What tecnomagnete does

Tecnomagnete is an Italy-based, privately held industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Lainate. According to its firmographic profile, the company designs and manufactures electropermanent magnetic systems used in three principal industrial applications: lifting, clamping, and quick die change. These systems replace conventional mechanical or hydraulic clamping methods in metal stamping, press tooling, and heavy-material handling operations, using permanent magnets that can be selectively magnetized or demagnetized via a brief electric pulse — a configuration that retains holding force without continuous power draw.

The company's product categories suggest a specialized niche in industrial magnetic workholding, where the technology competes with mechanical clamps, hydraulic clamps, and purely electromagnetic chucks. Typical deployment scenarios include press lines in automotive stamping, steel service centers, injection molding tool change, and general heavy lifting where safety, energy efficiency, and rapid changeover are valued. The underlying engineering is electromechanical rather than software-defined, and the product is sold as capital equipment integrated into customer manufacturing lines.

The business model appears to be that of a specialty industrial OEM selling engineered capital equipment through direct sales, distributor networks, or system integrators serving metalworking and material handling end markets. No pricing models, customer segments, distribution channels, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available data, and the company's own website returned only a verification/loading screen with no substantive content. As a result, go-to-market mechanics, segment mix, and unit economics cannot be characterized beyond the general industrial equipment OEM profile implied by the product description.

Name

tecnomagnete

Website

https://tecnomagnete.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tecnomagnete is a privately held Italian industrial equipment manufacturer based in Lainate that designs and produces electropermanent magnetic systems for industrial lifting, clamping, and quick die change applications serving metalworking and heavy manufacturing customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Magnetic Equipment (Electropermanent Magnetic Systems)

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (335)

SIC

Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors (3677), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Transformers & Magnetics (Power/Signal) (HDAHANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Passive Components (Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Ferrites) (IMAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Electropermanent magnetic systems
• Industrial lifting magnets
• Magnetic workholding chucks
• Quick die change systems
• Industrial clamping equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lainate

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Tecnomagnete designs and manufactures electropermanent magnetic systems for industrial lifting, clamping, and quick die change applications. The company's products provide magnetic force for material handling and workholding in industrial manufacturing environments. Operations are based in Lainate, Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electropermanent Magnetic Lifting Systems Industrial electropermanent magnetic systems designed for lifting heavy ferrous loads in industrial environments. The systems use a pulsed electrical current to switch magnetic force on and off, holding the load without continuous power.
• Electropermanent Magnetic Clamping Systems Industrial magnetic workholding chucks for clamping ferrous workpieces during machining operations such as milling, grinding, and turning, using electropermanent magnetic technology.
• Quick Die Change (QDC) Magnetic Systems Electropermanent magnetic systems designed for quick die change applications in press operations, enabling fast, safe clamping and unclamping of dies on presses.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Direct peers

• Kanetec Co., Ltd. Kanetec is a Japanese manufacturer of industrial magnetic products including magnetic chucks, lifters, and demagnetizers. It is a direct product-line peer to Tecnomagnete, serving comparable stamping, machining, and material handling customers in the Asian market.
• Walker Magnetics: Walker Magnetics is a long-standing US-based manufacturer of industrial lifting magnets and magnetic work-holding systems. It is one of Tecnomagnete's closest historical direct competitors in electropermanent and electromagnetic lifting technology for heavy industry and metalworking.
• Magnetool, Inc. Magnetool designs and manufactures magnetic chucks, lifting magnets, and magnetic work-holding devices for industrial machining and grinding applications. It overlaps directly with Tecnomagnete's clamping and work-holding product lines serving similar metalworking customers.
• Industrial Magnetics Inc. (IMI): IMI designs and manufactures a broad range of industrial magnetic products including lifting magnets, magnetic chucks, and custom magnetic assemblies. It directly competes with Tecnomagnete across lifting, clamping, and custom industrial magnetic applications, particularly in North America.
• Walmag Magnetics: Walmag is a Czech/European-based manufacturer of electropermanent magnetic chucks and lifting systems, a near-clone of Tecnomagnete's core product range serving the same European metal stamping and machine tool customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Eriez Manufacturing Co. Eriez is a large, diversified US-based manufacturer of magnetic separation, vibratory, and material handling equipment. While broader in scope than Tecnomagnete, Eriez competes in industrial magnetic applications including lifting and work-holding, making it a broad incumbent in the same magnetic-technology space.
• Schunk GmbH & Co. KG: Schunk is a German global leader in clamping technology, gripping systems, and toolholding — including magnetic work-holding solutions. It is a broad incumbent peer competing with Tecnomagnete in high-precision work-holding for press shops and machine tools, though operating across a much wider product portfolio.
• Stäubli Robotics (work-holding division): Stäubli is a Swiss-headquartered broad industrial incumbent offering tool-changing systems, magnetic clamping, and quick die change solutions for press shops. While much larger and more diversified than Tecnomagnete, it competes in the same QDC and magnetic work-holding applications.

Emerging players

• SAV Spann- und Automatisierungstechnik GmbH: SAV is a German supplier of automation and clamping technology, including zero-point clamping and magnetic work-holding systems. It is comparable to Tecnomagnete in quick die change and press-shop automation, though broader in clamping technology scope.

Regional players

• Cosma S.p.A. Cosma is an Italian-based manufacturer of permanent magnets and magnetic assemblies serving industrial customers. It is a regional peer to Tecnomagnete, sharing the Italian manufacturing base and overlapping in industrial magnetic component supply, though typically more upstream and component-focused.

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