GUIDETTI SRL

Their core work

Guidetti SRL is an Italian SME specializing in the development of automated recycling process machinery, with a demonstrated focus on multi-electric separation and processing technologies for waste streams. Their core innovation is an autonomous recycling process line that integrates multiple electrically-driven processing steps into a single automated system. They successfully progressed through the EU SME Instrument from feasibility study (Phase 1) to full commercial development (Phase 2) on the same technology, indicating a coherent and investor-validated product roadmap. Their work sits at the intersection of industrial automation and circular economy, targeting the reduction of manual labor and energy waste in recycling operations.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

With only two projects — both carrying the same acronym and title — there is no meaningful thematic shift between early and recent work. The evolution that did occur is developmental rather than topical: Phase 1 (2017, €50K) validated the technical and commercial feasibility of their autonomous recycling line, and Phase 2 (2019, €1.9M) funded the full development and market launch of that same product. This is a focused, single-track innovation path rather than a broadening research portfolio. There is no evidence of diversification into new topic areas within the H2020 data available.

Guidetti is on a clear commercialization trajectory — having completed both phases of the SME Instrument on the same product, any future collaboration would most likely involve deployment, scaling, or integration of their recycling line technology rather than exploratory research.

How they like to work

Guidetti operates as a solo innovator rather than a consortium builder — both H2020 projects were coordinated by them with zero registered consortium partners. This is typical of SME Instrument projects, which are designed for single-company innovation rather than multi-partner research. Working with them would mean engaging them directly as a technology provider or commercial partner, not as part of a traditional multi-actor consortium structure.

Guidetti has no registered H2020 consortium partners and has not formally collaborated with organizations in other countries under EU funding. Their European footprint is limited to their own innovation projects, suggesting they operate primarily through commercial channels rather than research networks.

What sets them apart

Guidetti is one of the few Italian SMEs to have successfully completed both phases of the H2020 SME Instrument on the same core technology, which signals a well-validated product backed by EU peer review at two distinct stages. Their specific focus on autonomous, multi-electric recycling process lines — rather than generic recycling or generic automation — suggests a proprietary technical approach that distinguishes them from generalist machinery manufacturers. For a consortium or business partner, they represent a company with a working product in the circular economy hardware space, not a research prototype.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MRP (Phase 2)
  At €1,906,733, this is one of the largest SME Instrument Phase 2 grants available, indicating the technology passed rigorous EU commercial viability assessment and represents Guidetti's flagship innovation investment.
• MRP (Phase 1)
  The Phase 1 feasibility grant (2017) was the starting point that directly led to the Phase 2 award, demonstrating a clean end-to-end SME Instrument success story on a single, focused technology.