What Kenosistec does

Kenosistec S.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer of physical vapor deposition (PVD) thin film coating equipment and a provider of contract coating services, founded in 2005 through the merger of former group companies Kenotec and Sistec. It operates as a subsidiary within the Angelantoni Industrie Group (specifically the Angelantoni Test Technologies subholding) and is headquartered at a production facility in Casarile (MI), with its legal registered office in Massa Martana (PG). The company serves industrial and research customers globally across automotive, bathroom/kitchen fixtures, medical/biomedical, fashion/luxury goods, solar/photovoltaic, industrial manufacturing, and academic/institutional research segments.

The company's core technology base spans sputtering, cathodic arc evaporation, thermal evaporation, PECVD, cluster, PLD, and RIE deposition processes. Its portfolio ranges from custom R&D and laboratory systems to industrial batch and large-area coating (LAC) systems, delivered as turnkey solutions with commissioning, Factory Acceptance Testing, training, and maintenance support. Kenosistec has developed four patented proprietary technologies: Hi.P.Po. high-productivity sputtering cathodes (claimed 10x productivity gain), Chrome+ two-layer PVD chrome plating for plastics (galvanic-free), BioK antibacterial/antiviral coating (developed with the Italian Institute of Technology and Polytechnic University of Milan, claimed 99.9% bacterial reduction in 30 minutes), and LV-PSE PVD perovskite deposition (developed with CNR-IMM Catania, claimed ~2/3 cost reduction).

Kenosistec monetizes through three streams: sale of industrial and R&D PVD coating systems and turnkey solutions (one-time equipment sales); contract coating services via its in-house PVD Coating Center, covering sampling through industrial production for customers lacking in-house capability; and training and support services. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with a consultative cycle involving sampling, compliance verification, and process validation; no resellers or channel partners are used. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Named customers include research and public institutions (Institut Jean Lamour, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, UNICALABRIA, ENEA, INFN, CNR, IPZS) and industrial manufacturers (Almar, Fima Carlo Frattini, Peng Tong Tech).

Name

Kenosistec

Legal name

Kenosistec S.r.l.

Website

https://kenosistec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kenosistec is an Italian manufacturer of PVD thin film deposition systems and provider of contract coating services, serving automotive, bathroom fixture, medical, solar, luxury, industrial, and research/academic customers globally as part of the Angelantoni Industrie Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thin Film Deposition Equipment

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (32551)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Deposition Equipment (CVD/PVD/ALD/Epitaxy) (HDAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Thin-Film Deposition Materials (PVD/CVD/ALD Targets & Precursors) (HDAHAGAH)

Keywords

• Thin film deposition
• PVD coating systems
• Sputtering equipment
• Vacuum coating systems
• Industrial thin film

Headquarters

HQ city

Binasco

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PVD Coating Systems and Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial and R&D PVD coating systems including sputtering, cathodic arc, evaporation, PECVD, cluster, PLD, and RIE systems. Includes turnkey solutions and commissioning services.
2. Contract Coating Services: Third-party PVD coating services through the Coating Center, covering all stages from cleaning to coating. Includes sampling, small-scale production, and industrial production runs.
3. Training and Support Services: On-site and off-site training for equipment owners, operators, and service technicians. Includes warranty support, application consulting, and ongoing maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kenosistec develops, manufactures, and services Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) thin film deposition systems used to deposit functional and decorative coatings on metals, plastics, glass, ceramics, and composites. The company provides R&D-scale and industrial PVD equipment (sputtering, cathodic arc, thermal evaporation, PECVD, cluster, PLD, RIE, large area coating), turnkey solutions with commissioning and training, outsourced contract coating services through its PVD Coating Center, and patented surface technologies (Hi.P.Po., Chrome+, BioK, Perovskite) for automotive, aerospace, bathroom fixtures, medical, solar, and research applications.

Product overview

Kenosistec is a PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) equipment manufacturer and coating service provider, founded in 2005 as part of the Angelantoni Industrie Group. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of thin film deposition systems and services consisting of: (1) Custom R&D PVD Systems including Sputtering, Cathodic Arc Evaporation, Evaporation, PECVD, Cluster, PLD, RIE, and Gas Sensor Test Systems; (2) Industrial PVD Systems for batch processing and large area coating with turnkey solutions; (3) Patented surface technologies including HI.P.PO. high-productivity magnetron cathodes, Chrome+ two-layer chrome plating for plastic, BIO K antibacterial/antiviral translucent film, and Perovskite sputtering technology for solar cells; and (4) PVD Coating Center services offering outsourced coating from sampling through production with full quality control. The product portfolio spans from research-scale laboratory equipment to high-volume industrial production systems, supported by training and commissioning services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chrome+: Patented two-layer PVD chrome coating technology for plastic components, combining UV coating with sputtering deposition.
• HiP.PO
• Perovsky
• BioK

Products and services

• Sputtering Systems Thin-film deposition systems performed in vacuum chamber for both decorative and functional industrial applications. Provides properties such as hardness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, uniform layer thickness, high precision thickness control, and excellent adhesion to substrates. Used by industrial manufacturers and research laboratories.
• Cathodic Arc Evaporation (CAE) Systems PVD systems using cathodic arc evaporation technology for thin film deposition in vacuum environment. Used for decorative and functional coatings in industrial applications.
• Evaporation Systems PVD systems using thermal evaporation technology for depositing thin films in vacuum conditions. Used for industrial and research thin-film applications.
• PECVD Systems Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition systems for thin film coating applications, complementing PVD processes for advanced materials.
• Cluster Systems Multi-chamber PVD cluster systems for thin film deposition in semiconductor and research applications, enabling multiple processes in one integrated platform.
• PLD Systems Pulsed Laser Deposition systems for advanced thin film research applications, including complex oxide and perovskite film growth.
• RIE System Reactive Ion Etching systems for microelectronics and advanced technology applications.
• Gas Sensor Test System Test chambers designed for testing gas sensors under simulated environmental conditions for innovation and technological development.
• Large Area Coating (LAC) Systems Industrial PVD systems for coating large surface areas with uniform thin film deposition, used for architectural glass, automotive panels, and large-format components.
• HI.P.PO. Sputtering Cathodes

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% bacterial reduction within 30 minutes for BioK coating
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• CNR (National Research Council of Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with CNR-IMM Catania on perovskite photovoltaic research. Kenosistec manufactured special sputtering machine designed by CNR-IMM. Joint development of gig-lox deposition method and LV-PSE PVD technology for perovskite solar cells. Project led by Dr. Stefano Perugini (Kenosistec) and Dr. Alessandra Alberti (CNR).
• Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development of BioK antibacterial and antiviral PVD coating technology. Joint research effort combining Kenosistec's PVD expertise with IIT's research capabilities.
• Polytechnic University of MilancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development partner in BioK antibacterial coating research alongside Kenosistec and Italian Institute of Technology.
• Angelantoni GroupflagshipOthersParent company group. Kenosistec is part of Angelantoni Test Technologies subholding alongside Angelantoni Test Technologies, Aerre Service, and others. Founded in 1932, Angelantoni Group has 4 production units in Italy and subsidiaries in France, Germany, India, and China.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Satisloh: Optical thin-film coating equipment maker (subsidiary of Bühler) offering PVD and sputtering systems for ophthalmic, precision optics, and decorative applications. Comparable technology stack and customer segments to Kenosistec's R&D and decorative coatings business.
• Von Ardenne: German-headquartered manufacturer of industrial PVD and vacuum coating equipment serving architectural glass, automotive, solar, and decorative applications. Von Ardenne is the closest pure-play large-scale PVD equipment peer to Kenosistec across sputtering, coating lines, and large-area deposition.
• Singulus Technologies: German equipment maker for thin-film and PVD coating systems targeting optical disc, semiconductor, solar, and decorative surface applications. Singulus competes with Kenosistec on sputtering and evaporation platforms and serves similar research and industrial end markets.
• Evatec: Swiss manufacturer of PVD, sputter, and PECVD systems specialized in advanced packaging, photonics, and semiconductor manufacturing. Evatec is comparable to Kenosistec's cluster and R&D product lines and overlaps on Hi.P.Po./HiPP-style high-productivity sputtering solutions.
• Bühler Leybold Optics: Swiss optics and PVD coating equipment unit of Bühler, supplying sputtering and evaporation systems for precision optics, automotive, and decorative coatings. Directly comparable in product technology and target verticals to Kenosistec's decorative and functional PVD portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Applied Materials: Largest US-based semiconductor and display equipment manufacturer with PVD, CVD, and ALD deposition product lines. Comparable at the deposition-equipment level to Kenosistec's PVD platforms, though Applied Materials operates at scale and serves predominantly semiconductor end markets.
• ULVAC: Japanese manufacturer of vacuum and PVD equipment for semiconductors, flat-panel displays, and industrial coatings. ULVAC's much broader portfolio overlaps with Kenosistec's sputtering, cathodic arc, and PECVD offerings across both research and high-volume production.
• Veeco Instruments: US equipment supplier of deposition, etch, and lithography tools for semiconductor, compound semiconductor, and data-storage applications. Comparable to Kenosistec's thin-film deposition platforms in semiconductor and advanced-materials end markets.
• Tokyo Electron: Japanese semiconductor equipment giant with deposition, etch, and cleaning product lines that compete against Kenosistec's higher-end cluster and PECVD systems in research and semiconductor adjacencies.

Emerging players

• Impact Coatings: Swedish PVD coating specialist developing coatings for fuel cells, batteries, and decorative applications. Comparable as a smaller-scale PVD-coating specialist focused on emerging applications such as hydrogen — a similar strategy posture to Kenosistec's BioK and perovskite bets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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