Quintus Technologies AB

What Quintus Technologies AB does

Quintus Technologies AB is a Sweden-based, privately held industrial manufacturer that designs, builds, installs and services high-pressure systems. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Västerås, the company operates as a subsidiary of Japan's Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobelco Group) and employs 251–500 people across Tech & Engineering, Service, and Marketing & Sales functions, with field service coverage in 45 countries through regional support centers in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

The core product portfolio spans four application areas: material densification (Hot Isostatic Presses using argon/nitrogen up to 2,000 bar and 2,000°C; Warm Isostatic Presses for solid-state battery production up to 600 MPa and 145°C; and Cold Isostatic Presses using ambient-temperature water); sheet metal forming (Flexform™ fluid cell and deep draw hydroforming presses that replace conventional two-piece dies); battery processing systems for all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cell production; and High Pressure Processing (HPP) systems for food and beverage preservation up to 6,000 bar. Differentiation rests on proprietary process inventions including Uniform Rapid Cooling (URC®), Uniform Rapid Quenching (URQ®), High Pressure Heat Treatment (HPHT™) and Quintus Purus® clean-atmosphere HIP, which collectively enable shorter cycle times, lower distortion and contamination-free processing of titanium and additively manufactured parts.

Quintus generates revenue primarily through capital equipment sales to enterprise manufacturers in aerospace, medical implants and tools, food and beverage, energy and power generation, defense, space, vehicles, consumer electronics, and service bureaus (1,900+ systems delivered to date). Recurring and aftermarket revenue comes from the Quintus Care Base and Full SLA service contracts (billed annually and priced below the 6–7% of invested capital typical of industrial equipment), on-demand spare-parts sales, equipment overhauls, upgrades and retrofits, and paid Application Center services for recipe development, validation and process optimization. Customers include ITP, WakeFresh, Sintavia, FRUBAÇA, Wallwork Group, Paragon Medical, T.A.G. Medical Products, Saab Dynamics, LAUAK Group, Burloak Technologies, GKN Aerospace, MTC Powder Solutions, Plansee Metall, Yukun Bio-Medical, Dongpu Fine Ceramics, Sona SPEED and Stack Metallurgical Group, with the company selling directly through an enterprise field-sales motion supplemented by a Service Provider Network for toll-processing customers.

Name

Quintus Technologies AB

Legal name

Quintus Technologies AB

Website

https://quintustechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Quintus Technologies AB designs, manufactures, installs and services high-pressure systems — including Hot, Warm and Cold Isostatic Presses, Flexform™ hydroform presses, HPP food-processing systems and ASSB battery presses — selling to enterprise manufacturers across aerospace, medical, food and beverage, energy, defense and solid-state battery industries globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial High Pressure Capital Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Chillers & Cooling Plant Equipment (IMAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compressors, Refrigeration Components & Condensing Units (IMADANAG)

Keywords

• Hot isostatic pressing
• High pressure processing
• Isostatic pressing equipment
• Sheet metal hydroforming
• Warm isostatic pressing

Headquarters

HQ city

Västerås

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. High Pressure Equipment Sales: Quintus Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment including Hot Isostatic Presses, Warm Isostatic Presses, Cold Isostatic Presses, Flexform presses, HPP systems, and Battery Processing Systems to manufacturers across aerospace, medical, automotive, energy, and food processing industries. Equipment ranges from laboratory-scale units to the world's largest HPP system (QIF 600L).
2. Quintus Care Service Contracts: Annual service level agreements offering support priority, remote tech support, application support, annual trainings, maintenance and safety inspections, spare parts coverage. Full SLA typically costs well below the industrial sector average of 6-7%/year of investment.
3. Spare Parts: Supply of replacement parts for Quintus equipment, available through service contracts or on-demand purchasing.
4. Application Center Services: Support for customers throughout HPP development processes including recipes, packaging, in-house validation services, and process optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quintus Technologies designs, manufactures, installs, and supports high pressure capital equipment systems, including Hot Isostatic Presses (HIP), Warm Isostatic Presses (WIP), Cold Isostatic Presses (CIP), Flexform fluid cell and deep draw sheet metal hydroforming presses, High Pressure Processing (HPP) systems for food and beverage preservation, and Battery Processing Systems for all-solid-state battery production. The company sells these systems to industrial manufacturers across aerospace, medical implants, food and beverage, batteries, defense, energy, space, automotive, and consumer electronics, and supplements equipment sales with the recurring Quintus Care service program for preventive maintenance, spare parts, and technical support.

Product overview

Quintus Technologies is the global leader in high pressure technology, offering a comprehensive portfolio of pressing systems across four main areas: material densification (Hot, Warm, and Cold Isostatic Presses), sheet metal forming (Flexform™ Fluid Cell and Deep Draw Presses), battery processing (Warm Isostatic Presses for all-solid-state batteries), and high pressure processing for food and beverage (HPP presses). The product portfolio includes specialized technologies such as URC® and URQ® for advanced cooling capabilities, Quintus Purus® for clean HIP processing, and HPHT™ for integrated heat treatment. Quintus supports its equipment with the Quintus Care service program offering preventive maintenance and technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quintus Care: Service and support program providing preventive maintenance, spare parts, technical support, and customer training for Quintus equipment.
• Quintus Purus
• URC (Uniform Rapid Cooling)
• URQ (Uniform Rapid Quenching)
• HPHT (High Pressure Heat Treatment)
• Flexform

Products and services

• Hot Isostatic Presses (HIP) High-temperature, high-pressure densification systems for advanced materials using argon or nitrogen gas up to 2,000 bar and 2,000°C, eliminating internal defects like porosity, voids, and microcracks while enhancing fatigue strength, elongation, and impact toughness. Used by aerospace, medical implant, defense, energy, and automotive manufacturers.
• Warm Isostatic Presses (WIP) Systems that achieve maximum uniform powder compact density using heated, pressurized liquid media (water, emulsion, or oil) up to 600 MPa at temperatures up to 145°C. Used for all-solid-state battery electrode densification, solid electrolyte pressing, and other powder compaction applications.
• Cold Isostatic Presses (CIP) Wet bag compaction systems that subject compacted powders enclosed by flexible rubber molds to extreme isostatic pressure using water at ambient temperature, for powder compaction prior to sintering across ceramics, refractory metals, and advanced materials applications.
• Flexform™ Fluid Cell Presses Low-cost sheet metal hydroforming systems using one rigid tool half and a flexible rubber diaphragm backed by high-pressure hydraulic oil, suited for low-volume production from a few parts per year to a few thousand per tool, as well as prototyping. Saves 50–90% of conventional two-piece tool cost.
• Flexform™ Deep Draw Presses Sheet metal forming presses for deep draw applications using Flexform fluid cell technology, used by aerospace manufacturers (e.g., GKN Aerospace, LAUAK Group, Sona SPEED) for flight-critical components.
• Battery Processing Systems
• High Pressure Processing (HPP) Presses Food preservation systems using ultra-high pressure up to 6,000 bar (87,000 psi) instead of heat to inactivate foodborne pathogens and extend refrigerated shelf life 2–10x while maintaining flavor, freshness, and nutrients. Includes QIF 600L and QIF 400L models.
• Quintus Care Service Program Annual service level agreements for Quintus equipment owners, providing preventive maintenance, technical support, spare parts coverage, application support, and customer training. Available in Base (support priority, remote technical support, annual maintenance inspection, material costs not included) and Full (Base plus all spare parts for preventative maintenance and unexpected failures) tiers, typically priced well below the 6–7% per year of investment industrial sector average.

Quantifiable outcome

• HIP can reduce distortion by up to approximately 70% in quench-sensitive alloys
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2025Quintus Technologies and Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co., Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategic partnership developing integrated manufacturing solutions for the all-solid-state battery (ASSB) sector. This partnership aims to accelerate industrialization of solid-state battery production through combined expertise in pressing technology and automation systems.
• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (LESC) and UC San DiegocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025Quintus partnered with the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion (LESC) at University of Chicago and UC San Diego to advance all-solid-state battery research. The partnership includes deployment of the MIB 120 warm isostatic battery press for battery innovation research, addressing densification and structural challenges limiting current ASSB technology.
• EOS / Additive Minds AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with EOS Additive Minds Academy for HIP training and education content. This is part of the Process Science and Engineering Metal AM Certification Program, providing educational webinars on HIP for metal additive manufacturing.
• Kobelco GroupcoreOthersQuintus Technologies is a member of the Kobelco Group, a major industrial conglomerate specializing in pressure equipment and machinery. This affiliation provides strategic alignment and potential synergies in high-pressure technology markets.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bodycote: World's largest commercial HIP services provider with a global network of furnaces for outsourced material densification. Direct competitor to Quintus's HIP equipment business, identified as a co-leading player in the $8.1B isostatic pressing market.
• Hiperbaric: Spanish manufacturer of High Pressure Processing (HPP) equipment for food and beverage preservation. Direct competitor to Quintus's HPP product line serving global food processors.
• AVURE Technologies: US-based manufacturer of HPP systems for food and industrial applications. Direct competitor to Quintus's HPP product line in non-thermal food preservation.
• EPSI: Belgian manufacturer of HIP and CIP systems for material densification and powder compaction. Direct competitor to Quintus in HIP equipment, serving aerospace, medical, and industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Kobe Steel (Kobelco Group): Japanese industrial conglomerate and Quintus's parent; manufactures pressure equipment, compressors, and industrial machinery. Operates adjacent businesses that may overlap with Quintus's HIP and pressure equipment offerings.
• Flow International (Shape Technologies): Manufacturer of ultra-high pressure waterjet and surface preparation systems. Operates in adjacent high-pressure industrial equipment markets with comparable manufacturing and service dynamics.
• Nikkiso: Japanese industrial manufacturer of high-pressure pumps, compressors, and process equipment. Comparable high-pressure industrial machinery focus with aerospace and energy applications.

Emerging players

• Schuler Group: German manufacturer of presses for sheet metal forming, including hydraulic and mechanical presses. Comparable in sheet metal forming press manufacturing for automotive and aerospace applications.
• JBT Corporation: US supplier of food processing and air transport equipment, including non-thermal processing technologies. Comparable in industrial food processing equipment serving large processors.
• Tetra Pak: Swiss multinational providing processing and packaging solutions for the food industry. Comparable as a major player in industrial food processing equipment with overlap in preservation technologies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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