCROTEC Connect Millwide optimization and management software platform that integrates scanning data across the full wood processing workflow from logyard to secondary processing.
• UTM 1200 Turbo Mill German-engineered milling system that converts woody biomass into engineered wood fiber substrates and growing media at up to 10 tons per hour processing capacity.
• MiCROTEC Customer Care Services Lifecycle service offering combining regular maintenance, rapid support, spare parts, and continuous optimization of MiCROTEC scanning and processing equipment throughout its operational lifetime.

Quantifiable outcome

• 240 pieces per minute transverse strength grading speed certified according to EN 14081
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Met-L-Tec LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 26 March 2026Met-L-Tec LLC was contracted by RenX Enterprises for installation services of the Microtec UTM 1200 Turbo Mill system at the Myakka City, Florida facility. This represents a key implementation partnership for deploying Microtec's biomass processing equipment.
• KomptechsupportingTechnology or IntegrationKomptech XL3 trommel screener was deployed by RenX Enterprises at their Myakka City facility as part of the integrated processing circuit that will incorporate the Microtec UTM 1200 Turbo Mill system.
• SesotecsupportingTechnology or IntegrationSesotec was engaged by RenX Enterprises for fabrication of additional system components as part of the Microtec processing system deployment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• JoeScan: JoeScan manufactures linear log scanners used by sawmills to measure log geometry and optimize breakdown — directly competing with MiCROTEC's Logeye line in the logyard process area.
• Argos Solutions: Argos Solutions provides wood scanning, defect detection and optimization software for sawmills, competing with MiCROTEC's AI- and sensor-based Goldeneye and Logeye platforms.
• Finscan: Finscan (Finland) develops log and lumber scanning and optimization solutions for sawmills, directly comparable to MiCROTEC's Logeye and Goldeneye scanner families.
• Lucidyne Technologies: Lucidyne (a QLM company) supplies lumber scanning and optimization solutions for sawmills and wood processing plants, overlapping with MiCROTEC's Goldeneye and Woodeye scanner product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Biesse Group: Biesse manufactures industrial machinery for processing wood, glass, stone and metal, including scanning and secondary processing equipment that overlaps with MiCROTEC's secondary processing offering.
• Homag Group: Homag is a large global supplier of woodworking machinery and automation, with secondary processing and CNC capabilities that intersect with MiCROTEC's downstream processing solutions.
• USNR: USNR is a diversified global supplier of sawmill equipment, scanners, sorters and material handling systems, offering overlapping wood scanning capability as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Weinig Group: Weinig produces solid wood and panel processing machinery for the woodworking industry, competing in planer mill and secondary processing areas where MiCROTEC's Woodeye operates.
• Springer: Springer Maschinenfabrik supplies sawmill machinery, scanning and optimization equipment across Europe, overlapping with MiCROTEC in millwide optimization and lumber processing.

Emerging players

• Key Technology: Key Technology (part of Duravant) provides digital sorting and inspection equipment for food and industrial processing, representing an adjacent scanning/automation peer expanding into wood and biomass markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/microtec_wood
• Facebookfacebook.com/innovatingwood

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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