colombo filippetti spa

What colombo filippetti spa does

Colombo Filippetti S.p.A. (trading as CoFil) is an Italian industrial automation company founded in 1950 that designs and manufactures mechanical cam mechanisms for industrial motion control. Its core technology converts continuous rotary motion into precise intermittent or oscillating movements through proprietary cam profile designs, with patented geometries spanning globoidal, spheroconical, internal cylindrical, double-profile flat, variable conjugate flat, and linear profile cams. The product portfolio comprises rotary tables (RIG, RIGS, IR, SRP, SRI series), indexers (GO-STOP-GO, spheroconical indexers, CF3 Tandem), tool changers (VTC, CUT, HTC), mechanical manipulators (MG3, walking beam, pick and place), conveyor systems (SFC, CLT, TMP, Veloline), high-performance cams, and complementary offerings such as the CFE electronic phase cam, T-DAP predictive diagnostic tool, and customized linear guides.

The company operates a dual product line strategy: CoFil Go delivers standardized products with rapid delivery through an online configurator and selector tool for self-service sizing and purchase, while CoFil Pro provides fully customized solutions developed through collaborative engineering. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of cam mechanisms and systems, supplemented by engineering consulting and project services for customized solutions. The company is privately held with €1.9M share capital, headquartered in Casirate d'Adda (Bergamo), Italy, with wholly-owned subsidiaries CoFil GmbH in Heidelberg (Germany) and CoFil s.a.r.l. in Muntzenheim (France), plus an authorized dealer network covering the UK, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland, India, USA, and Brazil, and four Italian commercial agent offices (Bologna, Pescara, Marcianise, Turin). It serves machine builders and OEMs across the packaging and converting, machine tool, automotive and transportation, and pharmaceutical and medical sectors.

Name

colombo filippetti spa

Legal name

Colombo Filippetti S.p.A.

Website

https://cofil.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Italian industrial automation company founded in 1950 that designs and manufactures mechanical cam mechanisms—including rotary tables, indexers, tool changers, manipulators, and conveyors—for OEMs and machine builders across packaging, machine tool, automotive, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Motion Control

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Automation Instrumentation & Control (DCS, Valves, Actuators, Analyzers) (IMAHAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings) (IMAHAGAM)

Keywords

• Cam mechanisms
• Industrial automation
• Motion control
• Rotary indexers
• Machine tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Casirate d'Adda (Bergamo)

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Cam Mechanisms and Systems: Sale of standardized and customized cam mechanisms including rotary tables, tool changers, manipulators, and conveyor systems. Products range from standard catalog items to fully custom-engineered solutions. Revenue generated through direct product sales with engineering consultation included for custom solutions.
2. Engineering and Consulting Services: Project engineering and consulting services for custom solutions, co-engineering with customers, technical support, and aftersales assistance. Services integrated with product sales for customized solutions.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Colombo Filippetti S.p.A. (CoFil) designs and manufactures mechanical cam mechanisms and industrial automation systems that convert continuous rotary motion into precise intermittent or oscillating movements. The product portfolio includes indexers, rotary tables, mechanical manipulators, tool changers, conveyor/transport systems, linear guides, and high-performance cams (globoidal, spheroconical, cylindrical, flat multi-profile, linear profile), together with the CFE electronic phase cam and T-DAP predictive diagnostic tool. Solutions are delivered via two lines: CoFil Go for standardized products with online configuration and fast delivery, and CoFil Pro for fully customized co-engineered systems.

Product overview

Colombo Filippetti S.p.A. (CoFil) is an Italian industrial automation company specializing in mechanical cam mechanisms and systems for industrial automation. Founded in 1950, the company offers two main product lines: CoFil Go (standardized smart automation products with fast delivery) and CoFil Pro (customized products and solutions through collaborative engineering). The product portfolio centers on mechanical cam mechanisms including: GO-STOP-GO indexers, rotating tables (RIG, RIGS, IR, SRP, SRI series), tool changers (VTC, CUT, HTC series), mechanical manipulators (MG3, walking beam, pick and place), conveyor systems (SFC, CLT, TMP, Veloline), and various cam types (spherical, globoidal, cylindrical internal, flat multiprofile, linear profile). Supporting products include the T-DAP predictive diagnostic tool, CFE electronic phase cam, and Custom Tracks linear guides. The company also provides engineering services, selectors, and configurators for product selection and sizing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Camozzi Group: Italian-headquartered industrial automation group producing motion control, pneumatics, and mechatronic components with a similar European OEM customer base. Most direct comparable in geography, product family (cam/indexing-adjacent motion components), and Italian industrial-automation heritage.
• Motion Index Drives: US-based specialist manufacturer of cam-operated indexers, rotary tables, and oscillating drives. Direct competitor in globoidal-cam indexing technology serving packaging, machine tool, and assembly OEMs.
• Weiss Robotics: German mechatronic motion-control specialist offering cam-based indexing, gripping, and automation modules. Comparable as a mid-sized European engineering specialist competing in precision motion for industrial automation.

Broad incumbents

• Tsubaki Nakashima: Japanese power transmission and motion control incumbent offering cam clutches, indexers, and linear motion products to global machine builders. Comparable in cam-based indexing and motion product family but with broader catalog and much larger scale.
• Festo: Global automation giant offering pneumatics, electric drives, motion control, and mechatronics to industrial OEMs. Competes with CoFil in machine-builder-facing automation subsystems but at vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• SMC Corporation: World's largest pneumatics and industrial automation components supplier. Overlaps with CoFil on motion control and machine-builder customers but operates at massive scale with a much broader component portfolio.
• Parker Hannifin: Global motion and control technologies conglomerate with electromechanical, pneumatic, and indexing products. Comparable on rotary indexing and motion subsystems but serves a much wider industrial base with broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• SCHUNK: German mechatronic gripping and automation specialist increasingly expanding into motion and indexing. Comparable as a German-engineering competitor moving into precision motion subsystems for machine builders and OEMs.
• Destaco: US-based automation specialist in clamping, indexing, and material-handling components. Comparable in rotary indexing and motion components for machine builders, with growing mechatronics capabilities overlapping CoFil's portfolio.

Regional players

• CKD Corporation: Japanese automation components manufacturer focused primarily on Asia, offering pneumatic, electric, and motion control products. Comparable in motion components but with limited direct overlap in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/cofil_gmbh/?hl=en

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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