Vismec

What Vismec does

Vismec, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Camposampiero in Italy's Veneto region, designs and manufactures industrial machinery and integrated systems for plastic granule transformation. Its product portfolio spans five categories: dehumidification (Drywell, Dryplus, DryCube, and Bio Dryers), pneumatic conveying (VB62 blowers, Venturi loaders, DR4 cyclonic filters), dosing (Perfecto gravimetric and Flex volumetric dosers, horizontal mixers), granulation, and storage (Viper big-bag emptying stations). These offerings are coordinated through proprietary FW50 centralized controls and a VisiBus communications platform built on the OPC UA protocol, enabling Industry 4.0 interoperability with customer MES systems and remote plant management via webserver.

The company's underlying technology emphasizes modular architecture with field-differentiable features including honeycomb-sieve wheel dehumidifiers delivering claimed energy savings of up to 40% versus traditional systems, two-stage side channel blowers with inverter-driven power modulation, and wear-resistant VISCARB components for glass-fiber-filled material handling. Vismec sells to enterprise plastic processors across verticals including automotive, medical, electronics, bioplastics, beverage, and telecommunications, with named case-study deployments involving automated 24/7 feeding systems managing 20-plus consumption points and centralized lines serving up to 48 stations.

Vismec monetizes through two streams: hardware sales of complete turnkey systems or modular upgrades, plus aftermarket services comprising technical support, maintenance, and spare parts. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with technical consultation and on-site assessment, delivered through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Italy, France, the United States, and South Korea, complemented by a regional distributor (Kanitec) for Central and Eastern Europe and a regular presence at major industry exhibitions including PLAST, K, Fakuma, MECSPE, NPE, FIP, PLASTPOL, and SAMUEXPO. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding and headcount in the 11–50 range.

Name

Vismec

Legal name

Vismec

Website

https://vismec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vismec, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Italy, designs integrated industrial systems for plastic granule transformation including dehumidification, pneumatic conveying, dosing, granulation, and storage. It sells these turnkey systems to enterprise plastics processors across automotive, medical, electronics, bioplastics, beverage, and telecommunications sectors through direct subsidiaries in four countries and regional distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plastic Processing Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

Keywords

• Plastic granule dehumidification
• Pneumatic conveying systems
• Gravimetric dosing systems
• Industry 4.0 manufacturing
• Plastic material handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Camposampiero

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of complete systems and individual machines for plastic granule management including deumidifiers, conveyors, dosing systems, and storage solutions. Products are sold as turnkey installations or modular upgrades to existing production lines.
2. Aftermarket Services: Technical support, maintenance services, and spare parts supply for installed systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vismec designs, manufactures, and services integrated systems for plastic granule transformation, organized around four product families: dehumidifiers (Drywell, Dryplus, DryCube, Bio Dryers), pneumatic conveying and material handling (VB62 blowers, Venturi loaders, DR4 filters), gravimetric and volumetric dosing (Perfecto, Flex, horizontal mixers), and storage and granulation solutions (Viper big-bag emptying, AIR dust collectors). The portfolio is unified by proprietary Industry 4.0-ready controls (VisiBus supervisor with OPC UA and FW50 centralized control) that allow customers to supervise entire processing lines from a single interface.

Product overview

Vismec designs and manufactures machines and integrated systems for plastic transformation companies, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into five main product categories: dehumidification (wheel dryers Drywell, Dryplus, DryCube, and Bio Dryers for bioplastics), conveying (pneumatic vacuum systems with VB62 blowers, Venturi loaders, receivers, and cyclonic filters), dosing (gravimetric Perfecto and volumetric Flex dosers, horizontal mixers), storage (Viper big bag emptying stations, containers), and granulazione (grinding systems). These products are coordinated through proprietary FW50 centralized control system and VISIBUS communication platform using OPC UA protocol for Industry 4.0 integration. Accessories include Oiltrap de-oilers, dew point meters, and dust collectors. The modular architecture allows customers to configure standalone machines or complete automated plants for injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drywell Series Wheel Dehumidifiers Wheel dehumidifier units using honeycomb sieve regeneration for drying hygroscopic plastic granules, claimed to deliver up to 40% energy savings versus conventional designs; intended for plastics processing lines.
• Dryplus Series Dehumidifiers Industrial dehumidifier series for plastic granule drying applications in plastics processing operations.
• DryCube Compact Dryer Compact hopper dryer unit for small-footprint plastics processing applications.
• Bio Dryers Dehumidification/drying solutions targeted at bioplastics processing, addressing the specific drying requirements of bio-based polymers.
• VB62 Two-Stage Side Channel Blowers High-performance blowers used as the power source for pneumatic conveying of plastic granules in centralized material handling systems.
• Vismec Venturi Vacuum Loader Venturi-based vacuum loader for transporting plastic granules from storage or silos to processing machines.
• Perfecto Gravimetric Doser Gravimetric dosing unit for precise by-weight metering of masterbatch, additives, or regrind into the plastics processing line.
• Flex Volumetric Doser Volumetric dosing unit for by-volume metering of additives or color masterbatch in plastics processing.
• Horizontal Mixers Horizontal mixing equipment for blending plastic granules, masterbatch, and additives prior to processing.
• FW50 Centralized Control System Centralized control unit that supervises and coordinates up to 48 connected stations (dehumidifiers, loaders, dosing units) across a plastics processing plant.
• VISIBUS Supervisor Supervisory software platform with OPC UA protocol integration that enables Industry 4.0 connectivity between Vismec equipment and plant MES/ERP systems.
• Viper Big Bag Emptying Station Station for emptying large bulk bags (big bags / FIBCs) of plastic granules into downstream silos or conveying systems.
• DR4 Dual Cyclonic Filter Dual-stage cyclonic separator for removing fines and dust from pneumatic conveying lines in plastics material handling.
• AIR Dust Collector Dust collection unit for capturing airborne particles in plastic granule handling areas.
• Vismec Oiltrap De-Oiler De-oiling device for removing surface oil contamination from plastic granules prior to processing.
• Portable Dew Point Meter Portable instrument for measuring the dew point of dried air in plastics drying systems, used for process verification and quality control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings up to 40% with Dryplus dehumidifiers compared to traditional systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kanitec (Poland)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish distributor partner representing Vismec at PLASTPOL trade fair in Kielce, Poland. Kanitec distributes Vismec products in Central and Eastern European markets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Moretto S.p.A. Italian designer and manufacturer of dehumidification, conveying, dosing, granulation, and storage equipment for plastics processing. Closely comparable to Vismec in product portfolio, Italian manufacturing heritage, and target verticals (automotive, medical, packaging).
• Piovan Group: Italian-headquartered global leader in auxiliary equipment for plastics processing (dehumidification, conveying, dosing, storage, recycling). Closest direct competitor to Vismec with overlapping product categories, similar customer verticals, and overlapping geographic footprint, but at significantly larger scale.
• Wittmann Group: Austrian manufacturer of a full line of plastic auxiliary equipment including material handling, drying, dosing, granulation, and temperature control. Direct overlap with Vismec's core offering, serving the same injection molding customer base globally.
• Motan (Motan Colortronic): German-based manufacturer of plastic material handling, drying, conveying, and dosing systems with global operations. Overlaps directly with Vismec's product lines and serves automotive and packaging plastics processors across Europe and Asia.

Broad incumbents

• Coperion GmbH: German global leader in compounding extruders, material handling, and feeding systems. Overlaps with Vismec in conveying and dosing for plastics but operates at much larger scale with broader portfolio spanning compounding, extrusion, and bulk material handling.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global plant equipment manufacturer with activities in material handling, drying, and dosing for processing industries including plastics. Comparable capability set but operates at much larger scale across food, feed, and industrial markets.

Regional players

• Plastic Systems S.r.l. Italian manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for plastics processing, including granule dryers, loaders, and mixers. Comparable regional competitor to Vismec within the Italian plastics-processing cluster, with overlapping end markets but a less international footprint.

Others

• Busch Vacuum Solutions: German-based global manufacturer of vacuum pumps, blowers, and compressed-air systems. Comparable to Vismec's VB62 two-stage side channel blowers on the vacuum/blower component level, but addresses broader industrial vacuum markets beyond plastics.

Emerging players

• Movacolor B.V. Dutch specialist in gravimetric and volumetric dosing for plastics processing with a strong direct/online sales model. Compares to Vismec's Perfecto gravimetric doser and Flex volumetric doser but focuses almost exclusively on dosing, narrower than Vismec's full-stack offering.
• Penta Srl: Italian-based supplier of gravimetric and volumetric dosing systems, mixers, and granulators for plastics and rubber processors. Direct overlap with Vismec's dosing and mixing lines, serving similar injection molding and extrusion customers, but with a narrower portfolio focused on dosing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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