What Presto Group does

Presto Stantest Pvt. Ltd. (operating as Presto Group) is an India-based, family-owned manufacturer of laboratory testing instruments founded in 1983 by Sh. J.N. Malhotra and headquartered in Faridabad. The company designs, produces, and exports a broad portfolio of electromechanical QA instruments organized across six product categories — Paper & Packaging Testing, Paint/Plating/Coating Testing, Plastic & Polymer Testing, Environmental Test Chambers, PET & Preform Testing, and Color Measurement — including tensile testers (CRT-based), melt flow index testers (Deluxe and NXG models), box compression testers, bottle burst testers, top load testers, salt spray chambers, IZOD/Charpy impact testers, polariscopes, spectrophotometers, and color matching cabinets. Manufacturing is conducted in three CNC-equipped plants, supported by an in-house R&D centre with prototyping studio, and the portfolio is protected by at least 11 registered industrial design patents and NABL/ISO/CE/GMP certifications.

The company sells through direct enterprise field sales, an 8-city PAN-India branch network (Faridabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Sonipat), and dedicated export channels into approximately 17 countries across South/Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Presto also acts as an exclusive India/South Asia distribution partner for global OEMs including L.S. Starrett (force measurement), Olympus (NDT), and Smart Vision Corporation (vision inspection). Customer monetization combines hardware unit sales (custom-quoted), NABL-traceable calibration services, and recurring Annual Maintenance Contracts covering technical support, installation, training, and parts.

Presto's stated customer base of 11,436+ spans enterprise buyers across FMCG (PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, HUL, Reckitt, Kellogg, Cadbury, Godrej), automotive (Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Honda, Hero, Bajaj, Mahindra, JCB, Harley-Davidson), paints (Asian Paints), pharma (Cipla), consumer electronics (Samsung), electricals (Havells), and oil & gas (Indian Oil). Leadership comprises Anil Malhotra (Chairman), Vishal Malhotra (Managing Director), Gaurav Malhotra (CEO), and founder J.N. Malhotra; the company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no public listing, and no disclosed revenue.

Name

Presto Group

Legal name

Presto Stantest Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://prestogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Presto Stantest Pvt. Ltd. (Presto Group) is a Faridabad-based, family-owned manufacturer founded in 1983 that designs and exports industrial laboratory testing instruments — tensile testers, environmental chambers, color measurement devices, and PET/preform testers — serving QA labs across paper, packaging, plastics, paints, and consumer goods enterprises in India and ~17 export markets.

Ownership category

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Product category

Material Testing Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Packaging Quality Control & Leak/Seal Testing (AFAFAJAM), Sustainability Testing, Certification & Compliance (LCA, Recyclability/Compostability Testing, FSC/PEFC) (IMALAMAK)

Keywords

• Material testing instruments
• Laboratory testing equipment
• Quality testing instruments
• Packaging testing instruments
• Environmental test chambers

Headquarters

HQ city

Faridabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Testing Equipment Sales: Sale of laboratory testing instruments for material quality testing including tensile testers, melt flow index testers, environmental chambers, color measurement instruments, and specialty equipment for paper, packaging, plastic, paint, and coating industries.
2. Calibration Services: Calibration services for testing instruments with NABL traceable certification. Also offers in-house calibration facility for ongoing maintenance.
3. Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC): Comprehensive maintenance and support services including technical support, execution assistance, relocation assistance, training services, and repair & parts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Presto Group (Presto Stantest Pvt. Ltd.) designs, manufactures, and exports laboratory testing instruments used by industrial manufacturers to evaluate quality, strength, durability, and safety of materials and products. The product range spans tensile testing machines, melt flow index testers, impact testers, environmental chambers, salt spray chambers, box compression testers, bottle burst testers, top load testers, drop testers, polariscope strain viewers, color matching cabinets, and spectrophotometers, organized across six core categories: paper & packaging, paint/plating/coating, plastic & polymer, environmental chambers, PET & preform, and color measurement. Complementary services include NABL-traceable calibration and annual maintenance contracts (AMC).

Product overview

Presto Stantest Pvt. Ltd. (Presto Group) is a manufacturer and exporter of laboratory testing instruments serving the industrial quality assurance market. The company produces testing instruments organized across six core product categories: Paper & Packaging Testing Instruments, Paint, Plating & Coating Testing Instruments, Plastic & Polymer Testing Instruments, Environmental Testing Chambers, PET & Preform Testing Instruments, and Color Measuring Testing Instruments. Within these categories, individual named products include tensile testing machines (digital and servo-controlled), melt flow index testers (Deluxe and NXG models), box compression testers, bottle burst testers (touchscreen and digital models), top load testers (digital and Prima touchscreen series), drop testers, salt spray/corrosion chambers, color matching cabinets (Spectrum EURO, USA, and Asia models), spectrophotometers (TP-3100 and TP-110), polariscope strain viewers, torque testers, impact testers (IZOD/Charpy), vibration tables, profile projectors, and specific gravity balances, among many others. The products work as standalone instruments for specific quality testing procedures rather than as an integrated software platform, with each instrument serving distinct testing needs across materials, packaging, coatings, and color quality.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Paper & Packaging Testing Instruments Category of laboratory testing instruments used to examine quality parameters of paper and packaging materials, including compression strength, bursting strength, edge crush, flat crush, and drop testing for corrugated boxes, cardboard cartons, and shipping containers.
• Paint, Plating & Coating Testing Instruments Category of laboratory testing instruments used to evaluate quality, durability, and corrosion resistance of paint, plating, and coating materials, including salt spray chambers and adhesion testers.
• Plastic & Polymer Testing Instruments Category of laboratory testing instruments for evaluating mechanical and physical properties of plastic and polymer materials, including melt flow index testers, tensile testers, and impact testers.
• Environmental Testing Chambers Category of environmental simulation chambers used to test materials under controlled conditions such as humidity, temperature, salt spray, and xenon arc exposure, including humidity chambers, hot air ovens, and xenon test chambers.
• PET & Preform Testing Instruments Category of testing instruments for the PET bottle and preform manufacturing industry to assess burst strength, top load, torque, wall thickness, hot wire cutting, and other quality parameters of bottles, jars, and preforms.
• Color Measuring Testing Instruments Category of color measurement and matching instruments, including spectrophotometers and color matching cabinets, used to assess and ensure color consistency across materials and products.
• Tensile Testing Machine (Digital) Universal tensile testing machine based on the Constant Rate of Traverse (CRT) principle, used to evaluate tensile strength of materials by measuring force required to elongate a sample to breaking point. Registered Design Patent No. 252611.
• Melt Flow Index Tester Testing instrument to evaluate flow properties of molten plastics or resins by measuring the rate of flow in grams per ten minutes, available in Deluxe and NXG (next generation) variants with automated cutting and PID temperature control.
• Salt Spray Chamber (Corrosion Tester) Corrosion testing chamber made per ASTM B117 and JIS 2371 standards for conducting Neutral Salt Spray (NSS) tests on metal surface coatings. Features three specimen-holding fixtures: panel-type, FRP hanging rods, and V-Grooved tray for fasteners. Registered Design Patent No. 244580.
• Box Compression Tester Testing instrument available in Digital and Computerised variants to measure compression strength of cardboard boxes and cartons so they do not deform or crush when stacked during storage or transit. Registered Design Patent No. 279106.
• Bottle Burst Tester Testing instrument available in Touchscreen, Digital, and Computerized HMI models to measure the burst strength of PET bottles under pressurized air, with pressure settings, preset timer, pressure-vs-time graph, USB data storage, and auto pressure hold facility. Standard: ASTM C147-86 (2015). Registered Design Patent Nos. 252612 (Touchscreen) and 279110 (Digital).
• Top Load Tester Motorized tester for determining compressive buckling load and resistance strength of PET bottles, jars, and containers under vertical compressive load. Available in Digital (Model PTL-0105) and Prima Series HMI touchscreen (Model PTL 105 Prima) variants with auto tare and peak hold features. Registered Design Patent No. 279112.
• Drop Tester Manually operated testing instrument for ascertaining the transport worthiness of corrugated and solid fiber boxes and shipping containers through straight and angular drop tests, compliant with IS:7028 Pt IV standards. Model PDT-0134.
• IZOD/CHARPY Impact Tester (Digital) Pendulum-type impact tester for assessing the impact resistance of plastics, designed to perform both Charpy and Izod tests on materials.
• Dart Impact Tester (Aero Series) Testing instrument for determining the impact of a free-falling dart on plastic film, where the energy of the falling dart causes the film to fail under specified conditions.
• Polariscope Strain Viewer (Deluxe) Strain viewer (Model PPS-400) that assists manufacturers in testing the quality and transparency of products by detecting variations in refractive index due to strain distribution in PET preforms, bottles, and glass products based on photoelasticity. Registered Design Patent No. 252609.
• Hot Wire Bottle Cutter NXG Widely used instrument in PET bottle industries for cutting the neck of bottles from the rest of the bottle, where the neck has greater value compared to bottle flakes. Registered Design Patent No. 252608.
• Peel / Seal / Bond and Adhesion Strength Tester Digital tester used to quantify the permanence of adhesion or peel ability of self-adhesive pressure-sensitive materials, designed according to ASTM D903 standard. Registered Design No. 361206-003.
• Vacuum Leak Tester (Digital) Digital testing solution for accurate leak detection in a diverse range of packaging materials including foiled cups, food packets, medical supplies, and pharmaceutical products.
• Vibration Table Vibration testing machine (Model PVT-100) for checking road worthiness of packages by simulating vibrations and jolts encountered during handling and transportation, maximum load 100 kg, frequency 2Hz to 6Hz.
• Heat Deformation Tester (HDT/VSP Tester) Testing instrument used to determine the ability of a polymer to bear load at elevated temperatures by measuring deflection or deformation under controlled heat conditions.
• Laboratory Hot Air Oven Test cabinet designed to detect changes in the physical characteristics of materials at elevated temperatures, operating on forced air circulation and thermal convection principles.
• Crush Tester (Digital Model — RCT/ECT/FCT) High-precision digital instrument for measuring the crushing strength of paper, corrugated boards, and related packaging materials, performing Ring Crush Test (RCT), Edge Crush Test (ECT), Flat Crush Test (FCT), and Corrugated Crush Test (CCT).
• Torque Tester Testing instrument for measuring torque required to open or close caps of PET bottles and jars, available in analogue, digital, and touchscreen models with printer. Registered Design Patent No. 361206-001.
• Universal Testing Machine (UTM) Universal Testing Machine for conducting mechanical tests on materials including tension, compression, and flexural testing.
• Humidity Chamber Environmental testing chamber for testing materials under controlled humidity conditions.
• Bursting Strength Tester Testing instrument for measuring the bursting strength of paper and packaging materials.
• Color Matching Cabinet Color matching cabinet for visual assessment and evaluation of colors to maintain quality and color consistency, detecting metamerism under standardized controlled lighting. Available in Spectrum EURO (D65, TL84, UV-B, TFL, tungsten) and Spectrum II USA variants with six light sources (D65, INCA A, TL84, UVB, CWF, U-30).
• TP110 Precision Color Measurement Instrument Portable, high-quality color measurement instrument (Model TP110) with color sensor operating on 8/d illumination/diffuse viewing system, supporting multiple color spaces including CIEL*a*b*.
• TP310 Portable Color Measurement Instrument Portable color measurement instrument designed and manufactured by Presto Stantest, used across mainstream industries for accurate color quality control.
• Spectrophotometer TP-3100-PRESTO Spectrophotometer designed and manufactured by Presto Stantest for color measurement applications, featured in the company's color measurement instruments product range.
• Wall Thickness Gauge (Magnamike 8600) Non-destructive wall thickness gauge manufactured by Olympus and distributed by Presto Stantest, used to measure the wall thickness of PET bottles.
• Digital Profile Projector Robust measuring testing equipment (Model PPPD-0116 DRO) used in PET & Preform industries and quality assurance departments for digital linear and angular measurement with built-in DRO.
• Digital Specific Gravity Balance Digital specific gravity balance (Model SP 202 (G)) based on the Archimedes principle, used for identifying elastomers and evaluating rubber products.
• NABL-Traceable Calibration Services Calibration services for testing instruments with NABL-traceable certification, plus in-house calibration facility for ongoing maintenance of customer instruments.
• Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) Comprehensive maintenance and support services including technical support, execution assistance, relocation assistance, training services, and repair & parts for installed Presto instruments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,436+ customers trust Presto's lab equipment globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• L.S. Starrett CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed on NYSE as SCX, founded in 1880, L.S. Starrett Company manufactures precision tools, gages, measuring instruments and saw blades. Starrett has given Presto the responsibility to sell their high technology 'FORCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS' all across India. Presto sales teams are trained to understand buyer needs and build solutions to match expectations.
• Olympus CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHeadquartered in Tokyo and listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange, Olympus is a world renowned manufacturer of optics/imaging products, scientific instruments, and medical equipment. Presto's partnership with Olympus has been growing stronger year after year. Presto is entrusted to sell high-end NDT instruments for measurements and diagnosis of materials including thickness measurements, surface flaw diagnostics, weld inspection and fasteners inspection.
• Smart Vision CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEstablished in 2008, headquartered in Tokyo, Smart Vision Corporation specializes in development, manufacturing, application engineering, service and sales of measurement instruments and vision inspection systems. SVC leads in beverage packaging applications with installations at global giants and their franchisees. Presto has been entrusted with sales & service responsibility in the territory of South Asia including India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MTS Systems: Supplies mechanical testing and simulation systems including servohydraulic and electromechanical test platforms used in similar end markets (automotive, packaging, polymers) as Presto's universal testing machines.
• Zwick Roell: Manufacturer of materials and component testing systems for plastics, metals, paper, and packaging — head-to-head with Presto in melt flow, tensile, compression, and environmental testing for industrial QA applications.
• Tinius Olsen: Specialist in tensile, compression, impact, and melt flow testing instruments for plastics, textiles, paper, and metals — closely overlapping Presto's product breadth across plastic and packaging verticals.
• Instron: Global leader in materials testing instruments including tensile, fatigue, and impact systems. Directly comparable to Presto's core tensile/impact tester product line serving similar QA labs in plastics, packaging, and metals.

Emerging players

• Qualitest: Testing equipment supplier offering tensile, hardness, impact, and environmental testers with strong emerging-market presence. Comparable to Presto as an alternative provider of broadly similar mechanical testing instruments.
• Labthink: China-based specialist in packaging permeation, barrier, and physical-property testing instruments — overlapping with Presto's paper & packaging and PET/preform verticals, particularly in emerging-market price-sensitive segments.

Broad incumbents

• Ametek: Diversified electronic instrument and electromechanical device manufacturer with testing, measurement, and calibration offerings. Comparable to Presto's calibration and industrial measurement instrumentation segments.
• Shimadzu: Large diversified analytical and testing instrument maker with broad portfolios in materials testing, spectroscopy, and chromatography. Overlaps with Presto in tensile/UTM but competes from a much broader industrial footprint.

Regional players

• TESTEX Instruments: Manufacturer of textile and material testing instruments with focus on Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Comparable to Presto's environmental and tensile testing range, particularly in markets where Presto also exports.
• International Equipments: Indian manufacturer of physical and mechanical testing instruments — a domestic Indian peer competing in similar QA lab verticals such as tensile, impact, and hardness testing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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