What SMARTENGINEERING does

SMARTENGINEERING S.P.A. is an Italian mechanical and mechatronic engineering services firm that delivers project-based B2B engineering support to industrial clients across seven verticals: packaging, machine tools, automotive, defence and aerospace, pharma and medical, assembly machines, and oil and gas. The company operates through a team of 160 engineers and maintains a network of 12 operational offices — 11 across Italy (Rovereto, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Modena, Trento, Venice, Ancona, Rome, Naples, Palermo, Udine) plus an international site in Oviedo, Spain — enabling both remote and on-site service delivery at client facilities. Services span project management, calculation and simulation (including COMSOL-based CAE and Digital Twin work), mechanical design, rapid prototyping via next-generation 3D printing, academy and training programs, R&D, and a newer industrial cyber security line aligned with Industry 5.0.

The underlying technology stack combines advanced mathematical foundations with established simulation software, supplemented by AI and extended-reality capabilities sourced through a March 2025 strategic partnership with ASX-listed Vection Technologies ($0.9M). The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 (quality) and ISO 27001:2024 (information security) certifications from Kiwa Cermet Italia, is a member of Confindustria, and has been recognized in Il Sole 24 Ore/Statista's Leader della Sostenibilità 2025 and 2026 rankings. SMARTENGINEERING is subject to the direction and coordination of Futur-A Group S.p.A. (Tax Code 14254090963) and has a disclosed subscribed share capital of €374,000. University partnerships with Trento, Bologna (BI-REX), Palermo, and Naples Federico II support a structured talent pipeline, and the company is led by President Lia Grandi.

The business model is professional-services based: revenue is generated through customized, quote-based project engagements with multi-year contract cadences, primarily targeting enterprise industrial buyers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales, with dedicated engineering work groups assembled by skill-mix and deployed at customer sites or delivered remotely. Channel presence is built through industry events (COMSOL Day, AI & Supercalcolo), university partnerships, and earned media coverage in Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica, and Il T Quotidiano, with no publicly disclosed revenue or ARR figures.

Name

SMARTENGINEERING

Legal name

SMARTENGINEERING S.P.A.

Website

https://sengineering.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SMARTENGINEERING S.P.A. delivers mechanical and mechatronic engineering services — including simulation, mechanical design, rapid prototyping, and project management — to industrial clients across packaging, automotive, aerospace, pharma, machine tools, and oil and gas sectors in Italy and Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Industrial Design Services (54142)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mechatronics Systems & Integration (EDAOAHAB), PLC, HMI & SCADA Automation (EDAOAHAD)

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering services
• Mechatronic engineering
• Industrial automation
• Packaging machinery
• Rapid prototyping

Headquarters

HQ city

Anzola Dell'emilia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services including project management, mechanical design, calculation and simulation, and rapid prototyping delivered to industrial clients across multiple sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SMARTENGINEERING provides mechanical and mechatronic industrial engineering services to industrial clients, covering Project Management, Calculation and Simulation, Mechanical Design, Rapid Prototyping, and Academy/Training. A team of 160 engineers delivers on-site and remote engineering support across sectors including packaging, machine tools, automotive, aerospace, pharma & medical, and oil & gas.

Product overview

SMARTENGINEERING is an engineering services company offering a unified portfolio of professional mechanical and mechatronic engineering services. The core offering consists of specialized services including Project Management, Calculation and Simulation, Mechanical Design (with over 100 engineers), Rapid Prototyping, and Academy/Training programs. These services are delivered across multiple industrial sectors including Automation & Packaging, Machine Tools, Automotive, Defence & Aerospace, and Pharma & Medical. The company operates through a team of 160 engineers providing end-to-end engineering support from initial design through prototyping and testing. The company is subject to direction and coordination by Futur-A Group S.p.A.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Specialized personnel management for all project phases from design to testing, deployed at client sites to manage complex industrial engineering programs. Targeted at industrial enterprise clients needing turnkey engineering oversight.
• Calculation and Simulation (Calcolo e Simulazione) Advanced computation and simulation systems designed to reduce product development time and costs, using Numerical Simulation, CAE, Simulation Apps and Digital Twin technologies for industrial clients.
• Mechanical Design (Progettazione Meccanica) Industrial mechanical engineering design competencies delivered by over 100 highly qualified engineers for industrial clients across multiple sectors.
• Rapid Prototyping (Prototipazione Rapida) Rapid prototyping service transforming client ideas into real products using next-generation 3D printers, targeted at industrial clients requiring fast iteration on physical prototypes.
• Academy and Training Training programs and university partnerships to develop corporate engineering competencies for partner companies, including curricular internships, post-graduate internships and thesis projects.
• Automation & Packaging Engineering Automation engineering services for industrial and pharmaceutical packaging sectors, including design, planning and realization of assembly lines. Targeted at packaging manufacturers and pharmaceutical packaging operations.
• Industrial Cyber Security Cybersecurity services for industrial environments and Industry 5.0 contexts, delivered as part of the broader Futur-A Group offering to industrial enterprise clients.

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vection TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2025Strategic partnership for $0.9M to integrate AI and immersive reality (VR, AR, 3D) technologies into engineering services. Vection Technologies is listed on ASX and OTC, providing AI and immersive Reality solutions that bridge physical and digital realms for more efficient interactions.
• SMART INDUSTRYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial consulting and engineering services company with 6 business units: Engineering, Training, Human Value, Machining & Prototyping, Cyber security, and Research. Part of the same industrial group with operational locations nationally and internationally.
• SMARTINNOVATIONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMethodological training company specialized in identifying the best design methodology for specific company products, based in the province of Bologna.
• RANDSTADminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal talent company founded in Netherlands in 1960, present in 39 countries. Specializing in talent sourcing, recruiting and training with approximately 3,000 employees in Italy across 280+ branches since 1999.
• BI-REXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetence Center based in Bologna providing strategic and operational support to manufacturing companies for digitalization of industrial processes in Industry 4.0: from design to production, R&D to supply chain, security to blockchain.
• Futur-A Group S.p.A.coreOthersParent company exercising direction and coordination over SMARTENGINEERING. C.F. 14254090963.
• University of TrentominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMARTENGINEERING is part of the support network for UniTrento team selected by European Space Agency for ESA Academy Experiments Programme. Contributing through training days on aerospace regulations for team members.
• University of Palermo (UNIPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university with inaugurated Hub di Competenze STEM del Bacino del Mediterraneo in Palermo. Offering curricular internships, post-graduate internships, thesis projects, and research collaborations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering: Worldwide engineering and R&D services arm of Capgemini (formerly Altran), offering mechanical design, simulation, industrial automation and digital twin services — competes with Smartengineering in industrial clients' engineering-services sourcing decisions.
• Akkodis: Global digital and engineering services firm serving automotive, aerospace and industrial customers with mechanical, embedded and software engineering talent at significantly larger scale — competes for the same enterprise engineering-services contracts.
• RINA Consulting: Italian-headquartered certification and engineering consultancy serving energy, transport and industrial clients with project management and specialised engineering services — competes with Smartengineering on multi-sector industrial engineering mandates in Italy and internationally.

Direct peers

• IAV GmbH: Engineering services provider for automotive and aerospace combining mechanical, electronic and software development — directly comparable to Smartengineering's multi-disciplinary project teams and calculation/simulation-driven delivery in regulated industrial sectors.
• Teoresi Group: Italian engineering services firm delivering mechanical design, mechatronics, embedded systems and simulation to industrial clients — direct overlap with Smartengineering's core mechanical and mechatronic engineering portfolio across Italian industrial sectors.
• Bertrandt AG: German engineering partner offering development services across mechanical and mechatronic disciplines for automotive, aerospace and industrial customers — matches Smartengineering's cross-sector on-site engineering-services model with similar multi-year, multi-project engagement style.
• EDAG Group: Independent engineering services provider for the automotive and industrial sectors, covering mechanical design, simulation, prototyping and complete vehicle/plant development — competes for the same multidisciplinary engineering-services RFPs across automotive, machine tools and aerospace.
• FEV Group: European engineering services group offering powertrain, vehicle, and mechatronic development with simulation and prototyping capabilities — overlaps with Smartengineering's automotive, aerospace and machine-tools engineering mandates.
• Comau: Italian automation and industrial engineering company providing robotised manufacturing solutions, assembly systems and digital manufacturing services — directly comparable to Smartengineering's packaging automation and assembly-machines segments.
• TXT e-Solutions (TXT Group): Italian technology and engineering services company specialised in PLM, simulation and product engineering for industrial customers — directly comparable to Smartengineering's mechanical design and digital-thread positioning across Italian manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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