Tornimatic
Tornimatic S.L. is a Spanish manufacturer and exclusive distributor founded in 1974, producing precision collets, toolholders, and extensions for CNC lathes while distributing international machine-tool brands across Spain and South America, serving industrial machining customers in over 20 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Tornimatic does
Tornimatic S.L. is a privately held Spanish industrial company (Sociedad Limitada) founded in 1974 and headquartered in Cardedeu, Barcelona, that operates a dual business model as both a manufacturer and an exclusive distributor. The company produces its own line of precision machining accessories — chiefly collets conforming to DIN 6343 (series 100) and DIN 6499 (ER-type), brand-specific toolholders for major CNC lathe OEMs including Citizen, Star, Tsugami, Nakamura, Miyano, and Hanwha, and precision extensions for taps, drills, and reamers — through an in-house machining workshop that also supports custom-made products to client drawings. In parallel, Tornimatic acts as the exclusive distributor in Spain and South America for at least seven international machine-tool brands covering grinding, roller burnishing, clamping, threading heads, self-centering chucks, and metrology (Diametal, Baublies, Ortlieb, Autogrip, Wagner, Spreitzer, Horst Benzing).
The portfolio spans more than 20,000 product references organized into collets, cutting tools, toolholders, extensions, workholding equipment, bar feeders, automation accessories (robot arms, vision cameras), and spare parts for Index and Traub automatic lathes. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales and bespoke manufacturing services; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led, with direct field sales from the Barcelona headquarters, personalized technical advisory, multilingual support (6+ languages), and exports to more than 20 countries. Customers are industrial manufacturers engaged in chip-removal machining and precision Swiss-style turning, served through both transactional catalog purchasing and custom-engineered workholding solutions.
Tornimatic firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Tornimatic
- Legal name
- Tornimatic S.L.
- Website
- https://tornimatic.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Tornimatic S.L. is a Spanish manufacturer and exclusive distributor founded in 1974, producing precision collets, toolholders, and extensions for CNC lathes while distributing international machine-tool brands across Spain and South America, serving industrial machining customers in over 20 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Tornimatic industry classification
Industry- Product category
- CNC Machining Accessories
- NAICS
- Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515), Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing (333514)
- SIC
- Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)
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Where Tornimatic is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Barcelona
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Tornimatic business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Product Sales - Own Manufactured Goods: Revenue from manufacturing and selling proprietary collets, tool holders, and precision accessories for CNC lathes and machining centers
- Distribution - International Brands: Revenue as exclusive distributor of prestigious international machine-tool brands in Spain and South America, commercializing tooling, accessories, and equipment
- Custom Solutions and Aftermarket Parts: Revenue from custom-made products per client specifications and spare parts/replacements for various CNC machines
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Tornimatic product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Tornimatic S.L. manufactures and sells precision collets (pinzas) for CNC lathes conforming to DIN 6343 standards, tool holders, precision extensions for taps and drills, cutting tools, and workholding accessories. In parallel, the company serves as the exclusive distributor in Spain and South America for several international machine-tool brands including Diametal, Baublies, Ortlieb, Autogrip Machinery, Wagner Werkzeug, Spreitzer, and Horst Benzing. An in-house machining workshop supports custom manufacturing of collets and tool holders per client specification.
Product overview
Tornimatic S.L. is a Spanish manufacturer and exclusive distributor of machine tools and precision turning accessories with over 40 years of experience since 1974. The company operates on a dual business model: manufacturing its own products including pinzas (collets) for CNC lathes conforming to DIN 6343 standards, portaherramientas (toolholders) for major lathe brands (Citizen, Star, Tsugami, Nakamura, Miyano, and others), and precision alargos (extensions) for threading taps and drills. Additionally, Tornimatic commercializes and distributes prestigious international brands covering cutting tools (Bimu, Diametal), burnishing systems (Ortlieb), clamping systems (Autogrip), threading heads (Wagner), and various accessories. The portfolio includes over 20,000 product references spanning: (1) Pinzas - various collet types for workholding; (2) Herramientas - cutting, grinding, and finishing tools; (3) Portaherramientas - toolholders for CNC lathes and machining centers; (4) Alargos - extensions for extended reach; (5) Equipment - bar feeders, robot arms, vision systems; (6) Workholding - chucks, jaws, and cylinders; and (7) Spare parts for Index and Traub automatic lathes. The company also offers custom manufacturing services through its in-house machining workshop.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- CNC Lathe Collets (Pinzas para torno CNC) Collets for CNC and automatic lathes, including DIN 6343 series 100 for single-spindle CNC lathes, series 9000 for multi-spindle automatic lathes, ER-type (DIN 6499), Rubber-Flex vulcanized collets, drag collets, pull collets series 300, type 400 collets, double-taper collets, quick-change collets, Hainbuch-style chucks, Erickson-type collets, and collets for bar feeders. For precision machining companies using CNC and automatic lathes.
- Precision Extensions for Taps, Drills, and Reamers Alargos and prolongadores including extensions for drill bits, tap extensions (Gewindebohrer-Verlängerung) for threading operations with extended reach, and cylindrical extensions with collet system for tool length extension. Used in machining operations requiring access to deep or difficult areas.
- CNC Tool Holders (Portaherramientas) Tool holders for CNC lathes and machining centers including motorized toolholders, fixed VDI toolholders, brand-specific toolholders for Citizen, Star, Tsugami, Nakamura, Miyano, Hanwha, Doosan, Nomura, Jinn Fa, Chiah Chyun, Mazak, Muratec, Mori Seiki, Okuma, Takamaz, and Takisawa lathes, plus BT and ISO taper toolholders and accessories for machining centers. For CNC turning and milling operations.
- Cutting Tools (Herramientas de corte) Cutting tools for CNC turning including profile tools and interchangeable inserts, knurling tools, indexable insert drills, solid carbide end mills (fresas madre en metal duro), fine boring bars with carbide inserts and internal coolant, threading bars with carbide inserts, micro-boring heads from 4mm with internal coolant, anti-vibration boring bars, and anti-vibration turning bars. For precision machining operations.
- Workholding Chucks, Jaws, and Cylinders High-precision clamping chucks with tolerance up to 0.004mm for quick-change systems, 2/3/4-jaw automatic chucks adaptable to all CNC lathe brands and machining centers, hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders for workholding, hard and soft jaws adaptable to all chuck brands, and self-centering chucks for machining centers and milling machines. For CNC turning and machining centers.
- Automatic Bar Feeders (Cargadores automáticos de barra) Automatic bar feeders for continuous material loading in CNC lathes, available in lengths from 1.5m to 4.4m, including compact models for smaller diameter bars (10–110mm). For CNC lathe operators requiring automated bar stock feeding.
- Surface Finishing and Burnishing Systems Roller burnishing systems and diamond point burnishing systems for finishing bores, cones, chamfers, and blind holes, plus benchtop and automatic burnishing machines for high-production finishing operations. Honing tools and micro-honing tools for small internal holes down to 5.0mm. For manufacturers requiring precision surface finishing of machined components.
- Threading and Multi-Cut Heads (Cabezales de roscar) Threading heads for fast, precise thread production in various materials, and rotary multi-cut heads for rapid external diameter reduction. For thread production operations on CNC lathes and machining centers.
- Metrology Equipment (Aparatos de metrología)
Companies that use Tornimatic
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Tornimatic technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Tornimatic partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.
- DiametalcoreExclusive distributor relationship for Swiss-quality grinding and finishing tools including roller burnishing systems and diamond-tipped tools for precision surface finishing applications.
- BaubliescoreExclusive distributor for roller burnishing tools and systems used for surface finishing of machined components.
- OrtliebcoreExclusive distributor for Rubber-Flex collets and specialized clamping solutions including vulcanized rubber and steel collets for uncalibrated bars.
- Autogrip MachinerycoreExclusive distributor for automatic chucks and workholding solutions adaptable to all CNC lathe brands and machining centers.
- Wagner WerkzeugcoreExclusive distributor for threading heads for rapid, precise thread production and rotary multi-cut heads for external diameter reduction.
- SpreitzercoreExclusive distributor for self-centering chucks for machining centers and milling machines, stationary clamping systems, and precision measurement devices.
- Horst BenzingsecondaryDistributor for metrology apparatus including static supports, horizontal measurement tables, and runout/concentricity testing devices.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Tornimatic competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Kennametal: US-based tooling solutions provider for metalworking covering inserts, tool holders, and accessories. Overlaps with Tornimatic's cutting tool and toolholder categories and serves the same industrial machining customers.
- Sandvik Coromant: Swedish metal-cutting tooling giant offering inserts, tool holders, and machining solutions. Competes broadly with Tornimatic in toolholders and accessories, though at a much larger scale and via direct sales.
- Schunk: Global leader in workholding (collets, chucks, toolholding) and gripping systems for CNC machines. Overlaps with Tornimatic's entire core workholding portfolio but operates as a much larger manufacturer with direct sales globally.
- Guhring: German cutting tool manufacturer (drills, taps, end mills, reamers) competing with the cutting-tool portion of Tornimatic's portfolio, though Guhring operates at significantly larger scale.
Direct peers
- Hainbuch: German specialist in collet chucks, workholding, and quick-change systems for CNC lathes. Tornimatic explicitly distributes Hainbuch-style products and competes directly in the same workholding category for the same industrial machining customer base.
- Spreitzer: German manufacturer of self-centering chucks and clamping systems for machining centers — another brand Tornimatic distributes exclusively. Direct workholding peer comparable on collet/chuck technology.
- Kitagawa (Kitagawa Valve Co.): Japanese manufacturer of power chucks, cylinders, and workholding solutions for CNC lathes. Competes with Tornimatic's "Platos automáticos" and hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder lines across the same precision-turning customer segments.
- Ortlieb (Diametal / Ortlieb Präzisions): Swiss manufacturers of Rubber-Flex collets and roller burnishing systems — exact products Tornimatic distributes exclusively. Same precision-turning customer base in tooling and workholding.
- Röhm (Garant Group): German manufacturer of chucks, collets, drill chucks, and tool clamping systems for CNC lathes and machining centers. Directly comparable product portfolio (collets, tool holders) and customer base to Tornimatic's own-manufactured lines.
- Autogrip Machinery: Manufacturer of automatic chucks and workholding solutions adaptable to all CNC lathe brands. Tornimatic holds exclusive distribution for Autogrip in Spain/South America, making it a key competing manufacturer in the same niche.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Tornimatic
What does Tornimatic do?
Tornimatic S.L. manufactures and sells precision collets (pinzas) for CNC lathes conforming to DIN 6343 standards, tool holders, precision extensions for taps and drills, cutting tools, and workholding accessories. In parallel, the company serves as the exclusive distributor in Spain and South America for several international machine-tool brands including Diametal, Baublies, Ortlieb, Autogrip Machinery, Wagner Werkzeug, Spreitzer, and Horst Benzing. An in-house machining workshop supports custom manufacturing of collets and tool holders per client specification.
Is Tornimatic a public or private company?
Tornimatic is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Tornimatic founded?
Tornimatic was founded in 1974. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Tornimatic based?
Tornimatic is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Tornimatic make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Product Sales - Own Manufactured Goods are the primary driver. The others are distribution - International Brands and custom Solutions and Aftermarket Parts.
Who are Tornimatic's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Kennametal, Sandvik Coromant, Schunk and Guhring. Direct peers are Hainbuch, Spreitzer, Kitagawa (Kitagawa Valve Co.), Ortlieb (Diametal / Ortlieb Präzisions), Röhm (Garant Group) and Autogrip Machinery.
Does Tornimatic have an API?
No public API is recorded for Tornimatic.
What industry is Tornimatic in?
Tornimatic's product category is CNC Machining Accessories. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHADAB, Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures). Its NAICS code is 333515 and its SIC code is 3541.