ISET

What ISET does

ISET S.r.l. is an Italian designer, manufacturer, installer, and maintainer of remote control and automation systems, headquartered in Limana (Belluno) and operating exclusively within Italy. Founded in 1992 by Claudio Colle as an R&D unit within an electronics and telecommunications group, the company specialized in monitoring and remote sensing before pivoting in the early 1990s to telecontrol for the Integrated Water Cycle. The company has accumulated 25+ years of domain focus and reports more than 5,000 telecontrol units installed across Italy.

ISET's technology stack is built around proprietary RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) hardware and the Idro.Network SCADA software platform, all developed and manufactured in-house at the 1,500 sqm Limana facility. The hardware portfolio spans multiple RTU lines (IS5, IS10, IS35/45, IS101, IS121, and the new IS-150), with proprietary radio communication protocols (ISOLINK 5 and ISOLINK 6) and the IT-BUS field-bus expansion system; the IS-150 adds simultaneous TCP-IP and Radio communication, an integrated data logger, and a Linux-based 800MHz processor. The Idro.Network SCADA, a .NET client-server application with HTML5 web client and OPC-UA integration, supervises water supply, sewage, purification, gas distribution, and energy production networks, with add-on modules for mobile, web, and SMS access and custom report generation. ISET also designs custom electrical control panels, supports third-party PLC integration via ModBus, and offers 24/7 on-call service.

ISET generates revenue through hardware sales (RTUs, control panels, accessories), software licensing (Idro.Network and add-on modules), and professional services including installation, maintenance, and 24/7 technical support. The go-to-market is direct, with the company's own field service organization handling sales, installation, and support across Italy, enabling nationwide intervention within 24 hours. Customers are predominantly Italian water utilities, multi-utilities, and irrigation consortia (e.g., Veritas, Etra, Dolomiti Energia, TEA, Iris Acqua), supported by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 certifications. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company remains privately held under post-founder management.

Name

ISET

Legal name

ISET S.r.l.

Website

https://iset.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISET S.r.l. designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains proprietary RTU hardware and Idro.Network SCADA software for remote control and automation, serving Italian water utilities, multi-utilities, and irrigation consortia within the Integrated Water Cycle vertical.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Telecontrol and Automation Systems

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAEAFAC

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) for Energy Facilities

Keywords

• Telecontrol systems
• SCADA software
• Remote terminal units
• Water network automation
• Industrial automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Limana

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 - RTU and Peripheral Units: Sale of remote terminal units (RTU) and peripheral stations including IS5, IS10, IS35, IS45, IS101, IS121, IS150 series. Units are entirely designed, developed, and manufactured in Italy at the Limana facility.
2. SCADA Software - Idro.Network: Licensing and sale of Idro.Network SCADA supervision software for real-time management of telecontrol networks. Includes web access packages, mobile applications, and report manager modules.
3. Professional Services: Installation, maintenance, repair, and technical consulting services. Includes 24/7 on-call support service, electrical and telecontrol system design, and instrumentation consulting.
4. Electric Control Panels and Automation: Custom-designed electrical panels for automation, including standard models for lifting stations and custom configurations with PLC, soft-start, and inverter drives.
5. Accessories and Expansion Modules: IT-BUS modules for I/O expansion, IL2L Ethernet converters, XiLog+ data loggers, 7-inch touch displays, and other accessories for system integration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ISET designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains remote control and automation systems consisting of proprietary Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) hardware (IS5, IS10, IS35/IS45, IS101, IS121, IS-150) and the Idro.Network SCADA supervision software, applied primarily to the Integrated Water Cycle — water distribution, sewage, purification, gas distribution, and energy networks. The company delivers turnkey telecontrol solutions including custom electrical control panels, accessories (IL2L converter, IT-BUS modules, 7-inch touch displays, XiLog+ data loggers), and lifetime technical services throughout Italy.

Product overview

ISET designs, produces, installs, and maintains telecontrol and automation systems for managing complex technological networks. The product portfolio consists of Idro.Network SCADA software (with mobile/web/mobile modules) as the supervisory layer, connected to a range of RTU peripheral units (IS5, IS10, IS35/IS45, IS101, IS121, IS150) that communicate via radio, GSM/GPRS, or Ethernet. Supporting products include IL2L LAN converter, IT-BUS expansion modules, 7-inch touch displays, and XiLog+ data loggers. Services include electrical panel design, automation/PLC systems, and 24/7 technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Idro.Network: SCADA software for supervising telecontrol systems applied to technological networks including water supply, sewage, purification, gas distribution and energy production. Features client-server architecture with web client developed in HTML5.
• ISOLINK
• IT-BUS

Products and services

• Idro.Network SCADA SCADA supervision software for telecontrol systems applied to water supply, sewage, purification, gas distribution, and energy production networks. Features client-server architecture enabling large centralized supervisions with security and reliability, OPC-UA protocol, HTML5 web client, and real-time management capabilities. Sold to Italian utilities and multi-utility companies for managing distributed technological infrastructure.
• IS-150 RTU ISET's most complete Remote Terminal Unit, designed for large plant automation and telecontrol. Features dual simultaneous TCP-IP and Radio communication carriers, integrated Data Logger, 800MHz processor with math coprocessor, Linux OS, and MODBUS port for bidirectional communication with PLCs and third-party instrumentation. Targeted at large plants including pumping stations, drainage systems, and sewage lifts.
• IS35 / IS45 peripheral units Powerful peripheral units for automation and telecontrol in plants of all sizes. IS45 features an 800MHz x86 CPU with math coprocessor and expandable I/O up to 256 AI, 512 DI, 256 DO, and 64 AO via IT-BUS. Supports radio or GSM communication. Sold to utility and industrial customers for plant automation.
• IS101 peripheral unit Peripheral unit with GSM-GPRS communication, RISC low-power CPU, integrated power supply and solar charger, expandable I/O, and removable storage. Manages signals and measurements via onboard I/O. Targeted at water and environmental monitoring deployments.
• IS10 peripheral unit Compact-architecture peripheral unit with integrated CPU, I/O, power supply, battery charger, and RADIO or GSM on a single board. Applications include sewage lifts, water tanks, and irrigation channels.
• IS5 modular peripheral unit Modular microcontroller peripheral for managing 2 to 6 pumps in alternation based on level measurements. Designed for sewage lifts and pump station automation.
• IS121 peripheral unit Peripheral unit compatible with IS21, managing digital states and analog quantities via onboard I/O and/or BUS expansions. Supports MODBUS RTU via RS232/485 for third-party PLCs and instruments.
• ISV Supervision Station Supervision station constituting the core of tele-monitoring, remote management, and telecontrol systems. Features networked architecture with Windows-based front-end processing. Sold to utilities for centralized supervision of distributed assets.
• Quadri elettrici (Electrical Control Panels) Custom-designed electrical automation panels including standard models for lift stations with PLC control and SMS telealarm/telecontrol interfaces. Built for water utility and industrial customers.
• Automazioni e PLC (Automation and PLC Systems) Drives, telecontrols, and remote management systems for industrial machines and processes, including electrical and pneumatic drives, instrumentation, and PLC/DCS automation. Delivered as turnkey engineered systems.
• IL2L — ISOLINK to LAN Converter Embedded module with Ethernet connectivity enabling ISET RTUs (IS101 and IS121) to communicate via HTTP protocol. Features ARM CPU, Ethernet, and RS232 interfaces in a 2-module DIN housing.
• IT-BUS Modules Field bus-based I/O modules for expanding and distributing input/output functionality of peripheral units. Includes analog and digital input modules, relay output modules, and repeater modules with isolation.
• Nuovo Display Touch 7" 7-inch touch display for IS35 and IS45 peripheral units featuring LCD TFT 16M colors, 800x480 pixels, LED backlight, IP65 protection rating. Enables synoptic displays, channel lists, and analog measurement graphics.
• XiLog+ Data Logger Remote-manageable data logger programmable and queryable via GPRS or SMS. Available in various configurations with sensors for water network monitoring and integration with third-party systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 telecontrol units installed across Italy
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Provides SCADA/automation systems (including 800xA and COMLI) for water and wastewater utilities. Competes with ISET in the same Italian and European utility RFP processes, but offers a much wider industrial automation portfolio.
• AVEVA: Industrial software vendor with SCADA and operational management solutions targeting utilities and water. Comparable as a competing SCADA software platform to Idro.Network, but operates at enterprise scale globally.
• COPADATA (zenon): European SCADA/HMI software platform (zenon) used in water/wastewater, energy, and industrial automation. Comparable to ISET's Idro.Network as a SCADA software alternative in European utility tenders, but with broader industrial applicability.
• Schneider Electric: EcoStruxure and AVEVA-based SCADA solutions widely deployed in European water utilities. Directly comparable as a competing SCADA/RTU platform to ISET, but with much broader portfolio and global service network.
• Siemens: Global industrial automation giant whose SIMATIC WinCC and SCADA portfolio targets water and wastewater utilities. Comparable because it competes with ISET's Idro.Network/RTU stack in Italian and EU utility tenders, but is far broader in scope and scale.

Direct peers

• Survalent Technology: SCADA vendor focused on utilities including water and wastewater. Comparable to ISET as a niche SCADA specialist serving utility customers with integrated software and field hardware, though primarily serving North American markets.
• OSI (Open Systems International): Specialist in SCADA/EMS/DMS software for utilities including water, gas, and electric. Comparable to ISET in vertical specialization in utility telecontrol, though considerably larger and more globally deployed.
• Trihedral Engineering (VTScada): Mid-sized SCADA software vendor specializing in water and wastewater utilities with bundled RTU/hardware offerings. Closely comparable to ISET in niche focus, vertical specialization, and direct SCADA-for-water positioning, though North American-led.
• Progea: Italian SCADA/HMI software vendor (Movicon) serving industrial automation and infrastructure. Comparable to ISET as a fellow Italian SCADA/automation software vendor targeting similar industrial and infrastructure customers.

Emerging players

• Inductive Automation (Ignition): Modern SCADA/MES platform increasingly used in water utilities as a lower-cost, web-architected alternative. Comparable to ISET's Idro.Network in targeting water-sector SCADA customers with web-native technology, though without proprietary RTU hardware.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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