Criotec Impianti

What Criotec Impianti does

Criotec Impianti S.r.l. is a privately held Italian specialist engineering company founded in 1989 and headquartered in Chivasso (Turin), designing and manufacturing bespoke cryogenic systems, high-vacuum equipment, superconducting cable assemblies, and thermal-vacuum test facilities. Its core technical capabilities span liquid helium and liquid argon cryostats (including superfluid helium systems), thermal vacuum chambers reaching 10^-7 mbar, high-vacuum insulated transfer lines for cryogenic fluids, water-bath and drain vaporizers, helium and argon purification systems, and — most distinctively — Cable-In-Conduit Conductor (CICC) superconducting cables produced on the only 1 km jacketing line in Europe, located at its Chivasso facility. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 3834-2, ASME U-Stamp, PED, and T-PED certifications, and operates an ISO8 clean room (ISOTTA) for aerospace component testing. Its customer base is concentrated in large public-sector science and defense programs, including CERN (CMS cryostat thermal shields, 2005 Gold Award), ITER (via the ICAS consortium with ENEA and Tratos Cavi, ~100 km of Nb3Sn/NbTi cables supplied to ITER and JT-60SA), ESA, INFN Gran Sasso, ENEA Brasimone, HZB Berlin, MagLab Tallahassee, CEA Saclay, and the Italian Air Force.

The business model is project-based, custom engineering: each system is quote-priced and built to specification, with revenue generated through one-time capital equipment sales, consortium supply contracts for long-lead superconducting cable deliveries, and aftermarket components such as cryogenic samplers, vaporizers, and spare parts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales via a small named team (Sales Manager Marco Roveta, Sales & Design Engineering representative Roberto Argomennie) under President and founder Guido Roveta, supplemented by participation in industry events such as the Aerospace & Defence Meeting Torino Lingotto and direct website inquiry channels. Pricing is non-public and bespoke to each tender. The company is family/founder-controlled, has no institutional investors or funding rounds disclosed, and operates with 11-50 employees out of a single Chivasso facility, serving a customer mix that is predominantly government-funded research laboratories and defense agencies across Europe with limited US exposure.

Name

Criotec Impianti

Legal name

CRIOTEC Impianti S.r.l.

Website

https://criotec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Criotec Impianti is an Italian specialist engineering company founded in 1989 that designs and manufactures bespoke cryogenic systems, high-vacuum equipment, and superconducting Cable-In-Conduit Conductor cables for large-science research institutions (CERN, ITER, ESA, INFN) and aerospace & defense customers (Italian Air Force) across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cryogenic and Vacuum Engineering Equipment

NAICS

Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing (33592), Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929)

SIC

Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Overhead Conductors & Transmission Cable (IMADAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cable Management & Raceway Systems (conduits, trunking, cable trays, ducts, fittings) (IMAGAEAD), Hazardous-Location, Marine & Harsh-Environment Cable (IMADAMAO)

Keywords

• Cryogenic systems manufacturing
• High vacuum equipment
• Superconducting cable production
• Thermal vacuum chambers
• Cryostats and heat exchangers

Headquarters

HQ city

Chivasso

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Cryogenic System Design and Manufacturing: Criotec designs and manufactures bespoke cryogenic systems, high vacuum equipment, and superconducting cable assemblies for research institutions and industrial clients. Projects are custom-engineered solutions delivered as one-time capital equipment sales with potential for follow-on service and maintenance contracts.
2. Superconducting Cable Supply (ITER/JT-60SA Projects): Long-term supply contracts for superconducting cables under the ICAS consortium for major international fusion projects including ITER and JT-60SA. Deliveries include Nb3Sn and NbTi superconducting cables in lengths of 720m+ segments.
3. Specialized Components and Spare Parts: Supply of specialized cryogenic components including vaporizers, cryostats, gas distribution panels, purification systems, and spare parts for installed equipment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Criotec Impianti designs, engineers, manufactures, tests and installs bespoke cryogenic systems, high vacuum equipment, and superconducting cable assemblies. The company operates the only 1 km jacketing line in Europe for Cable-In-Conduit Conductor (CICC) superconducting cables and produces cryostats, thermal vacuum chambers, vaporizers, transfer lines and purification systems for research institutions and industrial customers.

Product overview

Criotec Impianti is a specialized cryogenic systems manufacturer founded in 1989, offering engineering, manufacturing, testing, and installation services for complex cryogenic and high-vacuum equipment. The company operates across multiple technical areas including Cryogenics, High Vacuum, Heat Exchangers, Gas Distribution, Special Plant Systems, Test Facilities, Superconductivity, and Aerospace & Defence. Their product portfolio centers on cryostats (liquid helium, liquid argon, vacuum insulated), thermal vacuum chambers, superconducting cable systems (CIC/Cable-In-Conduit), vaporizers (water bath, atmospheric, drain types), cryogenic transfer lines, purification systems, gas distribution panels, and purging units. As part of the ICAS consortium with ENEA and Tratos Cavi, they are a worldwide leader in superconducting CICC cable manufacturing. Their systems serve diverse applications in research laboratories, nuclear fusion (ITER project), particle accelerators (CERN), aerospace, air gas industry, and defense sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICAS Consortium: A consortium partnership with ENEA and Tratos Cavi for the manufacturing of superconducting cables, including Cable-in-Conduit (CIC) conductors.

Products and services

• 25 Tesla Hybrid Magnet Cryostat Liquid helium cryostat for a 25 Tesla hybrid magnet system, manufactured in collaboration with HZB Berlin and MagLab Tallahassee, including CICC manufacturing, cryostat construction, transport and commissioning for high-field research applications.
• Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVC) High vacuum chamber achieving 1.0e-7 mbar with a water-cooled room-temperature shroud and a cold finger at 65 K using undercooled liquid nitrogen, designed for thermal vacuum testing of components and materials.
• Cable-In-Conduit Superconducting Cables (CICC)

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• HZB (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Collaboration with HZB Berlin on the 25 Tesla hybrid magnet cryostat project. Project started in 2009 with manufacturing of Cable-In-Conduit Conductors and continued through 2014 with cryostat manufacturing, transport, and commissioning at Berlin facility.
• MagLab (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Collaboration with MagLab Tallahassee on 25 Tesla hybrid magnet cryostat project. Joint development of liquid helium cryostats for hybrid magnet systems requiring extreme field strengths.
• ICAS Consortium (ENEA, Criotec Impianti, Tratos Cavi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic consortium partnership for superconducting cable production. Criotec is part of ICAS consortium together with ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and Tratos Cavi. The consortium is a worldwide leader in superconducting cable manufacturing, producing approximately 100 km of cables for ITER and JT-60SA projects. Criotec operates the only 1 km jacketing line in Europe at their Chivasso facility.
• F4E (Fusion for Energy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupply contracts through ICAS consortium to F4E for superconducting TF and PF cables for the ITER project. Deliveries include Nb3Sn and NbTi superconducting conductors in various configurations.
• KODAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupply contracts to KODA for superconducting cables as part of ITER project supply chain.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tratos Cavi: Tratos Cavi is the Italian cable manufacturer that, together with ENEA and Criotec, forms the ICAS consortium for superconducting CICC production for ITER and JT-60SA. Directly comparable as a co-member of the consortium supplying the conductor wire that Criotec jackets, with overlapping customer relationships in fusion and big physics.
• Stirling Cryogenics: Stirling Cryogenics is a Netherlands-based manufacturer of cryogenic cooling systems, including Stirling-cycle cryocoolers and cryogenic refrigeration packages for industrial and research use. Direct peer in compact cryogenic cooling equipment serving research and industrial-gas clients.
• Fives Cryo (Cryostar): Fives Cryo (formerly Cryostar), headquartered in France, designs and manufactures cryogenic pumps, turboexpanders, and liquefaction equipment for industrial gas and research applications. Directly comparable as a European cryogenic-equipment specialist with overlapping product lines in helium and LNG systems and similar customer base of research institutions and industrial-gas players.
• Oxford Instruments NanoScience: Oxford Instruments NanoScience manufactures cryostats and high-magnetic-field systems used in research laboratories and quantum-computing applications. Comparable as a specialist supplier of cryogenic platforms to universities and large-science facilities, with similar customer profiles (HZB, MagLab, CERN users).
• Cryomech: Cryomech is a US-based manufacturer of cryocoolers, closed-cycle cryogenic refrigerators, and liquid-nitrogen plants used in research, MRI, and materials-testing applications. Overlaps with Criotec in research-lab LN2/LHe cooling systems and thermal-cycling chamber hardware.
• SHI Cryogenics Group (Sumitomo Heavy Industries): SHI Cryogenics Group is a division of Sumitomo Heavy Industries producing cryocoolers, cryopumps, and superconducting-magnet cooling systems for semiconductor, medical imaging, and big-physics applications. Highly comparable in serving research-lab and accelerator customers with low-temperature and high-vacuum equipment.
• Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries: Nikkiso's Cryogenic Industries unit produces cryogenic pumps, turboexpanders, and LNG/industrial-gas equipment globally. Comparable as a long-established cryogenic-equipment manufacturer with similar industrial-gas and LNG customers to Criotec's industrial-gas and air-separation clients.

Broad incumbents

• Chart Industries: Chart Industries is a large US-listed cryogenic equipment manufacturer producing storage tanks, vaporizers, heat exchangers, and cryogenic distribution systems across industrial gas, LNG, and life-sciences end-markets. A broader incumbent with overlapping cryogenic-equipment offerings, especially in water-bath vaporizers and transfer lines.
• Air Liquide Engineering & Construction: Air Liquide Engineering & Construction provides cryogenic plant EPC, including air-separation and hydrogen-liquefaction plants, alongside the group's industrial-gas activities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in industrial cryogenic equipment and as a customer of vapour-recovery and cryogenic-storage solutions.
• Linde Engineering: Linde Engineering (part of Linde plc) is one of the world's largest EPC contractors for air-separation, hydrogen, and cryogenic plants. A broad incumbent with the scale and capital to potentially vertically integrate superconducting-cable production or replicate cryogenic-equipment capabilities that Criotec serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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