What Nova Rotors does

Nova Rotors Srl is a privately held Italian industrial pump manufacturer founded in 1990 and headquartered in Sossano, in the province of Vicenza. The company designs, manufactures, and sells positive-displacement pumps — principally progressive cavity (monovite) pumps under the Diamond brand, twin-screw pumps under the Raptor HTS line, floating stator pumps under the Wobble brand, and industrial macerators/grinders under the Terminator series — for moving viscous, abrasive, shear-sensitive, and solids-laden fluids. Its core engineering principle relies on a helical rotor rotating within an elastomeric stator to create sealed, axially progressing chambers that deliver continuous, pulse-free flow, with specialized sub-variants for dosing, hopper-fed high-solids transfer, vertical tank emptying, and titanium flex-joint sanitary transmission. The portfolio carries an unusually dense certification stack — 3A, CE 1935/2004, HACCP, FDA, EHEDG, GMP, ATEX 2014/34/EU, API 676/682, RINA, and Lloyd's Register — enabling deployment across regulated food, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, chemical, and maritime applications.

Nova Rotors serves industrial B2B customers across nine vertical end-markets (Food & Beverage, Environmental/Ecological, Oil & Gas, Mining & Drilling, Construction & Cement, Chemical & Process, Maritime & Naval, Pulp & Paper, and Leather Tanning). Its go-to-market is a hybrid of direct enterprise sales staffed by application engineers and an international reseller/dealer network supplemented by trade show presence (Cibus Tec, FOOMA Japan, IFAT Munich) and a 'Become a dealer' recruitment program. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of pumps and macerators, supplemented by after-sales spare parts, technical service, and field maintenance. Pricing is quote-based, project-specific, and not publicly disclosed; contracts are multi-year. The company is operationally active, with no disclosed external institutional investors, no M&A activity, no leadership transitions, and no public revenue disclosure; ownership appears to remain with founders/internal stakeholders, financed through operational cash flow and supported by a registered share capital of €1,000,000.

Name

Nova Rotors

Legal name

Nova Rotors Srl

Website

https://novarotors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nova Rotors Srl is an Italian industrial manufacturer (founded 1990, Sossano) that designs and sells positive-displacement pumps — progressive cavity, twin-screw, floating stator — and industrial macerators for viscous and solids-laden fluid handling across food, pharma, environmental, oil & gas, and maritime customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Positive Displacement Pumps

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Positive Displacement Pumps (IMAHANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Slurry, Dewatering & Process Pumps (Pumps, Valves, Piping for Mine/Plant) (IMAKANAI), Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG), Pumps & Plumbing Pump Accessories (Sump, Sewage, Booster) (IMADALAL)

Keywords

• Progressive cavity pumps
• Twin-screw pumps
• Floating stator pumps
• Industrial macerators
• Positive displacement pumps

Headquarters

HQ city

Sossano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Pump and Equipment Sales: Nova Rotors generates revenue primarily through the manufacture and sale of positive displacement pumps (progressive cavity, twin-screw, floating stator) and industrial macerators. Products are sold directly and through a network of resellers and distributors globally. The company also generates revenue from after-sales services including spare parts, technical support, and maintenance.
2. After-Sales Service and Spare Parts: Post-sale support including spare parts supply, technical assistance, and maintenance services for installed equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nova Rotors designs, manufactures, and sells positive displacement pumps — including progressive cavity (monovite) pumps, twin-screw pumps, and floating stator pumps — along with industrial macerators/grinders for volumetric reduction of solids. The pumps serve industrial fluid transfer, hygienic dosing, sludge handling, and waste processing applications across sectors such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, wastewater treatment, oil and gas, mining, chemicals, maritime, paper, and leather tanning. The company also provides after-sales service, spare parts, and technical support for installed equipment.

Product overview

Nova Rotors is an industrial pump and grinder manufacturer founded in 1990, specializing in four main product lines: (1) RAPTOR double-screw pumps (HTS series) for sanitary applications in food and pharmaceutical industries; (2) DIAMOND progressive cavity monovite pumps with multiple sub-series (N, M, H, HS, HSB, HB, HP, HE, V, X, XF Titanium, MX, HX) for diverse industrial applications including wastewater treatment, food processing, chemical, mining, and maritime sectors; (3) WOBBLE floating stator pumps (R, RL series) for flexible handling of complex fluids; and (4) TERMINATOR industrial grinders (TG series) for sewage treatment and sludge management. The product portfolio serves industrial, food and pharmaceutical, ecological/environmental, and oil & gas sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RAPTOR: Twin-screw pumps series HTS for hygienic applications in food and pharmaceutical industries.
• DIAMOND
• WOBBLE
• TERMINATOR

Products and services

• RAPTOR Twin-Screw Pumps (HTS Series) Twin-screw sanitary pumps (RAPTOR brand, HTS series) designed for hygienic applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. Two synchronized rotors rotating in opposite directions within a shaped chamber create uniform, delicate fluid transfer without contamination. Fully sanitary design with smooth surfaces and no stagnation zones; supports CIP and SIP operations.
• DIAMOND Progressive Cavity (Monovite) Pumps Progressive cavity monovite pumps (DIAMOND brand) using a helical rotor rotating within an elastomeric stator to create sealed chambers that move progressively along the pump axis. Delivers uniform, continuous fluid transfer without pulsations and ensures precise flow control for industrial, food, pharmaceutical, and environmental applications.
• DIAMOND Progressive Cavity Dosing Pumps Precision dosing progressive cavity pumps (DIAMOND brand, M/MX series) using rotating screw within elastomeric stator technology. Creates sealed cavities that move axially to transfer fluid without pulsations, ideal for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical applications requiring accurate and constant fluid control.
• WOBBLE Floating Stator Pumps Floating stator pumps (WOBBLE brand, R/RL series) where the stator moves freely within the pumping chamber, dynamically adapting to operating conditions. Designed for challenging industrial fluid transfer applications handling viscous products, fluids with solid particles, and slightly abrasive substances; bronze body versions available for marine environments.
• TERMINATOR Industrial Macerators/Grinders (TG Series) Industrial grinders/shredders (TERMINATOR brand, TG series) for volumetric reduction of solids in heavy industrial applications. Specifically designed for sewage treatment and industrial sludge management systems, with wear-resistant components, advanced control systems, and integrated safety mechanisms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Progressive cavity pumps handle pressures up to 48 bar (reverse direction 12 bar with balanced shafts), with flow rates up to 400 m³/h and capability to process fluids with viscosities up to 100,000 mPas and solids content up to 40% dry matter.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SUNNY Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 June 2026SUNNY Ltd. is Nova Rotors' authorized Japanese distributor and partnership representative, co-exhibiting with Nova Rotors at FOOMA JAPAN 2026 at Tokyo Big Sight (Hall W3 – Booth 11-32). SUNNY Ltd. is located at 2-3-6 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Kaede Building, Tokyo 101-0047, Japan, Tel: +81 3-3254-7101. The partnership enables Nova Rotors to serve the Japanese food processing and industrial pump market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Grundfos: Danish global leader in pumps with a portfolio spanning dosing, centrifugal, and submersible pumps. Competes with Nova Rotors particularly in water treatment, dosing, and food industry applications, though at vastly greater scale and with a broader product mix.
• Sulzer: Swiss-headquartered global pump and rotating equipment manufacturer with a broad portfolio that includes progressing cavity, centrifugal, and submersible pumps. Sulzer overlaps with Nova Rotors in chemical, oil & gas, and water applications but operates at much greater scale and product breadth.
• Flowserve: US-listed global pump and valve manufacturer serving oil & gas, power, chemical, and water industries with API-compliant pumps. Overlaps with Nova Rotors' API 676 oil & gas pumps and broader industrial pump offering as a significantly larger incumbent with global service infrastructure.
• Xylem: US-listed global water technology company with extensive pump portfolio including dewatering, wastewater, and dosing pumps. Overlaps with Nova Rotors' environmental/wastewater and dosing product lines as a much larger incumbent serving municipal and industrial water customers.

Direct peers

• Watson-Marlow: UK-based specialist in peristaltic and progressing cavity pumps for pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and chemical dosing. Competes with Nova Rotors particularly in hygienic dosing, sanitary fluid transfer, and viscous-product handling applications.
• PCM (Sulzer progressing cavity line): French-origin progressing cavity pump specialist (now part of Sulzer) that historically competed head-to-head with Mono and Seepex. Highly comparable product line to Nova Rotors' progressive cavity Diamond series in food, chemical, and oil & gas applications.
• Seepex: German-headquartered global leader in progressive cavity pumps, with a comparable product range of single-screw pumps, macerators, and dosing systems serving food, wastewater, oil & gas, and chemical sectors. Seepex is Nova Rotors' most direct head-to-head competitor in the progressive cavity pump category.
• Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme: German manufacturer of progressing cavity pumps, twin-screw pumps, rotary lobe pumps, and macerators. Overlaps directly with Nova Rotors' Diamond, Raptor, and Terminator product families across food, chemical, oil & gas, and wastewater applications.
• Mono (NOV Mono): UK-based pioneer of the progressing cavity pump and part of NOV Inc. Offers a comparable range of single-screw pumps for viscous and abrasive fluids across municipal, industrial, and oil & gas markets, making it a direct competitor to Nova Rotors' Diamond series.

Emerging players

• Tapflo: Sweden-based niche industrial pump manufacturer focused on diaphragm, centrifugal, and sanitary pumps for chemical, food, and process industries. Comparable mid-sized European specialist profile to Nova Rotors with overlapping hygienic and chemical process applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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