What Elmarco does

Elmarco s.r.o. is a privately-held Czech industrial equipment manufacturer, founded in 2003 in Liberec through an exclusive license of Prof. Jirsák's Nanospider™ needle-free electrospinning technology from the Technical University of Liberec. The company designs, builds, and services industrial-scale production lines that electrospin nanofibers from the free surface of a polymer solution along a wire electrode — a needle-free method that avoids the clogging inherent in conventional needle-based electrospinning and enables uniform, high-volume nanofiber production. Elmarco's product portfolio spans laboratory equipment (NS LAB), research/pilot systems (NS 3S500U), and two industrial product families: the LINEA line (universal nanofiber production for air filtration, performance apparel, and healthcare) and the INFINITY line (near-defect-free membranes for HEPA/ULPA filtration, liquid filtration, and battery separators), complemented by precision air conditioning peripherals (NS AC150/1000/2000) essential for stable spinning conditions.

The company sells primarily to enterprise industrial manufacturers, research institutions, and universities in five target verticals: air filtration, performance apparel, liquid filtration, healthcare, and energy (battery separators, fuel cells). Elmarco operates a direct enterprise sales model — there is no reseller or distributor channel described — supplemented by R&D collaboration agreements, joint development programs, laboratory testing services (SEM photography, air permeability, porometry, filtration efficiency), and the Elmarco Incubator Program that gives innovators access to the Liberec R&D centre and equipment for early-stage product development. Pricing is custom-quoted per configuration; equipment represents a one-time capital sale with ongoing service, training, and consumables attached. The business has demonstrated global reach (200+ industrial machines installed worldwide, with named customers including Materic, NASK, and Focus), is ranked among the LETS 2024 Top 19 Czech scaleups (annual revenue exceeding €10M), and has won a patent infringement case in China against Foshan Lepton (December 2024).

Name

Elmarco

Legal name

ELMARCO s.r.o.

Website

https://elmarco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Elmarco is a Czech private company that designs and manufactures industrial-scale Nanospider™ needle-free electrospinning equipment for producing nanofibrous materials used by enterprise customers in air filtration, performance apparel, liquid filtration, healthcare, and energy applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Liberec

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Industrial Electrospinning Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial Nanospider™ electrospinning equipment (LINEA and INFINITY product lines), laboratory equipment (NS LAB), and air conditioning units. Equipment prices are custom-quoted based on configuration.
2. R&D Collaboration Services: Joint development agreements, standard sampling agreements, and R&D collaboration programs supporting customers in nanofiber product development. Revenue generated through service and collaboration contracts.
3. Laboratory Testing Services: External sample measurement services including SEM photography, air permeability, water column, porometry, and filtration efficiency testing using laboratory equipment.
4. Incubator Program Access: Elmarco Incubator Program provides access to R&D centre and equipment for innovators with nanofiber product concepts. Revenue generated through incubator collaboration arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Elmarco develops and manufactures industrial electrospinning equipment for the production of nanofibrous materials using its proprietary Nanospider™ needle-free electrospinning technology. Its portfolio includes the LINEA industrial production line (NS 8S1600U, NS 4S1000U, NS 3S500U), the INFINITY line for defect-free membranes, NS LAB laboratory equipment, and precision air conditioning units. Equipment is sold to manufacturers and research institutions worldwide for filtration, apparel, healthcare, and energy applications.

Product overview

Elmarco is the world leader in developing equipment for industrial-scale production of nanofibrous materials using its proprietary patented Nanospider™ needle-free electrospinning technology. The product portfolio consists of three distinct industrial product lines — the INFINITY line (for defect-free membranes for demanding applications like HEPA filtration, battery separators, and liquid filtration), the LINEA line (for versatile nanofiber production across air filtration, performance apparel, and healthcare), and laboratory equipment (NS LAB for efficient R&D). These are complemented by peripheral equipment including precision air conditioning units (NS AC150/1000/2000), adhesion modules, hot-air dryers, unwinding/winding systems, and a polymer preparation system. Elmarco also offers a cooperative development program (Elmarco Incubator) and direct R&D collaboration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nanospider: Patented needle-free electrospinning technology for industrial production of nanofibrous materials
• LINEA
• INFINITY
• NS LAB
• Elmarco Incubator Program

Products and services

• LINEA Product Line Universal industrial electrospinning production line for manufacturing nanofiber materials across air filtration, performance apparel, and healthcare applications. Includes models NS 8S1600U (1.6-metre-wide, up to 8 spinning electrodes) and NS 4S1000U (1,000 mm width) and the newly introduced NS 3S500U pilot/research equipment.
• INFINITY Product Line Advanced industrial production line for producing near-defect-free nanofiber membranes using four rotating wire loops forming eight spinning electrode areas. Targeted at liquid filtration, HEPA/ULPA filtration, battery separators, and fuel cell membranes.
• NS LAB Laboratory Equipment Compact and affordable laboratory electrospinning instrument for efficient nanofiber research and product development, enabling spinning of synthetic, organic, and biodegradable nanofibers. Compatible with scaling up to LINEA and INFINITY industrial lines.
• NS AC Air Conditioning Units Precision climate control units (NS AC150, NS AC1000, NS AC2000) designed to maintain ideal temperature and humidity conditions within the electrospinning chamber for stable nanofiber production, with output humidity accuracy of ±3% RH and temperature accuracy of ±1°C.
• Elmarco Incubator Program Cooperative development program providing applicants access to Elmarco's R&D centre in Liberec, Czech Republic, including laboratory and industrial electrospinning equipment, test equipment (SEM, air permeability, filtration efficiency, hydrohead, porometer, tensile strength), and wet laboratory facilities to develop nanofiber-enhanced product concepts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ machines installed globally since first industrial line delivery in 2006
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Technical University of Liberec (TUL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Long-standing strategic partnership. Elmarco was founded based on technology licensed from TUL (Prof. Jirsák, 2003-2004). Ongoing R&D collaboration including biodegradable vascular bandage research awarded by Czech Ministry of Health. Elmarco donated industrial Nanospider production line to the Technical School in Liberec in 2024. TUL's Department of Bioengineering produced nanofibrous layers for award-winning cardiovascular research.
• MatericmajorTechnology or IntegrationMateric uses Elmarco electrospinning equipment for development and batch production of nanofiber materials for energy, security, medical, and cosmetic products. Elmarco supported Materic in translating laboratory-developed conditions to industrial-scale equipment.
• NASK Technology Company Ltd.majorTechnology or IntegrationNASK uses Elmarco's Nanospider technology to power its patented NASK NANO technology for respirators and diapers with germ-killing properties (99% of germs eliminated in 5 minutes). Elmarco's technology was instrumental in revolutionizing NASK's product line.
• FocusmajorTechnology or IntegrationFirst company in Asia-Pacific region to adopt Elmarco's industrial-scale Nanospider in 2017. Developed the industry's first pure nanofiber HEPA-grade filter media using Elmarco's technology. Elmarco's expertise enabled rapid optimization of production processes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Inovenso: Inovenso is a Turkish manufacturer of industrial and laboratory electrospinning equipment (Nanospinner series) producing nanofibers for filtration, medical, and energy applications. It competes head-to-head with Elmarco's Nanospider™ offering in lab-to-industrial electrospinning systems.
• IME Technologies: IME Technologies (Netherlands) designs and builds industrial electrospinning equipment for nanofiber membranes used in filtration, life sciences, and energy. Their modular, scalable lines target the same lab-to-industrial production niche as Elmarco's LINEA/INFINITY product lines.
• ANSTCO: ANSTCO (Korea) supplies electrospinning and electrospray systems for nanofiber R&D and industrial production. It sells into similar filtration, biomedical, and energy research customers as Elmarco's NS LAB and industrial lines.

Broad incumbents

• Filtrox: Filtrox (Switzerland) manufactures filtration media and equipment for liquid filtration across food, beverage, pharma, and chemicals — overlapping with Elmarco's liquid filtration application focus, but operating as a filter-media supplier rather than electrospinning equipment vendor.
• Toray Industries: Toray Industries is a large Japanese multinational materials company with nanofiber membrane products in filtration, water treatment, and life sciences. Identified as a key industry player alongside Elmarco in the nanofiber filter media market; serves as a large-adjacent comparable in the same end-markets.
• MANN+HUMMEL: MANN+HUMMEL is a global filtration incumbent producing air, liquid, and automotive filters, often using nanofiber media. It is identified alongside Elmarco as a key nanofiber filter media player; however, MANN+HUMMEL is a filter producer/buyer, not an equipment vendor, making it a customer and competitor on the materials side.
• Asahi Kasei: Asahi Kasei is a major Japanese diversified materials producer with a Celgard membrane business for battery separators and other filtration products. As a buyer/user of advanced membrane technology relevant to nanofiber battery separator applications (where Elmarco's INFINITY targets), it represents an adjacent large incumbent and potential customer/competitor.
• Hollingsworth & Vose: Hollingsworth & Vose is a major global producer of filtration media including nanofiber-enhanced variants for air and liquid filtration. Named alongside Elmarco as a key nanofiber filter media market player, it competes with Elmarco's customers on output rather than on equipment.

Emerging players

• Nano-X Innovative Materials: A smaller nanomaterial equipment and consumables player focused on nanofiber and related coatings for energy, filtration, and textile applications. It overlaps with Elmarco in select application niches but lacks a comparable full lab-to-industrial installed base.
• SNS Nanofiber Technology: SNS Nanofiber Technology (US) develops and sells nanofiber production equipment and materials for filtration, energy, and biomedical uses. As a smaller equipment maker, it overlaps with Elmarco in nanofiber system offerings but at a smaller commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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