Name

Certech

Legal name

CERTECH S.P.A. con socio unico

Website

https://certech.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Certech S.p.A. is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer designing, producing, and servicing ceramic processing equipment—including wet grinding systems, spray dryers, pumps, rubber mill linings, and dosing systems—for ceramic tile, sanitaryware, glaze, mining, and glass manufacturers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reggio Nell'emilia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 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. Ceramic Machinery and Equipment: Design, manufacture, and sale of ceramic processing machinery including wet grinding systems, spray dryers, pumps, rubber linings, and raw material dosing systems. Revenue generated from equipment sales and installation.
2. Professional Services: Custom design, installation, maintenance, and technical consulting services. Includes warehouse and emergency intervention services for production continuity.
3. Spare Parts and Upgrades: Supply of spare parts, upgrading systems for existing equipment, and motorization accessories for mills

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Certech designs, manufactures, and installs industrial machinery and components for the ceramic processing industry, including wet grinding systems, spray dryers, industrial pumps, rubber mill linings, ceramic glazing accessories, and raw material dosing systems. The company delivers custom-engineered plants along with installation, maintenance, spare parts, and emergency services, operating through wholly-owned divisions in Italy, Spain, Mexico, and the United States. It also serves adjacent verticals such as glazes and frits production, mining, premixed powders, and glass manufacturing.

Product overview

Certech is a leading manufacturer of industrial machinery and systems for the ceramic industry, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into core processing categories. The main product lines include Wet Grinding Systems (featuring MCM evolution systems, modular mill transformations, continuous trunnion feeders, and rotary-reel lump breakers), Rubber Linings for Mills (including wear-resistant linings, Endless, Alurubber, and mining industry variants), Spray Dryers (CSD dryers, upgrading systems, in-duct colouring systems, and MDS moisture detection), Pumps (including piston pumps, centrifugal pumps, and the innovative 3PowerFlow), Ceramic Glazing Accessories (Density Check, EASY POLAR cooling, X Generation, Smart Cover, Easy Transfer Glaze), Stirrers, and Raw Material Dosing Systems (transport/storage, weighing/dosing, dry milling/micronization, drying, and supporting technologies). The company serves the ceramic industry, glaze/color/frit production, mining, premixed powders, and glass sectors, with over 45 years of experience as a European manufacturer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MCM: The Evolution of Wet Grinding - continuous modular mill system
• 3PowerFlow
• Endless
• Alurubber
• CSD Spray Dryers
• Easy Polar
• Density Check
• Smart Cover

Products and services

• Wet Grinding Systems Complete wet grinding plant solutions for ceramic manufacturers, encompassing the proprietary MCM continuous modular mill, transformation of discontinuous batch mills into modular mills for increased production and energy savings, motorization systems for discontinuous mills, continuous trunnion feeders, and rotary-reel lump breakers (RRC 400) for crushing clayey raw materials. Designed for industrial ceramic producers.
• Rubber Linings for Mills Wear-resistant rubber linings for ceramic and mining mills, including the Endless and Alurubber product lines and specialized linings for the mining industry. Designed to extend mill service life and reduce maintenance in high-wear environments for ceramic producers and mining operators.
• Spray Dryers Ceramic spray dryer systems for producing ceramic powders, including the CSD spray dryer line, upgrading systems and spare parts for existing dryers, in-duct colouring systems for porcelain stoneware, and the MDS microwave-sensor moisture detection system. Targeted at ceramic powder producers.
• Industrial Pumps Industrial pump portfolio including HTPM high-temperature centrifugal pumps, high-pressure piston pumps, and the 3PowerFlow centrifugal pump designed for spray dryer feeding that replaces multiple piston pumps with a single unit, offering efficiency, space savings, reliability, and flexibility. Targeted at ceramic processing plants.
• Ceramic Glazing Accessories Accessories for ceramic glazing lines including machines and accessories, Density Check for glaze density measurement, the EASY POLAR cooling system, X Generation accessories, Smart Cover, and Easy Transfer Glaze. Designed for ceramic tile and sanitaryware producers.
• Raw Material Dosing Systems Complete systems for raw material handling and dosing including transport/storage/extraction, weighing and dosing, dry milling and micronization, drying, and supporting technologies. Targeted at ceramic and specialty material producers requiring precise material preparation.
• Stirrers Industrial agitation equipment (agitators/stirrers) for ceramic processing applications, used in slurry preparation and material mixing.
• Transformation of Discontinuous Mills into Modular Mills Engineering service that converts existing discontinuous (batch) ceramic mills into continuous modular mills, delivering increased production capacity and energy savings. Targeted at ceramic manufacturers with installed mill bases seeking modernization.
• Upgrading Systems and Spare Parts for Spray Dryers Upgrading kits and spare parts supplied for existing spray dryers, enabling performance enhancements at lower investment than full equipment replacement. Targeted at ceramic producers with installed spray dryer fleets.
• Custom Design, Installation, Maintenance and Emergency Services Project services accompanying customers through each phase of ceramic plant realization: custom design, on-site assembly and installation, scheduled maintenance, warehouse-stocked spare parts, and rapid emergency intervention to keep customer production running.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings through continuous modular mill technology
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VibrotechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVibrotech is one of the main manufacturers of screening and de-ironing systems globally. It is part of the Certech Group and operates as a sister company providing complementary equipment for the ceramic and mining industries. Both companies are under the common ownership of the Certech Group.
• Eurorubber (Eurorubber Industries S.r.l.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurorubber is a leader in the production of rubber compounds serving a wide variety of sectors: from automotive to household appliances, from construction to aerospace. Part of the Certech Group, providing specialized rubber products for ceramic processing equipment including wear-resistant linings.
• Novatech (Nova-tech S.r.l.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNovatech offers solutions for raw material management. Part of the Certech Group, providing complementary technologies for raw material handling, storage, and processing systems. Specializes in research, development and innovation for material processing.
• Rubber Tech (Rubber Tech S.r.l.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRubber Tech S.r.l. is part of the Certech Group, specializing in rubber technology solutions for industrial applications including ceramic processing equipment.
• Elema S.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElema S.r.l. is part of the Certech Group, providing additional specialized solutions for the ceramic industry. Located in Castellarano, Italy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Poppi Clementino: Italian manufacturer of grinding media and milling equipment for ceramics, supplying milling components and systems that compete with parts of Certech's wet grinding offering.

Direct peers

• B&T Group (Siti B&T): Italian-based supplier of complete ceramic tile plants including grinding, spray drying, pressing, and kilns, directly competing with Certech in the integrated ceramic plant segment.
• System Ceramics (System S.p.A.): Italian direct competitor designing and manufacturing ceramic processing machinery including sorting, digital decoration, and grinding equipment for tile producers — overlapping Certech's ceramic plant equipment offering.
• Welko (ICF & Welko): Italian ceramic press and plant manufacturer serving tile and sanitaryware producers across the same customer base as Certech with comparable equipment categories.
• Manfredini & Schianchi: Italian manufacturer of ceramic raw material preparation systems including dry milling, wet grinding, and dosing — a closely comparable product portfolio to Certech's MCM and raw material dosing lines.
• LB Technology: Italian ceramic machinery specialist focused on spray drying, body preparation, and material handling — overlapping with Certech's spray dryers and raw material dosing product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Sacmi: Italian-headquartered global leader in ceramic machinery, packaging, and beverage equipment. Sacmi is the dominant incumbent serving the same ceramic tile and sanitaryware OEMs as Certech but across a much broader machinery portfolio.
• Hosokawa Alpine: European-based machinery group producing milling, classification, and drying systems for mineral and ceramic applications — comparable process equipment scope to Certech's grinding and spray drying portfolio.
• NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik: Global manufacturer of wet and dry grinding, dispersion, and pumping equipment serving ceramics, minerals, and chemicals. Overlaps with Certech's mill and pump product lines but at significantly larger scale.

Others

• Vibrotech (Certech Group subsidiary): Certech Group subsidiary producing screening and de-ironing systems for ceramic and mining — illustrates the vertical integration strategy and benchmarks Certech against single-product peers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/certechSpa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/certech-s.p.a.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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