What Edibon does

Edibon is a privately-held, family-owned Spanish manufacturer founded in 1978, headquartered in Leganés (Madrid), Spain, where 100% of its design and production take place in-house. The company designs, manufactures, and commercializes professional teaching equipment for technical education and research, organized into 14 fields (Physics, Electronics, Communications, Electricity, Energy, Mechatronics & Automation, Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics & Thermotechnics, Process Control, Chemical Engineering, Food & Water Technologies, Environment, and Biomedical Engineering). Its catalog comprises approximately 4,500 pieces of equipment and pilot plants, with selected units offered with built-in SCADA control interfaces for remote monitoring and assistance, plus an EDIBON Cloud Learning (ECL) distance-learning platform that connects distributed units. Notable technology differentiators include modular and expandable architecture, proprietary SCADA software, and integration with home/building automation protocols (Zigbee, Z-Wave, DALI, KNX/EIB, BACnet) plus recent smart-grid simulation equipment covering distributed energy resources.

Edibon's revenue model combines three streams: (1) day-by-day sales of individual training units and pilot plants to universities, vocational schools, research centers, and industrial clients; (2) custom-built complete laboratories and bespoke units/pilot plants engineered to client specifications; and (3) Technical Education Turn-Key Projects (TKP) that bundle equipment, installation, faculty training, and financing for large multilateral or bilateral engagements. After-sales revenue is anchored by a 5-year warranty, 15-year spare-parts supply, continuous software and manual updates, and ISO 9001 after-sales certification. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; TKP contracts can run multi-year.

Go-to-market is enterprise-led and channel-augmented. Edibon sells through a direct field-sales force, a global representative and partner network across 150+ countries, and project pipelines driven by partnerships with multilateral and bilateral institutions (World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, European Union, UNIDO, AECID, USAID). Marketing channels include a 10-language multilingual website, blog, LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter/YouTube presence, and conference participation (e.g., ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2025). Named customers span leading global universities (Harvard, MIT, EPFL, CUNY, University of Hong Kong, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Alfred University, Ain Shams University) and technical colleges (Trident Technical College), with recent U.S. deployments such as the Alfred University GE Vernova Advanced Power Grid Lab (2024-2025) supported by NYSERDA funding. The firm has no disclosed parent company, public listing, or funding rounds, and operates as a wholly private Spanish manufacturer.

Name

Edibon

Legal name

EDIBON

Website

https://edibon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Edibon is a privately-held Spanish manufacturer founded in 1978 that designs, produces, and sells ~4,500 in-house-built technical teaching equipment units and pilot plants across 14 engineering fields, serving universities, vocational schools, research centers, and multilateral development projects in 150+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Training Equipment

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Engineering Services (541330), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Equipment & Classroom Tools (Whiteboards, Lab Kits, Manipulatives) (EDAEAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Science & STEM Lab Equipment & Supplies (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Makerspaces) (EDAEAIAC), EdTech & Digital Learning Policy Research (EDADADAK), Curriculum for Compliance & Safety Training (K-12/Higher-Ed Non-Corporate) (EDAFACAK), Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

Keywords

• Technical training equipment
• Engineering education equipment
• Didactic laboratory equipment
• Pilot plants manufacturing
• Vocational training systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Leganés

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Day-by-Day Equipment Sales: Sale of individual technical education units and pilot plants to educational institutions, research centers, and industrial customers; thousands of EDIBON units supplied to more than 150 countries.
2. Technical Education Turn-Key Projects (TKP): Complete turnkey solutions with financing for technical education projects, including hundreds of multilateral and bilateral engagements with international organizations.
3. Custom-Built Complete Laboratories: End-to-end design and build of complete custom technical laboratories under client requirements, including equipment, installation, and training.
4. Custom-Made Units and Pilot Plants: Bespoke engineering of didactic units, small-scale production plants, and research equipment tailored to teacher, researcher, worker, and student needs.
5. After-Sales Service and Warranty: Five-year warranty, immediate remote assistance for SCADA units, 15-year spare parts supply, continuous software and manual updates, ISO 9001 after-sales certified.
6. Technical Courses and Consultancy: Technical training courses for teachers, students, and researchers using EDIBON units, plus technical education consultancy and LEED-certified building design services for engineering/technical centers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Edibon designs, manufactures, and commercializes approximately 4,500 pieces of professional teaching and research equipment and pilot plants across 14 fields of technical education and research, including physics, electronics, communications, electricity, energy, mechatronics, mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, process control, chemical engineering, food and water technologies, environment, and biomedical engineering. The company also delivers complete custom-built laboratories, turn-key technical education projects (TKP) with financing, customized pilot plants, and the EDIBON Cloud Learning (ECL) distance-learning platform.

Product overview

Edibon offers a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of approximately 4,500 pieces of technical training and research equipment and pilot plants organized across 14 fields of technical education and research. The core catalog is the unified Edibon technical equipment platform, on top of which sit modular product families by domain — Physics (3D Physics), Electronics, Communications, Electricity (including Home and Building Automation supporting Zigbee, Z-Wave, DALI, KNX/EIB, and BACnet protocols), Energy (Smart Grids and Power Systems, Microgrids including the AEL-MGP, Renewable Energies, Conventional Energies, Energy Storage, High Voltage and Electrical Protection), Mechatronics and Automation (Mechatronics and PLC Automation), Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Thermotechnics, Process Control, Chemical Engineering, Food and Water Technologies, Environment, and Biomedical Engineering — supported by Laboratory Accessories (Services Modules, Technical Furniture, Instrumentation, Multimedia Accessories). Several units can be ordered with built-in SCADA for remote control. These domain modules are wrapped by cross-cutting service offerings including Customized Pilot Plants, Complete Laboratories, Technical Education Turn-Key Projects (TKP), the EDIBON Cloud Learning (ECL) distance-learning platform, Technical Courses, Technical Education Consultancy, and Building Constructor for Technical Education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Education Equipment (14-Field Catalog) A unified platform-plus-modules catalog of roughly 4,500 modular didactic units, training equipment, and pilot plants sold to universities, technical schools, research centers, and industrial clients for hands-on teaching and experimentation across 14 engineering and science disciplines.
• Customized Pilot Plants Bespoke pilot plants and custom-made units for energy, thermodynamics and thermotechnics, chemical engineering, food and water technology, and environment applications, designed and built to client specifications.
• Complete Custom-Built Laboratories End-to-end design, supply, installation, and commissioning of complete custom-built technical laboratories to client requirements, including equipment, integration, faculty training, and LEED-certified building design.
• Technical Education Turn-Key Projects (TKP) Turn-key technical education project solutions with financing, covering complete delivery of laboratories and equipment for multilateral and bilateral institutional clients (World Bank, IDB, European Union, UNIDO, AECID, USAID).
• EDIBON Cloud Learning (ECL) Technical distance-learning platform that connects students with Edibon units located in different physical places, enabling remote experimentation and instruction using SCADA-enabled equipment.
• Smart Grids and Power Systems Training Equipment Training equipment covering smart grids, microgrids (including the AEL-MGP), renewable energies, energy storage, high voltage and electrical protection for utilities, end-user applications, and power generation, transmission, distribution, and load systems.
• Laboratory Accessories and Services Modules Cross-domain laboratory accessories including Services Modules (steam generators, hot/cold water supply, refrigeration/air conditioning maintenance, pressure groups, auxiliary and protection transformers), Technical Furniture, Instrumentation, and Multimedia Accessories.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 150 countries served worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and major.

• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDIBON collaborates with UNIDO on technical-education and industrial capacity-building projects. UNIDO programs typically finance procurement of technical training equipment, pilot plants, and consulting services for developing-country institutions.
• AECID (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDIBON partners with Spain's AECID on international development cooperation projects for technical education, leveraging Spanish government development funds.
• USAID (United States Agency for International Development)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDIBON works with USAID on international technical-education programs, supporting U.S.-funded development projects that deploy training equipment and pilot plants.
• GE VernovaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGE Vernova is cited as a partner contributor to Alfred University's power engineering infrastructure, contributing $2.8 million in software to the GE Vernova Advanced Power Grid Lab at Alfred University alongside EDIBON's smart grid simulation equipment.
• Alfred UniversitymajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAlfred University partnered with EDIBON to develop the Edibon Power Systems Simulation Lab at its Inamori School of Engineering. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on October 23, 2024 for the new lab, which provides hands-on training in distributed energy resources, battery management, and renewable energy forecasting.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GUNT Hamburg: German designer and manufacturer of technical teaching and demonstration equipment for engineering education across mechanical, fluid, thermal, process, and electrical disciplines. Closest direct peer to EDIBON in catalog breadth, customer base (universities and vocational schools), and modular hardware-with-software architecture.
• Armfield: UK-based designer/manufacturer of miniature-scale teaching and research equipment for engineering and food science, sold to universities worldwide. Comparable in product philosophy (small-scale pilot plants and didactic units) and in serving higher-education engineering labs globally.
• TecQuipment: UK manufacturer of engineering teaching equipment for universities and colleges covering mechanical, fluid, thermal, electrical, and control disciplines. Direct peer in product scope, customer segment, and hands-on didactic design philosophy.
• De Lorenzo Group: Italian designer/manufacturer of technical training equipment for electrical, electronic, energy, and automation education. Comparable to EDIBON in continental-European manufacturing footprint, modular equipment architecture, and turnkey laboratory project offerings to universities and vocational centers.
• Amatrol: U.S.-based designer/manufacturer of technical education and workforce training equipment (electrical, mechanical, fluid power, automation, process control). Direct peer to EDIBON in selling modular hands-on equipment to universities, community colleges, and industrial training centers, with a strong vocational/STEM focus.
• TQ Education & Training: UK-based provider of technical training solutions and equipment for engineering education, including bespoke training rigs and learning programs. Comparable to EDIBON in delivering turnkey technical education systems to colleges, universities, and industrial customers.
• Feedback Group: UK designer/manufacturer of educational equipment for control engineering, electrical machines, power systems, and process control. Direct peer to EDIBON in delivering modular didactic units with a focus on electrical and control engineering disciplines.
• PASCO Scientific: U.S.-based designer/manufacturer of hands-on science education equipment and data-logging/analysis software. Comparable to EDIBON in selling physical teaching equipment with proprietary software interfaces to educational institutions, though with a stronger science (physics/biology/chemistry) orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Festo Didactic: Global leader in factory automation training, owned by Festo, offering industrial automation, mechatronics, and process-control learning systems. Broader incumbent peer that overlaps EDIBON in mechatronics/automation and process control, but is part of a much larger industrial automation portfolio.

Emerging players

• Quanser: Canada-based provider of advanced teaching and research platforms for controls, mechatronics, robotics, and autonomous systems used in engineering universities. Emerging-player peer to EDIBON in higher-ed engineering labs, with stronger emphasis on controls/robotics and software-integrated platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/edibon_intl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EDIBONinternational
• Facebookfacebook.com/198802100184164
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edibon

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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