Deltamatic

What Deltamatic does

Deltamatic — formally DELTAMATIC – Engenharia e Automação Industrial, S.A. — is a privately held Portuguese industrial automation integrator founded in September 1999 and headquartered in the Aveiro region (Parque Imodelta, OAZ), with a stated 11-50 employee footprint. The company designs, develops, and delivers custom turn-key industrial automation systems, with a primary vertical focus on food and beverage and secondary exposure to water utilities, paper/tissue, packaging, defense, wine, wood, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing. Reference customers are entirely enterprise or government-grade and include Unicer, Sumol+Compal, SCC, Navigator Tissue Ródão, Symington, Sociedade da Água de Luso, Generis Farmacêutica, Danfoss, Johnson Controls Portugal, and the Portuguese Ministry of Defense. Customer testimonials (e.g., Navigator's BU Tissue lead) explicitly position Deltamatic against larger Italian and international integrators on technical and methodological grounds.

The product portfolio is structured as six integrated offerings: Industrial Engineering (data acquisition networks, energy efficiency, logistics systems, communication networks for Industry 4.0); Industrial Robotics (proprietary non-standard robot programming, robotised cell integration); Artificial Vision (Halcon-based inspection of fill levels, labels, laser marking/OCR, and seal validation, with a stated >99% efficiency on typical defects); PLC & Software (programming across Siemens, Omron, Schneider, Allen Bradley, and SAIA, plus SCADA on WinCC/Beijer/ESA/Proface/Citect); Electrical Cabinets (designed in Eplan and built in-house); and on-site Electrical Services (installation, maintenance, control upgrades). The underlying architecture is therefore classic systems integration — third-party PLCs, SCADA, vision software, and robot platforms orchestrated by in-house engineering and proprietary programming methodologies — rather than a software platform play.

Revenue is generated through three project-based streams: custom turn-key automation projects (one-time licence style), electrical cabinet hardware sales, and on-site professional services. Pricing is bespoke and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales oriented around long-term partnerships rather than transactional deals, supported by case-study-driven content marketing (Portuguese/English website, project showcases, YouTube demos, client testimonials) and a careers page used for technical recruiting. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, no disclosed management team or ownership structure, and operations remain concentrated in Portugal/southern Europe, though EU research participation (FP7 CARLoS project, grant 606363) signals selective R&D ambition beyond commercial scale.

Name

Deltamatic

Legal name

DELTAMATIC - Engenharia e Automação Industrial, S.A.

Website

https://deltamatic.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deltamatic is a privately held Portuguese industrial automation integrator, founded 1999 in Aveiro, that designs and delivers custom turn-key robotics, machine vision, and PLC/SCADA systems primarily for food and beverage enterprises, with secondary exposure to water, paper, pharmaceutical, and defense clients across southern Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Systems

NAICS

Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Control Cabinets & Power Distribution (Panels, Switchgear for Automation) (IMAHAHAK), Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH), Industrial Robots (Articulated, SCARA, Delta, Cartesian) (IMAHAHAA), Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• Custom robotics integration
• Artificial vision inspection
• PLC SCADA programming
• Electrical cabinet manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Pindelo

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Industrial Automation Projects: Design, development and realization of custom industrial automation systems delivered on turn-key basis, including project engineering, equipment installation and commissioning
2. Electrical Cabinets: Design and production of electrical cabinets for industrial automation, with or without customer-provided projects
3. Electrical Services: On-site electrical services including disassembly/assembly of production lines, electrical installation, maintenance and control system upgrades

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Deltamatic designs, develops, and delivers custom turn-key industrial automation systems integrating robotics, artificial vision, and industrial software for manufacturing clients. The company also designs and manufactures electrical cabinets and provides on-site electrical installation, maintenance, and control system upgrade services for industrial plants.

Product overview

Deltamatic offers a comprehensive suite of industrial automation products and services organized around six core offerings: Industrial Engineering (data acquisition, energy efficiency, logistics systems, communication networks), Industrial Robotics (robot design, integration, and optimization), Artificial Vision (product inspection using Halcon), PLC & Software (programming of multiple PLC and SCADA brands), Electrical Cabinets (design and manufacturing), and Electrical Services (on-site installation and maintenance). The portfolio is delivered through a turn-key, tailor-made approach, combining intelligent robotics, artificial vision, and industrial software to create customized automation solutions primarily for the food and beverage industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engenharia Industrial (Industrial Engineering) Comprehensive industrial engineering service including data acquisition networks, energy efficiency projects, logistics systems, and industrial communication networks designed for Industry 4.0 readiness, delivered to enterprise manufacturers.
• Robótica Industrial (Industrial Robotics) Design, development, and implementation of robotized systems for object manipulation, integration of robotic systems into complex automation lines, and improvement projects for existing robotized systems, using a proprietary robust and efficient non-standard robot programming approach. Targeted at industrial manufacturers seeking robotic automation.
• Visão Artificial (Artificial Vision) Artificial vision solution for visual inspection of products and packaging, including filling level control, label inspection (presence, absence, horizontality), laser marking verification via OCR, and seal validation. Uses Halcon software and achieves greater than 99% inspection efficiency for typical defects. Targeted at manufacturers requiring automated quality control.
• PLC & Software Industrial software development service covering PLC programming (Siemens, Omron, Schneider, Allen Bradley, SAIA) and SCADA system development (WinCC, Beijer, ESA, Proface, Citect) with HMI development and ERP integration. Targeted at industrial manufacturers needing process automation and centralized supervision.
• Quadros Elétricos (Electrical Cabinets) Design and manufacturing of electrical cabinets for industrial automation, including low-voltage installations, process automation cabinets, robotics cabinets, vision system cabinets, and distributed data acquisition cabinets. Designed using Eplan electrical CAD software. Targeted at industrial automation projects.
• Prestação de Serviços (Electrical Services) On-site electrical services for industrial clients including disassembly and assembly of production lines, electrical installation, maintenance, control system upgrades, and operational optimization of industrial equipment. Targeted at industrial plant operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy consumption drastically reduced along with number of compressor starts/stops in cooling plant automation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TALUSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTALUS specializes in development of robot programming by demonstration, supporting Deltamatic's robotics integration capabilities.
• INESCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINESC (INESC TEC) supports development of international research projects, providing scientific and technological collaboration for Deltamatic's engineering teams.
• FEUPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEUP (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto) supports development of national research projects, enabling Deltamatic's engineering teams to stay updated on scientific advances.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Omron: Industrial automation vendor supplying PLCs, HMI and machine vision components that Deltamatic integrates. Also offers direct integration and inspection system solutions to F&B customers.
• ABB: Global automation and industrial robotics supplier. Directly competes with Deltamatic in robotics integration and plant automation, particularly in F&B and process industries.
• Schneider Electric: Broad-line automation and electrical equipment vendor whose PLC and Modicon ecosystem Deltamatic programs. Offers competing turn-key integration services and modular automation solutions.
• Beckhoff Automation: PC-based control and automation vendor whose TwinCAT platform is an alternative to the PLC brands Deltamatic supports. Increasingly used in custom automation cells competing for similar projects.
• Rockwell Automation: Owner of Allen-Bradley, one of the PLC brands Deltamatic explicitly programs. Provides both control platforms and integration services that overlap with Deltamatic's offering.
• Siemens: Global industrial automation giant whose PLC, SCADA (WinCC) and motion platforms Deltamatic explicitly integrates. Competes for turn-key industrial automation projects at a vastly larger scale.
• Sidel: Beverage packaging automation specialist. Competes with Deltamatic for palletizing, inspection and line integration projects at major Iberian beverage producers.
• Yaskawa: Major industrial robot and motion control manufacturer whose controllers and servo systems Deltamatic combines with custom programming for object manipulation and palletizing.
• Krones: F&B-focused automation and packaging line specialist. Targets the same beverage customers as Deltamatic (e.g., Sumol+Compal, Unicer, SCC) with full bottling and palletizing lines.
• KUKA: Industrial robotics and automation systems provider. Competes with Deltamatic for robotic cell and palletizing line projects in F&B and general manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/deltamatic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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