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Pulverizadores Fede S.L.U. is a Spanish agricultural machinery company founded in 1970 and headquartered in Cheste, Valencia, that designs and commercializes precision spraying equipment for high-value specialty crops such as vineyards, olive groves, citrus, almond, pistachio and avocado plantations. The company's core product platform is the H3O Smartomizer family of intelligent sprayers that use individual nozzle control and an optimized air-flow group (Qi) to vary spray output by tree-canopy density, reducing pesticide use by 22-67% depending on crop, drift by up to 50%, and fuel consumption by up to 4 litres/hour versus conventional sprayers.

The technology portfolio combines proprietary hardware (Smartomizer H3O, Tecnovid Qi H3O, Futur Smartomizer H3O, and the autonomous KFAST robot developed with Kubota) with software components including the AIs System (3D-camera computer vision and AI inference for tree-by-tree prescription spraying), the SCG Specialty Crops Gateway (an Industry 4.0 tractor-side IoT device for digitizing spraying, fertilizing, pruning, harvesting and other field tasks) and the Specialty Crops Platform cloud application that issues work orders, records spraying events, generates digital field notebooks and provides GPS-based operational traceability. The company also offers training through Fede Academy and is positioned by the EU LIFE programme (LIFE-F3, LIFE-AIs) as a reference precision-spraying vendor for specialty crop pesticide-reduction mandates.

Pulverizadores Fede operates as a privately held single-member Spanish limited company within the Kubota Group, generating revenue through direct enterprise field sales and a distributor/reseller network (including Tractomoz and Vibasa) for hardware, recurring digital engagement via the Specialty Crops Platform, IoT device sales (SCG, AIs), and training/professional services. Customer mix is weighted toward enterprise plantation operators and large agricultural producers across Spain, Portugal and broader Europe, with Kubota providing global distribution reach. Independent third-party trial evidence (IRTA for citrus, EU LIFE project data) is the company's primary credibility mechanism for pesticide, water, fuel and emissions savings claims.

Name

Stink sprayers

Legal name

Pulverizadores Fede S.L.U.

Website

https://fedepulverizadores.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pulverizadores Fede S.L.U. is a Spanish agricultural machinery company that designs and sells precision spraying equipment — intelligent H3O Smartomizers, AI-powered 3D vision systems, and the Specialty Crops Platform — for vineyard, olive, citrus, almond, pistachio and avocado producers worldwide, operating as part of the Kubota Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Agricultural Spraying Equipment

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Autonomous/Robotic Crop Protection Applicators (UGVs, Smart Sprayers) (AFAAADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spray Control, Rate Controllers & Nozzle Systems (Pumps, Valves, Atomizers) (AFAAADAF), Autonomous Spraying & Crop-Care Robots (Targeted application, spot spraying) (AFAAAGAE), Sprayer Calibration, Testing & Drift-Reduction Technology (Sensors, Shields, Adjuvant Dosing) (AFAAADAI)

Keywords

• Precision agricultural sprayers
• Specialty crop protection equipment
• Smart spraying technology
• Digital agronomic platforms
• Autonomous spraying robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheste

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Smart Sprayer Hardware Sales: Sale of intelligent sprayers and atomizers (Smartomizer H3O, Futur H3O, Tecnovid Qi H3O), autonomous sprayer concepts (KFAST), and related equipment for specialty crop protection. Hardware is sold through direct sales and distributor network.
2. Digital Platform Subscription: Specialty Crops Platform (SCP) digital management tool connects sprayers to cloud for work order management, real-time monitoring, data recording, and digital field book generation. Connectivity of 500+ H3O units as of 2023 demonstrates an installed base generating ongoing platform engagement.
3. IoT Device Sales (SCG, AIs): Sale of IoT integration devices (SCG - Specialty Crops Gateway) and AI vision systems (AIs) that are installed on tractors to enable digital field task management and precision spraying. These are sold as hardware with associated platform connectivity.
4. Professional Services & Training: Fede Academy provides training services. Technical support and demonstrations at farm trials funded through EU LIFE programme partnerships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stink sprayers (Pulverizadores Fede) designs, manufactures, and sells intelligent precision spraying equipment for specialty crop protection, including the H3O Smartomizer family, the KFAST autonomous spraying robot (with Kubota), AI-vision (AIs) and IoT (SCG) add-on modules, and the Specialty Crops Platform cloud software. The offering targets agricultural producers and plantation operators cultivating vineyards, olive groves, citrus, almond, pistachio, and avocado crops, enabling tree-by-tree variable-rate pesticide application with claimed reductions of 22-67% in pesticide use.

Product overview

Pulverizadores Fede is a Spanish agricultural machinery company specializing in precision spraying technology for specialty crops. The company offers a portfolio of intelligent sprayers including the Smartomizer H3O family (with variants like Tecnovid Qi H3O for vineyards and Futur Smartomizer H3O for citrus), the autonomous KFAST robot sprayer, and add-on digital modules including the AIs computer vision system for real-time precision spray adjustment, the SCG integration device for tractor task digitization, and Sprayer Connect for universal spraying digitalization. All products connect to the Specialty Crops Platform (SCP), a digital agronomic management tool for work order management, real-time monitoring, and digital field record keeping. The company also provides training services through Fede Academy. Products are supported by EU-funded research projects including LIFE-F3 and LIFE-AIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• H3O: Smart precision spraying technology system for variable rate application in specialty crops
• SCG (Specialty Crops Gateway)
• AIs System
• KFAST
• Tecnovid Qi H3O
• Smartomizer Futur H3O
• Specialty Crops Platform (SCP)
• Sprayer Connect

Products and services

• Smartomizer H3O Intelligent sprayer with H3O technology that automatically adjusts spray application based on canopy density, with individual nozzle control for precision spraying and constant pressure distribution. Reduces spray drift by up to 50%, pesticide use by up to 25-43%, and fuel consumption by up to 4 l/h. Designed for specialty crop producers.
• Tecnovid Qi H3O Specialized vineyard sprayer incorporating H3O technology. Reduces drift up to 50%, achieves savings of up to 25% in phytosanitary products and water, and up to 49% reduction in GHG emissions. Supports variable dosage application via prescription maps. Intended for wine and vineyard producers.
• Futur Smartomizer H3O Advanced smart sprayer variant for citrus and specialty crops with homogeneous application distribution. Generates 71% more air with 43% more speed than conventional equipment, reducing spray losses by up to 62% and pesticide use by up to 22% (IRTA-validated).
• KFAST (Kubota Fede Autonomous Spraying Technology) Autonomous spraying robot for specialty crops with 4x4 traction for movement in narrow plantation rows. Features autonomous return for refilling, night-time operation (one operator managing four units), and integrated AIs system for real-time tree-by-tree precision spray adjustment. Compliant with EU Green Deal objectives.
• AIs System AI-powered computer vision system using 3D cameras mounted on tractors to capture real-time crop images and process them with AI to detect tree dimensions, vigor, and health. Sends individualized nozzle open/close commands to Smartomizer H3O for tree-by-tree precision spraying. Registered pesticide savings of 43% in citrus, 48% in almond, 56% in intensive olive, and 67% in extensive olive.
• SCG (Specialty Crops Gateway) 4.0 IoT integration device installed on tractors that processes work orders for all field tasks (spraying, fertilizing, pruning, harvesting, wood chipping). Collects and processes field data, enables cost control, operator management, and maintenance of agricultural implements. Works across all equipment brands. Positioned as a low-cost solution from small farmers to large plantations.
• Sprayer Connect Universal spraying digitalization solution designed to make precision agriculture accessible to farmers regardless of sprayer brand. Extends Fede's digital portfolio to a broader range of farmers beyond specialty crop specialists.
• Specialty Crops Platform (SCP) Cloud-based digital agronomic management platform that sends work orders to operators, records all spraying data for traceability, and generates digital field notebooks automatically. Provides real-time visualization of field operations, error alerts, and GPS tracking of field work. Connects Smartomizer H3O, SCG, and AIs modules in one ecosystem.
• Fede Academy Training and education service for farmers and distributors covering operation of precision sprayers, use of the Specialty Crops Platform, and best practices in digital farming.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pesticide reduction: 43% in citrus, 48% in almond, 56% in intensive olive, 67% in extensive olive (AIs system, 2024)
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AgerpixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Agerpix is a digital agronomic service provider specializing in data processing and predictive models. As project partner in LIFE-AIs (Project 101074540 — LIFE21-ENV-ES-Life-AIs), Agerpix contributes the agronomic digital services layer that processes 3D camera images captured by the AIs system, providing predictive yield models and agronomic decision support integrated into the Specialty Crops Platform.
• Kubota Group (Kubota Corporation, Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKubota and Fede jointly developed KFAST (Kubota Fede Autonomous Spraying Technology), an autonomous spraying robot for specialty crops. Kubota provides global distribution through its international agricultural machinery network, exhibiting Fede technology at Agritechnica, SITEVI, and SIVAL under the Kubota brand. Kubota Spain collaborates with Fede on LIFE-AIs project replication planning. This is Fede's primary strategic partnership for market expansion.
• IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRTA-Amposta research team conducted the 'Dose and Drift in Citrus' trial validating Futur Smartomizer H3O performance, demonstrating 22% pesticide savings while maintaining biological pest control. IRTA is a leading agronomic research institute in Spain, and its trial data provides independent third-party validation of Fede's technology claims.
• European CAP Network (Common Agricultural Policy Network)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Lars T. Berger (CTO of Fede) participates in the CAP Network focus group on pesticide reduction methods for pome and stone fruit. The resulting scientific publication highlights Fede's Smartomizer H3O, SCG device, and Specialty Crops Platform as key precision agriculture enablers, validating technology with EU-level institutional credibility.
• Agrotecnio (Centro de Investigación Agroalimentaria)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSantiago Planas from Agrotecnio collaborated with IRTA researchers on the 'Dose and Drift in Citrus' trial, contributing academic rigor to independent validation of Futur Smartomizer H3O efficacy and efficiency in citrus plantations.
• CINEA / EU LIFE ProgrammeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFede leads two EU LIFE programme-funded projects: LIFE-F3 (LIFE18 ENV/ES/000349) and LIFE-AIs (Project 101074540 — LIFE21-ENV-ES-Life-AIs). The EU co-funds field trials and technology validation in specialty crop plantations, providing significant R&D resources, credibility, and alignment with EU Green Deal policy objectives. Fede has also participated in H3O (No. 67223), IoF 2020, agROBOfood, and OPTIMA EU projects.
• DIH4CPS (Digital Innovation Hub for Cyber-Physical Systems)coreTechnology or IntegrationFede leads agroCPS within the DIH4CPS macro-project, testing the SCG device as part of a European digital innovation hub network focused on cyber-physical systems for agriculture.
• Wine Innovation Cluster Alliance (WICA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWICA is promoted by the European Partnership for Auxiliary Wine Industry Innovation (Inno'vin and AgriFood & Bioeconomy), representing wine ecosystems of France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Fede's Tecnovid Qi H3O and SCG were awarded in WICA's innovation contest in the Cultivation category.
• DEMETER H2020flagshipTechnology or IntegrationFede participated as partner in DEMETER H2020 Pilot 5.1 (Disease Prediction and Precision Spraying). The Smartomizer H3O validated the value of IoT and data integration within this flagship European digital farming project. The Digital Farming Hub continues DEMETER's legacy.
• agROBOfoodflagshipTechnology or IntegrationFede participated in the agROBOfood project, conducting H3O-SpotOn innovation experiments in apple orchards in Poland, vineyards, and olive groves. The project validated robotic technologies as key for pesticide reduction.
• OPTIMA (H2020 Project)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationFede technology featured in the European OPTIMA H2020 project (No. 773718) focused on precision agriculture for reduced pesticide use in specialty crops.
• IoF 2020 (Internet of Food & Farm 2020)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationFede participated in the IoF 2020 H2020 project (No. 731884) which explored IoT technologies for precision agriculture, with Fede's H3O technology as a demonstration case.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• John Deere (Deere & Company): Global agricultural machinery leader with See & Spray precision spraying technology using computer vision for targeted application. Competes in specialty crops via orchard/vineyard equipment lines, offering broader portfolio and substantially larger R&D resources than Fede.
• AGCO (Fendt/Massey Ferguson): Global agricultural equipment group with precision spraying offerings (Fendt Rogator, Massey Ferguson) and PTx Trimble precision agriculture portfolio. Competes broadly in crop protection application with greater scale and capital than Fede.

Direct peers

• Amazone: German manufacturer of field sprayers with precision agriculture features (UX smart sprayers with nozzle control). Direct competitor in crop protection application equipment with established European dealer network overlapping Fede's customer base.
• Hardi (EXEL Industries): Danish-origin specialist in crop protection sprayers owned by EXEL Industries, with precision spraying products and GeoSelect/Astroselect individual nozzle control. Directly competes in vineyard, orchard, and specialty crop application equipment.
• Tecnoma (EXEL Industries): French vine and orchard sprayer specialist under EXEL Industries, serving European specialty crop growers with pneumatic and electrostatic sprayers. Direct competitor in vineyards and orchards with overlapping customer segments.
• Berthoud (EXEL Industries): French crop sprayer manufacturer specializing in vineyard and orchard spraying equipment. Sibling brand to Tecnoma within EXEL Industries and directly comparable to Fede in specialty crop application equipment.

Emerging players

• Ecorobotix: Swiss AI-powered weeding and spraying robotics startup using computer vision for ultra-high-precision plant-level application. Emerging competitor in specialty crops targeting the same tree-by-tree precision application niche Fede pioneered.
• Naio Technologies: French agricultural robotics company developing autonomous weeding and spraying robots for vineyards, vegetables, and specialty crops. Direct overlap with KFAST's autonomous specialty crop spraying positioning.
• Carbon Robotics: US-based AI-powered LaserWeeder and precision agriculture robotics company. While focused on row crops, expanding into specialty crops with computer-vision targeted spraying technology.

Others

• Kubota: Parent company and strategic partner that co-developed KFAST and provides global distribution. As Fede's corporate parent, Kubota is the enabler for international scale rather than a direct competitor in Fede's specialty crop niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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