INEVO

What INEVO does

INEVO srl is an Italian B2B manufacturer that designs and produces high-precision injection moulds and moulded plastic components, primarily serving European automotive OEMs and tier suppliers in lighting, exterior, and smart-mobility applications. The company traces its origins to INCOS, founded in 1987, and was spun off from the INglass Group in 2020 as an independent entity; its management team is led by CEO Luigi Cover with Roberto Fagarazzi heading sales. The company reports annual turnover of €22 million, approximately 120 employees, and an export share exceeding 80%. Primary customers are automotive programmes requiring multi-colour, multi-material and multi-shot moulded parts such as headlamp and rear lamp lenses, lightguides, sunroofs, bumpers, front modules, and next-generation radar-integrated grilles.

The company's competitive position rests on a portfolio of proprietary moulding technologies that consolidate multiple processes into single-cycle operations. These include Injection-Compression Moulding (ICM), In-Mould-Coating (IMC), In-Mould-Labeling and In-Mould-Decoration (IML/IMD), In-Cavity-Preforming (ICP), In-Mould Electronics (IME), Insert Moulding, and Multi-Station Moulds capable of supporting up to four-station rotary and spin-form presses with clamping forces ranging from 800 to 4,000 tonnes. INEVO holds a documented first-mover track record — the first bi-material rotational mould for a headlamp (2004), the first bi-material glazing mould on a spin-form press (2006), and the first multi-layer mould with integrated radome (2018) — and holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications alongside PPAP approval for serial production of bi-colour rear lenses on high-end European car programmes.

INEVO operates a project-based enterprise sales model in which customers are engaged through a co-design process spanning rheological simulation, prototyping, industrialisation and 24/7 after-sales support. Revenue is generated from one-time custom mould sales, serial production of moulded components through its jointly-controlled subsidiary CST Cover, and engineering services supported by the toolshop operations of CST Stampi. The company is headquartered in San Polo di Piave, Italy, with manufacturing operations in Piavon di Oderzo and Fossalta Maggiore di Chiarano, and a wholly-owned German sales and operations subsidiary (Inevo GmbH) established in Munich in 2023 to serve the DACH automotive market.

Name

INEVO

Legal name

INEVO srl

Website

https://inevo.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

INEVO designs and manufactures high-precision injection moulds and moulded plastic components for the European automotive industry, specialising in multi-colour and multi-material tooling for lighting, exterior, and smart-mobility applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Injection Mould Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Mold Manufacturing (333511), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories (3714)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive & Transportation Injection Molded Parts (IMANAFAB)

Keywords

• Injection mould manufacturing
• Plastic tooling solutions
• Automotive moulds
• Multi-material moulding
• Industrial prototyping services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Polo Di Piave

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Mould Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of high-precision injection moulds for automotive lighting, exterior components, glazing and smart mobility applications. Revenue derived from engineering, tooling and mould construction services.
2. Injection Moulding Services: Serial production of moulded components through their production facilities. Manufacturing services for automotive, home automation, ambient lighting and furniture industries.
3. Co-Design and Engineering Services: Product development, prototyping and industrialisation services including rheological analysis, process simulation and validation support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INEVO designs, engineers, and manufactures high-precision injection moulds and serial moulded components for the plastics industry, with deep specialisation in multi-material and multi-colour moulds for automotive lighting, exterior components and smart mobility applications. The offering spans co-design and rheological simulation through prototyping, industrialisation and serial production, supported by in-house technologies including ICM, IMC, IML/IMD, ICP, Multi-Station Moulds, IME and Insert Moulding across three Italian production facilities.

Product overview

INEVO offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-precision injection moulding solutions for the plastics industry, primarily serving the automotive sector. The core offering includes design, engineering, and manufacturing of moulds and moulded components. The company provides both manufacturing technologies (ICM, IMC, IML/IMD, ICP, Multi-Station Moulds, IME, Insert Moulding) and complementary services (Co-Design, Prototyping, Industrialisation, Maintenance, After-Sales Support). Application areas span Automotive Lighting, High-Class Exterior Components, Smart Mobility Solutions, and general Injection Moulding Production across multiple industries. INEVO operates multiple production facilities including its main toolshop and laboratory in San Polo di Piave, production facility CST Cover in Piavon di Oderzo, and toolshop CST Stampi in Chiarano.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Co-Design Services
• Prototyping Services
• Industrialisation Services
• Maintenance and After-Sales Support
• Injection Moulding Production
• Automotive Lighting Moulds and Components
• High-Class Exterior Component Moulds
• Smart Mobility Moulds and Components
• Custom High-Precision Injection Moulds

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in required tonnage at pressures leading to cost savings and lower environmental impact
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and legacy.

• Inevo GmbHcoreOthers · 1 January 2023German subsidiary established in Munich in 2023 to support European market operations and customer relationships.
• CST StampicoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Toolshop partner for milling and EDM operations as well as production of moulds for plastics and rubber sectors and industrial components. Located in Fossalta Maggiore di Chiarano, TV, Italy. Collaboration started with INEVO spinoff from INglass Group in 2020.
• CST CovercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for mass manufacturing of high-quality moulded components for automotive, home automation, ambient lighting and furniture industries. Located in Piavon di Oderzo, TV, Italy.
• INglass S.p.A.legacyOthersParent company from which INEVO was spun off in 2020. INEVO inherited nearly 40 years of experience from the moulding division of INglass S.p.A. Original source of technical expertise and industry knowledge.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• INglass S.p.A. INEVO's former parent company and present sister/ecosystem entity, focused on rotational/slush moulds for automotive interior and exterior surfaces. Relevant as the source of INEVO's inherited moulding expertise and as a complementary mould technology peer.

Direct peers

• Wittmann Battenfeld: Austria/Germany-headquartered manufacturer of injection moulding machines, robots and auxiliaries serving the same plastics-processing customer base. Closely comparable as a technology and equipment partner for high-end multi-component and multi-colour automotive moulding applications.
• Marelli: Global automotive lighting and electronics supplier (formerly Magneti Marelli) and a likely direct or adjacent customer/competitor in headlamp tooling. Comparable as the most relevant Tier-1 downstream counterpart INEVO serves and competes alongside for smart-lighting programmes.

Broad incumbents

• ENGEL Holding: Global injection moulding machinery manufacturer with strong automotive exposure, including multi-component and large-tonnage presses. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose customers overlap with INEVO's OEM base, even if ENGEL primarily sells capital equipment rather than moulds.
• KraussMaffei Group: Munich-headquartered machinery and process specialist covering injection moulding, extrusion and reaction process machinery. Overlaps with INEVO in automotive multi-component and large-format moulded parts, though KraussMaffei operates at much broader scope.
• Plastic Omnium: French Tier-1 supplier of plastic and composite exterior/interior automotive parts and clean-energy systems. Comparable to INEVO as a large downstream user of advanced injection moulds serving European OEMs, with growing smart-exterior capability.
• HELLA (FORVIA): German automotive lighting and electronics specialist, now part of FORVIA, supplying headlamps, rear lamps and body electronics. Comparable as a Tier-1 customer and as an integrator that increasingly designs its own moulds and processes.
• Grammer AG: German Tier-1 supplier of automotive interior components (centre consoles, headrests, armrests) using complex multi-component plastics moulding. Comparable as an automotive plastics buyer relying on similar multi-shot and insert-mould technologies.
• Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Japan- and Germany-based injection moulding machine manufacturer with strong European automotive customer base. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose equipment is used to run similar multi-component and high-tonnage moulding programmes INEVO designs moulds for.
• Webasto Group: German automotive supplier of panoramic sunroofs, convertible roof systems and electrified heating. Comparable as a downstream automotive customer for INEVO's high-class exterior moulding (sunroofs, glazing) and a potential alternative technology stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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