Asterisco Tech

What Asterisco Tech does

Asterisco Tech s.r.l. is an Italian privately held engineering firm founded in 2011 in Corciano (Perugia), Umbria, that designs and manufactures bespoke industrial test systems (test benches / banchi prova) for electrical, electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic components. The company serves OEMs and Tier-1 manufacturers in three primary verticals — Automotive & E-Mobility, Aerospace, and Fluid Power — and has extended into Agricultural Machinery driveline testing. Its core technology integrates mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and electronic subsystems with proprietary A-Uni test software running on National Instruments hardware (PXI) and LabVIEW, enabling R&D characterization as well as End-of-Line (EOL) production testing with SQL-based archiving, production-line robot interfaces, and remote tele-assistance. Asterisco holds NI Silver System Integrator status and is ISO 9001:2015 certified, with documented familiarity with MIL, SAE, ISO, and NFPA industry standards.

The business is a custom capital-equipment one: each system is quote-based, project-specific, and built to customer specifications, with all design, hardware integration, software development, assembly, and testing performed in-house by a team of 25 employees including 12 engineers. Sales are conducted engineering-led direct to enterprise customers (no resellers or distribution channels), supported by participation in international trade fairs such as The Battery Show Europe, NI Connect, and Vehicle & Transportation Meetings. Over 100 systems have been delivered to 50+ customers worldwide, primarily across Europe. Revenue is generated one-time per project; the company has grown organically with no external private equity, supplemented by EU POR FESR grants supporting internationalization, R&D for an EV test bench prototype, and FSE+ employment support. Leadership consists of four founder-directors covering sales, technical, production, and finance functions.

Name

Asterisco Tech

Legal name

Asterisco Tech s.r.l.

Website

https://asteriscotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asterisco Tech designs and manufactures custom R&D and End-of-Line test benches for electrical, electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic components, serving enterprise OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers in Automotive, Aerospace, Fluid Power, and Agricultural Machinery across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Test Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment (IMABAFAN), Third-Party Certification, Code Compliance & Regulatory Inspection (ASME/API/ISO) (EUAEAHAN)

Keywords

• Custom test benches
• End-of-line testing
• Hydraulic component testing
• Electric motor testing
• Industrial test equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Corciano

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Test Systems (Capital Equipment): Asterisco Tech designs and manufactures bespoke test benches and testing systems to customer specifications. Revenue is generated through the sale of custom-engineered capital equipment for R&D and End-of-Line (EOL) production testing. Each system is tailored to the specific component under test and the customer's production requirements. Design, hardware integration, software development, assembly, and testing are all performed in-house.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Asterisco Tech designs and manufactures custom R&D and End-of-Line (EOL) test benches (banchi prova) for electrical, electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic components serving Automotive (including E-Mobility), Aerospace, and Fluid Power industries. Each system is tailor-made to customer specifications, integrating mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and electronic subsystems with proprietary A-Uni test software built on National Instruments (PXI/LabVIEW) platforms for test control, data acquisition, and SQL-based results archiving. Design, hardware integration, software development, assembly, and testing are all performed in-house, with over 100 systems delivered to 50+ customers worldwide.

Product overview

Asterisco Tech designs and manufactures custom R&D and End-Of-Line (EOL) testing systems for industrial applications. The product portfolio centers on test benches (banchi prova) for electrical, electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic components across three main industry sectors: Automotive, Aerospace, and Fluid Power. Core products include hydraulic pumps and motors test stands, electric motor test stands (including EOL stations for electric vehicles), gearbox and driveline test stands for agricultural machinery, pressure impulse and burst test stands, valve test systems, and specialized aerospace test equipment. All systems are designed and built according to customer specifications and component characteristics, with complete in-house capability for mechanics, electrical engineering, electronics, hydraulics, and software. The company operates as an NI System Integrator using National Instruments hardware and software platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydraulic pumps and motors test stand Custom test system for hydraulic pumps and motors covering run-in, functional characterization, efficiency testing, starting torque verification, and endurance testing. Built for fluid power component manufacturers requiring laboratory and production validation.
• Electric drives test stand Test system for electric drives and actuators used in automotive and industrial applications, providing R&D characterization and End-of-Line validation for traction and auxiliary drives.
• Polyfunctional gear pumps test stand Run-in and End-of-Line test bench for gear pumps groups 3 and 4, single and double stage, with automatic pump clamping and connection, ripple test for pressure wave evaluation, and flow ranges up to 600 lt/min at pressures up to 300 bar.
• Hydraulic motors fatigue test stand Fatigue test bench for orbital, piston, and gear hydraulic motors with 3 independent test stations, programmable flow (0–100 lt/min), pressure (10–350 bar), torque (0–1000 Nm), speed (0–1000 rpm), 30 kW per shaft, and an integrated regenerative power recovery system.
• Flexible hoses test stand Proof test system for leak testing of flexible hoses used in hydraulic systems and the process industry, featuring dual pressure pumps up to 2000 bar.
• Pressure impulse and burst test stand Test system for pressure impulse and burst testing of hydraulic filters, with spin-on filter specific fixtures and 5 testing stations for high-volume production validation.
• Driveline test stand for agricultural tractors End-of-Line production or revision testing system for agricultural tractor gearboxes, including mechanical, power shuttle, HI/LO, power shift, CVT, and dual clutch transmissions, with dual 38.5 kW traction and braking motors, automatic filling/draining, hydraulic flushing and filtration circuits, and chiller-integrated cooling.
• Gearbox test stand for harvesters End-of-Line production testing system for agricultural harvester transmissions consisting of a hydraulic power unit, gearbox test module, and final reducer test module.
• Fixed and steering axles test stand End-of-Line testing system for fixed and steering differential axles of agricultural or earth-moving machines, with automatic oil filling and testing capabilities.
• Ball screws test stand End-of-Line production test bench for ball screws used in industrial and aerospace applications, with maximum screw length 2500 mm, lead 4–16 mm, hydrostatic support bearings, cardan joint connections, and automated load cell selection for precision efficiency and load testing.
• Air flow test stand Test system for aspiration flow testing, measuring pressure, temperature, humidity, pressure drop, and volumetric/mass flow rate of components for industrial and aerospace customers.
• Brakes test stand (aircraft) Laboratory test system for aircraft brakes featuring bidirectional rotation, adjustable axial load from 1 N, and pitch/roll inclination capability for aerodynamic brake qualification.
• MIL-PRF-5606-H hydraulic test stand Test bench for hydraulic components installed on aircraft using MIL-PRF-5606-H fluid, with dual independent pressure/flow lines, programmable 0/30 VDC power supply with 4 solenoid valve outputs, valve calibration, manual and automatic test modes, safety-interlocked test zone, temperature control 30–60°C, pressure 0–300 bar, and flow 0–55 lt/min.
• Valves test stand Production testing system for hydraulic valves, solenoid valves, and integrated valve systems with dual high-pressure pumps and configurable test zones for fluid power manufacturers.
• Automatic max pressure valves test stand Automatic production testing system for hydraulic max pressure valves (insert or cartridge type) with 4 asynchronous testing stations and integrated cooling system.
• Hydraulic manifold valves test stand Production testing system for integrated hydraulic valve groups (ON/OFF and PWM proportional) used in agricultural tractor transmissions.
• Pressure impulse test stand ITS1000_A High-pressure impulse test system for industrial and aerospace hydraulic components up to 1000 bar with programmable waveform shapes for fatigue and pressure cycle validation.
• Pressure impulse test stand ITS300_A Aerospace hydraulic component impulse test system up to 310 bar, designed in reference to multiple aerospace industry standards for safety-critical qualification.
• EOL electric motor test stand End-of-Line production test bench for traction electric motors of hybrid and full-electric vehicles, with 15 kW battery simulator, onboard inverter integration, database interfacing, custom reporting, and remote assistance.
• Alternators and starters test stand Revision testing system for aircraft starters and alternators with separate test stations for each component type, used by aerospace MRO and OEM facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 test systems delivered to 50+ customers worldwide

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Instruments (NI)coreTechnology or IntegrationAsterisco Tech is an NI Silver Partner as a System Integrator — one of approximately 30 companies in Italy (600 globally) certified by National Instruments. The partnership provides Asterisco Tech access to NI's hardware and software platforms (PXI, LabVIEW) for building test and measurement systems. Asterisco Tech's software team holds certified qualifications including 1 Certified LabVIEW Architect, 1 Certified LabVIEW Embedded System Developer, 1 Certified LabVIEW Developer, and 1 Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AVL List GmbH: Austrian powertrain development and test specialist offering testbeds for electric drives, batteries, and transmissions — substantially overlapping with Asterisco's automotive/EOL motor and battery testing portfolio.
• InTest Corporation: US-listed specialist in custom test equipment and thermal/production test solutions for industrial and aerospace customers — competing in the same bespoke test bench integrator market as Asterisco.
• dSPACE GmbH: Germany-based developer of simulation and test systems for automotive electrification (ECUs, inverters, e-motors). Directly overlaps with Asterisco's EOL electric motor and inverter test benches for OEM and Tier-1 customers.
• Kistler Group: Swiss manufacturer of sensors, measurement chains, and custom test systems for automotive, hydraulics, and aerospace — closely comparable in providing integrated mechanical-electrical-hydraulic test benches to industrial OEMs.
• HBK (HBM Test & Measurement): Global provider of test & measurement hardware and integrated test bench solutions for mechanical, hydraulic, and automotive applications — overlapping in test bench delivery and DAQ architecture.

Broad incumbents

• FEV Group: Large German engineering services and powertrain testing provider with much broader scope than Asterisco; addresses the same EV/powertrain customers but through turnkey development programs and managed test services.
• Emerson Test & Measurement (formerly National Instruments): Parent of the NI platform Asterisco builds upon; sells standardized PXI/LabVIEW-based test systems and a global integrator network, making it a partial substitute plus channel partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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