Techtest S.r.o.

What Techtest S.r.o. does

TechTest, s.r.o. is a privately-held Czech limited liability company founded in 2004, headquartered in Jaroměř with an additional office in Uhlířské Janovice, that manufactures optical detection systems for industrial surface quality control and grease detection under the Recognoil® product family. The company's core technology is wide-area fluorescence imaging, a proprietary method that optically detects and quantifies oily residues and contamination on surfaces without contact or pre-processing, converting fluorescence signals into layer thickness (nm) and surface concentration (mg·m⁻²) measurements via physical and mathematical models of oil calibrated through laboratory sampling.

The product portfolio comprises the Recognoil® 3W portable handheld scanner (multi-grip handle with dual trigger buttons, QR-code configuration, OK/NOK mode, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity, scan area up to 27 × 20 mm), the Recognoil® QB modular laboratory analyzer (handling complex geometries and miniature objects, with an XL version scanning up to 100 × 100 mm), Recognoil® PRO desktop analysis software, the Recognoil® Cloud browser-based ecosystem for real-time data and workgroup sharing, and the Recognoil® Standalone offline variant bundled with a Linux-based PC and a 3-year single-PC license.

The business model combines hardware device sales, software licensing (3-year Standalone license with quarterly updates), and cloud subscription services, all priced on a custom quote basis with demonstrations and customer-specific profitability calculations rather than published list prices. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: a small sales department engages enterprise prospects in surface-preparation, degreasing, lubrication, and preservation processes to demonstrate cost reduction and quality improvement outcomes. Reference customers include GO Steel Frýdek Místek (steel manufacturing), Doosan Bobcat EMEA (heavy equipment), Everstar (chemicals), SpaceX (aerospace), Cartier (luxury jewelry), and Škoda (automotive), indicating a horizontal enterprise segmentation across diverse industrial verticals served globally.

Name

Techtest S.r.o.

Legal name

TechTest, s.r.o.

Website

https://techtest.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TechTest, s.r.o. is a Czech manufacturer of Recognoil® optical detection systems that use wide-area fluorescence imaging to detect and quantify grease contamination on industrial surfaces, selling portable and laboratory hardware plus PRO software and Cloud services to enterprise manufacturers in steel, automotive, aerospace, luxury, and chemicals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaromer

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Devices: Sale of Recognoil 3W portable detector and Recognoil QB laboratory analyzer hardware devices. Includes specialized optical scanning heads, protective covers, and modular configurations.
2. Software Licenses: Recognoil PRO software licenses including 3-year single-PC license for Standalone version. Periodic updates released approximately every 3 months.
3. Cloud Services: Recognoil Cloud ecosystem for real-time data management, remote unit management, and collaborative data sharing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TechTest designs, manufactures, and sells optical detection systems for surface quality control and grease detection under the Recognoil® brand. The portfolio centers on a portable wide-area fluorescence imaging scanner (Recognoil® 3W), a laboratory analyzer (Recognoil® QB), and supporting analysis software, cloud platform, and offline configuration for industrial manufacturing customers.

Product overview

Techtest, s.r.o. is a Czech manufacturer of optical detection systems for surface quality control and grease detection. Their product portfolio centers on the Recognoil® technology family, which includes the Recognoil® 3W portable handheld scanner for field use and Recognoil® QB laboratory analyzer for controlled environments. Supporting the hardware are Recognoil® PRO analysis software, Recognoil® Cloud browser-based data management platform, and Recognoil® Standalone offline solution. All products share the core principle of wide-area fluorescence imaging to detect greasy substances on surfaces, with quantitative analysis converting fluorescence data into layer thickness and concentration measurements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Recognoil®: Product family brand for optical detection systems using wide-area fluorescence imaging to detect greasy substances and evaluate surface contamination. Includes Recognoil® 3W (portable device), Recognoil® QB (laboratory analyzer), Recognoil® PRO (software), and Recognoil® Cloud (cloud platform).

Products and services

• Recognoil® 3W Portable optical detection device using wide-area fluorescence imaging to detect greasy substances and contamination on surfaces. Features a multi-grip handle with two trigger buttons, optional protective glass cover for the optical probe, white light for detection-zone identification, QR code reading for settings, OK-NOK operation mode, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Evaluates areas up to 27 x 20 mm in a single scan with no pre-processing required, and supports external probes for hard-to-reach surfaces. Designed for industrial quality specialists, technologists, and operations managers in manufacturing environments.
• Recognoil® QB

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce production waste by up to 60%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SIC (Central Bohemian Center of Innovation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRealized projects nurturing innovation and business through Creative voucher of Central Bohemian Region, INOvovat-EXpandovat Program, and business development program PLATINN.
• B4I (Brain4Industry)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnalysis of business processes, defining areas for deployment of digital technologies, creating mind map and roadmap for digitalization project under EDIH (European Digital Innovation Hub) cooperation.
• EUREKAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvanced Mechatronic Stamping System with Controlled Lubrication (AMSOL) project E!12193 - development co-funded by Ministry of Education and Science, INTER-EXCELLENCE sub-programme EUREKA.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bruker Corporation: US-listed developer of analytical instruments, industrial measurement and quality control systems. Provides much broader product portfolio across materials science and industrial QC; overlaps with Recognoil in industrial QA instrumentation sold to manufacturing customers.
• ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions: Division of Carl Zeiss providing industrial inspection and metrology systems including optical 3D and surface measurement. Much larger incumbent with similar optical/imaging based quality inspection approach but broader automotive and aerospace footprint than TechTest.
• Oxford Instruments plc: UK-listed manufacturer of analytical and industrial measurement instruments (materials analysis, microscopy, semiconductor metrology). Broad incumbent offering measurement hardware at much larger scale; competes indirectly with Recognoil for QA and process-control instrumentation budgets.
• Hitachi High-Tech Corporation: Japanese provider of industrial and scientific measurement, analytical and inspection systems including surface and electron-microscopy instrumentation. Broad incumbent with optical/sensor measurement capabilities relevant to industrial QA processes Recognoil targets.

Direct peers

• BYK-Gardner (ALTANA): Manufacturer of appearance, color, and physical-properties measurement instruments widely used in industrial QA, coatings and surface finishing. Overlaps with Recognoil on laboratory and handheld measurement devices sold into similar industrial customer bases.
• SITA Messtechnik GmbH: German manufacturer of tensiometers and surface cleanliness measurement instruments used to detect and quantify surface contamination on metal parts. Direct competitor to Recognoil in industrial cleanliness QA with comparable handheld and laboratory hardware plus comparable customer base in automotive and metalworking.
• Elcometer Limited: UK-based manufacturer of inspection instruments for coatings, surface cleanliness and coating thickness, with broad handheld and laboratory product lines. Competes against Recognoil for QA spend in automotive, marine, aerospace and industrial finishing.
• Helmut Fischer GmbH (Fischer Technology): Global manufacturer of coating thickness, material analysis and surface testing instruments, including handheld probes and laboratory systems for QA. Directly comparable to Recognoil in industrial QA instrumentation for metal-finishing customers and competes for similar inspection budgets.

Emerging players

• TQC Group (TQC Sheen): European supplier of coating inspection and surface testing instruments used in QA labs and production lines. Mid-sized player whose product line and customer segments (coatings, finishing, automotive) overlap materially with Recognoil, though without the same fluorescence-imaging depth.
• Coatmaster AG: Swiss vendor of non-contact, inline coating thickness and cure measurement using optical/thermal methods for industrial QA. Emerging player in optical surface measurement with overlapping value proposition to Recognoil on contactless film thickness, though focused primarily on wet coatings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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