Partner with us
Have technology the industry needs? Let’s take it to market together.
Tractive Group licenses technology in two directions: our own inventions out to manufacturers, and other people’s inventions through our patents, network and licensees.
01For IP owners
Bring us your IP.
If you hold a patent, a prototype or proven know-how in rollforming, door systems or metal forming automation, we can assess it, help you protect it in the markets that matter, and license it to manufacturers who will pay for it. You keep ownership. We share the income.
Early conversations are confidential and we will sign an NDA before you show us anything.
What we look for
- 01A clear production or product benefit
- 02A route to patent, or already-filed protection
- 03An owner ready to license rather than manufacture alone
02For licensees
License a Tractive technology.
Our door and forming technologies are available under licence for manufacture in your market. A licence typically includes the patented design, engineering drawings and specifications, implementation support from our engineers, and territory exclusivity where available.
03How a licence works
Four short steps.
The same process whether you are licensing a Tractive technology or bringing us your own.
- 01
Conversation and NDA
A confidential first conversation. We sign an NDA before you show us anything.
- 02
Technical and market assessment
Our engineers and patent counsel assess the technology, its protection and the markets that matter.
- 03
Term sheet
Territory, field of use, fees and royalties set out plainly.
- 04
Licence agreement, technology transfer and ongoing support
Drawings, specifications and know-how transferred, with our engineers alongside you through implementation.
Licence territories are not published; they are handled in discussion.
04Engineering services
Engineering behind every route.
The same team that develops our own technologies takes on automation research, product development and engineering consulting for manufacturers, from a feasibility study to a working line.
- 01
Automation research
Feasibility studies, concept development and proof of principle for new automated processes.
- 02
Product development
Industrial and product design taken through prototype, testing and production readiness.
- 03
Engineering consulting
Roll-forming, door-system and composite-materials expertise applied to your line or your product.
05Get in touch
Tell us what you have, or what you need.
Early conversations about your IP are confidential. We reply to every enquiry.