About us

A workshop in Stagno, Livorno.

Engineering, workshop and software under one roof. We are small on purpose: the person who answers the phone is the one who designed your plant.

INNOVATIVE AUTOMATION S.R.L.S.
Stagno · Collesalvetti (LI)
43.59° N · 10.36° E
Via Giovanni Verga 6/B · 57017 Stagno (LI)
Tel. 0586.1864646 · info@innovativeautomation.it
VAT 01863100499
2017

Innovative Automation is founded.

2019

The first industrial refrigeration units.

2020

MicroWater patent.

2021

Multi-purpose heat pumps.

2021–22

Plant for a large production facility.

2024

Official partner of Benelli S.r.l. for professional kitchen refrigeration systems.

2025–26

Hotel in Forte dei Marmi, wine cellar in Punta Ala, ColdCtrl Rel. 2.0.

How we work

Four trades, one responsibility.

Whoever designs the plant also writes the software that runs it. Nothing gets lost between one supplier and another.

P&ID diagram of a COLD CTRL refrigeration unitF1 · DESIGN

Design

We start from your premises and how you use them, not from a catalogue.

MT/LT load balance, compressor and control selection, P&ID and wiring diagrams.

Refrigeration unit finished in the workshop, with compressors and panelF2 · WORKSHOP

Build

We assemble and wire everything in the workshop: it reaches the site already tested.

Frame, refrigeration circuit and panel assembled and bench-tested before shipping.

Structured Text code of a function block written in FreeStudioFreeStudio function block diagram with probe filters and alarmsF3 · SOFTWARE

Program and simulate

We test the software on a virtual plant before switching on the real one.

Structured Text on FREE Advance, hardware-in-the-loop tests on a plant model before every download.

ColdCtrl console: automatic analysis of the unit's operation with anomalies and recommendationsF4 · SERVICE

Supervise

We see the plant remotely and often solve problems without coming to you.

ColdCtrl gateway with VPN, HACCP history, alarms and remote action on set-points and defrosts.