PRIMA ELECTRO SPA

Their core work

PRIMA ELECTRO develops advanced electronic control systems and power electronics for industrial laser machines and CNC manufacturing equipment. They specialize in real-time closed-loop control, embedded systems, and multispectral monitoring — the intelligence layer that makes precision manufacturing machines work. Their core contribution is integrating sensing, control, and power electronics into hybrid manufacturing platforms that combine additive and subtractive processes. More recently, they have expanded into power electronics for EV charging infrastructure and micro-optoelectronics fabrication.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2014–2017), PRIMA ELECTRO focused squarely on embedded control systems and real-time monitoring for industrial laser processing — the electronic brains behind precision manufacturing machines. From 2018 onward, they made two notable shifts: first, they moved from monitoring existing processes toward building complete all-in-one hybrid manufacturing platforms at the micro and nano scale (Mesomorph); second, they branched into power electronics for electric vehicle charging (INCIT-EV), applying their power conversion expertise to a completely new sector. The trajectory shows a company moving from component-level control electronics toward system-level integration and diversifying into electromobility.

PRIMA ELECTRO is scaling down in precision (toward nano-fabrication) while scaling up in application scope (into electromobility), suggesting they will seek partners in both advanced optics and smart grid domains.

How they like to work

PRIMA ELECTRO operates as both a project leader and a contributing partner, having coordinated 2 of their 6 projects — notably their two most strategically important ones (4D hybrid and Mesomorph). With 109 unique consortium partners across 19 countries, they are well-networked and comfortable in large European consortia. Their coordination of technology-integration projects suggests they are effective at bringing together diverse manufacturing and sensing partners around a shared platform.

Extensive European network spanning 109 distinct partners across 19 countries, built through 6 projects over a decade. As an Italian industrial company operating in the Turin manufacturing corridor, they bridge Southern European manufacturing expertise with pan-European R&D consortia.

What sets them apart

PRIMA ELECTRO sits at a rare intersection: they are a private industrial company (not a research lab) that builds the actual electronic control and power systems inside advanced manufacturing machines. While many H2020 partners contribute research or software, PRIMA ELECTRO contributes the hardware and firmware that makes precision processes physically work — from CNC drives to multispectral sensor interfaces. Their move into both nano-fabrication and EV charging demonstrates unusual versatility in applying core power electronics competence across very different scales and sectors.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Mesomorph
  Their largest project (EUR 887,500) and a coordinator role — combines two-photon polymerization, femtolaser ablation, and atomic layer nanoprinting into one machine, representing the frontier of their technical ambition.
• 4D hybrid
  Their first coordinator role, defining the all-in-one hybrid manufacturing concept (additive + subtractive + robots) that became their signature technical direction.
• INCIT-EV
  A strategic diversification into electric vehicle charging infrastructure — demonstrates their power electronics can serve markets well beyond manufacturing.