Inoxveneta

What Inoxveneta does

Inoxveneta Spa is an Italian privately-held stainless steel components manufacturer founded in 1972 and headquartered in Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, with a second Italian plant in Vittorio Veneto and a third production facility in Strzelin, Poland, established in 2014. Across 21,000 square meters of covered production space, the company operates four hydroforming systems with forces up to 7,000 tonnes, seven 2D laser cutting and punching units, two 3D laser cutting systems, and five robotic welding units, supported by in-house tool and mold design plus a prototyping department. Its product portfolio spans custom stainless steel components manufactured via hydroforming, laser cutting, forming, welding, and tube processing; the Compex brand of catalog products including electrical enclosures, stainless steel sliding guides for professional refrigeration, and hydroformed kitchen components; and a co-engineering service for collaborative product development. The company sells directly to enterprise B2B customers across seven verticals — Automotive (primary), Professional Kitchen, Electrical Enclosures/Automation, Oil & Gas, Design, Chemical-Pharmaceutical, and Logistics — exporting to more than 30 countries with revenue generated through project-based manufacturing contracts, catalog hardware sales, and professional engineering services. Leadership has been stable since 1984 under President Alfonso Kratter and CEO Enrico Favaro, and the firm carries ISO 9001 (since 1997), ISO 14001 (since 2010), and IATF 16949 automotive certifications, reinvesting roughly 5% of annual revenue into R&D.

Name

Inoxveneta

Legal name

Inoxveneta Spa

Website

https://inoxveneta.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Inoxveneta Spa is a privately-held Italian stainless steel component manufacturer, founded in 1972, that produces custom and catalog parts via hydroforming, laser cutting, and robotic welding for enterprise B2B customers in automotive, professional kitchen, electrical enclosures, oil & gas, and other industrial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vittorio Veneto

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Component Manufacturing: Custom stainless steel components manufactured to customer specifications through processes including hydroforming, laser cutting, punching, forming, welding, and tube processing. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts with B2B customers.
2. Catalog Products (Compex Components): Standard catalog products including electrical enclosure containers (casse, scatole, armadi), sliding guides for refrigeration, and hydroformed kitchen components sold as off-the-shelf items.
3. Co-engineering Services: Product development and engineering services where Inoxveneta collaborates with customers in the design phase to optimize products for hydroforming and stainless steel manufacturing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inoxveneta manufactures custom and catalog stainless steel components for industrial B2B customers, specializing in hydroforming (Idroformatura) of sheet and tube stainless steel and aluminum to produce complex 3D parts. Its offering spans catalog lines (electrical enclosures, Compex hydroformed kitchen components, sliding guides for refrigeration) and on-demand custom parts, supported by co-engineering, prototyping, laser cutting, robotic welding, and tube processing across facilities in Italy and Poland.

Product overview

Inoxveneta is a stainless steel components manufacturer with over 50 years of experience, offering both catalog products and on-demand/custom solutions. The core product portfolio centers on three main categories: (1) Contenitori per quadri elettrici (electrical panel enclosures) including boxes, push-button panels, modular and compact cabinets; (2) Compex Components for professional kitchen appliances featuring hydroformed cooktops, sides, and bottoms; and (3) Guide scorrevoli (sliding guide systems) for professional refrigeration. The company also provides hydroforming technology services and manufacturing capabilities including coil slitting, laser cutting, sheet metal forming, welding, and tube processing. On-demand offerings include Co-engineering services and aseptic pressure containers, all backed by in-house R&D and hydroforming expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compex: Stainless steel slides and components brand for professional refrigeration, registered in 1992
• Compex Components

Products and services

• Contenitori per quadri elettrici (Electrical Enclosures) Catalog line of stainless steel enclosures for electrical panels, including blind boxes (Casse), junction boxes and push-button panels (Scatole e pulsantiere), modular cabinets (Armadi componibili), and compact cabinets (Armadi compatti), sold to industrial automation and electrical equipment manufacturers.
• Compex Components (Hydroformed Professional Kitchen Components)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% of annual revenue reinvested in R&D
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tenova: Italian-headquartered metals and mining technology group with metal processing and engineering capabilities—comparable as a broader Italian metals incumbent though operating at much larger scale and more upstream.
• Marcegaglia: Italy's largest steel processor and a global stainless steel flat-products leader, providing finished and semi-finished stainless steel products across construction, automotive, and industrial uses—a broader incumbent operating upstream/downstream of Inoxveneta's custom fabrication niche.
• Rodacciai: Italian stainless steel processor and distributor of drawn stainless bars, wires, and profiles—broader incumbent in the Italian stainless steel ecosystem and an upstream materials supplier comparable in geography though not in fabrication services.
• Cogne Acciai Speciali: Italian specialty steel producer supplying stainless steel long products and bars to industrial customers—an upstream/complementary peer to Inoxveneta within Italy's stainless steel value chain.

Direct peers

• Boldrocchi Group: Italian manufacturer of industrial fans, metal components, and engineered fabrications for power generation and heavy industry—comparable to Inoxveneta in custom metal engineering, European industrial customer base, and similar mid-cap scale.
• FOMAS Group: Italian metal forging and processing group serving automotive, oil & gas, and industrial markets with engineered steel components—a relevant comparable for Inoxveneta's automotive and O&G stainless work, though FOMAS is heavier on forging.
• Schiavetti Group: Italian custom metal stamping and forming company serving automotive, electrical, and industrial markets with deep engineering and tool-making capabilities—closely comparable to Inoxveneta in customer base, custom stainless steel work, and engineering-driven B2B model.
• Salvarani Group: Italian metal fabrication and contract manufacturing group serving industrial automation, electrical enclosures, and specialized components—comparable to Inoxveneta in B2B custom stainless fabrication, mid-size scale, and Italian manufacturing heritage.

Others

• Schuler Group: German global leader in metal forming equipment (presses, hydroforming systems)—not a direct competitor to Inoxveneta but an enabling technology supplier whose hydroforming press installations overlap with Inoxveneta's core manufacturing equipment base.

Emerging players

• FF Fluid Forming: US-based hydroforming service provider offering custom sheet metal hydroforming for aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers—a directly comparable hydroforming specialist serving overlapping end markets, though smaller and US-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Inoxveneta