What Protec Surface Technologies does

Protec Surface Technologies is an Italy-based industrial coatings company operating as a subsidiary of P&P Holding, a holding entity focused on thin film advanced technology. Headquartered in Bedizzole (Brescia), the company specializes in PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) and PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition) thin film coating technologies, serving European industrial customers with decorative and technical surface treatment needs. The company claims more than 20 years of specialized experience in the sector.

The business is structured around two operating brands. The Protec brand supplies industrial high-tech PVD-PECVD coating machinery and complete pre-treatment equipment for decorative and technical surface coatings. The Protim brand operates as a service sub-brand, functioning as one of the self-described most equipped and accredited PVD treatment centers in Europe, providing a complete range of surface treatments on a toll-coating basis. This dual model combines capital equipment sales with recurring service revenue from treatment operations.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; no pricing models, contract structures, or segment-level revenue splits are available. Customer segments, named logos, and go-to-market channels are also absent from the source material. The company employs 11-50 people and operates exclusively within Europe, with no disclosed expansion into other geographies. Ownership is fully held by P&P Holding, with no institutional investors, venture capital, or public shareholders referenced.

Name

Protec Surface Technologies

Legal name

Protec Surface Technologies

Website

https://p-pholding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Coating Equipment & Services

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Protective Coatings (Steel/Concrete/Equipment) (IMAIAKAB)

Keywords

• PVD coating services
• Thin film deposition
• PECVD coating equipment
• Surface treatment solutions
• Decorative coating machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Torri Del Benaco

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Protec Surface Technologies offers industrial high-tech machinery for PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) and PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition) coatings, along with a complete pre-treatment service capability for decorative and technical thin-film surface coatings. The company operates two brands under P&P Holding: Protec for coating machinery and equipment, and Protim as one of Europe's most equipped and accredited PVD treatment centers providing toll surface treatment services.

Product overview

Protec Surface Technologies operates as the core product brand within P&P Holding, offering industrial high-tech coating machinery (PVD-PECVD systems) for decorative and technical surface treatments. Complementing the machinery portfolio, Protim functions as a service sub-brand providing PVD treatment services through one of Europe's most equipped and accredited treatment centers. The portfolio combines equipment sales with toll coating/treatment services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Protec: Machinery for PVD-PECVD coatings, decorative and technical coatings equipment
• Protim

Products and services

• Protec Surface Technologies PVD-PECVD Coating Machinery Industrial high-tech PVD and PECVD coating machinery systems, including complete pre-treatment equipment for decorative and technical surface coatings. The equipment is sold to industrial manufacturers requiring thin-film deposition capabilities.
• Protim Surface Treatment Services Complete range of PVD surface treatment services delivered through one of Europe's most equipped and accredited treatment centers. Provides antibacterial, decorative, and technical thin-film coating services for industrial customers requiring toll coating or outsourced surface treatment.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• P&P HoldingcoreOthersP&P Holding is the parent company of Protec Surface Technologies. It operates as the umbrella organization for thin film advanced technology businesses including Protec Surface Technologies and Protim brands.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• IHI Hauzer Techno Coating: European-headquartered maker of PVD and PECVD industrial coating equipment with a deep installed base in decorative and functional coatings, directly comparable to Protec's equipment business.
• HEF Group: French surface-treatment specialist offering PVD, PECVD, DLC, and pre-treatment services across Europe; competes directly with Protim's service-center offering.
• PLATIT: Swiss specialist in PVD and PECVD coating systems for tools and decorative parts; competes head-to-head with Protec in the European decorative and cutting-tool equipment market.
• Vapor Technologies (VTI): US-based supplier of PVD and cathodic arc coating equipment with a similar equipment-plus-service heritage to Protec, focused on decorative and functional thin-film applications.
• Oerlikon Balzers: Oerlikon Balzers is the global benchmark for PVD/PECVD coating services and equipment, serving the same decorative and technical coating markets as Protec/Protim and dwarfing the Italian player in scale and geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Impact Coatings: Swedish developer and licensor of PVD coating technology for fuel cells, decorative, and industrial applications; smaller and more niche but addresses the same coating processes as Protec.

Broad incumbents

• Bodycote: Global leader in heat treatment and surface technology services; overlaps with Protim on PVD-adjacent treatments and serves many of the same industrial customers from a much larger footprint.
• Sulzer Metco: Industrial surface-solutions division of Sulzer offering thermal spray and complementary coating equipment and services; broad incumbent with overlapping decorative-and-functional application footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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