NIBBLE AUTOMATION

What NIBBLE AUTOMATION does

Nibble Automation S.L. is a Spanish industrial automation services company headquartered in Coslada (Madrid), with operating subsidiaries Nibble Electric in Palma del Río (Córdoba) and Nibble Mechanics in Madrid. The firm designs, programs, and commissions PLC/SCADA control systems (across Siemens, Allen Bradley, ABB, Mitsubishi, Omron, Schneider, Beckhoff, Delta, Panasonic), HMI visualization (WinCC, Wonderware, IFIX), MES implementations (KPI, OEE, BPI, traceability), and custom industrial software using .NET, Java, C#, Python, PHP, and Perl, with optional Azure IoT/MQTT connectivity. Its work is organized around four verticals — logistics warehouses, airports, industrial processes, and automotive/machinery — with claimed project track records of 30-50+ warehouse and 20-50+ airport deliveries across Spain, Germany, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Argentina, India, and China.

The business model is project-based, quote-driven professional services sold both directly to enterprise end-clients (e.g., Aena, Inditex, Leroy Merlin, Saica, Campofrío, Falabella, Kolkata Airport, Gestamp) and as a specialized subcontractor to large automation integrators such as ULMA, TGW, Vanderlande, RIELEC, and iGEM. Recurring revenue comes from 24/7 preventive and corrective maintenance contracts, remote hotline support, and instrumentation calibration. Nibble extends its portfolio through strategic partnerships: Newral for AI/data science, Instycal for instrumentation, Tecnoideas for industrial cybersecurity, IDESAI for co-located logistics machinery development, Forem-A for training, and Galt Automation / Enco / Nibble as the GEN Group for larger collective bids. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The company is privately held with 11-50 employees and no external funding rounds disclosed; ownership appears founder/management-led. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The combination of vertical specialization, channel relationships with global integrators, and a multi-partner service ecosystem positions Nibble as a mid-sized specialist system integrator serving enterprise customers primarily in Spanish-speaking and European markets with selective international reach.

Name

NIBBLE AUTOMATION

Legal name

NIBBLE AUTOMATION SL

Website

https://nibblegroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nibble Automation is a privately held Spanish industrial automation services firm delivering PLC/SCADA, MES, custom software, and 24/7 maintenance for logistics warehouses, airports, industrial processes, and automotive clients, working both directly and as a subcontractor to major integrators like TGW, ULMA, and Vanderlande.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAIAMAA

Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Industrial IoT (IIoT) & Smart Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMAGABAH

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Industrial Automation & Control Systems (PLCs, SCADA, DCS)

SECONDARYIMAGABAG

Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Industrial Automation & Control Systems (PLCs, SCADA, DCS)

Keywords

• Industrial automation services
• PLC programming services
• SCADA systems integration
• MES software development
• Airport baggage handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automation Engineering and Project Execution: Turnkey project delivery encompassing consulting, electromechanical design, PLC/SCADA programming, software development, MES implementation, commissioning, and system follow-up. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for the complete automation of logistics warehouses, airports, industrial processes, and automotive facilities.
2. Maintenance and Support Services: Preventive and corrective maintenance services including on-site electromecanical maintenance, remote hotline support, instrumentation and calibration. Provided both on-site and remotely, 24/7 availability. Revenue generated through ongoing maintenance contracts and ad-hoc service fees.
3. Instrumentation Products: Through partnership with Instycal, provides instrumentation products for flow, pressure, level, temperature measurement, and calibration services. Revenue includes both product sales and calibration service fees.
4. Data Science and AI Consulting: Data processing, analytics, and AI consulting services through the Newral partnership. Includes predictive modeling, data analysis, statistical models, intelligent systems implementation, and AI training/formation. Revenue from consulting engagements and project-based analytics work.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nibble Automation delivers turnkey industrial automation projects encompassing consulting, electromechanical design, PLC/SCADA programming, custom software development, MES implementation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance. The company specializes in logistics warehouses, airport baggage handling systems, industrial processes (food, paper, recycling), and automotive manufacturing. Services are delivered directly to enterprise clients and through channel partnerships with major integrators such as ULMA, TGW, Vanderlande, and RIELEC.

Product overview

NIBBLE AUTOMATION is an industrial automation company offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for airports, logistics warehouses, and manufacturing processes. The core offering consists of PLC programming, HMI/SCADA systems, MES software, and custom software development. These are complemented by consulting, cybersecurity (via Tecnoideas), and Data Scientist/AI services (via Newral). The company also provides electromechanical design and manufacturing, instrumentation (via Instycal), maintenance, and R&D products. The portfolio is delivered across four vertical areas: Logistics, Airports, Processes, and Automotive/Machinery, with projects spanning over 20 airports and 30 warehouses globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PLC Programming Services Design and programming of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) for industrial automation systems using major manufacturer platforms (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron, Schneider, Delta, Beckhoff, Panasonic). Targeted at enterprise industrial operators needing process control.
• HMI/SCADA Systems Human-machine interface and supervisory control and data acquisition systems using WinCC, Wonderware, IFIX, or custom solutions for real-time installation monitoring across industrial facilities.
• MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Manufacturing execution systems providing KPI indicators, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) analysis, BPI (Business Process Intelligence), production control, quality control, and maintenance management modules for industrial facilities.
• Custom Software Development Custom application development using .NET, JAVA, PHP, Python, Perl, and C# for traceability systems, SGT, MFC (Material Flow Control), WMS, IIoT, and Azure cloud solutions for industrial environments.
• Consulting Services Advisory services for solution analysis, project execution planning, tracking, and final validation for industrial automation projects across logistics, airports, processes, and automotive verticals.
• Cybersecurity Services Industrial cybersecurity services including security audits, defense design and construction, and ISO 27001 preparation for industrial IT/OT environments, delivered through partnership with Tecnoideas.
• Data Scientist and AI Services AI and machine learning solutions including predictive models, data analysis, intelligent systems, statistical models, and training services, delivered through Newral partnership as a joint 'Data' offering.
• Maintenance Services Preventive, corrective, and remote maintenance services for industrial installations including electromechanical support, control troubleshooting, instrumentation calibration, and 24/7 hotline availability.
• Electromechanical Design and Manufacturing Design and fabrication of electrical panels and electromechanical installations, including 3D layout design and electrical schematics, delivered through Nibble Electric and Nibble Mechanics subsidiaries.
• Instrumentation Industrial instrumentation for measuring flow, pressure, level, temperature, and other process parameters, plus calibration services, supplied through Instycal partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time machine chocolatina packaging at 400 units per minute
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• NewralcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Nibble Automation and Newral formed a strategic alliance for data science and artificial intelligence applications in industrial automation. Newral provides data scientists who work alongside Nibble engineers to deliver predictive models, data analysis, and AI-powered control for installations in logistics, automated warehouses, and baggage handling. Joint go-to-market as 'Newral + Nibble := Data' offering Big Data, Data Scientist, and AI services. The partnership combines Newral's data expertise with Nibble's industrial automation domain knowledge.
• InstycalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Nibble Automation closed a collaboration agreement with Instycal, a company dedicated to instrumentation and calibration for productive process control. The union allows both companies to increase their portfolio of products and solutions for clients. Together they can undertake any project within the processes sector, offering custom solutions, parts of the global solution, or turnkey projects. Instycal provides instrumentation for flow, pressure, level, temperature measurement, and calibration services that complement Nibble's automation capabilities.
• Tecnoideas 2.0coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Nibble Automation partnered with Tecnoideas 2.0 for industrial cybersecurity services. The partnership is presented as 'NIBBLE + TECNOIDEAS := INDUSTRIAL SECURITY'. Tecnoideas specializes in industrial cybersecurity (IT/OT security, ISO 27001 preparation, contingency plans, forensic analysis) and complements Nibble's automation services with security audits, defense design, and construction for industrial control systems.
• Forem-A (Córdoba)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Nibble Automation and Forem-A of Córdoba initiated a collaboration aimed at improving the preparation of new talent in the automation sector. Jointly they are developing documentation, videos, webinars, and practical exercise sets for automation training. The initiative combines Forem-A's theoretical knowledge and years of experience with Nibble's real-system experience. Currently access is restricted through the Quiénes Somos/Formación section, but the initiative aims for broader deployment.
• IDESAIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDESAI is a logistics sector company specializing in assembly/disassembly, complete solution delivery for parcel operators, equipment reconditioning, and proprietary machine development. Since April 2020, Nibble and IDESAI share offices, warehouse, and day-to-day operations, creating a stronger combined entity. Both companies are developing new products for the logistics sector that will soon reach the market. IDESAI is presented as 'family' rather than competition, with over 10 years of presence in the sector.
• Galt AutomationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGalt Automation, based in Castellón, has worked in close collaboration with Nibble since its inception. Both companies share the same vision, belief, and passion for automation and process control. They operate as a single unit and have jointly participated in projects including Zara León warehouse in Shanghai (partner: RIELEC) and Inditex projects. Galt is also part of the GEN Group together with Enco and Nibble.
• ULMAmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorULMA is a major automation and materials handling company that partners with Nibble for airport and logistics projects. Joint projects include the Kolkata Airport checking system and early baggage storage at Madrid-Barajas airport. ULMA brings the main project; Nibble provides PLC/SCADA control, programming, and commissioning.
• TGWmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTGW is a major logistics automation company that partners with Nibble for warehouse automation projects. Joint projects include Leroy Merlin France (6 PLC commissioning), ABN Pipe Medina del Campo (system upgrade), Stradivarius and Berskha despalletizing, and multiple Inditex warehouse projects. TGW brings the main project; Nibble delivers PLC programming, HMI, emulation, commissioning, and follow-up.
• VanderlandemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVanderlande is a major airport and logistics automation company that partners with Nibble for projects. Joint projects include 3 FSC warehouses in Portugal (commissioning), Falabella Argentina warehouse expansion, and Zara Home Meco warehouse. Vanderlande brings the main project; Nibble provides programming and commissioning services.
• RIELECmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRIELEC is an automation company that partners with Nibble on logistics warehouse projects. Most notably, the two companies collaborated on the large INDE warehouse project in Alberic, Valencia (500+ conveyors, 15 stacker cranes, 2 shoe sorters). RIELEC leads; Nibble handles control (PLC, SCADA, MFC) and electromechanical assembly. Also collaborated on Zara León Shanghai and Inditex Arteixo projects.
• iGEMminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributoriGEM is a logistics sorting systems partner that works with Nibble on box classification projects. Joint projects include Paack Bilbao and Paack Bailén box classification systems, and IDL Germany warehouse. iGEM leads the projects; Nibble provides commissioning and electromechanical assembly.
• Enco (Barcelona)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnco (Barcelona), Galt Automation (Castellón), and Nibble (Madrid) formed the GEN Group — a new collaboration project bringing together automation professionals with more than 15 years of sector experience. The group aims to develop larger projects and reach new milestones together. Formation was initiated over a year prior but was delayed due to the pandemic.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ATS Automation Tooling Systems: Global industrial automation systems integrator delivering turnkey factory automation, controls, and MES across logistics, aerospace, and process customers. Closest services-based analog to Nibble's end-to-end model, though at much larger scale.
• Capgemini Engineering: Large engineering services arm competing in industrial automation, embedded software, and systems integration across Europe. Comparable services-driven business model targeting industrial digital transformation, including MES and Industry 4.0.
• AVEVA Group: Provider of industrial software (SCADA, HMI, MES, historian) that Nibble actively deploys and integrates (e.g., Wonderware lineage). Comparable as the underlying platform vendor in Nibble's solution stack and a channel/partner overlap in MES opportunities.

Emerging players

• COPA-DATA (Zenon): Austrian SCADA/HMI platform vendor with energy, food, and process focus. Comparable as another vendor-then-integration stack competing for the same MES/SCADA design and implementation budget Nibble serves.
• Inductive Automation (Ignition): Independent SCADA/MES platform vendor (Ignition) with strong integrator channel. Comparable as an alternative stack that integrators are increasingly adopting, posing a substitution risk to Nibble's WinCC/Wonderware-centric delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Broad incumbent across industrial automation, process control, and AVEVA-aligned MES. Comparable through its EcoStruxure platform and Modicon PLC family, which Nibble engineers integrate and program.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Broad incumbent whose SIMATIC, WinCC, and SIMATIC IT platforms are primary technologies Nibble programs, commissions, and integrates on. Overlaps with Nibble across logistics, airports, automotive, and process verticals via direct sales and partner ecosystem.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: Broad incumbent in process automation, control systems (DeltaV), and measurement instrumentation. Comparable to Nibble's industrial-process vertical (food, paper, recycling, defense) where Emerson is both a vendor and competitor.
• Rockwell Automation: Global incumbent in industrial automation, control systems, and MES (FactoryTalk) with a large integrator network. Comparable as a portfolio player whose hardware, software, and integrator ecosystem overlaps significantly with Nibble's PLC/SCADA/MES scope.
• ABB: Broad incumbent offering PLCs, DCS, robotics, and MES (ABB Ability). Directly comparable as both a vendor Nibble programs (ABB controllers) and a competitor for larger industrial automation and controls scopes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nibble-automation
• Instagraminstagram.com/nibble_automation

Compliance3 records

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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