PTM

What PTM does

PTM Srl is an Italian private limited company (S.r.l.) founded circa 1980 and headquartered in Visano (BS), Italy, with 11-50 employees. The company designs and manufactures electronic weighing control units (centraline/indicators), a broad portfolio of load cells, and integrated cloud and mobile software for precision agriculture, livestock feeding management, and industrial weighing applications. Its platform centers on PTM Management — a cloud-based application for feed recipe programming and cost/revenue control — complemented by web apps (Control DATA, DATA FIELD, DATA SILO, DATA SMART, FERTIDATA), iOS and Android mobile apps (MyScale Plus, My Cab Control), and vertical-specific modules for biogas (PTM BIO Management, Bio Mix), pig farming (Pig Autofeed) and white veal calves (Milk Trogoli). Hardware ranges span the Advance Line, AS Line, GSA-GPA Line, HL Series (10-15, 20-50, 50-420), HL Silo, PD Series, Isobus-compatible units, ATEX-certified explosion-protected load cells and junction boxes, and the UMT80 portable humidity detector, with Multilink accessories (WiFi Hub, WiFi Silo-Hub, RF7) enabling IoT connectivity across the installed base. Products are bundled into Agriculture 4.0 kits that qualify customers for Italian government Technology 4.0 tax incentives.

Revenue is generated through three streams: hardware sales (control units, load cells, ATEX equipment, accessories, analysis instruments), software subscriptions and licenses distributed via license codes and a registered customer portal, and recurring product upgrade paths for the installed base. Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure. The company reaches customers through direct sales from its commercial and technical offices, an international channel of authorized importers (PRIMATECH in Poland, Renaioli Macchine Agricole in Italy), and recurring participation in tier-1 agricultural trade fairs including Agrishow (Brazil), Agritechnica and EuroTier (Hannover, Germany), and Agro Show (Poland). Its primary customer segments are livestock farmers and zootechnical operations (dairy and beef cattle, swine) and agricultural enterprises pursuing precision farming and 4.0 compliance, with secondary exposure to industrial weighing (ATEX) and OEM/custom integration projects for agricultural machinery manufacturers.

Marketing and brand-building rely on a multilingual website covering eight languages, PTM Academy customer and staff training programs, editorial coverage in agricultural media (La Nazione, Allevatori Top, Informatore Zootecnico, Feeding Farm), and ISO 9001 quality certification as a credibility marker. The company is founder-led (Renato Trombini), independently owned with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A history, and operates as a self-funded specialist in a defensible niche of agricultural and zootechnical precision weighing and control.

Name

PTM

Legal name

PTM Srl

Website

https://ptmsrl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PTM Srl is an Italian manufacturer of electronic weighing control units, load cells, and cloud-based management software for precision agriculture, livestock feeding, and industrial weighing, serving farmers, zootechnical operations, and OEMs across Europe and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Weighing and Control Systems

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAAAIAE

Feeding & Nutrition Systems (TMR Mixers, Feeders, Bunk Management)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Livestock & Dairy Farm Equipment (Milking, Feeding, Monitoring)

SECONDARYAFAAAFAO

Farm Finance, Input Procurement & Risk Tools (Budgeting, Inventory, Insurance Links)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Precision Agriculture & Farm Management Software (GIS, IoT, Telematics)

SECONDARYAFAGALAD

Variable Rate Technology & Precision Application (VRT Controllers, Section Control, Smart Sprayers/Spreaders)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Precision Agriculture Technology

Keywords

• Precision agriculture equipment
• Livestock weighing systems
• Load cell manufacturing
• Farm management software
• Unifeed mixing controls

Headquarters

HQ city

Visano

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. Hardware Products: PTM generates revenue primarily from the sale of physical products including electronic control units (centraline/indicators), load cells, ATEX-certified equipment, analysis instruments, and accessories. These are sold directly and through channel partners, with product updates and upgrades available for existing customers.
2. Software Subscriptions and Licenses: Revenue from cloud-based management software (PTM Management, PTM BIO Management, Super Data Mix, Bio Mix, Pig Autofeed, Milk Trogoli), mobile applications, and web apps (Control Data, Data Field, Data Silo, Data Smart, Fertidata). Software is distributed with associated license codes and registration processes.
3. Product Upgrades and Updates: PTM offers dedicated upgrade paths for existing products across all categories (indicators, analysis instruments, accessories), enabling customers to modernize older systems with current technology. This represents a recurring revenue stream from the installed customer base.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PTM Srl designs, manufactures, and sells electronic weighing control units (indicators/centraline), load cells, and integrated cloud-based management software for precision agriculture, livestock feeding, biogas plant operations, and industrial weighing applications. Its product ecosystem combines proprietary hardware (including ATEX-certified explosion-protected equipment and Isobus-compatible systems) with PTM Management cloud software, web apps, and mobile applications for recipe, cost, and feeding control.

Product overview

PTM Srl is an Italian company specializing in technological solutions for agriculture and zootechnics (livestock farming). Their product portfolio is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture centered around PTM Management, a cloud-based software for precision feeding and farm management. The hardware line includes control units/indicators (Advance Line, Isobus, HL Series, PD Series) and load cells (compression, shear, bending, traction types) for weighing systems, complemented by ATEX-certified explosion-protected equipment. Software offerings include web applications (Control DATA, DATA FIELD, DATA SILO, DATA SMART, FERTIDATA), mobile apps for iOS/Android, PTM BIO Management for biogas plants, and analysis tools (Isobus NPK, NPK3, UMT80 for humidity detection). The ecosystem is extended through Multilink accessories enabling WiFi/RF connectivity and is offered with Agricoltura 4.0 kits for technology incentive eligibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PTM Management Cloud-based management software for precision feeding, recipe management, from programming to cost and revenue control, serving livestock farmers and zootechnical operations.
• Advance Line Control Units Electronic control units for managing loading and unloading operations of Unifeed mixing wagons, designed for precision feeding and weighing in agricultural and zootechnical applications.
• Isobus Control Units Isobus-compatible electronic control units enabling communication between agricultural machinery and implements, aligned with Agriculture 4.0 standards.
• HL Series Control Units Weighing indicator series (HL 10-15, 20-50, 50-420) for various capacity requirements in agricultural and industrial applications.
• HL SILO Monitoring System Silo monitoring and management control units for feed storage systems in livestock operations.
• Load Cells Comprehensive range of load cells including compression, bending, traction, shear, double shear, off-center, microstrain, and load pin types for agricultural machinery, industrial scales, and feeding systems.
• ATEX Load Cells and Junction Boxes Explosion-protected (ATEX-certified) load cells and junction boxes designed for hazardous environments in agricultural and industrial weighing applications.
• PTM BIO Management Cloud-based software specifically designed for biogas plant management, covering substrate management and process optimization.
• UMT80 Humidity Detection System Portable display system for humidity detection in hay and straw bales during collection in the field.
• Agricoltura 4.0 Kits Advanced systems with interconnection and data transfer capabilities that enable access to Italian Industry 4.0 technology incentives for agricultural operations.
• Multilink Connectivity Accessories Accessories for wireless and wired connectivity including WiFi Hub, WiFi Silo-Hub, RF modules, and junction boxes enabling integrated system communication across PTM devices.
• Isobus NPK and NPK3 Analysis Instruments Fertimeter products for nutrient analysis and fertilizer application in Isobus-compatible systems for precision agriculture.
• PTM Mobile and Web Applications iOS and Android applications (MyScale Plus, My Scale, My WiFi Scale, My Cab Control) and web apps (Control Data, Data Field, Data Silo, Data Smart, Fertidata) for remote control and management of weighing system functions.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PRIMATECHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 July 2023PRIMATECH, owned by Elias Pyzowski, serves as the official PTM importer for Poland. The partnership consolidates PTM's presence in the Polish market, strengthening customer relationships and trust. PTM participated alongside PRIMATECH at Agro Show 2023 in Bednary, Poland, one of the most important agricultural equipment fairs in the country.
• Renaioli Macchine AgricoleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRenaioli Macchine Agricole is an Italian agricultural machinery distributor based in Maremma that distributes PTM's Agriculture 4.0 products, including the innovative 4.0 special system for on-farm feed production. Featured in press coverage in La Nazione newspaper.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trioliet: Dutch manufacturer of TMR mixers, feeding robots, and weighing/management systems; a larger, more diversified incumbent that competes with PTM at the wagon-and-software integration layer.
• BvL Maschinenfabrik: German family-owned maker of feeding technology and barn equipment including mixing and weighing systems; an established European incumbent whose electronics and management software overlap with PTM's offerings.
• Big Dutchman: Global leader in poultry and livestock housing/feeding equipment with a broad management-software portfolio; overlaps with PTM in livestock automation and weighing-enabled feeding for swine and dairy.
• Rovibec Agrisolutions: Canadian manufacturer of automated livestock feeding and management systems including TMR wagons and control electronics; comparable product breadth and customer profile in precision feeding.
• Wasserbauer: Austrian livestock-equipment supplier with feeding systems, weighing electronics, and farm management software addressing the same TMR/Unifeed use cases across European dairy and beef farms.

Direct peers

• Schauer Agrotronic: Austrian-based supplier of livestock equipment including feeding systems, weighing electronics, and farm management software with comparable activity in TMR/Unifeed control and ATEX-style industrial offerings.
• AgroLog GmbH: German provider of precision livestock farming software and weighing/feeding management tools; a similar-sized specialist whose software-plus-hardware stack mirrors PTM's positioning for dairy and mixed farms.
• Cormall: Danish supplier of livestock feeding, weighing, and management solutions including TMR systems and control electronics, with overlapping precision-feeding use cases and a complementary European footprint.
• Dinamica Generale: Italian manufacturer of electronic weighing systems, indicators, and management software for livestock feeding and Unifeed/TMR mixing wagons—virtually the closest direct competitor to PTM, serving the same dairy, beef, and biogas segments with similar ISOBUS and 4.0 positioning.

Emerging players

• Quanturi: Finnish precision-livestock data company focused on sensor-based monitoring and analytics for farms; an emerging player in adjacent precision-livestock technology with partial overlap to PTM's IoT/cloud software stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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