Ingro Maquinaria

What Ingro Maquinaria does

Ingro Maquinaria is a Spanish designer and manufacturer of industrial machinery for the agri-food sector, headquartered and producing out of Vícar, Almería, and operating as a member of the Almafrut Almería group. The company engineers, fabricates in AISI-304 stainless steel, installs, and services integrated production-line equipment for fruit and vegetable processors, agricultural cooperatives, and commercial marketers, with product families covering washing/disinfection/drying of containers, fruits, vegetables and pallets; UV-C in-line disinfection modules; sorting and handling lines; pallet and container logistics; production control and weighing; industrial mezzanines; and evaporative cooling/ventilation. Recent launches (Desrabadora de Pimiento in September 2024, Smart Weight Control in June 2025, Lavadora de Palots in September 2025) extend the portfolio into pepper processing, software-defined weighing, and pallet hygiene respectively, while an Agrikubic sub-brand targets indoor container-based agriculture.

Underlying technology combines Schneider PLCs and HMI touch screens with Ethernet/IP communications and frequency variators, connected to AVEVA Insight for cloud-based production control, maintenance monitoring, and AI-powered analytics, and integrated natively with Hispatec's ERPagro via SQL database and API. The Smart Weight Control platform adds real-time operator performance tracking and weight-deviation measurement to manual agro-industrial packaging lines. The firm runs a direct enterprise field-sales motion with on-site installation, commissioning, and staff training, supplies spare parts for its own and other leading sector brands as an official distributor, and maintains after-sales service and preventive maintenance programs that act as a recurring layer on top of custom hardware sales. R&D is conducted in consortium with Tecnova Foundation and partners (HORTOVITALIS, MORE-THAN-CLEAN, INJER-Robots) under public funding frameworks, providing a pipeline of validated clean technologies and food-safety processes (UV-C, ozone, biocontrol) that feed into the commercial product line.

Revenue is generated primarily from customized industrial machinery sales (hardware) plus professional services spanning engineering and custom development, installation and commissioning, and aftermarket services including preventive maintenance and spare parts supply. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with each machine tailored to client specifications on production capacity, available space, and quality standards, and contracts structured as multi-year engagements; the company reports serving customers nationally and internationally with a trilingual (Spanish/English/Italian) sales interface. Named enterprise customers include CASI, Costa de Almería, La Caña, Hortichuelas, Mabe, Nature Choice, San Lucar, and Unica, all in the agricultural sector, with distribution supported by direct sales in Spain and an international direct-sales channel.

Name

Ingro Maquinaria

Legal name

INGRO MAQUINARIA, SL

Website

https://ingromaquinaria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ingro Maquinaria is a Spanish designer and manufacturer of custom industrial machinery (washing, disinfection, UV-C, sorting, weighing, logistics, evaporative cooling) for fruit and vegetable processors, cooperatives, and commercial marketers, operating from Vícar, Almería as part of the Almafrut Almería group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agri-Food Industrial Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK), Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL), Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Systems (IMAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Industrial washing machinery
• Agri-food processing equipment
• UV-C disinfection systems
• Production control weighing
• Evaporative cooling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Almería

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Manufacturing and Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of industrial machinery for the agri-food sector including washing systems, disinfection equipment, sorting lines, logistics systems, and production control equipment. Revenue generated from customized machine sales with installation and commissioning services.
2. Aftermarket Services and Spare Parts: Permanent assistance and spare parts supply for their machinery and other leading brands in the sector. Includes preventive maintenance, on-site service, and remote monitoring/follow-up after installation.
3. Engineering and Custom Development: Custom engineering and project development services where the company designs solutions based on client specifications. Includes feasibility studies, preliminary design, manufacturing, functional testing, and installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ingro Maquinaria designs, manufactures and installs customized industrial machinery for the agri-food sector, including washing, disinfection and drying tunnels for containers and produce, UV-C disinfection modules, sorting and handling lines, pallet and container logistics systems, intelligent production control and weighing platforms, industrial mezzanines, and evaporative cooling equipment. Each machine is built to client specifications using AISI-304 stainless steel, with Schneider PLC/HMI controls, AVEVA platform integration, and complete on-site installation, commissioning and staff training. The company also provides permanent after-sales service, preventive maintenance and spare parts supply for its own machines and other leading sector brands.

Product overview

Ingro Maquinaria is a company dedicated to innovation, development, and manufacture of integral solutions for the agri-food industry. The product portfolio consists of multiple specialized machinery families that work both independently and as integrated production lines: (1) Washing and disinfection systems including Lavadora-Secadora de Frutas y Hortalizas (fruits/vegetables washing-drying), Lavadora de Envases (container washing), Lavadora de Palots (pallet washing), and Desrabadora de Pimiento (pepper stem removal); (2) UV-C disinfection modules for inline sanitization; (3) Handling and sorting lines for product classification and packaging; (4) Logistics solutions for pallets and containers; (5) Production control and weighing systems including Smart Weight Control platform; (6) Industrial infrastructure including Entreplantas Industriales (mezzanines) and Equipos Evaporativos (evaporative cooling); and (7) Specialized R&D products like Agrikubic indoor container farming system. The company operates as part of Grupo Almafrut Almería group and develops customized solutions through specialized engineering, electronics, and assembly departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agrikubic: Indoor agriculture solution for container-based cultivation combining hydroponic and aeroponic technology with precision climate control

Products and services

• Lavadora-Secadora de Frutas y Hortalizas (Fruit and Vegetable Washing-Drying Systems) Industrial washing and drying machine for fruits and vegetables, made of AISI-304 stainless steel. Features dual washing systems (rollers for loose oval/spherical products and modular belt for products in branch or boxes), with intelligent production control and weighing integration. Targeted at agri-food processors handling tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, berries and similar produce.
• Lavadora de Envases (Container Washing, Disinfection and Drying Systems) Industrial washing and disinfection tunnel for empty containers with optional drying modules. Made entirely of AISI-304 stainless steel, with Grundfos pressure pumps, automatic filtering system, wash/rinse tanks, and high-pressure knife drying system. Includes touch screen control panel. Designed for agri-food cooperatives and producers that reuse field containers.
• Módulos de Desinfección UV-C (UV-C In-line Disinfection Modules) In-line UV-C disinfection modules for packaging, fruits, and vegetables. Reduces post-harvest rotting, increases shelf life and healthy compounds, and achieves 90%+ elimination of viruses and bacteria in treated containers without generating chemical waste. Easy adaptation to existing handling lines.
• Líneas de Clasificado y Manipulado (Sorting and Handling Lines) Versatile sorting and handling lines for horticultural products, including sorting, packaging, weighing, and manual/automatic palletizing. Configurable with feeding of empty containers, field containers with product, withdrawal of packaged products, side benches for manufacturing, and manual weighing stations. Targeted at agri-food packers with configurable throughput needs.
• Entreplantas Industriales (Industrial Mezzanines) Removable industrial mezzanines designed and assembled by Ingro's engineers with endorsed technical documentation to solve space and storage problems in processing facilities. Includes security lock installation and feeding slides for work lines with capacity for different box types.
• Equipos Evaporativos y Ventilación Industrial (Evaporative Cooling and Industrial Ventilation) Natural evaporative cooling systems that reproduce the sea breeze process to generate fresh air and renew 100% of room volume, displacing interior heat while using 75-80% less energy than conventional equipment. Also includes air curtains for controlled environment zones including cold rooms and sanitized areas.
• Control de Producción y Pesaje Online (Online Production Control and Weighing) Production control system with intelligent scales for garment/fruit and vegetable packaging lines. Provides productivity units/hour visibility, efficiency and precision in packaging, big-data reports, workplace presence control, and detailed customizable exportable information. Used by manual and semi-automatic packing operations.
• Smart Weight Control Advanced weighing management platform for manual agro-industrial packaging lines that combines precision scale hardware with a digital interface and ERP connectivity. Provides real-time operator performance visualization, dynamic screen color changes based on productivity, and weight or fruit-count packaging modes, with native integration to Hispatec ERPagro via SQL and API for production data, order control, line performance and operator metrics.
• Logística Integral y Movimiento de Palets (Integrated Pallet Logistics) Equipment for pallet transport between different areas of a processing facility, including warehouse entry and product registration, weighing and strapping, direction to storage areas, and departure to the expedition sector. Designed for agri-food plants with significant pallet flow.
• Logística Integral y Movimiento de Envases (Integrated Container Logistics) Container transport lines between different work areas, including empty container logistics, ready-made packaging logistics, product supply, and integration with depalletizing and palletizing systems for end-to-end flow inside a fruit and vegetable processing plant.
• Desrabadora de Pimiento (Pepper Stem Remover) Pepper stem cutting machine available in two models: an integrated version that connects directly to ULMA Flow-Pack packaging machines, and a compact version for independent operation. Includes a UV light disinfection system on the cutting disc for food safety, delivers time and cost savings, and improves worker safety in pepper processing lines.
• Agrikubic (Indoor Container Agriculture) Indoor container agriculture solution combining hydroponic and aeroponic technology with precision climate control. Enables cultivation of leafy greens, aromatic plants, strawberries, flowers, and fodder year-round regardless of climate conditions. Developed as an R&D+i product within the company's innovation portfolio.
• Lavadora de Palots (Pallet Washing Machine) Industrial pallet washing machine for the agri-food sector that automatically eliminates dirt from reusable plastic pallets. AISI-304 stainless steel construction with variable speed, touch screen control panel, automatic rotator for uniform interior hygiene, 400L wash and rinse tanks with pressure pumps, electric heaters, automatic detergent dispenser, and filtering systems. Accommodates pallets 1000-1200mm width.

Quantifiable outcome

• Productivity increase of 20% after implementing Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen methodology
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, core and minor.

• Innovacal ClustermoderateGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2025Ingro participated in Fruit Attraction 2025 as part of the Innovacal cluster, a group of companies committed to innovation and technology applied to the agri-food sector. Other cluster members include Biorizon Biotech, Hispatec, Ritec, Bio Crísara, Vellsam Materias Bioactivas, and Tecnova as the driving technology center.
• MORE-THAN-CLEAN Interconecta ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2018Research consortium developing treatments and technology for reduction of phytopathologies. Partners include La Unión (coordinator), IDM, Novagric, with research organizations CEBAS-CSIC and Tecnova. Budget of €1,477,303 with 30-month execution from July 2018. Ingro developed pre and post-harvest prototypes based on clean technologies.
• HORTOVITALIS ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2015R&D consortium project for improving food quality and safety in pre and post-harvest through biocontrol tools and emerging technologies. Partners include Miguel García Sanchez e Hijos (coordinator), DOMCA, Agrícola El Bosque, and research organizations University of Granada, CIDAF, and Tecnova Technology Center. Budget over €1 million with 29-month execution from October 2015.
• Fundación TecnovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIngro Maquinaria is the patron company of the Tecnova Foundation and develops R+D+I projects at national and international level with the foundation. This partnership provides access to cutting-edge agricultural technology research and development capabilities.
• INJER-Robots ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject developing universal robotic system for automated grafting of seedlings based on anthropomorphic robots. Partners include CT Tecnova and Robotnik Automation. Funded by ECHORD++ experiments call under EU Seventh Framework Programme.
• Almafrut Almería GroupcoreOthersIngro Maquinaria belongs to the Almafrut Almería group, a group with a solid and unbeatable track record in the agro sector. This membership provides strategic positioning and synergies within the agricultural industry.
• HispatecmoderateTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integration partnership for ERP connectivity. Ingro's Smart Weight Control system integrates natively with Hispatec's ERPagro software, synchronizing production data, order control, line performance, and operator metrics via SQL database and API.
• ULMA PackagingmoderateTechnology or IntegrationTechnical integration partnership for pepper de-stemming machines. Ingro's integrated pepper de-stemmer model connects directly with ULMA Flow-Pack packaging machines, facilitating a more orderly workflow without need for additional devices.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kronen: German producer of washing, cutting and disinfection machinery for fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, closely comparable to Ingro's hygiene-focused processing equipment.
• MAF RODA Agrobotic: French global supplier of fruit and vegetable grading, sorting and packing lines, overlapping with Ingro's sorting/handling and packing line offerings.
• Unitec Group: Italian manufacturer of fruit and vegetable quality-selection and processing technology, comparable to Ingro's sorting, handling and quality-control machinery.
• Newtec: Danish specialist in weighing and packaging machinery for fruit and vegetables, comparable to Ingro's weighing/production-control and packaging line systems.
• Turatti Group: Italian maker of complete washing, cutting and processing lines for fruit and vegetables, competing directly with Ingro's produce washing and handling systems.
• Sormac: Dutch manufacturer of washing, cutting and processing machinery for vegetables and fresh produce, directly overlapping with Ingro's washing/disinfection lines for the agri-food sector.
• Sorma Group: Italian manufacturer of produce packaging and handling equipment, overlapping with Ingro's handling, logistics and packaging-line solutions for the agri-food sector.
• GREEFA: Dutch builder of grading, sorting and packing lines for fruit and vegetables, directly competing in Ingro's produce line-integration space.
• Aweta: Dutch provider of grading, weighing and sorting systems for produce, overlapping with Ingro's weighing/sorting and production-control solutions.

Broad incumbents

• TOMRA Food: Global leader in optical sorting and grading for food, a larger, well-capitalized incumbent whose sorting portfolio overlaps with parts of Ingro's line offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ingro-maquinaria-sl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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