What Resand Oy does

Resand Oy is a Finnish industrial technology company that reclaims and recycles spent foundry sand using a patented thermal-mechanical process centered on a 2-stage rotary kiln combined with proprietary process control. Founded in 2013 as Finn Recycling Oy (rebranded to Resand Oy in May 2023) and headquartered in Nuutajärvi, Finland, the company developed its commercial solution over a decade with foundry and university partners and began treating waste sand for Finnish foundries in 2019. The technology restores used foundry sand to near-virgin quality, retaining approximately 95% of mold strength while enabling near-100% recycling efficiency and reducing sand-related CO2 emissions by up to 80%.

Resand sells its offering exclusively as Sand as a Service: it deploys modular electric sand reclaimers directly at customer foundry sites (with a 1,000 kg/hour production capacity and 4-5 month delivery) and handles installation, training, support, maintenance, and remote monitoring, while customers pay on a per-ton usage basis with no upfront capital outlay. The customer base spans iron, steel, aluminum, and gray iron foundries as well as industrial 3D printing operations and silica sand producers — including named enterprise customers Siempelkamp Giesserei, Valmet, ExOne, AGVS, Termit, and ACME Foundry. Operations are anchored by a Finnish headquarters and a German subsidiary (Resand Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf), with regional service centers in Bilbao (Spain) and additional deployments in Gersthofen (Germany), and recent expansion into the US market.

The company is privately held with 51-100 employees and has raised approximately EUR 26.5M across five funding rounds (2022-2026), anchored by debt facilities from Finnish Climate Fund, Nefco, and Norion Bank alongside an equity participation round. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales via EVPs and regional managers covering DACH, Southern Europe, the Nordics, and the Americas, supported by trade show presence across major foundry industry events. Resand received the 2025 Quality Innovation Award (second prize) and the AINO Quality Deed of the Year award.

Name

Resand Oy

Legal name

Resand Oy

Website

https://resand.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Resand Oy is a Finnish industrial technology company providing patented thermal-mechanical sand reclamation as a usage-based Sand-as-a-Service to metal foundries, 3D printing firms, and silica producers across Europe and North America, eliminating customer capital investment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Sand Reclamation Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Source-Separated Recycling (Paper/Plastics/Metals/Glass) Processing (IMAIAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recycling Equipment & Turnkey Reprocessing Systems (Extruders, Wash Lines) (IMANAMAI)

Keywords

• Foundry sand reclamation
• Circular sand management
• Thermal-mechanical recycling
• Industrial sand recovery
• Closed-loop foundry solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Nuutajärvi

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sand as a Service (SaaS): Resand provides modular sand reclaimers to foundries under a service agreement. Customers pay for usage of the unit on a per-ton basis for reclaimed sand. The service includes equipment provision, installation, training, remote monitoring, maintenance, and support. Revenue is recurring based on sand volume processed. No capital expenditure required from customers.
2. Sand Reclamation Equipment Financing: Norion Bank equipment financing facility for sand reclamation machinery. Originally EUR 14.5 million (November 2025), expanded to EUR 25 million (June 2026) to fund new customer agreements and machinery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Resand Oy provides a Sand as a Service (SaaS) offering in which it deploys its patented modular 2-stage rotary kiln sand reclaimer units directly at customer foundries, cleans used foundry sand on-site to near-virgin quality, and charges customers per ton of reclaimed sand processed. The company handles installation, training, remote monitoring, maintenance, and ongoing support, eliminating the need for capital investment by foundries while restoring sand to 95% of virgin mold strength at near-100% recycling rates.

Product overview

Resand Oy offers a unified Sand As A Service (SaaS) platform built around its patented modular electric sand reclaimer and thermal-mechanical reclamation technology. The core product is the Resand® Sand As A Service model, in which Resand deploys its modular electric sand reclaimer (featuring a 2-stage rotary kiln and proprietary process control) directly at the customer's foundry and handles all installation, training, support, and maintenance. The customer pays per usage with no capital investment. The portfolio includes the Electric Sand Reclaimer as the primary equipment module and a 3D Printing Sand Reclamation Module as an add-on for specialty sand applications. The technology restores used foundry sand to near-virgin quality (95% mold strength) at near-100% recycling efficiency, reducing CO₂ emissions by up to 80%.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resand Sand as a Service (SaaS) A service offering in which Resand deploys its modular sand reclaimer at a customer's foundry and handles installation, training, remote monitoring, support, and maintenance. Customers pay per ton of reclaimed sand processed on a usage basis, with no major capital investment required; the offering is targeted at metal foundries (iron, steel, aluminum) and industrial 3D-printing sand operations.
• Electric Sand Reclaimer (Modular Unit) A modular, electrically heated sand reclaimer deployed at customer foundries as part of Resand's Sand as a Service offering. It uses a 2-stage rotary kiln with proprietary thermo-mechanical process control to clean 1-4 tonnes of sand per hour and restore it to 95% of virgin sand mold strength, with a delivery time of 4-5 months.
• 3D Printing Sand Reclamation Module A dedicated module of the electric sand reclaimer system for reclaiming high-value 3D-printing specialty sands, including ceramic media used in binder-jet additive manufacturing. It enables thermal-mechanical reclamation of 3D-printed sand molds and cores, recovering up to 98% of used sand for reuse in production; available to industrial 3D-printing customers such as ExOne and voxeljet.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces sand-related CO2 emissions by up to 80%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• ExOnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026SaaS agreement for electric reclaimer deployment at ExOne's German headquarters in Gersthofen. Technology recovers up to 98% of used sand for 3D printing production. Includes dedicated module for high-value 3D-printing specialty sand.
• ACME Foundry, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Letter of Acceptance (LOA) signed establishing framework for cooperation in the United States. Marks Resand's commercial entry into US market and foundation for first North American SaaS agreement. Develops circular sand management solution for foundry operations.
• AGVS Aluminium Werke GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Five-year Sand as a Service agreement signed February 2026. Resand deploys sand regeneration solution at AGVS foundry in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. Goal to regenerate approximately 9,000 tonnes of foundry sand annually covering both green and cold-box sand.
• TermitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Five-year SaaS agreement signed February 2026 with Slovenian mining company. Resand deploys reclamation technology at Termit's Slovenian facility. Reduces virgin sand procurement, decreases landfill volumes, and cuts CO2 emissions by up to 100 kg per ton of reclaimed sand.
• Municipality of MoravčeminorOthers · 1 February 2026Mayor Dr. Milan Balažic signed in support of Termit partnership initiative. Municipality supports local companies investing in sustainable technology and nature conservation.
• CORSA3D (Slayer Blades)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 December 2024Italian partner representing ExOne for innovative 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions. Agreement for electric sand reclaimer for 3D printing sand regeneration in Italy.
• AzterlansupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2023Cooperation agreement with Spanish technology centre specialized in metallurgy. Supports implementation of Resand's solution in Spain and Portugal. Azterlan provides advanced research and testing capabilities for metal transformation industries.
• voxeljetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2023Long-term Sand as a Service agreement for cleaning and recycling of ceramic sand used in voxeljet's 3D printing operations. Contract covers sand regeneration unit at Resand's German service center. voxeljet is a global leader in industrial 3D printing solutions.
• ITOCHU CeratechsupportingTechnology or Integration · 29 August 2023Japanese ceramic sand company that manufactures CERABEADS® used in 3D printing. Resand tested ceramic sand reclamation with ITOCHU. Partnership demonstrates Resand's technology works for different sand materials across industrial sectors.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Didion International: Didion manufactures rotary processing equipment for foundry sand reclamation and shakeout, directly competing with Resand's thermal-mechanical rotary kiln solution. Both serve metal foundries seeking to recycle spent sand into reusable product.
• Simpson Technologies (Coperion): Simpson Technologies, now part of Coperion, is a long-established supplier of foundry sand mixing, reclamation, and molding equipment. It directly competes with Resand in foundry sand reclamation systems and serves overlapping metal-casting customers globally.
• Omega Foundry Machinery: Omega Foundry Machinery manufactures sand reclamation and molding equipment for foundries, including mechanical and thermal reclamation systems. It is a direct competitor in the foundry sand recycling equipment market.
• KLEIN Anlagenbau AG: KLEIN Anlagenbau builds mechanical and thermal sand reclamation plants for foundries, including rotary kiln systems. It is a direct competitor in core sand reclamation technology, primarily serving European foundries.

Broad incumbents

• Vulcan Engineering: Vulcan Engineering is an established, broader supplier of foundry equipment, automation, and sand-handling systems. It overlaps with Resand through its sand reclamation and molding line offerings to iron, steel, and aluminum foundries.
• Palmer Manufacturing & Supply: Palmer is a US-based foundry equipment supplier offering molding, sand-handling, and reclamation solutions to North American metal casters. It competes with Resand's expanding US footprint for foundry sand reclamation work.
• DISA (Norican Group): DISA, part of Norican, is a global foundry equipment and services group offering molding, sand-handling, and reclamation solutions. It overlaps with Resand through its sand technology offerings to large enterprise foundries.

Others

• ASK Chemicals: ASK Chemicals supplies foundry consumables (binders, coatings, additives) and offers complementary sand-related services to metal casters. It is an ecosystem participant addressing the same foundry customers Resand serves with its reclamation service.

Emerging players

• voxeljet: voxeljet is an industrial 3D-printing sand systems provider and a Resand customer/partner for ceramic sand reclamation. It represents the emerging 3D-printing segment where Resand has secured early collaborations alongside ExOne.
• ExOne (now part of Desktop Metal): ExOne is a leading industrial binder-jetting 3D printing systems provider and a Resand SaaS customer. It overlaps through 3D-printed sand mold production and benefits from Resand's specialty ceramic sand reclamation service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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