FLEXBIMEC INTERNATIONAL SRL

Their core work

Flexbimec is an Italian SME that designs and manufactures precision fluid metering equipment — instruments used to measure and dispense exact quantities of liquids in industrial settings. Their H2020 participation focused exclusively on advancing their metering technology through the SME Instrument, progressing from feasibility (Phase 1) through full development (Phase 2) for their REFEREE product line, and later initiating a new metering system concept (PRIMESYST). Based in Albinea in the Emilia-Romagna industrial district, they operate as a product-driven manufacturing company bringing proprietary measurement technology to market.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Flexbimec's H2020 trajectory shows a focused, linear product development path. In 2015 they entered with REFEREE, securing Phase 1 feasibility funding and immediately progressing to a Phase 2 development grant worth over €1M — indicating strong commercial viability assessment by EU evaluators. By 2019, they initiated PRIMESYST at Phase 1, suggesting they developed a second-generation or complementary metering system concept building on REFEREE's foundation.

Flexbimec appears to be iterating on its core metering technology, moving from one product generation (REFEREE) to the next (PRIMESYST), suggesting continued deepening of specialization rather than diversification.

How they like to work

Flexbimec operates exclusively as a solo innovator within H2020 — all three projects are SME Instrument grants with zero consortium partners. This is typical of product-focused SMEs using EU funding to de-risk their own R&D rather than to build research networks. Working with them would mean engaging a company focused on proprietary product development, not collaborative research.

Flexbimec has no consortium network from H2020 — all projects were single-beneficiary SME Instrument grants. Their collaboration footprint is entirely internal to the company.

What sets them apart

Flexbimec is a niche manufacturer with deep specialization in precision fluid metering — a narrow but commercially important domain across multiple industries (automotive, chemical, food processing). Their successful SME-2 graduation (€1M+ funding) signals that EU evaluators validated both the technology and market potential. For a consortium needing industrial metering expertise or a company seeking specialized measurement solutions, Flexbimec brings focused product know-how rather than broad research capability.

Highlights from their portfolio

• REFEREE
  Successfully graduated from Phase 1 to Phase 2, receiving over €1M in total — one of the stronger SME Instrument success stories in fluid metering.
• PRIMESYST
  Represents Flexbimec's second-generation metering concept, suggesting the company continues to invest in advancing its core technology beyond the original REFEREE product.