Mate

What Mate does

Mate S.r.l. is an Italian industrial electronics company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Sala Baganza, Parma. The firm designs and manufactures custom printed circuit boards and embedded electronic systems, operating as an outsourced R&D and manufacturing partner for industrial clients that lack internal electronics laboratories. Its core offerings span the full lifecycle — consultancy, hardware/firmware/software design, prototyping, assembly, 100% board testing, and packaging — delivered via direct, consultancy-led B2B sales. The company also markets proprietary products developed through R&D collaborations, including IoT-enabled Brushless Motor Control Drives, IE5-efficiency Synchronous Reluctance Motors (with EMACH LCC), an Optical Food Sorting Machine using frequency-sensor chromatic detection, a Gasification Reactor control system with cloud-based supervisory software, and the MAN.GO rehabilitation exoskeleton (with U&O). An in-house 3D rapid prototyping service, built on HP Jet Fusion 4200 hardware, is offered both internally and to clients.

The business is a privately held Italian S.r.l. with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or acquisition activity, and a stated share capital of €10,500. Revenue is generated through project-based custom engagements covering hardware sales and professional engineering services, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The customer base is segmented across industrial manufacturing (primary), automotive, energy, food processing, and medical/rehabilitation robotics, with worldwide shipping capability but no named enterprise customers disclosed. Mate's go-to-market combines a technical website (Italian and English), LinkedIn technical content, university recruiting events, and earned media coverage. The company positions itself as a flexible, multi-vertical specialist rather than a high-volume contract manufacturer, targeting customers who value end-to-end ownership and artisanal-level quality in low-volume, high-complexity electronic design work.

Name

Mate

Legal name

Mate S.r.l.

Website

https://matesrl.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mate S.r.l. is an Italian industrial electronics firm founded in 1999 that designs and manufactures custom printed circuit boards and embedded electronic systems for industrial clients lacking in-house R&D, with additional proprietary products in motor control, optical sorting, and rehabilitation robotics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Electronic Design and Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Twin for Manufacturing & Production Optimization (IMAIAMAO)

Keywords

• Printed circuit boards
• Industrial electronics design
• Electronic contract manufacturing
• Motor control systems
• Embedded systems development

Headquarters

HQ city

Sala Baganza

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Electronic Solutions: Mate designs and manufactures custom electronic boards and systems for industrial applications. Each circuit board is manufactured and managed internally from design to testing. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements covering consultancy, design, prototyping, assembly, testing, and packaging services.
2. R&D and Engineering Services: Provides outsourced electronic design services and technical assistance to companies. Includes consultancy for project definition, full hardware/firmware/software design, and ongoing maintenance support.
3. 3D Prototyping Services: Offers 3D rapid prototyping services using HP Jet Fusion technology, both for prototyping and mass production of developed parts in any quantity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mate is an Italian industrial electronics company that designs, manufactures, and tests custom printed circuit boards and electronic systems for industrial clients. The company operates as an outsourced R&D partner, providing end-to-end electronic solutions from consultancy and hardware/firmware/software design through prototyping, PCB assembly, testing, and packaging. Beyond contract electronic manufacturing, Mate develops and sells proprietary products including brushless motor control drives, synchronous reluctance motors, optical food sorting machines, gasification reactor control systems, and rehabilitation exoskeletons.

Product overview

Mate is an industrial electronics company specializing in electronic solutions including custom printed circuit boards and specialized products. The core portfolio includes Brushless Motor Control Drives with IoT capabilities, Synchronous Reluctance Motors (SynRM) with IE5 efficiency, Optical Food Sorting Machines using frequency sensor technology, Gasification Reactors for renewable energy, and MAN.GO Exoskeleton for rehabilitation robotics. The company also offers 3D Rapid Prototyping services and full-cycle electronic board manufacturing from design through testing. Products serve automotive, energy, robotics, agriculture, food processing, electric motors control, and power electronics sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Optical Food Sorting Machine

Quantifiable outcome

• Synchronous reluctance motors achieve IE5 energy class efficiency, 16% lighter than induction motors
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EMACH LCCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2021Joint development of new category of Synchronous Reluctance Motors (SynRM) with innovative features including a large and robust cross base of the rotor core that bears mechanical load, increased rib thickness, and decreased torque undulation. These motors achieve IE5 energy class efficiency and are 16% lighter than induction motors. Both companies position themselves as promoters of this new evolution in reluctance motor technology.
• U&OcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2018Collaboration with U&O startup on the MAN.GO Exoskeleton project for rehabilitation robotics. Mate develops the technological part of the exoskeleton (pelvic belt and lower limbs) to help people with mobility disabilities. This represents an innovative therapeutic approach and one of the most advanced medical devices available today, featuring minimal ergonomic design, low weight, and long battery life. The partnership was featured in the 'Making Business in Texas' event as part of the INVEST IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION internationalization project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Würth Elektronik: European electronics manufacturer producing PCBs, electronic components, and embedded electronic solutions. Direct peer given the similar European industrial electronics customer base and overlapping PCB and embedded design offerings.
• Eurocircuits: European PCB prototyping and small-series manufacturer with online manufacturing services. Closely comparable to Mate's in-house PCB design, prototyping, and small-batch manufacturing offering for European industrial customers.
• SEW-Eurodrive: Global manufacturer of drive technology, gear units, motors, and electronic controls. Directly comparable to Mate's brushless drive and SynRM motor product lines and overlapping industrial customer base.
• Bonfiglioli: Italian-headquartered manufacturer of gearmotors, electric motors, and drive systems. Direct comparison: both are Italian industrial motor/drive specialists with overlapping exposure to industrial automation customers and similar engineering-to-customer sales motions.

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global broad-line industrial drives, motors, and robotics supplier. Competitor in Mate's industrial drives and motor control space but offers a full portfolio that includes much larger segments such as robotics, electrification, and process automation.
• Schneider Electric: Industrial automation, motor control, and energy management incumbent. Comparable in industrial drives and smart-manufacturing relevance to Mate, but at significantly larger scale with a global channel network.
• Rockwell Automation: Industrial automation, control, and motor-drive supplier for discrete and process manufacturing. Comparable to Mate in motor control and machine-vision-adjacent solutions, but operates an enterprise-scale automation platform.
• Siemens: Industrial automation and drive systems incumbent. Overlaps with Mate in industrial motor control, automation, and machine vision, but operates as a full-stack automation supplier across much larger and diversified industry portfolios.

Others

• Elekta (Rehabilitation Robotics reference): Listed as an adjacent reference in the rehabilitation and medical robotics segment. Not a direct competitor, but illustrative of the broader ecosystem that Mate's MAN.GO Exoskeleton product is positioned to address via the U&O partnership.

Emerging players

• Sensopart: Specialist sensor and machine-vision manufacturer for industrial automation and quality inspection. Comparable to Mate's Optical Food Sorting Machine product line, which uses frequency sensors and LED-driven chromatic detection for industrial sorting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mate-s-r-l-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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