What Zambelli Enotech does

Zambelli Enotech s.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer of industrial food-processing equipment headquartered in Camisano Vicentino, Italy. Founded in 1888 by Giuseppe Zambelli as a blacksmith workshop and rebranded to its current name in 2005, the company operates three core product lines: ENOLOGIA (wine-making equipment including destemmers, crushers, presses, pumps, filtration, refrigeration, and bottling lines), LINEA FRUTTA (fruit processing equipment including washing tanks, mills, destoners, presses, and pasteurizers), and LINEA OLIO (cold olive oil extraction systems). Notable proprietary technology includes the patented RICCIO destemmer, which uses a perforated vibrating belt with flexible rubber-coated pins to gently separate grapes from stems, and the Z-PE peristaltic pump line designed for soft product transfer without heating. Products are constructed primarily from AISI 304 and AISI 316 stainless steel and range from manual/semi-automatic to fully automatic industrial machinery, including the BLUE LINE automatic bottling systems under the Vimeg sub-brand.

The company is privately held by the Pillan family (brothers Raffaele, Lorenzo and Ivo), who acquired it in October 2001 from the founding Zambelli family through their previous business Enotecnica Pillan. Revenue is generated exclusively through hardware sales priced on a quote basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Distribution operates through a worldwide authorized dealer network covering over 80 countries, supplemented by the company's Italian/English website and participation in industry trade events. Customers are predominantly small and medium-sized wineries, fruit processors, and olive oil producers, with no named enterprise accounts and no disclosed contract-based recurring revenue streams. The business model is fundamentally transactional hardware sales with multi-year dealer relationships and no public reporting of financial performance.

Name

Zambelli Enotech

Legal name

ZAMBELLI Enotech s.r.l.

Website

https://zambellienotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zambelli Enotech s.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer founded in 1888 that builds stainless steel processing equipment — destemmers, crushers, presses, pumps, filters, and bottling lines — for small and medium wineries, fruit processors, and olive oil producers, distributed through authorized dealers in over 80 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Labeling, Coding & Marking Equipment (Labelers, Inkjet, Laser) (IMALAOAD)

Keywords

• Wine making equipment
• Olive oil processing machinery
• Fruit processing equipment
• Automatic bottling lines
• Grape destemmer crushers

Headquarters

HQ city

Camisano Vicentino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wine Making Equipment Sales: Manufacture and sale of professional equipment for wine production including destemmers, crushers, presses, pumps, filtration systems, refrigeration units, and bottling lines. Equipment ranges from manual and semi-automatic to fully automatic industrial machinery.
2. Fruit Processing Equipment Sales: Production and sale of equipment for fruit processing including elevators, washing tanks, mills, destoners, presses, and pasteurizers for apple and general fruit processing.
3. Olive Oil Processing Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and sale of complete systems for cold olive oil extraction including traditional crushers, presses, filters, and bottling equipment for small and medium olive oil producers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Zambelli Enotech manufactures and sells professional industrial equipment for wine making, fruit processing, and cold olive oil extraction, including destemmers, crushers, presses, pumps, filters, refrigeration units, and automatic bottling lines built primarily from stainless steel (AISI 304 and AISI 316). The company's offerings span manual/semi-automatic to fully automatic industrial machinery, sold through a worldwide dealer network to small and medium wineries, fruit processors, and olive oil producers.

Product overview

Zambelli Enotech is an Italian manufacturer of processing equipment for wine making, fruit processing, and olive oil cold extraction, founded in 1888. The company offers three main product lines: ENOLOGIA (wine making equipment including destemmers, crushers, presses, pumps, filters, refrigeration, and bottling lines), LINEA FRUTTA (fruit processing equipment including conveyors, washing tanks, mills, destoners, presses, and pasteurizers), and LINEA OLIO (olive oil processing including traditional stone mills, presses, filters, and bottling equipment). Their portfolio includes notable products like the patented RICCIO destemmer with flexible rubber pins, BLUE LINE automatic bottling systems configured as monoblock/triblock/quadriblock, Z-PE peristaltic pumps for soft product transfer, and Pn ZETA pneumatic presses with touch display controls. The products are sold under the Zambelli Enotech brand through a worldwide distributor network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vimeg: Automatic bottling lines brand, configured as monoblock, triblock and quadriblock.

Products and services

• ENOLOGIA (Wine Making Equipment Range) Complete range of wine making equipment including destemmers, crushers, presses, pumps, refrigeration, and bottling lines, designed for small to medium wineries and built primarily in AISI 304 stainless steel.
• LINEA FRUTTA (Fruit Processing Equipment Range) Equipment for apple and fruit processing including conveyors, washing tanks, mills, destoners, presses, and pasteurizers for juice, jam, and fruit preserve production.
• LINEA OLIO (Olive Oil Processing Systems) Complete systems for cold olive oil extraction including traditional stone mills, presses, filters, and bottling equipment for small and medium olive oil producers.
• RICCIO Destemmer (Patented) Innovative patented destemmer using a perforated vibrating belt with flexible rubber-coated pins that simulate human fingers to gently separate grape berries from stems, preserving berry integrity, reducing sediment, and enhancing wine aromas and perfumes. Features adjustable pin positioning and interchangeable perforated grids.
• BLUE LINE Automatic Bottling Systems Automatic bottling lines configurable as monoblock, triblock, and quadriblock systems, with 3D design and CNC machining for precise, efficient, and safe bottling operations.
• Vi500 Automatic Bottling Monoblock Automatic bottling monoblock with 4-valve gravity filler and capper, designed for small and medium producers at low cost and adaptable to small production runs.
• Z-PE Peristaltic Pumps Peristaltic pumps for soft transfer of wine, destemmed grapes, purees, and other food products featuring linear pumping with limited crushing, no heating of the transferred product, and electronic speed control with inverter. No valves required for easy passage of solid bodies.
• DIRASPA-PIGIATRICI (Destemmer-Crushers) Combined destemming and crushing machines including EFFE 50, GAMMA 30, and EMME series built in AISI 304 stainless steel for wine production.
• Pneumatic Presses (Pn ZETA-S Series) Pneumatic presses including Pn ZETA-S and Pn ZETA-S TOP models with touch display, programmable modes, and AISI 304 stainless steel construction for wine pressing operations.
• FILTRI CARTONI (Plate Filters) Plate filters in various sizes (20x20, 40x40, 60x60) for wine filtration, built in stainless steel with polypropylene plates for food use.
• OLIO 30/50 COMPACT (Oil Press) Compact cold olive oil extraction system built entirely in AISI 304 stainless steel with integrated grinder and press, designed for small and medium olive oil producers.
• BERICA Fruit Destoner Fruit destoner practical and functional for destoning cherries, apricots, and plums, built in AISI 304 stainless steel with speed variator.
• PASTORIZZATORE PAS 50 (Pasteurizer) Pasteurizer for fruit juices with a capacity of 60-80 L/h, designed for easy and effective pasteurization of various juice types.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment helps preserve berry integrity, reducing sediment in final wine product
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Enotecnica PillancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2001In October 2001, Zambelli was acquired by brothers Raffaele, Lorenzo and Ivo Pillan, owners of Enotecnica Pillan. Enotecnica Pillan is an established company in the same sector whose production is aimed primarily at small and medium-sized wineries. The Pillan brothers have continued to maintain and expand the Zambelli brand with focus on high quality machinery, product range expansion, and technological advancement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Pak: Swiss-Swedish multinational food processing and packaging solutions provider. Comparable to Zambelli's bottling and pasteurization lines but with much broader scope including dairy, juice, and ready-to-drink beverages.
• GEA Group: German multinational engineering group supplying processing and packaging equipment to food, dairy, and beverage industries. Competes with Zambelli across separation, homogenization, and filling technologies at industrial scale.
• Krones AG: German global leader in beverage bottling and packaging machinery. Directly comparable to Zambelli's BLUE LINE/Vimeg bottling monoblocks, but at much larger scale and broader beverage coverage.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish multinational providing heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling equipment for food, dairy, and beverage industries. Overlaps with Zambelli in pumps, filtration, and stainless processing equipment but at industrial scale across broader verticals.

Direct peers

• Della Toffola Group: Italian manufacturer of complete wine, beverage, and food processing lines including presses, filters, bottling, and tanks. Most direct Italian competitor in the small-to-medium winery segment.
• Bucher Vaslin: French-headquartered global leader in wine-making equipment (presses, destemmers, crushers, filtration). Directly comparable product portfolio targeting wineries of all sizes with similar stainless-steel processing equipment.
• Enoveneta: Italian manufacturer of presses, destemmers, crushers, and filtration equipment for wineries. Direct overlap with Zambelli's ENOLOGIA product line in the small/medium Italian and European winery segment.
• Oliomio: Italian specialist manufacturer of small and medium olive oil extraction equipment. Directly comparable to Zambelli's LINEA OLIO product line in cold olive oil extraction for boutique producers.

Others

• Enotecnica Pillan: Italian wine-equipment firm owned by the same Pillan brothers who acquired Zambelli in 2001. Closely related entity with overlapping small/medium winery focus; comparator for product overlap and ownership structure.

Regional players

• Scott Laboratories: US-based distributor and equipment supplier to the North American wine industry, offering presses, destemmers, filters, and bottling equipment. Comparable product mix with regional concentration versus Zambelli's European base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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