ITPhotonics
ITPhotonics is an Italian B2B company that designs and manufactures Polispec spectrophotometers and proprietary chemometrics software for agricultural, industrial, and chemical-sector quality analysis, selling globally through 20+ regional distributors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersFara Vicentino, Italy
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ITPhotonics does
ITPhotonics S.r.l. is an Italian private limited company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Fara Vicentino, Province of Vicenza. The firm designs, manufactures, and markets the Polispec line of multifunction spectrophotometers (PolispecLITE, PolispecVIS-NIT, PolispecNIR, PolispecNIRe), which perform quantitative and qualitative analysis via transmission, transflectance, and reflectance optical modes against molecular absorption bands. Instruments carry IP68/IP69K protection ratings for harsh industrial deployment and are paired with a proprietary software stack (.poliDATA, .poliPROCESS, .SP3 MANAGER, .CMM, .poliTMR) that handles chemometric modeling, equipment diagnostics, and PLC/ISObus industrial integration.
The company serves three primary verticals: agricultural and agri-food (seed, feed, and food-quality analysis), industrial (inline and at-line process monitoring), and chemical and science (laboratory and research applications). Its technology stack is built entirely in-house, from PCB design and firmware through chemometric-model development, including a proprietary cross-instrument calibration-standardization algorithm.
ITPhotonics operates a pure channel-partner GTM motion with no apparent direct sales force: more than 20 regional distributors and dealers across Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, and Africa handle sales, integration, and local service. Revenue is generated through hardware unit sales, software licensing (free and paid tiers), custom calibration/application development, and chemometric-model licensing. The company holds UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 certification, has no disclosed external funding, and reports a headcount band of 11-50.
ITPhotonics firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ITPhotonics
- Legal name
- ITPhotonics S.r.l.
- Website
- https://itphotonics.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- ITPhotonics is an Italian B2B company that designs and manufactures Polispec spectrophotometers and proprietary chemometrics software for agricultural, industrial, and chemical-sector quality analysis, selling globally through 20+ regional distributors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ITPhotonics industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Spectrophotometry and Process Analytical Instruments
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA), Quality Documentation & Digital QMS (SOPs, CAPA, Change Control, Recordkeeping) (AFALALAD), Reference Materials & Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) for Food Matrices (AFALAKAD)
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Where ITPhotonics is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Fara Vicentino
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
ITPhotonics business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Spectrophotometer Hardware Sales: Sale of Polispec line of multifunction spectrophotometers including PolispecLITE, PolispecVIS-NIT, PolispecNIR, and PolispecNIRe instruments for portable, laboratory, and industrial process integration applications.
- Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Licensing of proprietary software including poliDATA, SP3 Manager, poliPROCESS, and CMM (Chemometric Models Manager). Software offerings include various license types - free versions with basic functionality and licensed versions with advanced features. Certificates allow preparation of models for instrument sets.
- Custom Calibration and Application Development: Custom applications and calibrations personalized to meet different customer needs across various application sectors. Specialized team provides custom calibration services for specific analytical requirements.
- Chemometric Model Licensing: Rental and creation of chemometric models for quantitative analysis. Models can be licensed and used with different sampling methods including single product scan, multiple scan, and multi-point sampling.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
ITPhotonics product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ITPhotonics designs and manufactures the Polispec line of multifunction spectrophotometers (Portable and On-LIne SPECtrophotometers)—including PolispecLITE, PolispecVIS-NIT, PolispecNIR, and PolispecNIRe—used for rapid, non-destructive quantitative and qualitative analysis in the agricultural/agri-food, industrial, and chemical/science sectors. The instruments are paired with proprietary chemometric software (poliDATA, poliPROCESS, SP3 Manager, CMM, poliTMR) and supported by custom calibration services and a global-standardization algorithm that lets the same model run across instrument sets.
Product overview
ITPhotonics offers the Polispec line of multifunction spectrophotometers (Portable and On-LIne SPECtrophotometer), including models PolispecLITE, PolispecVIS-NIT, PolispecNIR, and PolispecNIRe. These instruments are complemented by a suite of proprietary software products including .poliDATA (portable instrument management), .poliPROCESS (industrial process control), .SP3 MANAGER (spectral data processing), .CMM (chemometric model management), and .poliTMR (machine integration). The complete portfolio enables rapid, non-destructive spectroscopic analysis for agricultural, industrial, and chemical/scientific applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Polispec: Polispec (Portable and On-LIne SPECtrophotometer) is a line of multifunction spectrophotometers designed for portable, laboratory instruments and industrial process integration. The product line includes PolispecLITE, PolispecVIS-NIT, PolispecNIR, and PolispecNIRe models.
Products and services
- PolispecLITE Portable spectrophotometer in the Polispec line, intended for portable use and laboratory applications across agricultural, food, and scientific settings. It detects and quantifies the interaction of a light source with the molecules and chemical bonds of the matrix being analyzed, performing both quantitative and qualitative measurements without sample destruction.
- PolispecVIS-NIT Portable spectrophotometer model for visible and near-infrared (VIS-NIR) analysis within the Polispec family. Targets users needing combined visible and NIR wavelength analysis in portable form factor for agricultural, industrial, and scientific composition analysis.
- PolispecNIR Near-infrared (NIR) spectrophotometer model from the Polispec line aimed at process analysis environments. Performs quantitative and qualitative measurements on matrices directly online, supporting contact and contactless sampling modes.
- PolispecNIRe Extended near-infrared (NIR extended) spectrophotometer model from the Polispec family, designed for industrial process analysis. Supports measurement of liquids, films, thick samples, and solid matrices in demanding process environments.
- .poliDATA Principal software for portable use of Polispec instruments. Provides tablet and desktop interfaces for quantitative chemometric analysis, an analysis archive, spectrum acquisition, and equipment diagnostics. Available in multiple languages with two prediction engines (Sensologic and UCal).
- .SP3 MANAGER Software for importing and processing spectra saved in SP3 or CSV format. Allows conversion to common spreadsheet formats and spectrum prediction using chemometric models.
- .poliPROCESS Principal software for process instruments where continuous product analysis is required. Modular software with GPS Module, Datalogger Module, ISObus Module, and PLC Module for industrial integration and machine interfacing.
- .CMM (Chemometric Models Manager) Software for preparing chemometric models for use with analysis software. Features global standardization via a proprietary algorithm that allows the same chemometric model to be used on different instruments.
- .poliTMR Software for product analysis directly from a machine. Can be used from an operator panel or integrated into machines using a CAN connection.
- Custom calibration and chemometric model development services Custom calibration services and creation of chemometric models for quantitative analysis, tailored to customer-specific applications across agricultural, industrial, and chemical sectors. Includes rental/licensing of chemometric models usable with single product scan, multiple scan, and multi-point sampling methods.
Companies that use ITPhotonics
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
ITPhotonics technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
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- No
- API docs
- API detail
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AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
ITPhotonics partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered regional.
- CRIVELLARO SERVIZIregionalItalian agent specializing in animal feed sector. Located in Italy, they represent ITPhotonics for agricultural and animal feed applications in the Italian market.
- TREVICONSULTINGregionalPolish agent representing ITPhotonics products in Poland. Contact: [email protected]
- AGC TECHNOLOGIESregionalSpanish distributor for ITPhotonics products. Contact: [email protected]
- Horst Serviss SiaregionalBaltic region distributor with operations in both Lithuania and Latvia, representing ITPhotonics in Eastern Europe.
- PolytecregionalFrench distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at 99 rue Pierre Semard, 92320 Chatillon, France.
- HipperregionalSwiss distributor (Hipper-2) and Austrian distributor (Hipper) for ITPhotonics products in the Alpine region.
- Quantum Design ItalyregionalItalian distributor specializing in Industrial and Science sectors. Located at via Francesco Sapori 27, 00143 Rome, Italy.
- InventechregionalBeNeLux distributor for ITPhotonics products. Contact: [email protected] with offices in both Netherlands and Belgium.
- Memtech Kft.regionalHungarian distributor for ITPhotonics products. Headquarters: H-2038 Sóskút, Patak út 2/A, Office: H-8000 Székesfehérvár, Mártírok útja 3/B.
- AES AGRI-ENVIRO SOLUTIONSregionalSouth African distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Unit 6, Oxford Office Park, 3 Bauhinia Street, Highveld Technopark, Centurion, Gauteng, 0157.
- Beijing Thortime Biological TecregionalChinese distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Room 238, Hupo Tiandi Building, No. 85, 102208 Huilongguan West Street, Beijing.
- Dooh China CO., LTDregionalAdditional Chinese distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Flat C, 9/F, Winning House, No. 72-76 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
- Myung Jin Agri-Tech Co., LtdregionalSouth Korean distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at 2, Yongmasan-ro 122gil 131-804, Jungnang-gu, Seoul.
- Chemwin IndustriesregionalIndian distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Sector 33, Gurugram, Haryana 122001.
- Doron LungregionalIsraeli distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Ramin N 53/E, Karmiel.
- Darman Gostar FarzaneganregionalIranian distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Unit 7, Parsian Building, 36th Alley, Mirdamad Street, Isfahan.
- Ancoltec SASregionalColombian distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Calle 10A # 72C 73, Bogota.
- Jaz Nutrição Animal LtdaregionalBrazilian distributor for ITPhotonics products specializing in animal nutrition. Located in Uberlândia, MG.
- Euromilk SasregionalPeruvian agent for ITPhotonics products. Office: Jr Jose Morelos 136, Pueblo Libre, Lima.
- Dastec s.r.l.regionalArgentinian distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Pichincha 1580, (C1249ABH) Buenos Aires.
- Spectralight Lab & ProcessregionalMexican distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located in Mexico City.
- J W Industrial Instruments Pty LtdregionalAustralian distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Suites 52 & 53, Austlink Corporate Centre, 14 Narabang Way, Belrose NSW 2085.
- Technognosia FarmregionalGreek distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at Bulgaria street 2, 2850 Petrich, Bulgaria.
- ZAO-VestfaliaservisregionalBelarusian distributor for ITPhotonics products. Located at 225861, Brest region, Kobrin district, agro-town of Pesku, Sovetskava str. 9.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
ITPhotonics competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global analytical instruments giant covering spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry. Competes with ITPhotonics on broader analytical workflows for food, pharma, and industrial QC, though its NIR footprint is one of many categories.
- PerkinElmer (now Revvity): Analytical instruments and life sciences provider with FT-NIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy lines. Competes in industrial and food QA workflows but covers NIR as one segment within a diversified portfolio.
- Agilent Technologies: Major analytical instrumentation supplier spanning molecular spectroscopy, chromatography, and life sciences. Competes in spectroscopy-adjacent workflows for food and chemical QC but does not specialize in portable/online NIR like ITPhotonics.
- Bruker Optics: Division of Bruker Corporation offering FT-NIR, Raman, and other spectroscopy platforms for industrial and research markets. Overlaps with ITPhotonics on NIR hardware and chemometric modeling, but with a much broader and deeper product portfolio.
Emerging players
- StellarNet: US manufacturer of compact UV-Vis-NIR spectrometers and chemometric software for industrial and research use. Adjacent comparable in modular spectroscopy instrumentation and software-driven analysis.
- Brimrose Corporation: US-based specialist in portable and handheld NIR spectrometers for food, pharma, and industrial applications. Comparable in portable NIR use cases, though smaller and more niche than ITPhotonics.
Direct peers
- Unity Scientific (KPM Analytics): US-based manufacturer of NIR analyzers for food, dairy, and feed industries. Direct comparable to PolispecNIR/NIRe for at-line and in-process NIR in dairy, meat, and feed applications.
- Buchi Labortechnik: Swiss manufacturer of NIR and FT-NIR instruments for pharmaceutical, food, feed, and chemical analysis. Closely comparable product overlap with Polispec for portable and at-line NIR analysis in regulated environments.
- Kett Electric Laboratory: Japanese manufacturer specializing in NIR moisture meters and composition analyzers for grain, food, and industrial QA. Direct comparable to PolispecLITE/VIS-NIT in portable NIR for grain and feed quality.
- FOSS: Danish global leader in NIR and reference analytical instruments for food, feed, and agricultural quality control. Directly comparable to ITPhotonics in NIR spectroscopy for agri-food and feed applications, but at far greater scale and with broader reference method coverage.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
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Investors
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Frequently asked questions about ITPhotonics
What does ITPhotonics do?
ITPhotonics designs and manufactures the Polispec line of multifunction spectrophotometers (Portable and On-LIne SPECtrophotometers)—including PolispecLITE, PolispecVIS-NIT, PolispecNIR, and PolispecNIRe—used for rapid, non-destructive quantitative and qualitative analysis in the agricultural/agri-food, industrial, and chemical/science sectors. The instruments are paired with proprietary chemometric software (poliDATA, poliPROCESS, SP3 Manager, CMM, poliTMR) and supported by custom calibration services and a global-standardization algorithm that lets the same model run across instrument sets.
Is ITPhotonics a public or private company?
ITPhotonics is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was ITPhotonics founded?
ITPhotonics was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is ITPhotonics based?
ITPhotonics is headquartered in Fara Vicentino, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does ITPhotonics make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Spectrophotometer Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are software Licenses and Subscriptions, custom Calibration and Application Development and chemometric Model Licensing.
Who are ITPhotonics's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Thermo Fisher Scientific, PerkinElmer (now Revvity), Agilent Technologies and Bruker Optics. Emerging players are StellarNet and Brimrose Corporation. Direct peers are Unity Scientific (KPM Analytics), Buchi Labortechnik, Kett Electric Laboratory and FOSS.
Does ITPhotonics have an API?
No public API is recorded for ITPhotonics.
What industry is ITPhotonics in?
ITPhotonics's product category is Spectrophotometry and Process Analytical Instruments. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAB, Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments, with a secondary code of HLAGAIAA, Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.