What I-Tech does

I-Tech S.r.l. is an Italian process-engineering company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Sassuolo, Modena, at the heart of the Italian ceramic manufacturing district. The company designs and manufactures industrial systems for the intralogistic preparation and distribution of liquid colorant products, organized around three core technology families: gravimetric and automated dosing systems (SUPREMA, EASY, MINIPLANT, MINITOWER, BASIC, COLORSKID, plus the historic Colormix brand), milling and dispersion equipment (I-MILL, Stirmix), and liquid transfer and storage systems (I-NKFILLER and I-NKFILLER HC, SMARTY, I-GLAZE, COLORFILLER, G.O.D.), supported by accessories such as DRUMMIX, MONOMIX, FILTRATION SKID, and MONOPUMP. Underlying the hardware is a proprietary software suite — L.I.M.E.s. for real-time plant monitoring and traceability, PROCOLOR for desktop dosing control, PIM for ink consumption tracking, and Predictive Process Parameter Control Software for milling optimization — that integrates with customers' ERP, MES, and SCADA environments.

The company serves enterprise and mid-market manufacturers across four primary verticals: ceramics (its reference sector with 20+ years of experience), paints and industrial coatings, tannery and leather finishing, and packaging. Notable technical components include the FLUIDENS real-time suspension density sensor, load-cell weighing systems, and CIP (Cleaning In Place) capability. I-Tech is a co-founder of the ITALTECH and ITALTANNERY (TRUE QUALITY PROJECT) consortia and a member of We Are Acimac, positioning the company within Italian industry-wide digitalization initiatives for ceramic decoration.

I-Tech's revenue model is anchored in project-based, customized hardware sales supplemented by proprietary software licensing and recurring service revenue. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with pre-sales technical consultancy, site visits, and custom quotations, plus a comprehensive after-sales offering that includes the I-Tech Academy training program, preventive and corrective maintenance contracts, spare parts, modifications, relocation, revamping, and remote augmented-reality help desk support. The firm reports operations in over 40 countries across four continents and has held PMI INNOVATIVA accreditation from MISE for four consecutive years. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors.

Name

I-Tech

Legal name

I-TECH S.r.l.

Website

https://itech-italia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Dosing Systems

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510), Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (32513)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Color Matching, Tinting & Colorant Systems (IMAEAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Color Masterbatches & Dispersions (IMAEAHAK), Colors & Color Systems (Natural/Artificial, Caramel Colors) (CRADAOAG)

Keywords

• Gravimetric dosing systems
• Industrial milling equipment
• Liquid colorant transfer
• Ceramic plant automation
• Industrial dosing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Sassuolo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment and Machinery Sales: I-Tech generates primary revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of industrial systems for dosing, milling, and liquid transfer/storage. Products include automated dosing systems (SUPREMA, EASY, MINIPLANT, MINITOWER, BASIC, COLORSKID), milling machines (I-MILL, Stirmix), transfer and storage systems (I-NKFILLER, SMARTY, G.O.D., COLORFILLER), and accessories (DRUMMIX, MONOMIX, FILTRATION SKID, MONOPUMP). Revenue is generated through project-based sales with customized configurations for industrial customers.
2. Proprietary Software Licenses and Solutions: The company develops and sells proprietary software including L.I.M.E.s. for plant management, PROCOLOR for dosing control, and PIM for ink management. Software can be integrated with I-Tech hardware systems or purchased separately. Revenue includes both initial licensing and ongoing software support.
3. Professional Services (Pre-sales, Maintenance, Training): I-Tech generates revenue through comprehensive professional services including pre-sales technical consulting, I-Tech Academy training programs, preventive and corrective maintenance contracts, spare parts supply, modifications and relocation services, and revamping of existing systems. Services include remote augmented reality help desk support with global reach.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

I-Tech designs and manufactures industrial systems for the preparation and intralogistic distribution of liquid colorant products, including automated gravimetric dosing systems, milling and dispersion equipment, and liquid transfer/storage solutions. The company complements its hardware portfolio with proprietary software (L.I.M.E.s., PROCOLOR, PIM) for real-time plant management, dosing control, and ink consumption monitoring, and provides pre-sales consultancy, training, and after-sales services. Its offering is targeted at industrial manufacturers in the ceramic, paint, leather tanning, and packaging sectors.

Product overview

I-Tech is a technology leader in industrial plant design for liquid colorant preparation and intralogistic distribution. The product portfolio consists of three integrated technology families: (1) Dosing Systems (SUPREMA with up to 72 circuits, EASY with up to 34 circuits, MINIPLANT and MINITOWER compact solutions, BASIC entry-level system, COLORSKID manual system, plus the historic Colormix brand); (2) Software Suite (L.I.M.E.s. for real-time plant monitoring and control, PIM for ink consumption tracking and ERP/MES/SCADA interconnection, Procolor for desktop-based dosing control); and (3) Milling and Dispersion Equipment (I-MILL for particle size reduction in three capacity variants, Stirmix dispersion tanks). The offering is complemented by Transfer and Storage solutions (I-NKFILLER for automatic ink transfer, I-NKFILLER HC for mobile container feeding, SMARTY storage tanks with filtration, I-GLAZE for glaze correction, COLORFILLER for automatic filling, G.O.D. for glaze transfer) and Accessories (MONOMIX and DRUMMIX mixers, FILTRATION SKID, MONOPUMP). Complete integrated solutions like COLOR HERE combine dosing, transfer and software for specific industry applications. The company also provides comprehensive after-sale services including training, remote assistance, preventive/corrective maintenance, spare parts, modifications and revamping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Colormix: Historic brand of I-Tech, founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of another company. Now represents the dosing division of I-Tech with worldwide quality assurance.

Products and services

• SUPREMA High-capacity automated dosing system for preparation of glazes, engobes, inks, paints, and chemical products, supporting up to 72 different circuits with respective dosing valves. For ceramic, paint, and chemical manufacturers.
• EASY Dosing system for rapid, precise preparation of pails and drums up to 300 kg, supporting up to 34 circuits with respective dosing valves. For industrial producers of colorants and chemical products.
• MINIPLANT
• MINITOWER
• BASIC
• COLORSKID
• Stirmix
• I-MILL
• SMARTY
• I-GLAZE
• COLORFILLER
• G.O.D.
• I-NKFILLER
• I-NKFILLER HC
• DRUMMIX
• MONOMIX
• FILTRATION SKID
• MONOPUMP
• COLOR HERE
• L.I.M.E.s.
• Procolor
• PIM (Procolor Ink Manager)

Quantifiable outcome

• Product waste reduction through automated precision dosing and optimized process control
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• We Are AcimaccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerI-Tech is proud to be part of We Are Acimac, the institutional brand representing over 80 Italian manufacturers of machinery, equipment, materials, and services for the ceramic industry. Their commitment is synonymous with innovation, production efficiency, flexibility, service, and sustainability.
• ITALTANNERY (TRUE QUALITY PROJECT)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerI-Tech is among the founders of ITALTANNERY's TRUE QUALITY PROJECT - a project focused on uncompromising quality, experienced people, improved performance, logistical efficiency, sustainability, and excellent value for money in the leather industry. The project represents quality without compromises.
• ITALTECH ProjectflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerI-Tech is among the founders of the ITALTECH project - a dynamic network enabling continuous exchange of knowledge, skills, and resources. This collaboration accelerates innovation and creates an ecosystem where each company contributes uniquely to collective growth with the goal of COMPLETE DIGITALIZATION OF ALL PROCESSES INVOLVED IN CERAMIC DECORATION PRODUCTS.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Netzsch Feinmahltechnik: German global manufacturer of milling and dispersing equipment for inks, paints, ceramics, and chemicals. Overlaps with I-Tech's I-MILL and Stirmix product lines for particle size reduction in liquid colorants.
• Hosokawa Micron: Japanese-origin process equipment specialist offering milling, classification, and mixing systems. Comparable to I-Tech's milling and dispersion portfolio for inks, paints, and ceramic slurry preparation.
• Sacmi: Italian cooperative and global leader in ceramics machinery, including complete tile production lines. Sacmi overlaps with I-Tech in ceramic glaze preparation and digital decoration equipment, but serves a much broader ceramic factory scope.
• Dürr AG: German industrial machinery and automation group with paint and process technology divisions. Relevant overlap with I-Tech's industrial coatings dosing systems and broader factory automation ambitions.
• Bühler Group: Swiss process technology group with broad dosing, grinding, and intralogistics capabilities for food, feed, and advanced materials. Competes with I-Tech in industrial milling and precision dosing for high-volume production environments.

Direct peers

• Colorobbia: Italian ceramic color and glaze producer with in-house dosing/mixing technology. Comparable to I-Tech in ceramics colorant preparation workflows and as both customer and adjacent technology developer in the Italian ceramic district.
• BMR Industria: Italian manufacturer specializing in dosing, mixing, and weighing systems for the ceramic and chemical industries. Directly comparable to I-Tech in gravimetric dosing technology and target customer base in Italian ceramic tile producers.
• Esmalglass-Itaca (Tonet Group): Spanish-Italian supplier of ceramic frits, glazes, and inks with integrated dosing equipment for color kitchens. Directly comparable to I-Tech in liquid colorant preparation systems for the ceramic tile value chain.

Emerging players

• VMA Getzmann: German manufacturer of dissolvers and bead mills for paints, inks, and coatings. Comparable to I-Tech's I-MILL and Stirmix dispersion/milling systems serving similar paint and coatings customers in Europe.
• Watson-Marlow (Watsons-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions): UK-based fluid handling and dosing technology specialist with industrial pumps, peristaltic solutions, and increasingly full dosing systems. Overlaps with I-Tech's MONOPUMP transfer and I-NKFILLER ink transfer product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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