nocado

What nocado does

Nocado GmbH is a German privately held industrial manufacturer founded in 1966 and headquartered in Wildeshausen, Germany (registered at the Oldenburg court, HRB 209968). The company designs, develops, and manufactures hygienic fluid handling components—including butterfly, ball, diaphragm, sampling, non-return, throttle, and vacuum protection valves; angular filters, passage filters, and dirt traps; tubes, fittings, piping connections, and sight glasses; pigging-based product recovery systems with associated fittings and pigs; and tank accessories such as level indicators. Components are built for hygienic and aseptic service in process lines handling liquids, gases, and granulated solids.

The company's products target three primary industrial verticals: food processing, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical manufacturing, with contamination prevention and 24/7 production reliability as core selling points. Differentiation rests on a regulatory-grade quality stack: ISO 9001 quality management audited by DNV, EHEDG hygienic design certification, ATEX certification for explosive atmospheres, and EU Medical Device Regulation compliance. The company also offers pigging-based product recovery systems that recover residual product from pipelines to reduce waste and cleaning burden.

Nocado operates a sales-led B2B distribution model. Pricing is quote-based, not publicly disclosed, and customers reach the sales team via [email protected] or +49 4431 70 600 300 for technical consultation and orders. The company is independently held with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors, and is legally represented by Andrea Gretz and Frank Lohrer. Marketing is concentrated on the company website, which offers AI-driven multilingual translation to support a claimed global customer base; the website's most recent copyright is dated 2021.

Name

nocado

Legal name

Nocado GmbH

Website

https://nocado.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Nocado GmbH manufactures hygienic and aseptic fluid handling components—valves, filters, piping, and pigging-based product recovery systems—for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical processing customers worldwide from its German headquarters.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Wildeshausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Fluid Handling Components: Nocado generates revenue through the sale of industrial fluid handling components including valves, filters, fittings, and related accessories. Products are sold directly to manufacturing companies in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. As an industrial components supplier, transactions are typically one-time hardware sales with potential for repeat orders from established customer relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nocado GmbH manufactures and sells industrial fluid-handling components for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical production. Its portfolio includes hygienic and aseptic valves, filters, process piping components, tank accessories, and pigging-based product-recovery systems, sold through direct contact with its sales team.

Product overview

Nocado GmbH is a manufacturer of industrial fluid handling components for the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. The product portfolio consists of valves (butterfly, ball, diaphragm, sampling, non-return, vacuum protection, and throttle valves), filters (angular, passage, and dirt traps), piping components (tubes, fittings, connections, and sight glasses), product recovery systems (pigging stations with associated fittings and pigs), tank accessories (vacuum protection valves, sight glasses, and level indicators), and supporting accessories (hook spanners, tools, and pipe clamps). These products are designed with focus on hygienic/aseptic design, reliability, and sustainability, serving customers who focus on development, manufacturing, and marketing of their own products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Butterfly Valves Hygienic butterfly valves for controlling or shutting off flow in tubes in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical production.
• Ball Valves Valves for controlling the flow of liquids, gases, and granulated solids in process plants.
• Diaphragm Valves Hygienic diaphragm valves designed for aseptic applications in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical production.
• Sampling Valves Valves for safely extracting samples from process lines in hygienic applications.
• Non-return Valves Check valves that prevent backflow in process piping systems.
• Vacuum Protection Valves Valves that protect tanks and vessels from vacuum damage during processing operations.
• Throttle Valves Valves for controlling flow rate in process applications.
• Angular Filters Angular filters for removing contaminants from process fluids in hygienic applications.
• Passage Filters In-line filters for removing impurities from process streams.
• Dirt Traps Filtering devices that capture debris and contaminants in process piping.
• Tubes Process piping tubes for hygienic fluid-handling applications.
• Fittings Hygienic pipe fittings for connecting and configuring process piping systems.
• Piping Connections Union connectors and coupling systems for hygienic pipe installations.
• Sight Glasses Transparent viewing windows for monitoring process flow and liquid levels in tanks and pipes.
• Product Recovery System A pigging system for recovering product from pipelines, comprising pigging stations, piggable fittings, pigs, and associated accessories.
• Pigging Stations Launching and receiving stations for pipeline pigging operations in Nocado product-recovery systems.
• Piggable Fittings Pipe fittings designed for use in pipeline pigging and product-recovery systems.
• Pigs Pipeline pigs used in Nocado product-recovery pigging systems.
• Level Indicators Instruments for monitoring and displaying tank liquid levels in process applications.
• Hook Spanner A hook spanner for valve and piping installation and maintenance.
• Tools Tools for valve and piping installation and maintenance.
• Pipe Clamps Pipe clamps for valve and piping installation and maintenance.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Watson-Marlow: Specialist in peristaltic pumps, tubing, and fluid path solutions for pharmaceutical, biotech, and food manufacturers. Overlaps with Nocado on hygienic fluid handling components for regulated industries.
• Flowserve: Global manufacturer of pumps, valves, and seals for process industries including food, chemical, and pharma. Competes on industrial valve and fluid control components in overlapping applications.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish multinational that manufactures sanitary/hygienic valves, pumps, heat exchangers and fluid handling equipment for the same food, pharma, and personal care end-markets Nocado targets. Closest large-scale direct competitor in hygienic fluid path components.
• GEA Group: Germany-based process technology supplier of components, separators, homogenizers, valves, and hygienic equipment for food, dairy, and pharmaceutical processing. Competes head-to-head with Nocado in hygienic process components in Europe.
• SPX Flow: US-headquartered fluid handling technology provider with strong hygienic and sanitary valve/pump portfolios for food, beverage, dairy, and personal care producers. Comparable product mix and end-customer base to Nocado.
• Sulzer: Swiss-based supplier of process equipment including pumps, mixers, and fluid handling solutions for food, pharma, and industrial customers. Comparable in industrial fluid handling components and hygienic applications.

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: German-based global leader in beverage and food processing/packaging equipment. Broader portfolio than Nocado but overlaps on hygienic process components supplied into the same end-customer base.
• ITT Inc. Diversified industrial manufacturer with engineered components including valves, pumps, and motion technologies for process industries. Adjacent rather than specialized in hygienic fluid handling.
• Pentair: Global water and fluid handling solutions company serving industrial, commercial, and food/beverage customers. Touches Nocado's space via industrial fluid handling but with a much broader portfolio.
• Tetra Pak: Swiss multinational providing food processing and packaging solutions, including hygienic processing equipment used in dairy, beverage, and prepared food. Incumbent in Nocado's core end-markets with a wider offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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