What Rotecna does

Rotecna is a privately held Spanish manufacturer specializing in plastic equipment and electronic systems for pig farming operations. Founded in the early 1990s (firmographic sources cite 1991, corporate records cite 1994) and headquartered in Agramunt, Lleida, Spain, the company designs, manufactures, and sells an integrated product portfolio covering all four primary phases of commercial pig production: gestation, farrowing (maternity), transition, and fattening/wean-to-finish. Core products include electronic feeding systems (Dositronic G for gestation and Dositronic M for maternity), ad libitum and precision feeders (TR2/TR5/TR6D/TR7D, SF3D, Grow Feeder Maxi, Feeding Ball, Evofeed), environmental control systems (Ni-2 piglet cover, heated plates, slatted flooring, polypropylene panels), slurry and manure management systems (Tecnapur separation and acidification, Solids Compactor, Manure Acidification System), and electronic monitoring platforms (Silotronic for silo level, Sensoritronic for environmental and consumption monitoring, and Rotecna Cloud for centralized data management). The company has begun layering AI onto its stack through Bodycheck, a computer vision system for sow body condition assessment.

The underlying technology combines in-house plastic injection manufacturing with electronics, sensors, and a recently introduced computer vision product. Rotecna's business model is hardware-centric: revenue is generated through the design, manufacture, and sale of equipment via an international distribution network of representatives and distributors operating across five continents, reaching end customers in markets including Spain, Argentina, Panama, and Guatemala. End users are commercial pig farm operators, primarily small-to-mid-sized businesses, with documented herd sizes ranging from 300 to 3,500 sows; named customers are family farms and regional producers rather than multinational integrators. The company has secured multiple Spanish and EU government grants supporting energy-efficient manufacturing upgrades.

Since July 2020, Rotecna has operated as a subsidiary of SKIOLD Group, a strategic acquirer that purchased the business from its founder and two financial backers, Talde Private Equity and Oquendo Capital. Under SKIOLD ownership, the company has sustained a steady cadence of new product launches spanning AI, cloud platforms, monitoring electronics, slurry compliance, and feeder refresh, while expanding its international distribution footprint through trade-show participation and channel partnerships.

Name

Rotecna

Legal name

ROTECNA, S.A.

Website

https://rotecna.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rotecna, a Spain-based manufacturer, designs and produces plastic injection-molded equipment and electronic systems for commercial pig farms and distributes them globally across all production phases via an international network, with emerging AI-enabled monitoring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Livestock Equipment

NAICS

Hog and Pig Farming (112210)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Hog Growing (Integrator/Production Contracts) (AFAEAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Finishing Hog Production (Grow-Finish) (AFAEAEAE), Wean-to-Finish Hog Operations (AFAEAEAC)

Keywords

• Pig farming equipment
• Swine feeding systems
• Electronic sow feeding
• Livestock slurry management
• Plastic housing panels

Headquarters

HQ city

Agramunt

HQ country

Spain

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. Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Rotecna designs, manufactures, and sells pig farm equipment including feeding systems, environmental controls, slurry management systems, and accessories. Revenue is generated through direct sales to distributors and pig farms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rotecna designs, manufactures, and sells pig farm equipment and solutions covering the full pork production lifecycle (gestation, farrowing, transition, and fattening). Its portfolio includes plastic hoppers/feeders, electronic sow feeding systems, environmental heating and control equipment, plastic housing panels and slats, and slurry/waste management systems, complemented by digital products such as AI-based sow body condition assessment, remote environmental monitoring, and a cloud platform. The company serves pig producers globally through an international network of distributors.

Product overview

Rotecna is a comprehensive provider of pig farm equipment and solutions, operating as a modular platform covering the entire pork production lifecycle: Gestation, Farrowing (Maternity), Transition, and Fattening/Wean-to-Finish. The product portfolio integrates hardware equipment (feeders, heating systems, flooring, panels, slurry management) with electronic and AI-enabled systems (Dositronic G/M for electronic feeding, Silotronic for silo monitoring, Tecnapur for slurry management). Recent additions include AI-powered Bodycheck for sow body condition assessment, Rotecna Cloud for centralized data management, Sensoritronic for remote environmental monitoring, and the Tecnapur slurry separation and acidification systems. Products are organized around key farm phases: feeding solutions (TR/SF/Grow Feeder series, Feeding Ball, Evofeed), environmental control (Ni-2 covers, heated plates), housing (panels, slats, Fast Lock Plastic), and manure/resource management (Tecnapur, Silotronic, Solids Compactor, Manure Acidification System).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dositronic G Electronic feeding system for sows in gestation that delivers precise individual feed management and portion control per animal.
• Dositronic M Electronic feeding system for sows in maternity/lactation, enabling individual feed management to improve feed intake and milk production.
• Silotronic Silo level control system that provides real-time monitoring of feed levels in each silo, improving inventory management and feed planning.
• Tecnapur Complete slurry management and treatment system including solid-liquid separation and acidification for sustainable waste handling, certified at N 63% / P 74% / K 61.5% separation efficiency.
• Bodycheck AI-powered body condition assessment system using computer vision to determine individual sow condition and enable personalized group feeding management.
• Sensoritronic Remote environmental and consumption monitoring system that allows farmers to track leading environmental indicators and feed and water consumption from any device.
• Rotecna Cloud Cloud platform that centralizes and manages data from Rotecna's electronic products with secure access for real-time farm control.
• Ni-2 Mobile Cover Piglet nest cover that creates an optimal thermal microclimate for piglets, providing approximately 30% energy savings in farrowing heating.
• Heated Plates Electric or hydraulic heated plates providing localized warmth for piglets with precision temperature regulation and energy efficiency benefits.
• TR Feeders (TR2, TR5, TR6D, TR7D, SF3D, Swing R3) Plastic hopper and dry feeders for fattening and weaned pigs, including double-sided ad libitum models, featuring precise feed regulation, adjustable gates, and designs that improve feed conversion.
• Plastic Panels Polypropylene panels for pig housing that reduce cleaning water consumption by 46.5% and cleaning time by 21.5% compared to concrete.
• Plastic Slats Plastic slatted flooring for pig housing, providing hygiene and animal comfort.
• Feeding Ball Alternative ad libitum feeding system for the weaning-cubrition phase that helps prevent sow weight loss in summer by allowing continuous feed access throughout the day.
• Evofeed Multiphase feeding system designed to help reduce digestive problems in piglets during weaning.
• Solids Compactor Equipment that further reduces moisture content of the solid fraction from mechanical slurry separation, providing transportation cost savings.
• Fast Lock Plastic Closure system for farrowing and transition pens with anchors designed to facilitate quick, effective opening and closing of fencing.
• Manure Acidification System Acidification system for slurry that enables compliance with emission reduction regulations for existing farms without covering lagoons.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in heating energy consumption in farrowing with Ni-2 mobile covers
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AP (Automated Production Systems): US-based designer and manufacturer of pig production equipment including feeders, ventilation, and flooring. Closely comparable to Rotecna as a pig-only specialist with similar product categories and channel-based distribution.
• HOG Slat: US pig-equipment manufacturer supplying flooring, slats, feeders, and ventilation. Comparable to Rotecna's plastic-injection product range (slats, panels, feeders) for the North American pork production market.
• Schauer Agrotronic: Austrian manufacturer of pig housing and feeding equipment, including electronic sow feeding. Directly comparable as a European pig-equipment specialist with overlapping products (electronic feeding, housing, climate) and similar SMB farmer customers.
• Fancom: Dutch provider of climate control, feeding automation, and farm management software for pig houses. Comparable to Rotecna's electronic feeding and Sensoritronic/Rotecna Cloud offerings as a smart-farming technology competitor inside the pig-equipment segment.
• ACO Funki: Danish pig-equipment brand offering penning, flooring, feeders, and slurry systems. Closely comparable to Rotecna as another Scandinavian-rooted pig-only equipment manufacturer with overlapping plastic-product lines.
• Weda: German manufacturer specializing in liquid feeding systems and electronic sow feeding. Directly comparable to Rotecna's Dositronic feeding systems and overall focus on precision feeding for pigs.
• Plasson: Israeli-headquartered livestock equipment company with plastic injection-molded drinkers, feeders, and penning. Comparable to Rotecna as a competing plastics-injection specialist serving pig and poultry farms globally.

Broad incumbents

• DeLaval: Global livestock equipment incumbent (primarily dairy but expanding into pig monitoring). Comparable to Rotecna as a broader farm-equipment incumbent with adjacent electronic-monitoring capabilities that could overlap with Rotecna Cloud and Sensoritronic.
• Big Dutchman: Global incumbent in livestock housing and feeding equipment with a major pig-equipment division. Comparable to Rotecna as a direct competitor across feeding, climate control, and slurry management, but with broader geographic reach and a larger product portfolio.
• SKIOLD Group: Parent company and Danish agricultural technology group offering pig, poultry, and grain-handling equipment. Directly comparable because Rotecna operates as a pig-equipment subsidiary within SKIOLD, sharing customers and overlapping product portfolios.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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