Elt Fluid
Elt Fluid S.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic cartridge valves — including electric, electro-proportional, load, flow, pressure, and directional control valves — sold directly to OEMs serving lifting equipment, industrial vehicles, earth-moving, agricultural, and special-application sectors in Italy and internationally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersCastelnovo ne Monti, Italy
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Elt Fluid does
Elt Fluid S.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic cartridge valves headquartered in Felina, Castelnovo ne Monti (Reggio Emilia). The company designs and builds electric on/off valves, electro-proportional valves, load control valves, flow control valves, pressure control valves, and directional control valves, plus special pilot blocks (MP01-A, MP01-B) and supporting components (coils, bodies, standardized cavities in SAE06 through SAE20 and G1, G3/4 thread sizes). Its proprietary M1-M12 magnetic sensor adds continuous position monitoring for poppet and spool valves, primarily addressing safety requirements on lifting equipment. Products are sold B2B via direct contact with the sales department to OEMs building lifting and aerial platforms, industrial vehicles, earth-moving machines, agricultural equipment, and custom industrial systems; the company lists lifting/aerial platforms as its largest end market at an estimated 30% of business.
The business operates on a sales-led, quote-based model with no public pricing — customers engage the Italian HQ or the wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary ELT (Changsha) Hydraulic Co. Ltd (established July 2022) to receive specifications and quotations. Approximately 68% of revenue is generated outside Italy, with the remaining 32% from the domestic market; marketing is conducted through a multilingual (Italian/English) product website, downloadable technical data sheets and 3D drawings, and direct sales outreach. The portfolio expanded materially between 2023 and 2025 with the addition of SAE16/SAE20 sizes, high-flow SAE12 3- and 4-way valves, and the M1-M12 sensor, and the company obtained ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications in July 2025 to formalize quality and environmental management.
The company is privately held with a stated share capital of 100,000 EUR (Cap. Soc. 100,000 I.V.), a headcount of six employees, and no disclosed external funding, debt, or investor base. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed. Operating geographies span Italy and China through the Changsha subsidiary, with Europe and Asia as the served regions. There are no APIs, software products, AI/ML capabilities, or public patents identified in the available data.
Elt Fluid firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Elt Fluid
- Legal name
- ELT Fluid S.r.l.
- Website
- https://eltfluid.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Elt Fluid S.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic cartridge valves — including electric, electro-proportional, load, flow, pressure, and directional control valves — sold directly to OEMs serving lifting equipment, industrial vehicles, earth-moving, agricultural, and special-application sectors in Italy and internationally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Elt Fluid industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hydraulic Cartridge Valves
- NAICS
- Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912)
- SIC
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Proportional & Servo Hydraulics (Electrohydraulic Valves, Servo Systems) (IMAHAGAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Hydraulic Components (Pumps, Motors, Cylinders) (IMAHAGAA), Hydraulic Power Units & Systems (HPUs, Manifolds, Integrated Circuits) (IMAHAGAB)
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Where Elt Fluid is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Castelnovo ne Monti
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Elt Fluid 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, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hydraulic cartridge valve sales: B2B manufacturing and sales of hydraulic cartridge valves including electric valves, electro-proportional valves, and related components (coils, bodies, cavities). Revenue generated through direct sales to OEMs and equipment manufacturers in industrial sectors.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Elt Fluid product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ELT Fluid manufactures hydraulic cartridge valves and related fluid power components for industrial OEMs. Its product portfolio covers electric (on/off) valves, electro-proportional valves, load control, flow control, pressure control, and directional control valves in standardized SAE06-SAE20 and G-thread cavity sizes, plus special custom solutions and supporting coils, bodies, and cavities. The company sells primarily to equipment manufacturers in lifting/aerial platforms, industrial vehicles, earth-moving machinery, agricultural equipment, and special applications.
Product overview
Elt Fluid is an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic cartridge valves and related components, operating as a single unified product portfolio of valves and accessories. The product range includes load control valves, flow control valves, pressure control valves, directional control valves, electric (on-off) valves, electro-proportional valves (with E08P, E10P, E12P, E16P, FE, and PE series), special solutions (MP01 series), and supporting components (bodies, coils, and standardized cavities). The company also offers valve monitoring solutions via magnetic sensors and serves sectors including agricultural machinery, industrial vehicles, earth-moving equipment, and lifting platforms.
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Products and services
- Electric On/Off Valves (Valvole Elettriche) Electrically actuated on/off cartridge valves for basic hydraulic system control, available in multiple cavity sizes for OEM integration.
- Electro-Proportional Valves (Valvole Elettro Proporzionali) Electro-proportional cartridge valves (E08P/E10P/E12P/E16P, FE proportional flow control, PE proportional pressure control series) providing variable flow and pressure output via electrical input, used for flow control, load holding, and pressure regulation in industrial hydraulic systems.
- Load Control Valves (Valvole di controllo di carico) Cartridge valves for managing load movement and load holding in hydraulic systems, used in lifting and material-handling equipment.
- Flow Control Valves (Valvole di controllo di flusso) Cartridge valves for regulating fluid flow in hydraulic circuits, including proportional and pressure-compensated variants for OEM applications.
- Pressure Control Valves (Valvole di controllo pressione) Cartridge valves for regulating and maintaining system pressure in hydraulic circuits, including pressure relief and pressure reducing variants.
- Directional Control Valves (Valvole direzionali) Cartridge valves for controlling the direction of fluid flow in hydraulic circuits, supporting multiple positions and configurations.
- Special Solutions (Soluzioni Speciali) Custom and special valve block solutions (including MP01-A single proportional pressure reducing block and MP01-B double proportional pressure reducing block) designed to pilot bi-directional spool devices for specialized industrial requirements.
- Coils, Bodies, and Cavities (Bobine, corpi e cavità) Supporting components for cartridge valve installation, including solenoid coils, valve bodies in SAE and G-thread sizes, and standardized cavities.
- M1-M12 Magnetic Sensor for Valve Monitoring Magnetic sensor accessory for continuous position monitoring of poppet and spool valves, designed for safety applications on lifting equipment.
Companies that use Elt Fluid
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Elt Fluid technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Elt Fluid partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- ELT (Changsha) Hydraulic Co. LtdcoreWholly-owned subsidiary established in Changsha, Hunan province, China on July 28, 2022. Focuses on assembly and testing of ELT Fluid cartridge valves and their commercialization in Chinese territory. Represents the company's strategic expansion into the Chinese market for local manufacturing and sales presence.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Elt Fluid competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Sun Hydraulics (Helios Technologies): US-based hydraulic cartridge valve specialist and the most direct global comparable to Elt Fluid, sharing the same standardized cavity, screw-in cartridge valve architecture and OEM-focused business model across mobile and industrial hydraulics.
- HydraForce: Direct competitor in hydraulic cartridge valves and integrated manifolds, with overlapping product range (directional, pressure, flow control, proportional) and a similar OEM sales motion in mobile equipment and industrial machinery.
- Atos (Duplomatic MS): Italian hydraulic and electro-hydraulic valve specialist with strong overlap in proportional and directional cartridge valves for mobile and industrial machinery, and shared 'Made in Italy' manufacturing positioning.
- Moog: Global specialist in high-performance servo and proportional hydraulic valves, overlapping with Elt Fluid's electro-proportional valve portfolio (E-series, FE series) in performance- and safety-critical applications.
- Wandfluh: Swiss manufacturer of hydraulic valves including cartridge and proportional valves for mobile and industrial applications, comparable in scale, specialization, and European customer base to Elt Fluid.
Broad incumbents
- Eaton: Global power management company with a substantial hydraulics business (cartridge valves, directional valves, integrated manifolds), competing for the same mobile equipment OEM accounts.
- Bucher Hydraulics: European hydraulic components specialist serving mobile and industrial machinery with valves, pumps, and power units, providing a comparable European mid-market competitive set.
- Hawe Hydraulik: German mid-sized incumbent in hydraulic components and systems, offering proportional valves, power packs, and accessories that compete broadly with Elt Fluid's range, particularly in European mobile and industrial equipment.
- Bosch Rexroth: Global fluid power incumbent offering hydraulic valves, pumps, motors, cylinders, and integrated systems. Competes with Elt Fluid on the OEM valve layer but with vastly greater scale, R&D, and bundled system offerings.
- Parker Hannifin: Diversified motion and control technologies major with a broad hydraulic valve portfolio, supplying OEMs across lifting, agriculture, construction, and industrial vehicles — all key end markets for Elt Fluid.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Elt Fluid social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Elt Fluid financial estimates
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Elt Fluid leadership team
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Elt Fluid subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Elt Fluid funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Elt Fluid M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Elt Fluid
What does Elt Fluid do?
ELT Fluid manufactures hydraulic cartridge valves and related fluid power components for industrial OEMs. Its product portfolio covers electric (on/off) valves, electro-proportional valves, load control, flow control, pressure control, and directional control valves in standardized SAE06-SAE20 and G-thread cavity sizes, plus special custom solutions and supporting coils, bodies, and cavities. The company sells primarily to equipment manufacturers in lifting/aerial platforms, industrial vehicles, earth-moving machinery, agricultural equipment, and special applications.
Is Elt Fluid a public or private company?
Elt Fluid is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Elt Fluid founded?
Elt Fluid was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Elt Fluid based?
Elt Fluid is headquartered in Castelnovo ne Monti, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Elt Fluid make money?
One revenue line is on record: hydraulic cartridge valve sales.
Who are Elt Fluid's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Sun Hydraulics (Helios Technologies), HydraForce, Atos (Duplomatic MS), Moog and Wandfluh. Broad incumbents are Eaton, Bucher Hydraulics, Hawe Hydraulik, Bosch Rexroth and Parker Hannifin.
Does Elt Fluid have an API?
No public API is recorded for Elt Fluid.
What industry is Elt Fluid in?
Elt Fluid's product category is Hydraulic Cartridge Valves. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAGAF, Proportional & Servo Hydraulics (Electrohydraulic Valves, Servo Systems), with a secondary code of IMAHAGAA, Hydraulic Components (Pumps, Motors, Cylinders). Its NAICS code is 332912 and its SIC code is 3560.