What Nuova Fima does

Nuova Fima (legal entity: NUOVA FIMA SRL) is an Italian manufacturer of industrial pressure and temperature measurement instruments, headquartered in Invorio, Piedmont, and tracing its origin to F.I.M.A. – Fabbrica Italiana di Manometri ed Affini, founded in 1925 by Vittorio Barcellini and Carlo Curioni. The company builds bourdon-tube pressure gauges, electronic pressure and level transmitters (piezoresistive and ceramic sensors), diaphragm seals, thermometers, thermowells, pressure switches, and a portfolio of digital multi-function instruments — 122+ products in total — and is notable for in-house production of bourdon tubes on proprietary forming machines with robotic welding and Helium leak detection.

The firm sells primarily via a channel-partner model: roughly 90 distributors organized into eight regional groupings (Italy 20, Spain/Portugal 2, broader Europe 16, Eurasia 9, Americas 10, Middle East 11, Asia/Oceania 15, Africa 7), supplemented by wholly-owned subsidiaries Nuova Fima USA Inc. (Houston) and Nuova Fima Spain (since 1973). End markets are diversified across chemical/petrochemical, oil and gas, energy, food/pharmaceutical/sanitary, water treatment, OEM machine builders, EPC contractors, and calibration laboratories. Compliance and certification form a load-bearing part of the offering — ISO 9001:2015, ATEX, UL/CSA (E114472), EAC, 3A, PED 2014/68/UE, RoHS, EMC, NACE MR0175/MR0103, EN 837, ASME B40.1, ASME B16.5, ASME PTC 19.3 TW, EN 13190, EN 1092 — which gate access to hazardous-area and sanitary industrial buyers globally.

The company is privately held, with no external PE or VC funding disclosed and a paid-up share capital of €100,000. Pricing is not publicly listed; sales are quote-based through the distributor and subsidiary network, with an online stock system supporting registered distributors. No revenue, headcount detail beyond the 251–500 band, or management-team information is disclosed in the input sources.

Name

Nuova Fima

Legal name

NUOVA FIMA SRL

Website

https://nuovafima.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nuova Fima is an Italian industrial manufacturer of pressure and temperature measurement instruments — Bourdon-tube gauges, electronic transmitters, diaphragm seals, and thermometers — sold through 90+ distributors and subsidiaries in the US and Spain to chemical, oil & gas, energy, food/pharma, and water-treatment customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Instrumentation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL)

Keywords

• Industrial pressure gauges
• Process measurement instruments
• Electronic pressure transmitters
• Bourdon tube manometers
• Diaphragm seals

Headquarters

HQ city

Invorio Inferiore

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Instrumentation Products: Manufacture and sale of pressure gauges, pressure transmitters, temperature instruments, diaphragm seals, and accessories for industrial process applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nuova Fima designs, manufactures, and sells industrial pressure and temperature measurement instruments at its Invorio (Italy) facility, including Bourdon tube pressure gauges, electronic pressure and level transmitters, diaphragm seals, pressure switches, thermometers, and thermowells. The portfolio includes more than 122 products covering standard, process-industry, NACE (oil & gas), food/sanitary, laboratory, electric-contact and liquid-filled variants, plus ATEX and UL/CSA certified versions for hazardous and North American markets. Finished instruments are sold globally through a network of 90+ distributors and directly via subsidiaries in the USA (Houston) and Spain.

Product overview

Nuova Fima is an Italian manufacturer of industrial measurement and control instruments for pressure and temperature. The product portfolio includes: Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauges (standard, process, NACE, food/sanitary, laboratory, electric contact, liquid-filled variants), Special Pressure Gauges (capsule, differential, diaphragm), Pressure Switches (waterproof, ATEX, differential ATEX), Diaphragm Seals (threaded, flanged, flush diaphragm, food/sanitary, inline, plastic), Thermometers (bimetallic, inert gas filled, glass tube), Electronic Transmitters (pressure, level, local indicator, ATEX intrinsically safe, multifunction digital), Thermowells (PN25, PN100, PN250), and Components/Accessories (valves, manifolds, siphons, pressure limiters/dampeners). Recent product launches include the ST2 low-pressure transmitter (0-60 mbar), STMA/DG and STMA/LC pressure transmitters with advanced sensors, and the ST LV submersible level transmitter. The company has over 80 years of history and 5 global subsidiaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manometri a Molla Tubolare (Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauges) Pressure gauges using bourdon tube sensing technology, available in standard, process industry, NACE-compliant (oil industry), food/sanitary, laboratory/test, electric-contact, and liquid-filled variants. Used for pressure measurement across chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, food, pharmaceutical, energy, water, HVAC and OEM applications.
• Manometri Speciali (Special Pressure Gauges) Specialized pressure gauges including capsule, differential, and diaphragm types intended for specific industrial measurement requirements such as low-pressure/vacuum, differential pressure, and diaphragm-protected measurement.
• Pressostati (Pressure Switches) Pressure switches including waterproof, ATEX flame-proof, differential, and differential ATEX versions used for industrial control, alarm, and shut-down applications.
• Separatori di fluido (Diaphragm Seals) Diaphragm seals for isolating sensitive gauge elements from process fluids, available in threaded, flanged, flush-diaphragm, food/sanitary, inline, and plastic-material variants.
• Componenti e accessori (Components and Accessories) Pressure instrumentation accessories including adjustable overload pressure limiters, pressure dampeners, cocks/valves, pigtails/siphons, and bar-stock valves and manifolds for installation, protection, and isolation of process instruments.
• Termometri (Thermometers) Temperature measurement instruments including bimetallic, inert-gas-filled, glass-tube, and inert-gas-filled with mechanical/electrical-contact intervention variants for industrial temperature monitoring.
• Trasmettitori elettronici (Electronic Transmitters) Electronic transmitters for pressure, level, local indication, ATEX intrinsically safe variants, and multifunction digital pressure instruments with 4-20 mA and voltage outputs for industrial process control.
• Pozzetti termometrici (Thermowells) Thermowells (build-up tube PN25, bar stock PN100 stepped, and bar stock PN250 tapered) used to protect temperature sensors from process pressure, velocity, and corrosion.
• ST2 Electronic Pressure Transmitter Electronic pressure transmitter with 0...60 mbar range, piezoresistive sensor, ±0.5% accuracy, UL/CSA certified for US and Canadian markets. Targeted at low-pressure measurement and ventilator/respirator production applications.
• STMA/DG Pressure Transmitter Flush-diaphragm pressure transmitter with piezoresistive sensor and Positive Sealing double-seal architecture, G1/2A and G1A process connections. Designed for viscous, crystallizing, and contaminated process fluids.
• STMA/LC Pressure Transmitter Flush-diaphragm pressure transmitter with ceramic sensor and G1/2A and G3/4A connections, intended for viscous, crystallizing, and corrosive process fluids.
• ST LV Piezoresistive Level Transmitter Submersible piezoresistive level transmitter for water level measurement in dams, rivers, lakes, wells, and storage tanks. 1-250 m range, IP68 protection, 0.5% accuracy, EAC certified.
• ST SA Pressure Transmitter Sanitary pressure transmitter with welded diaphragm and all-stainless-steel construction, 3A, ISO 2852, SMS 681 and RJT/IDV certified. Used for crystallizing, viscous, and sedimentous fluids in food, pharmaceutical, and sanitary applications.
• SDM 18 Multifunction Digital Instrument Digital pressure instrument combining manometer, transmitter, and pressure-switch functions with 0.1% accuracy, field-adjustable ratio up to 1:5, 5-digit display with analog bar graph, two alarm setpoints, peak/min/max memory, ambient temperature sensing, and IP65 protection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Leak detection sensitivity of 1×10-7 mbar/l/s-1 using Helium leak detector
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MET Laboratories Inc.coreOthers · 15 February 2018MET Laboratories Inc. is the NRTL (National Recognized Testing Laboratories) that certified Nuova Fima's STLV and ST series transmitters (ST1, ST2, ST9, ST18, STMA, STSA) for UL/CSA compliance (certificate E114472). Products bearing the cMETus mark are eligible for USA and Canada market access.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Endress+Hauser Group Services AG: Swiss-based global leader in industrial process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, level, flow, and analytical measurement. Overlaps Nuova Fima on pressure and temperature but operates at much larger scale with extensive smart-instrumentation/IIoT capabilities and direct global sales/service.
• Emerson Electric Co. (Rosemount / Emerson Automation Solutions): US-based global industrial automation conglomerate with Rosemount pressure, temperature, and level measurement portfolio. Major incumbent competing against Nuova Fima in oil & gas, chemical, and refining end markets with broader smart-instrumentation and software offerings.

Direct peers

• Baumer Group: Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of sensors, measuring instruments, and automation solutions including pressure, temperature, level, and flow. Overlaps with Nuova Fima on pressure transmitters and sanitary instrumentation for food/pharma/process industries.
• NOSHOK Inc. US-based pressure and temperature measurement specialist offering pressure gauges, transmitters, transducers, diaphragm seals, and thermometers. Closely comparable mid-sized specialist competing for similar industrial OEM and process customers in overlapping geographies.
• JUMO GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned industrial measurement and control specialist offering pressure, temperature, level, flow, and analytical sensors. Closely comparable in size, heritage, family-ownership structure, and European industrial mid-market positioning to Nuova Fima.
• Ashcroft Inc. US-based specialist manufacturer of pressure and temperature instrumentation including bourdon tube gauges, pressure transducers, diaphragm seals, and thermometers. Direct competitor in oil & gas, chemical, and industrial process markets with comparable product breadth and target customer base.
• IFM Electronic GmbH: German manufacturer of industrial sensors and instrumentation including pressure, temperature, level, and flow sensors with strong focus on factory automation and IO-Link connectivity. Comparable mid-sized European player serving machine builder (OEM) and process customers similar to Nuova Fima's segments.
• Keller Pressure (Keller AG für Druckmesstechnik): Swiss manufacturer of piezoresistive pressure transmitters and pressure sensors with proprietary thin-film and silicon sensor technology. Competes with Nuova Fima's ST and STMA electronic transmitter lines in process and level measurement applications.
• WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG: German-headquartered global leader in pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement. Directly comparable product portfolio (bourdon tube gauges, electronic transmitters, diaphragm seals, thermometers) and serves the same chemical, oil & gas, food/pharma, and HVAC end markets. The dominant competitor Nuova Fima benchmarks against globally.

Regional players

• Badger Meter Inc. US-headquartered flow measurement and control specialist with some pressure/level instrumentation overlap. While primarily flow-focused, the company's North American industrial presence and instrumentation channel provide a regional comparison point for Nuova Fima's US subsidiary expansion trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance19 records

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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