Nuevas Técnicas De Automatización Industrial

What Nuevas Técnicas De Automatización Industrial does

Nuevas Técnicas De Automatización Industrial, S.L. (NUTAI) is a Spanish industrial automation systems integrator founded in 1995 and headquartered in Silla, Valencia, with a regional delegation in Barcelona. The company designs and deploys complete automation cells for automotive, manufacturing, and adjacent industrial sectors, combining collaborative robotics, machine vision, and AI-based quality inspection. As a certified Universal Robots System Integrator, NUTAI develops a portfolio of certified URCap software products (CobotVNC, MAD Controller, RECDrive, Data Collector) and standalone vision systems (VINspect, Six Head, RoboGuia, nqInspect, NIBiPick, TidyPal). Its proprietary technology integrates with Siemens Industrial Edge for real-time cobot data extraction and with FESTO motor controllers (CMMT-AS, CMMT-ST, CMMP-AS) for external axis control, with integrations published via the UR+ Marketplace. Adjacent products include LiFePO4 marine batteries (Lithen) and a green hydrogen test bench (Elygreen H2), with active R&D across battery recycling (CAREBAT, REINFORCE, DIGICIRCULAR-BATT), agricultural robotics (DRAGONBOT), textiles (CLOTHIA), and intralogistics (DIGILOGIX).

NUTAI's business model combines two revenue streams: one-time license / hardware sales of its proprietary URCap and vision products, distributed through its own e-commerce storefront and a growing global distributor network, alongside custom industrial integration services sold via enterprise field sales. All products and projects are sold on a quote basis with multi-year contract terms; no public pricing is disclosed. The company goes to market through a mix of direct enterprise sales, trade-show presence (Hannover Messe 2026, Advanced Manufacturing Awards, WeAreCobots Valencia), the ICEX-DANA export support program, and multi-language content (Spanish, English, German). Its primary customer segment is the automotive industry, with documented deployments including the VINspect system for EMKA; secondary segments include metal manufacturing, furniture and textiles, energy and batteries, and agriculture. Ownership is founder-led by CEO and co-founder Enrique Vacas; no external institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or parent-company relationships are documented in the available data.

Recognition includes the 2025 Advanced Manufacturing Awards – Best Product Testing and Quality Control (VINspect), the CLEPA 2024 SME Innovators Green award, the Factories of the Future Awards – Best Robotics Project, the AVIA Pyme Innovadora (2018), and a Spanish Government Pyme Innovadora certification. The company maintains two office locations in Spain and reports active international expansion into Mexico and Germany.

Name

Nuevas Técnicas De Automatización Industrial

Legal name

Nuevas Técnicas de Automatización Industrial, SL

Website

https://nutai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NUTAI is a Spanish industrial automation integrator (founded 1995, Valencia) that develops certified Universal Robots URCap software, AI-driven machine vision systems, and turnkey cobot integration projects for automotive, manufacturing, energy, and agriculture customers in Europe and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Silla

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware and Software Products: Sale of proprietary URCap software solutions and hardware products including CobotVNC, MAD Controller, RECDrive, Data Collector, NIBiPick, TidyPal, and LITHEN batteries. Products available through e-commerce and distributor network.
2. Integration Services: Complete industrial automation integration projects from design to deployment, serving automotive, manufacturing, and energy sectors with robotic, vision, and AI solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NUTAI designs, develops, and integrates industrial automation solutions centered on collaborative robotics (Universal Robots ecosystem), machine vision, and AI-powered quality inspection. The company sells proprietary URCap software products (CobotVNC, MAD Controller, RECDrive, Data Collector), turnkey robotic systems for material handling and inspection (NIBiPick, TidyPal, VINspect, Six Head, RoboGuia, nqInspect), and delivers complete end-to-end automation integration projects for automotive, manufacturing, energy, and industrial sectors.

Product overview

NUTAI offers a portfolio of URCap software products and turnkey robotic systems for industrial automation. The software suite includes CobotVNC (remote UR access), Data Collector (Siemens Industrial Edge integration), MAD Controller (FESTO axis control), and RECDrive (trajectory capture). The robotic systems comprise NIBiPick (3D bin picking), TidyPal (AI palletizing), and multiple vision inspection systems (VINspect, Six Head, RoboGuia, nqInspect) for quality control. Complementary hardware includes robot stands, turning tables, and energy solutions (Lithen batteries, Elygreen H2 test benches). Products target automotive, manufacturing, and logistics sectors with a focus on collaborative robotics integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CobotVNC

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000 cycle guarantee on LITHEN batteries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Universal RobotscoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified System Integrator for Universal Robots collaborative robots. NUTAI develops URCap software products (CobotVNC, MAD Controller, RECDrive, Data Collector) specifically for UR ecosystem and offers integration services for UR cobots.
• FESTOcoreTechnology or IntegrationMAD Controller URCap enables control of up to 4 external FESTO axes (CMMP-AS, CMMT-AS/ST motor controllers) directly from UR Teach Pendant. Deep technical integration for external axis control.
• Siemens Industrial EdgecoreTechnology or IntegrationData Collector application certified for Siemens Industrial Edge platform, enabling RTDE data extraction from Universal Robots for real-time monitoring and Industry 4.0 integration.
• Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on DRAGONBOT project for automated agricultural harvesting. UPV's AI2 Institute (Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Automation) and Agricultural Robotics Laboratory involved.
• INDERENmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSME partner in multiple R&D projects including DRAGONBOT (agricultural robotics), REINFORCE (battery recycling), and DIGICIRCULAR-BATT (EV battery processing).
• GREENVISIONmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DRAGONBOT project for automated harvesting of high-value crops in sustainable greenhouses.
• EIMEVAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DIGILOGIX project for autonomous intralogistics mobility together with AVIA and Omnielectric.
• AVIAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutomotive cluster partner in DIGILOGIX project for autonomous and digitalized intralogistics mobility.
• OmnielectricminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DIGILOGIX project for autonomous intralogistics together with EIMEVA and AVIA.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Keyence Corporation: Japanese factory automation and vision systems manufacturer with broad sensor, measurement, and machine vision portfolio. Comparable in target customers and adjacent vision/inspection use cases to NUTAI's quality control systems.
• SICK AG: Global industrial sensor and machine vision specialist with deep automotive and logistics penetration. Comparable to NUTAI's vision inspection systems (Six Head, VINspect, nqInspect) and broadly aligned on factory automation customers.
• Cognex Corporation: US-listed leader in machine vision and industrial barcode reading, serving automotive, electronics, and logistics OEMs. Overlaps with NUTAI's vision-based quality inspection and bin-picking applications, though at significantly larger scale.
• Yaskawa Europe (system integration): European arm of Japanese industrial robot manufacturer with significant Motoman cobot and system integration business. Comparable to NUTAI on cobot integration, motion control, and automotive customer focus, though at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Vention: Cloud-based automation design and equipment platform serving cobot and industrial automation integrators with modular components. Comparable to NUTAI's integration services and cobot accessory offering, though with a software-first, marketplace approach.
• PIAB (Piab Group): Swedish manufacturer of vacuum-based end-effector tools and gripping solutions widely used in cobot applications, including bin picking and palletising. Directly comparable to NUTAI's NIBiPick and TidyPal material-handling solutions.
• Photoneo (now part of Zebra Technologies): Slovak 3D vision and bin-picking specialist with strong cobot integration story (including UR+ certified products). Directly comparable to NUTAI's NIBiPick bin-picking solution and the broader 3D vision approach in its portfolio.

Direct peers

• Robotiq: Canadian cobot end-effector and accessory maker specialising in grippers, vacuum, force-torque sensors and URCap integrations for Universal Robots. Directly comparable to NUTAI's cobot accessory and URCap product portfolio, serving the same UR ecosystem integrators and end customers.
• OnRobot: Danish manufacturer of end-of-arm tooling and cobot applications (grippers, sensors, palletising kits) deeply integrated with Universal Robots. Competes head-on with NUTAI's TidyPal palletiser and accessory products in the UR+ ecosystem.

Regional players

• Universal Robots (certified SI peers — e.g., Inbolt, Apera AI): Other certified Universal Robots system integrators and URCap developers (e.g., Inbolt for vision-guided robotics, Apera AI for 3D vision). Directly comparable because they share the same UR+ ecosystem and serve similar automotive/manufacturing integrators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nutai_com

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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