What Gilardoni does

Gilardoni is an Italian for-profit manufacturer of x-ray and ultrasound equipment, headquartered in Mandello Del Lario, Italy. Founded in 1947, the company has operated for more than 75 years in the medical imaging equipment category, producing diagnostic imaging hardware — specifically x-ray systems and ultrasound devices — typically sold to healthcare providers, hospitals, clinics, and veterinary or industrial inspection customers (the exact customer mix is not disclosed in available data).

The company's product portfolio centers on two regulated medical device modalities: x-ray imaging equipment (involving ionizing radiation sources, high-voltage generation, and detector integration) and ultrasound systems (involving transducer design, beamforming, and signal processing). As a private company of 251–500 employees, Gilardoni sits in the SME segment of European medical device OEMs, operating in a category that requires regulatory compliance (CE marking under the EU MDR, and equivalent regimes in export markets), ongoing service networks, and long product life cycles.

The revenue model is consistent with medical equipment OEM conventions: upfront equipment sales, recurring service contracts, and consumables/parts — though the specific pricing mechanics, channel mix, and revenue split are not disclosed in the available sources. Geographic markets served are also not documented. The company maintains a corporate website (gilardoni.it) but no social media, app, or API presence is documented in the data. Overall, Gilardoni presents as a long-tenured, mid-sized European medical imaging OEM whose scale and specialization are its primary distinguishing attributes, though granular commercial, financial, and product data is not available in the current source set.

Name

Gilardoni

Website

https://gilardoni.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Gilardoni is a privately held Italian medical equipment manufacturer founded in 1947, producing x-ray and ultrasound imaging systems for healthcare and related diagnostic markets, with 251–500 employees based in Mandello Del Lario.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Imaging Equipment

NAICS

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

X-ray & Fluoroscopy Systems (HLAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

NDT/NDE Inspection Equipment (Ultrasonic, eddy current, radiography, thermography) (IMAGAFAI), Intraoperative Imaging & Guidance (C-arms, O-arm, IOUS, fluorescence) (HLAHADAH)

Keywords

• Medical imaging equipment
• X-ray equipment
• Ultrasound equipment
• Industrial radiography
• Diagnostic imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Mandello Del Lario

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Gilardoni manufactures x-ray and ultrasound equipment for medical diagnostics and industrial non-destructive testing applications. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Mandello Del Lario, Italy, the company produces physical imaging hardware used by healthcare providers and industrial inspection customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• X-Ray Equipment
• Ultrasound Equipment

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Esaote: Italian-headquartered medical imaging OEM specializing in ultrasound, MRI, and dedicated diagnostic systems — directly comparable to Gilardoni on ultrasound modality, Italian/European manufacturing base, and mid-sized specialty OEM profile.
• Sonatest: Provider of ultrasonic and other NDT equipment — directly comparable to Gilardoni's ultrasound line within the industrial inspection market.
• Comet Group: Swiss manufacturer of x-ray sources, RF power, and industrial inspection technology — comparable as a specialized x-ray component and system OEM serving both industrial and medical-adjacent markets.
• YXLON International: Industrial x-ray and CT inspection systems provider for NDT and security applications — directly comparable to Gilardoni's industrial x-ray and NDT product line on technology stack and end-customers.

Broad incumbents

• GE HealthCare: Global medical imaging incumbent offering x-ray, ultrasound, CT, and MRI systems — overlaps with Gilardoni's medical x-ray and ultrasound portfolio but at vastly larger scale and broader modality mix.
• Philips Healthcare: Major diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring provider with x-ray and ultrasound systems — broad incumbent competing across the same modalities as Gilardoni.
• Siemens Healthineers: Multinational medical technology leader across imaging, diagnostics, and advanced therapies — directly competes in x-ray and ultrasound while offering a much wider solution portfolio.
• Fujifilm Healthcare: Healthcare division offering x-ray, endoscopy, ultrasound, and IT imaging solutions — overlaps with Gilardoni across medical x-ray and ultrasound modalities at a global scale.
• Shimadzu Corporation: Japanese manufacturer with a long-standing medical and industrial x-ray systems business — comparable on x-ray technology stack, though with a much broader analytical instruments portfolio.
• Canon Medical Systems: Global imaging OEM offering x-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound — overlaps with Gilardoni's x-ray and ultrasound product lines as a large, diversified multinational.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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