What Pamoco does

LinMot S.p.A. (formerly Pamoco S.p.A., rebranded effective 10 March 2025) is an Italy-based industrial automation distributor and solution provider operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Switzerland's NTI AG (LinMot & MagSpring) following NTI AG's 2020 acquisition of Pamoco. The company is headquartered at Via R. Lombardi 19/6 in Milan with €250,000 of subscribed and paid-up capital and a headcount in the 11–50 range, holding ISO 9001:2008 certification since 2009 and a Fraunhofer-certified cleanroom-suitable linear unit variant.

The company's product portfolio centers on LinMot tubular linear motors (a two-part electromagnetic design with neodymium magnets in a precision stainless steel tube and a stator containing windings, position and temperature sensors), complemented by MagSpring passive magnetic springs, TQ-Robodrive frameless motors, UNIMOTION flat linear units and belt/screw linear actuators, PR01/PR02 linear-rotary motors with optional integrated force/torque sensing, GM50/GM51 gripper modules, slip rings (rotary collectors), electric cylinders (PNCE), and a range of integrated stepper and brushless motors. Supporting electronics come from Technosoft and Leadshine drives, with fieldbus support across EtherCAT, PROFINET, CANopen, Modbus RTU, Ethernet/IP, POWERLINK, Sercos III, and Fail Safe over EtherCAT / PROFIsafe for functional safety. Served verticals include automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and medical, semiconductor, packaging, woodworking, textile, printing and labeling, life science/laboratory automation, and general assembly/manipulation.

The business model combines direct enterprise sales with technical consulting (application-specific dimensioning, motor selection, and post-sales support) with an e-catalogue at shop.linmot.com for self-service product configuration. Revenue streams comprise hardware sales, technical consulting/application support, and assembly-based product customization. Pricing is quote-based via direct sales contact, with no publicly disclosed pricing and multi-year contract cadences, consistent with an industrial OEM channel rather than retail volume distribution.

Name

Pamoco

Legal name

LinMot S.p.A.

Website

https://pamoco.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LinMot S.p.A. (formerly Pamoco) is an Italy-based industrial automation distributor and solution provider, wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss NTI AG, supplying linear motors, rotary motors, grippers, slip rings, and integrated drives to OEM customers across automotive, pharmaceutical, packaging, semiconductor, and food processing verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Motion Control Components

NAICS

Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

DC Motors (Brushed, Brushless DC) (IMAGACAB), Motor Drive & Motion Control Electronics Manufacturing Services (VFDs, servo drives, controllers) (IMAGAGAJ)

Keywords

• Linear motion components
• Industrial automation distribution
• Motion control systems
• Linear motor supply
• Servo drive integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Motor Sales: Direct sales of linear motors, rotary motors, stepper motors, brushless motors, and associated components including drives, actuators, grippers, and slip rings for industrial automation applications.
2. Technical Consulting and Application Support: Technical-commercial team provides application-specific dimensioning, motor selection, and control electronics consulting services to customers during pre-sales and post-sales phases.
3. Product Customization and Assembly: Assembly department performs product customizations requested by customers, including special configurations and system integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pamoco (now LinMot S.p.A.) distributes linear motors, rotary motors, integrated motors, slip rings, linear-rotary motors, grippers, drives, and electric cylinders for the industrial automation sector. The company provides application-specific dimensioning, motor selection consulting, and product customization through its in-house assembly department in Milan, serving manufacturers across automotive, packaging, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, food & beverage, textile, and laboratory automation verticals.

Product overview

Pamoco (now LinMot S.p.A. as of March 2025) is an industrial automation components distributor and solution provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of linear motion technology products. The core offerings center on LinMot tubular linear motors and TQ-Robodrive frameless motors, complemented by flat linear units (UNIMOTION CTL), linear-rotary motors (PR01/PR02), and gripper modules (GM50/GM51). Supporting products include integrated motors (stepper and brushless with onboard electronics), rotary motors (DC, brushless, stepper), slip rings for power/data transmission across rotating interfaces, electric cylinders (PNCE), and UNIMOTION linear actuator units (belt and screw-driven). The ecosystem is powered by Technosoft and Leadshine drives supporting multiple fieldbus protocols (EtherCAT, CANopen, Profinet, Ethernet IP, Modbus RTU). MagSpring magnetic springs provide passive vertical load compensation. Products serve packaging, automotive, food/beverage, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and general automation industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LinMot Tubular Linear Motors Electromagnetic tubular linear motors with a two-part design featuring neodymium magnets in a stainless steel tube slider and a stator with windings, position sensor, and temperature sensor. Designed for direct-drive linear motion applications in industrial automation.
• TQ-Robodrive Frameless Motors High-performance frameless stator-rotor motors (ILM and ILM-E series) for direct integration into machine mechanics, offering high torque density with minimal thermal losses.
• Flat Robot and Cartesian Systems Gantry, semi-gantry and pick-and-place systems combining linear motors, modules, guides and grippers, including DM01 and DM03 multi-axis modules with plug-and-play configuration.
• GM50 and GM51 Gripper Modules Rotating gripper modules with opening/closing times under 20 milliseconds, programmable movement profiles, force monitoring via linear motor, and integrated position control without external sensors. The GM51 offers infinite rotation with high-precision angular positioning.
• Slip Rings (Collettori Rotanti) Rotary electrical interfaces for continuous 360-degree rotation, transmitting power and data from stationary to rotating structures. Available in CR (wires), CRF (through-hole), CRC (faston), CRO (fiber optic), and CRHF (high frequency) series.
• Integrated Stepper Motors (DMS, iMOT, iEM/iCS Series) Stepper motors with integrated driver electronics in NEMA 17, 23, 24, 34 frame sizes. DMS series supports CANopen, EtherCAT, and Profinet fieldbus; iMOT series includes onboard controller; iEM/iCS series available in open-loop and closed-loop configurations.
• Integrated Brushless Motors (iMOT17xB, iSV2 Series) Brushless motors with integrated driver for high-performance compact applications. iMOT17xB (NEMA 17) supports CANopen/EtherCAT; iSV2 series (200W–750W) supports Modbus RTU, CANopen, and pulse+direction interfaces.
• Pamoco Brushless Servomotors Brushless DC servomotors with fieldbus support including Profinet, EtherCAT, Ethernet IP, Powerlink, Sercos III, and CANopen. BML57 series (25W–180W) and 60PMD series (100W–400W) with IP65 rating.
• Pamoco Stepper Motors Stepper motors from 20x20mm to 110x110mm flange sizes. MAE Hy200 series available in sizes 16–42 with various power and size configurations.
• Pamoco DC Motors Permanent magnet brushed DC motors including DCM50xxx and DCM57xxx series, plus MAE and ElectroCraft equivalents for low-power precision applications, available with or without tachogenerator.
• UNIMOTION CTL Linear Units Flat linear units with integrated linear motor available in three size series (145, 200, 250) with long/short carriages. Delivers up to 5,970mm stroke, 1,125N continuous force, 2,475N peak force, and repeatability to ±0.001mm.
• UNIMOTION Linear Units (MTJZ, MTJ, MTJ-ECO, CTJ, CTV, MTV Series) Belt- and screw-driven linear units for horizontal and vertical applications including MTJZ (omega guide for vertical), MTJ (belt drive), CTJ (compact belt), and CTV/MTV (ball screw) series. Repeatability from ±0.01mm to ±0.1mm.
• PNCE Electric Cylinders Electric cylinders based on ISO 15552 standard with precision ball screw transmission, reduced-play ball screw with preloaded nut option, and anti-rotation stem. Compatible with DC, stepper, or brushless motors.
• PR01/PR02 Linear-Rotary Motors Combined linear and rotary servo motors in a single housing. PR01 features serial design for minimal footprint; PR02 uses parallel design with optional integrated force/torque sensors for high-precision closed-loop control.
• MagSpring Magnetic Spring System Magnetic spring system providing constant force throughout the stroke range for passive vertical load compensation. Up to 60N force and 290mm stroke. Requires no electricity or compressed air.
• LinMot Linear Guides Compact linear guides (H-guide and B-bridge types) for load guidance, external force/torque support, and anti-rotation. Compatible with pneumatic H-guides and available with optional brake and MagSpring.
• Technosoft Intelligent Drives DSP-based intelligent drives for brushless, DC, stepper and linear motors. iPOS series includes integrated motion controller with CANopen DS402 and EtherCAT support.
• Leadshine DCS/DC Servo Drives Digital DC servo drives using DSP and MOSFET technology. DCS303 (3A continuous, 18–30VDC) and DCS810S (10A continuous, 18–80VDC) for position control applications replacing stepper systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy consumption reduction: 680 kWh/year vs 21,250 kWh/year for pneumatic cylinders per axis
• +6 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NTI AG (LinMot & MagSpring)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020NTI AG, the Swiss manufacturer of LinMot tubular linear motors and MagSpring technology, was acquired by Pamoco in 2020. This acquisition established Pamoco/LinMot as both a distributor and part of the manufacturing group, enabling deeper integration of LinMot products in the Italian market. In March 2025, Pamoco S.p.A. changed its name to LinMot S.p.A. following this acquisition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Parker Hannifin: Broad motion and control technologies provider including electric motors, drives, and actuators. Comparable as a diversified incumbent competitor in industrial motion control that Pamoco/LinMot encounters across automotive, packaging, and life science verticals.
• Bosch Rexroth: Large incumbent offering linear motion, drives, and industrial automation components. Comparable because it competes with LinMot/Pamoco in factory automation motion control, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Siemens (Motion Control / SINAMICS): Industrial automation incumbent with extensive drives, motors, and motion control offerings. Comparable because its SIMOTION and SINAMICS lines compete head-to-head with LinMot's servo drive and linear motor portfolio in factory automation.
• Festo: Global pneumatics and electric automation supplier with a strong presence in Italy. Comparable as both an incumbent motion/automation vendor competing against LinMot and as a benchmark for displacement of pneumatic cylinders by electric linear motors.

Direct peers

• Tolomatic: US-based manufacturer of electric linear actuators and integrated motor actuators, including stainless steel food-grade actuators. Direct peer because Tolomatic is an existing Pamoco partner and competes in the same electric actuator and rod-style motion segments.
• Kollmorgen (Regal Rexnord): Specialist in servo motors, direct-drive linear motors, and motion control. Direct peer because it offers comparable direct-drive linear motor technology serving similar packaging, assembly, and life science automation applications.
• NTI AG (LinMot & MagSpring): Swiss parent company of LinMot S.p.A. and original manufacturer of LinMot tubular linear motors and MagSpring. Direct peer because it designs and sells the same core linear motor technology that Pamoco/LinMot Italia distributes in Italy.
• Technosoft (Technosoft Motion Technology): Romanian-Swiss DSP-based intelligent drives and motion control company. Direct peer because it supplies Pamoco with drives while also selling motion controllers, drives, and motors to similar industrial automation OEMs in Europe.
• Oriental Motor: Japanese manufacturer of stepper motors, servo motors, and linear motion products. Comparable as a direct competitor in the rotary and linear motor categories that Pamoco/LinMot distributes to Italian OEMs.

Emerging players

• Beckhoff Automation: German PC-based motion control and EtherCAT specialist with a strong presence in Italy. Comparable as an emerging motion-control incumbent whose servo drive and motor ecosystem competes with LinMot's offering in high-end machine builder applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PamocoLinMotItalia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pamoco-spa

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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