HMI

What HMI does

HMI S.r.l. (Human Machine Interface) is an Italian private limited company founded in 2017 in Brescia, Lombardy, that designs, manufactures, and services bespoke industrial machinery for plastics moulding, composite materials, rubber, and elastomer processing. The company operates from Brescia — a region historically concentrated in plastic injection moulding — and is owned by young founders leveraging thirty years of family industry experience. Its product portfolio comprises four lines: newly produced vertical hydraulic presses in 100/300/500/700 TON variants, revamping and retrofitting services for obsolete hydraulic presses, special machines and accessories (satellite injectors, thermoregulation units supporting up to 256 zones, preform machines, mould trolleys), and comprehensive service and maintenance coverage including installation, training, remote support, and spare parts across Europe. Technical capabilities span the full mechanical-to-software stack, with in-house integration of Siemens S7-1500 PLCs with safety boards, Gefran 21.5-inch HD touch panels, OPC-UA Industry 4.0 protocols, inverter-driven motors, and servo-pump efficiency features, positioning customers for Italian Industry 4.0 / Transizione 4.0 tax incentives.

The business operates as a project-based B2B enterprise: each engagement is a custom-engineered deliverable scoped to customer specifications, generating one-off machinery revenue plus recurring service and spare-parts revenue. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, supported by a multilingual website and case-study-driven content marketing, with commercial reach stated to be European rather than global. The team is small (~10 employees) but described as young and highly specialized across electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and mechanical domains — a multidisciplinary profile the company positions as its principal competitive asset given the project-by-project integration work required. HMI has no disclosed institutional funding, no subsidiaries, and no public-market listing; it remains an independently held family-rooted engineering firm with a single named flagship customer reference (a Dieffenbacher 2000-ton press revamping project) and an otherwise anonymous enterprise customer base in plastics and composites manufacturing.

Name

HMI

Legal name

HMI S.r.l.

Website

https://hmi-italy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HMI S.r.l. is a Brescia-based Italian industrial machinery company that designs and manufactures custom vertical hydraulic presses, injection moulding machines, and revamping services for plastics, composites, and elastomer manufacturers across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hydraulic Presses & Moulding Machinery

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing (333995), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Fluid Power Systems MRO (Cylinders, Pumps, Valves, Hoses) (TLAKAHAI), Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Custom hydraulic presses
• Injection moulding machinery
• Industrial press revamping
• Composite material moulding
• Plastics processing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Brescia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machinery Design and Production: Design and production of fully customized vertical hydraulic presses, injection moulding machines, and special machines based on specific customer requirements. Projects span from mechanical to hydraulic, electrical schematics to machine code programming.
2. Revamping and Retrofitting Services: Updating and adapting obsolete machinery through total or partial revamping and electronic component retrofitting. Includes mechanical restructuring, component replacement, and compliance with current safety and performance regulations.
3. Service and Maintenance: Comprehensive support services including installation, start-up, production cycle programming, operator training, telephone/online support, emergency assistance, and spare parts supply for multi-brand mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HMI designs, manufactures, and services custom industrial machinery for plastics, composite materials, rubber, and elastomers. Its core offerings include vertical hydraulic presses (100-700 ton), injection moulding machines, special machines and accessories (injectors, thermoregulation units, preform machines, mould trolleys), and revamping/retrofitting services for obsolete hydraulic presses. The company provides full project management from design and engineering through installation, training, and ongoing maintenance.

Product overview

HMI is an Italian industrial machinery company founded in 2017 in Brescia that designs, manufactures, and services custom machinery for plastics, composite materials, rubber, and elastomers. The product portfolio consists of four core offerings: (1) Newly Produced Vertical Hydraulic Presses in 100/300/500/700 TON variants for composite material moulding; (2) Revamping and Retrofitting services for obsolete hydraulic presses to restore functionality and meet current regulations; (3) Special Machines and Accessories including injectors, thermoregulation power units for hot runner systems, preform machines, and mould handling units; and (4) Service and Maintenance including installation, training, remote support, spare parts, and machinery transfer. The HMI 1000-9800 represents a flagship custom injection moulding machine combining Siemens safety components with Gefran electronics, while the Dieffenbacher 2000 Ton revamping project demonstrates large-scale modernization capabilities. The company positions itself as an Industry 4.0 partner supporting customers in obtaining related tax incentives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Newly Produced Vertical Hydraulic Presses (Presse idrauliche verticali di nuova costruzione) Custom-designed and manufactured vertical hydraulic presses available in four tonnage variants: 100 TON (1000 KN), 300 TON (3000 KN), 500 TON (5000 KN), and 700 TON (7000 KN). Used for moulding of plastics, composite materials, and elastomers by industrial manufacturers. Each press is fully customized across electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and mechanical components.
• Revamping of Hydraulic Presses (Revamping di presse oleodinamiche) Total and partial revamping and retrofitting services for obsolete hydraulic presses, including mechanical, electrical, and electronic overhauls to restore functionality, improve efficiency, and meet current safety regulations. Designed for industrial manufacturers with aging equipment.
• Special Machines and Accessories (Macchine speciali e accessori speciali) Custom-designed and produced special accessories for industrial machinery including satellite/auxiliary injectors, thermoregulation power units for hot runner systems (up to 256 zones), preform machines, and mould handling units. Built for industrial manufacturers requiring specialized production equipment.
• Service and Maintenance (Assistenza e manutenzione) Comprehensive support services including installation, start-up, production cycle programming, operator training, telephone and online support, emergency assistance, spare parts supply, and industrial machinery transfer services delivered remotely and on-site throughout Europe.
• HMI 1000-9800 Injection Moulding Machine (Pressa HMI 1000-9800) Custom-built injection moulding machine for thermoplastic materials featuring dual 55KW inverter-driven motors, Siemens safety components, Gefran electronics with 21.5-inch touch screen, hot runner controller, water cooling manifolds, three core pullers per platen, hydraulic and pneumatic lockouts, and Industry 4.0 connectivity via OPC-UA protocol. Designed for industrial manufacturers requiring specialized injection moulding capabilities.
• Custom Mould Trolley (Carrello porta stampi) Custom-designed mould trolley for handling large moulds up to 30 tons, featuring Decauville railway wheels that slide within existing slots, with dimensions of 1700x1500x380 mm. Developed for the Dieffenbacher 2000 Ton press project. For industrial press operators.
• Custom Auxiliary/Satellite Injector (Iniettore satellite su misura) Custom-built auxiliary injectors for multi-material or multi-color moulding applications, developed according to customer-specified weight, material, and dimensional requirements with customizable interfacing to moulds and electronic systems. For industrial manufacturers requiring specialized injection capabilities.
• Preform Machine (Preformatrice) Hydraulically-operated preform machine for compacting plastic powder (Teflon) into cylinders with variable diameter between 80mm and 160mm, ready for extrusion in dedicated machinery. Designed for industrial plastic processing manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Better energy production ratio through retrofitting interventions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DieffenbacherminorOthersReference customer for whom HMI performed a complete revamping of a 2000 ton vertical press for composite plastic materials moulding. The project involved mechanical, electrical and electronic overhaul, reintegrating the machinery into Dieffenbacher's customer's moulding line.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sandretto (part of Negri Bossi group): Italian heritage brand of injection moulding machines now part of the Negri Bossi group. Comparable as a long-established Italian supplier of plastics processing machinery targeting similar European industrial customers.
• Sacmi: Italian-headquartered multinational manufacturer of machinery for ceramics, plastics, packaging and beverage industries, including hydraulic presses and mould-handling equipment. Comparable as a much larger Italian industrial machinery group with overlapping plastics-processing product lines.
• Engel Austria: Austrian global manufacturer of injection moulding machines and automation for plastics processing. Comparable customer base in industrial plastics/composites moulding but operates at much larger scale with standard machine platforms rather than HMI's project-based custom builds.
• Dieffenbacher: German-headquartered global manufacturer of hydraulic presses and complete production lines for wood, composites, plastics and metals. Directly comparable as the OEM whose 2000-ton press HMI revamped; competes in the same press category but at much larger scale across the full tonnage spectrum.
• KraussMaffei: German manufacturer of injection moulding machines, reaction process machinery and hydraulic presses for plastics and composites processing. Comparable end-customer overlap and competing in the high-tonnage composite-moulding segment that HMI addresses through revamping.

Direct peers

• Pinette Emidecau Industries: French manufacturer of hydraulic presses, compression moulding machines and special machines for composites, rubber and plastics. Comparable scope of custom press engineering for similar materials and tonnage ranges as HMI.
• Italtech: Italian manufacturer of hydraulic presses, injection moulding machines and custom industrial machinery for plastics and composites, headquartered in Brescia. Direct peer operating in the same region and serving overlapping customer segments with comparable tonnage and customization profiles.

Others

• Gefran: Italian manufacturer of sensors, controllers and automation components, including the 21.5-inch HMI touch panels used in HMI's injection moulding machines. Comparable Italian automation supplier embedded in HMI's product stack.
• Siemens Industry (motion control / PLCs): Supplier of the S7-1500 PLCs, Safety boards, inverters and HMI panels integrated into HMI's machines. Not a competitor but a critical ecosystem dependency whose product roadmap directly shapes HMI's machine architecture.

Regional players

• BMB (Bucher/Mass Balance): Italian manufacturer of injection moulding machines and plastic processing equipment. Comparable product category (plastics injection moulding machines), though HMI's vertical-hydraulic-press specialization and project-based custom work differ from BMB's standard machine catalogue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hmisrl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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