Cindetemm

What Cindetemm does

CINDETEMM (Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico de la Manufactura y la Metalmecánica) is a Colombian non-profit technology center founded in 2014 and headquartered in Dosquebradas, Risaralda. Established by metalworking sector entrepreneurs convened by the Cámara de Comercio de Dosquebradas, the center provides engineering and technology services to regional manufacturing, metalworking, and industrial clients in Colombia's Eje Cafetero region. Its portfolio comprises six service lines: CAD/CAE design and simulation using Siemens NX, product development, 3D scanning and optical metrology, a cloud-based production management software called Lean One, energy efficiency consulting, and SCADA-based predictive maintenance systems. The center is supported by Colombian government institutions including COLCIENCIAS, Innpulsa, Mincomercio, and Colombia Productiva, and maintains academic ties to Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira and Universidad Católica de Pereira.

The organization generates revenue through two primary streams: project-based engineering services priced per engagement via custom quotation, and subscription-based access to its Lean One cloud SaaS product targeting SME manufacturers. Named customers include INDURISA (predictive maintenance deployment for Ingenio Risaralda), the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (aerospace prototyping program), and Ingenio Risaralda (energy efficiency diagnostics). Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise engagement through regional cluster networks (Red Metalmecánica de Risaralda, Cluster Aeronáutico del Eje Cafetero/CLARE), the corporate website, and a WhatsApp-based quotation channel — with no evidence of paid marketing, third-party resellers, or expanded digital channels.

Operationally, Cindetemm operates with only 9 employees and is structurally dependent on government grant programs and the institutional backing of the Cámara de Comercio de Dosquebradas. Its strategic positioning centers on aerospace conformity certification (SECAD, 2016) and import-substitution manufacturing capabilities, including a documented program that developed approximately 50 aircraft part prototypes for the Colombian Air Force between 2014 and 2016, of which 5 Garmin G1000 cockpit knob assemblies were certified and commercialized via Normarh S.A.S.

Name

Cindetemm

Legal name

CINDETEMM

Website

https://cindetemm.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CINDETEMM is a Colombian non-profit technology center founded in 2014 that delivers CAD/CAE engineering, 3D scanning, predictive maintenance, energy efficiency, and cloud production management (Lean One) services to metalworking and manufacturing SMEs and enterprises in the Eje Cafetero region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Technology Services for Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial I/O, Signal Conditioning & Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) (IMAGABAD)

Keywords

• CAD CAE engineering services
• Predictive maintenance systems
• 3D scanning metrology
• Cloud manufacturing software
• Energy efficiency consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Dosquebradas

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Technology Services: Revenue generated through specialized engineering and technology services including CAD/CAE design, 3D scanning, predictive maintenance systems, and energy efficiency consulting for regional industry clients.
2. Lean One SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based manufacturing management software offered to SMEs on a subscription basis, providing production monitoring and analysis capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cindetemm provides specialized engineering and technology services for the metalworking and manufacturing industry, including CAD/CAE design and simulation using Siemens NX, 3D scanning and reverse engineering, product development, energy efficiency diagnostics, and SCADA-based predictive maintenance systems. It also sells Lean One, a proprietary cloud-based SaaS for SMEs to monitor and analyze their manufacturing production systems. Services are delivered to enterprise and SME clients primarily in Colombia's Eje Cafetero region.

Product overview

Cindetemm offers a portfolio of six integrated technology services for the metal-mechanical and manufacturing industry: Diseño y Simulación CAX (Siemens NX-based CAD/CAE design), Desarrollo de Productos (product development), Escaneo 3D (optical metrology), Lean One (cloud-based SME production management software), Eficiencia Energética (energy optimization), and Sistema de Mantenimiento Predictivo (SCADA-based predictive maintenance). The portfolio is structured around a core focus on innovation and technological development for the regional metal-mechanical industry, with services ranging from engineering design and simulation to production monitoring and energy efficiency analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lean One: Cloud software for SMEs that allows registration, supervision, control and analysis of their manufacturing production system.

Products and services

• Diseño y Simulación CAX CAD and CAE design and simulation services using Siemens NX software for the creation and optimization of parts, components, and machines in civil, mechanical, aerospace, and electronic engineering applications. Targets industrial manufacturers needing advanced design and validation.
• Desarrollo de Productos Product and service development from concept to market-ready reality, with emphasis on security and innovation. Designed for clients seeking to bring ideas to market with engineering support.
• Escaneo 3D 3D digitization and inspection of parts and components with high market precision using optical metrology techniques, supporting reverse engineering and quality inspection.
• Lean One Cloud-based software for SMEs that enables registration, supervision, control, and analysis of manufacturing production systems, delivered as a self-serve SaaS at leanone.tadabase.io.
• Eficiencia Energética Analysis and solutions for energy efficiency and energy quality problems, reducing costs and distributor penalties associated with heating, reactive power, discontinuities, and other phenomena penalizable by electricity distributors. Includes allied automation, photovoltaic, gas, and capacitor-bank solutions.
• Sistema de Mantenimiento Predictivo SCADA-based predictive maintenance system that monitors industrial variables (speed, current, vibration, temperature, weight) in industrial conductors and applies mathematical and heuristic optimization to predict maintenance needs and reduce unplanned production stoppages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Substantial reduction in unplanned production stoppages for industrial clients (INDURISA/Ingenio Risaralda)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Normarh S.A.S.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016CLARE member company that produced and currently commercializes SECAD-certified Garmin G1000 cockpit knob assemblies (a set of 5 parts) for the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, resulting from the aerospace supplier development program led by Cindetemm.
• Cámara de Comercio de DosquebradascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Institutional and technological backbone of Cindetemm. The Cámara de Comercio de Dosquebradas convened metalworking entrepreneurs to establish the center and continues as the governing institutional model. Co-led the national aviation supplier development program (2014–2016) alongside Cindetemm.
• Cluster Aeronáutico del Eje Cafetero (CLARE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Regional aerospace cluster of companies in the Coffee Axis region. Cindetemm acted as the design and engineering center for the ~50-prototype aerospace supplier development program. Normarh S.A.S., a CLARE member, was the company that ultimately certified and commercialized aerospace parts.
• Universidad Tecnológica de PereiraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Academic partner contributing engineering expertise and research capabilities to Cindetemm's technology development initiatives, forming part of the academic support structure of the center.
• Universidad Católica de PereiraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Academic partner contributing engineering expertise and research capabilities to Cindetemm's technology development initiatives, forming part of the academic support structure of the center.
• Red Metalmecánica de RisaraldacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Regional metalworking network to which Cindetemm is linked. The initiative was organized around this network when founded in 2014 by metalworking entrepreneurs convened by Cámara de Comercio de Dosquebradas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Indra: Spain-headquartered IT and engineering services firm with significant LATAM presence. Comparable as a provider of industrial engineering, digital manufacturing, and energy efficiency services to enterprise clients across multiple geographies.
• Dassault Systèmes: Provider of CAD/CAE/PLM software (CATIA, SIMULIA) used in aerospace and manufacturing design. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same CAD/CAE design and simulation stack Cindetemm delivers via Siemens NX services.
• Rockwell Automation: Global industrial automation and SCADA platform vendor. Comparable as the broader incumbent serving the predictive maintenance and industrial monitoring market Cindetemm's SCADA offering addresses.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering services and digital manufacturing consultancy. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering industrial engineering, digital twin, and Industry 4.0 consulting adjacent to Cindetemm's service portfolio.
• Tecnalia: Spanish applied research and technology center providing engineering services, predictive maintenance, and digital manufacturing solutions to industry. Closely aligned with Cindetemm's center-based, multi-disciplinary service model serving manufacturing clients.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial automation and energy management vendor. Comparable as a broad incumbent in industrial monitoring, energy efficiency, and SCADA-based predictive maintenance, overlapping with Cindetemm's service lines.
• Fraunhofer Society: Germany's largest applied research organization, operating contract R&D and engineering service centers across many industrial domains. Comparable as a non-university applied technology center model delivering CAD/CAE, manufacturing, and industrial automation services to industry.
• ITP Aero: Spanish aerospace components and engineering services provider. Comparable to Cindetemm's aerospace prototyping and certified parts work for the Colombian Air Force, though at vastly greater scale.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Industrial software and automation vendor whose Siemens NX platform underpins Cindetemm's CAD/CAE service. Comparable as the broad incumbent in the underlying design and digital manufacturing tooling Cindetemm deploys.

Regional players

• CIMATEC: Brazilian integrated manufacturing and technology center delivering industrial automation, CAD/CAE, and Industry 4.0 services. Comparable as a Latin American regional innovation center operating in the same industrial engineering services niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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