What Prosistav does

Prosistav is a Portuguese industrial automation components provider founded in 1999 and headquartered in Ílhavo, Portugal. The firm supplies a portfolio of industrial hardware and software products spanning industrial PCs, variable speed drives, programmable automata (PLCs), machine safety equipment, sensors, photocells, electrical boards, and analyzers. This product mix is characteristic of an industrial value-added distributor, systems integrator, or solutions reseller serving discrete-manufacturing and process-industry buyers, rather than an original equipment manufacturer of automation equipment.

The company is privately held and operates at a small scale, with 11–50 employees per available firmographic data. No revenue, pricing, funding, ownership, partnership, customer-logo, or headcount-trend information is disclosed in the available sources; an attempted deep-source load returned only a verification/loading page with no substantive company data. Consequently, go-to-market motion, customer segmentation, channel structure, certifications, and ownership dynamics cannot be characterized from the input.

With 25 years of continuous operation, Prosistav appears to be an established small business serving industrial buyers in Portugal, likely with a product-bundling and integration-oriented commercial model typical of regional industrial automation suppliers. The breadth of its catalog — covering control, sensing, safety, drive, and electrical-distribution categories — suggests an intent to function as a single-source supplier for factory-automation projects, though the absence of disclosed customers, projects, or revenue precludes further validation.

Name

Prosistav

Legal name

Prosistav

Website

https://prosistav.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prosistav is a Portuguese industrial automation components supplier founded in 1999, providing industrial PCs, PLCs, sensors, machine-safety equipment, drives, and related hardware to industrial customers from its base in Ílhavo, Portugal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Control Panels & Enclosures (Panel Building, MCCs, Integration) (IMAGABAJ), Motor Encoders, Feedback & Condition Monitoring (Encoders, Vibration, Predictive) (IMAGACAJ), Safety Instrumented Systems & Machine Safety Control (SIS, Safety PLCs, Relays) (IMAGABAF)

Keywords

• Industrial automation
• Machine safety equipment
• Industrial sensors
• Variable frequency drives
• Industrial control hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Ílhavo

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Prosistav supplies industrial-automation hardware and software to industrial customers, offering industrial PCs, speed variables (variable-speed/frequency drives), automata (PLCs), machine safety devices, sensors, photocells, electrical boards, and analyzers. Its portfolio covers the core building blocks of factory automation — control, motion, sensing, safety, and electrical distribution — targeted at manufacturing and process-industry buyers in Portugal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Automation Software Software for industrial automation use, supporting the company's hardware portfolio of PCs, automata, drives, and sensors. Targeted at industrial/manufacturing customers.
• Industrial PCs Industrial-grade personal computers used as operator interfaces, HMIs, or control stations in factory automation environments. Sold to industrial customers.
• Speed Variables (Variable-Speed Drives) Variable-frequency/variable-speed drives for controlling the speed and torque of industrial motors. Sold to industrial customers requiring motor control.
• Automata (PLCs) Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) — 'automata' in Portuguese — used to automate industrial processes and machinery. Sold to industrial customers.
• Machine Safety Equipment Machine safety devices (e.g., safety relays, light curtains, safety switches) used to protect operators and equipment around industrial machinery. Sold to industrial customers.
• Industrial Sensors Industrial sensors for monitoring process variables (position, proximity, level, etc.) on production equipment. Sold to industrial customers.
• Photocells Photoelectric sensors / photocells used for object detection, counting, and presence sensing on industrial lines. Sold to industrial customers.
• Electrical Boards Electrical distribution and control boards (panels) used to distribute power and house control components in industrial installations. Sold to industrial customers.
• Analyzers Process analyzers (instrumentation) used to measure physical/chemical variables in industrial processes. Sold to industrial customers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Direct peers

• Farnell / element14: Broad-line industrial and electronics distributor operating across Europe with deep PLC, sensor, and automation categories. Comparable as a direct competitor for the same mid-market industrial customer projects.
• RS Components: Pan-European industrial components distributor carrying PLCs, sensors, drives, IPCs, and safety products from the same major brands as Prosistav. Comparable as a multi-channel distributor serving industrial customers across Europe, including the Iberian peninsula.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Major automation incumbent offering PLCs (Modicon), VFDs (Altivar), sensors, and software — directly overlapping Prosistav's hardware and software portfolio. Comparable as both an upstream brand Prosistav may carry and a competitor for end-customer wallet share.
• Rockwell Automation: US-headquartered industrial automation incumbent whose Allen-Bradley PLCs and drives compete head-to-head with the automata and speed variables Prosistav distributes. Comparable on both the supplier and end-customer engagement axis.
• Phoenix Contact: Industrial automation, control, and connection technology supplier whose PLCs, safety, and terminal-block products overlap with Prosistav's electrical-boards and machine-safety lines. Comparable as both a potential principal supplier and a competing brand.
• ABB: Industrial automation and motion control incumbent with PLCs, drives, and instrumentation portfolios that overlap materially with Prosistav's offerings. Comparable as a global supplier and competitor in the Iberian industrial automation market.
• Siemens: Global industrial automation incumbent whose PLCs, drives, and SIMATIC product lines sit at the centre of the categories Prosistav resells. Comparable as the dominant upstream brand whose authorised distributor network Prosistav would compete within.
• Omron: Automation specialist offering PLCs, sensors, safety components, and vision systems that directly overlap Prosistav's product range. Comparable as a brand whose products flow through Iberian distributors and as a competing automation supplier.
• WAGO: Manufacturer of PLCs, I/O systems, and electrical interconnection/control panel components used widely by Iberian systems integrators. Comparable on the electrical-boards and controllers dimensions of Prosistav's offering.

Regional players

• Schaeffler / FAG / INA Iberia distributors: Iberian industrial distribution and automation services groups active in Portugal and Spain, with similar scope to Prosistav in serving local manufacturers across automation, drives, and instrumentation. Comparable as a fellow regional distributor competing for the same Iberian industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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