Medana & Visca

What Medana & Visca does

Medana & Visca s.r.l. is a privately held Italian limited liability company founded in 1950 and headquartered in Borgosesia, Italy. It specializes in the design and production of industrial valves and hydraulic actuators for marine, chemical, petrochemical, Oil & Gas and offshore applications. The company's product portfolio spans globe valves (straight and angle patterns, both manual and actuated), quick-closing safety valves, gate valves (including ANSI series), swing check valves, membrane (diaphragm) valves, storm valves and outboard drains, complemented by double and single-acting hydraulic actuators and flanged connections / adapters conforming to UNI EN, ANSI, and Italian Navy standards.

The business model is B2B enterprise direct sales of engineered hardware, with real-time offers, design-stage technical support, and after-sales service. Customers are shipbuilders, yacht builders, cruise operators, ferry builders and naval equipment suppliers, with disclosed clients including Fincantieri, Codecasa, The Italian Sea Group, Azimut, Princess, San Lorenzo, Carnival, Norwegian, Visentini and Holland. Distribution is direct and global in scope, supplemented by trade-show participation (notably Navalia 2026 in Vigo, Spain). Competitive positioning rests on 75 years of specialized experience, Lloyd's Register Type Approval for IRP electrically controlled quick-closing valves (obtained December 4, 2025), ISO 14001:2015 environmental certification (effective February 2025), and recent operational investments including a Trevisan GT350 machining center and an on-site photovoltaic system at the Borgosesia facility.

Name

Medana & Visca

Legal name

Medana & Visca s.r.l.

Website

https://medanaevisca.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medana & Visca is an Italian manufacturer, founded in 1950 and based in Borgosesia, that designs and produces industrial valves and hydraulic actuators for shipbuilders, yacht builders, cruise lines, ferry operators, and naval equipment suppliers across marine, chemical, petrochemical, Oil & Gas and offshore applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Valve Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Valve Manufacturing (332911), Metal Valve Manufacturing (33291), Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing (333995)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Piping, Valves & Pumps (Deck/Service Systems Components) (IMAJAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Valves & Cartridge Valves (Directional, Pressure, Flow Control) (IMAHAGAE), Aerospace Actuation, Hydraulics & Pneumatics Components (IMABANAC), Life-Saving Appliances & Safety Equipment (Davit Systems, Lifeboats, Firefighting) (IMAJAIAG)

Keywords

• Marine valves
• Industrial actuators
• Naval valve systems
• Quick-closing valves
• Offshore valve manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Borgosesia

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Valve Manufacturing and Sales: Design and production of industrial valves and actuators sold to naval, chemical, petrochemical, Oil & Gas and offshore sectors. Products include globe valves, gate valves, quick-closing valves, check valves, membrane valves, storm valves, hydraulic actuators, and flanges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Medana & Visca s.r.l. designs and manufactures industrial valves and actuators for naval, chemical, petrochemical, Oil & Gas and offshore applications. The product portfolio includes globe valves (straight and angle type), quick-closing safety valves, gate valves (standard and ANSI series), swing check valves, membrane/diaphragm valves, storm/outboard drain valves, and hydraulic actuators (rotary and linear, single and double-acting), along with flanges and accessories conforming to UNI EN, ANSI and Italian Navy standards.

Product overview

Medana & Visca is a specialized manufacturer of valves and actuators for naval, chemical, petrochemical, Oil & Gas and offshore applications. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of valve types including globe valves (straight and angle patterns, manual and actuated), quick-closing safety valves, gate valves, swing check valves, membrane/diaphragm valves, storm valves (outboard drains), and ANSI-series gate valves. The product line is complemented by hydraulic actuators (rotary and linear, double and single-acting) and flanged connections/adapters conforming to UNI EN, ANSI, and Italian Navy standards. The company recently launched a new vertical outboard drain with locking device in bronze CB491K (November 2025) and obtained Lloyd's Register Type Approval for electrically controlled IRP quick-closing valves (December 2025).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Globe Valves Straight Type (also actuated)
• Globe Valves Angle Type (also actuated)
• Quick Closing Valves and Accessories
• Gate Valves
• Swing Check Valves
• Membrane (Diaphragm) Valves

Quantifiable outcome

• Type Approval Certificate obtained from Lloyd's Register for IRP quick-closing valves with electric control

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• Lloyd's RegistercoreOthers · 4 December 2025Lloyd's Register issued Type Approval Certificate to Medana & Visca on December 4, 2025, for IRP quick-closing valves with electric control. This certification validates the compliance of products with international technical and safety standards required by maritime regulations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair plc: Global water and fluid solutions company with industrial valve offerings in flow control technologies serving commercial, industrial and marine-adjacent customers.
• Flowserve Corporation: US-listed global leader in pumps, valves, seals and automation serving oil & gas, power, chemical and marine markets; competes with Medana & Visca on naval and offshore valve opportunities as a broad incumbent.
• Crane Co. US diversified industrial manufacturer with significant engineered valve product lines serving process, energy and marine end-markets, competing as a broad incumbent on shipboard valve packages.
• Emerson Electric (Fisher Controls): Diversified automation major whose Fisher control valve business competes with Medana & Visca on process control valves and actuators for marine, chemical and offshore plants.

Direct peers

• Aalberts Industries: European flow control and hydronic flow specialist with extensive valve manufacturing across building services, industrial and marine-adjacent applications, offering a comparable European industrial valve product platform.
• Biffi (CIRCOR International): Italian-heritage brand within CIRCOR producing actuators and valve automation solutions for oil & gas, marine and process industries; a close comparable for Medana & Visca's hydraulic actuator line.
• KITZ Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of industrial valves (bronze, brass, stainless and cast steel) for chemical, petrochemical, marine and building services, with overlapping product range in globe, gate and check valves.
• Velan Inc. Canadian-headquartered industrial valve manufacturer serving power, oil & gas, marine and chemical markets with a comparable portfolio of gate, globe, check and specialty valves for demanding service environments.
• Spirax-Sarco Engineering: UK-listed specialist in steam systems, fluid handling and industrial valves for process industries; comparable in offering specialized valves and actuators for demanding industrial applications.
• IMI plc: UK-listed engineered components group with a critical engineering division producing industrial valves, actuators and motion control for marine, process and offshore applications, making it a closely comparable specialist valve and actuator supplier.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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