Comec Italia

What Comec Italia does

Comec Italia Srl, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Cavaria, Varese, is an Italian manufacturer of pad printing (tampografia) machines and related automation equipment. Its core product portfolio spans multiple series — EAZY, KP, KE13, XE, and the modular KR TECH line — designed to decorate and mark three-dimensional surfaces across automotive, cosmetics, textile/apparel, safety equipment, medical, toys, appliances, tools, and caps & closures applications. The machines integrate with proprietary tooling (clichés, pads), inks, and process automation, and the company also distributes digital inkjet printing systems via an agreement with EPS/Xaar.

The company employs 51-100 people at its Cavaria facility, which was expanded by 500 sqm in 2017, and operates a wholly-owned German distribution subsidiary, ESC Europa Siebdruck Centrum. Its revenue model combines capital-equipment sales of pad printing lines with recurring consumables and aftermarket tooling/services tied to the installed base. Sales are conducted both directly and through dealer networks, with active presence at European industrial trade shows (Cosmoprof, Fespa, Fakuma, K, InPrint). The company is privately held with paid-in capital of €520,000 and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification through 2028.

Comec earns revenue primarily through the sale of industrial pad printing machinery and modular automated lines to enterprise manufacturers, supplemented by digital printing solutions distributed under the EPS/Xaar agreement, plus consumables (inks, pads, clichés) and technical service. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise sales combined with regional distribution (notably its German subsidiary) and channel visibility at major European industrial trade fairs. The business model is anchored to a long-life installed base, where customization, tooling integration, and ongoing consumable consumption create recurring revenue streams beyond the initial capital sale.

Name

Comec Italia

Legal name

Comec Italia Srl

Website

https://comec-italia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Comec Italia Srl, founded in 1970 in Cavaria, Italy, designs and manufactures industrial pad printing (tampografia) machines and modular automated lines for enterprise manufacturers across automotive, cosmetics, medical, and consumer goods sectors, with a German distribution subsidiary and digital printing portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Printing Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Labeling, Coding & Marking Equipment (Labelers, Inkjet, Laser) (IMALAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• Pad printing machines
• Industrial printing equipment
• Tampografia solutions
• Custom printing machinery
• Printing consumables supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Cavaria

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Pad Printing Machines: Standard and custom pad printing machines from 1 to 8 colors, including electropneumatic and electronic models. Machines are available in standard configurations and special/custom designs for specific applications.
2. Consumables (Inks, Pads, Cliché): Complete range of consumables including specialized inks (PLT series), silicone pads in various shapes (cylindrical, linear, square/rectangular), pre-etched cliché plates, additives, catalysts, and thinners.
3. Auxiliary Equipment and Accessories: Bromographers, washing machines, infrared ovens, UV ovens, pre/post treatment devices, Colorbox, engraving machines, hot air systems, feeders, pick & place systems, and quality control devices.
4. Technical Services: Pre and post-sale technical assistance, training, installation, maintenance, and on-site repairs worldwide with multilingual customer support.
5. Custom Machine Design: Engineering and manufacturing of bespoke pad printing machines and complete production lines tailored to specific customer requirements and applications.
6. Digital Printing Products Distribution: As European distributor of Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS) products, providing digital printing equipment from Xaar group across Europe.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Comec Italia designs, manufactures, and sells industrial pad printing (tampografia) machines — standard and custom-built units from 1 to 8 colors in electropneumatic and electronic versions — together with the related consumables (silicone pads, inks, cliché plates, hermetic ink cups), auxiliary equipment (bromographers, ovens, washing machines), accessories, and worldwide technical services. The machines are engineered to print on flat, curved, textured, and irregular surfaces across industries including automotive, cosmetics, medical, safety equipment, textile, toys, caps, electronics, and appliances.

Product overview

Comec Italia manufactures industrial pad printing (tampografia) machines and related solutions. The product portfolio consists of standard pad printing machines (EAZY, KP08, KP, KE13, KE16 series) in electropneumatic or electronic versions from 1 to 8 colors; special/custom machines tailored for specific industries such as Automotive, Cosmetics, Household appliances, Medical, Toys, Helmets, Caps, and more; a full range of consumables including silicone pads, printing inks, plates and clichés; auxiliary devices such as bromographers/photo exposers, washing machines, infrared and UV ovens, and engraving machines; and accessories including automatic pad cleaners, Hot Air systems, feeders, Pick & Place units, and quality control systems. The company also distributes digital printing machines (EPS/Xaar) and offers custom machine design services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard Pad Printing Machines Complete line of standard pad printing machines from 1 to 8 colors, including the EAZY series for simple use and maintenance, KP08, KP, KE13, KP and KE16 large-format series, available in electropneumatic or electronic versions. Sold to industrial manufacturers across multiple verticals requiring consistent multi-color pad printing.
• Special (Custom) Pad Printing Machines Custom-built pad printing machines designed and manufactured for specific industry applications and unique customer requirements, covering Automotive, Gas cylinders, Cassettes, Counters and gauges, Cosmetics, Household appliances, Paper cubes, Helmets, Toys and modeling, Electrical equipment, Medical, Grinding wheels and saws, Coins, Satellite dishes, Markers, Caps, Tooling, Glass chambers and other applications.
• KR TECH 6C 160 Modular pad printing machine with up to 6 print heads designed for the cosmetics sector, offering comfort and customization options for cosmetics packaging manufacturers.
• Textile Pad Printing Machines Pad printing machines adapted for direct textile applications, enabling direct printing of logos and information on garments as an alternative to traditional applied labels. Sold to apparel manufacturers and brands seeking label-free garment decoration.
• Digital Printing Machines (EPS / Xaar distribution) Digital printing machines from Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS, part of the Xaar group), distributed by Comec Italia across Europe under a 2017 distribution agreement. Sold to industrial customers seeking digital printing solutions complementary to Comec's pad printing portfolio.
• Consumables (Pads, Inks, Plates and Clichés) Full range of consumables for pad printing operations, including silicone pads (cylindrical, linear, square/rectangular), PLT-series printing inks, additives, catalysts, thinners, printing plates and polymer clichés, hermetic ink cups (calamai ermetici), and pre-inked clichés. Sold to Comec machine operators and the broader pad printing market.
• Auxiliary Devices Supporting equipment sold as standalone product lines for pad printing operations, including bromographers/photo exposers (BR M manual series, BR SV complete series), solvent washing machines, infrared ovens, UV ovens, pre- and post-print treatment devices, Colorbox, and engraving machines.
• Pad Printing Machine Accessories Range of pad printing accessories sold as add-on product lines, including automatic pad cleaning, Hot Air systems, feeders, Pick & Place units, AUR 360° accessory, RR/RRR for second/third color printing on stationary pieces, position control, quality control, ink pump, and ionizer.
• Technical Services and Custom Machine Engineering Pre- and post-sale technical assistance, training, installation, maintenance, and on-site repairs delivered worldwide with multilingual customer support, plus engineering and manufacturing of bespoke pad printing machines and complete production lines tailored to specific customer requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Standard machines available from 1 to 8 colors for various production volumes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ESC Europa Siebdruck CentrumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017ESC Europa Siebdruck Centrum is Comec Italia's exclusive distributor for Germany, operating as a subsidiary entity. The partnership enables comprehensive local sales, service, and support for German customers, appearing together at trade shows such as Fakuma and Fespa.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Inkcups Now: US-based pad printing and digital printing equipment manufacturer serving similar industrial decoration use cases (promotional products, medical devices, packaging). Comparable business model combining machines, inks, and consumables.
• TAMPOPRINT: German-based specialist manufacturer of pad printing machines, clichés, and accessories. Directly competes with Comec Italia across the same core product category with a similar one-stop-shop model including consumables and custom engineering.
• Encres Dubuit: French manufacturer of industrial printing machines including screen, pad, and digital printing equipment for cosmetics, automotive, and electronics applications. Overlaps with Comec Italia in industrial decoration machinery.
• Printex GmbH: German pad printing machine manufacturer producing standard and custom machines plus cliché-making equipment. Direct competitor in the European pad printing machinery market.
• Pad Print Machinery of Vermont: American pad printing machine manufacturer offering standard and custom pad printers, consumables, and accessories. Closely comparable niche industrial competitor with similar product architecture.

Others

• Xaar: UK-headquartered inkjet printhead manufacturer whose EPS subsidiary Comec Italia distributes in Europe. Comparable as the upstream technology provider enabling digital industrial printing and as an adjacent ecosystem participant.
• Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS): US-based digital printing equipment maker (Xaar group) whose products Comec Italia distributes in Europe. Comparable as a digital industrial printing peer and a strategic partner whose technology represents both an opportunity and a substitution threat.
• Marabu GmbH: German manufacturer of specialty inks for screen, pad, and digital printing. Comparable as an enabling supplier in the same pad printing value chain and a potential partner/competitor in the consumables segment Comec Italia addresses.

Broad incumbents

• Koenig & Bauer Coding: Large German industrial printing and coding/marking equipment group. Operates broadly across industrial printing machinery, overlapping with Comec Italia’s labeling/coding/marking use cases but at much greater scale and with different specialization.
• ITW (Illinois Tool Works) Pro Brands / Marking: Diversified industrial conglomerate with divisions in marking, coding, and pad printing accessories. Operates broadly in industrial printing/marking as part of a wider portfolio, overlapping with Comec Italia’s niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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