Faccin Group

What Faccin Group does

Faccin Group is an Italian manufacturer of heavy industrial metal forming and bending machinery, headquartered in Visano (Brescia), Italy. The group operates three legacy brands — Faccin (plate rolls since 1974), Roundo (angle rolls and profile bending, integrated 2015) and Boldrini (dishing head equipment since 1905, acquired 2010) — producing a portfolio of more than 300 machine models covering 2-, 3- and 4-roll plate rolls (linear and planetary guides), variable-geometry plate rolls, angle rolls, hydraulic and servo-hydraulic dishing presses, hydroforming presses, flanging machines, plate levelling machines and special application systems for wind towers, offshore foundations and shipbuilding. Manufacturing is fully vertically integrated in a 25,000 sqm facility in Italy, supported by 50+ production personnel, 20 production-design engineers and a 17-strong R&D team.

The group's product platform embeds proprietary automation and measurement technologies — AUTOBEND (predictive, self-adjusting autonomous bending), Eye-Bend (laser-based real-time radius measurement and correction), HAV variable-geometry rolls, MOOG servo-hydraulics for Boldrini dishing presses, Siemens PGS-Absolute CNC controls, HFS high-force pre-bending and PSL/electric-drive lines delivering up to 35% energy and 70% oil reductions. Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based sales of customized capital equipment to industrial customers across 12+ verticals (wind energy, pressure vessels, shipbuilding, tank heads, storage tanks/silos, road/rail tankers, HVAC-R, earth-moving equipment, tubes & pipelines, aerospace, metal fabrications, metal structures), supplemented by spare parts, remote service management (RSM), preventive maintenance contracts (IRON/STEEL/TITANIUM tiers) and accessories.

Faccin Group sells exclusively through direct enterprise field sales via its Visano HQ and wholly-owned regional offices in McKinney (USA), Sprockhövel (Germany), China and Spain, with an installed base of more than 17,000 machines across 60+ countries and roughly 450 active clients. The company has been privately held since 2016, when Consilium Capital and Access Capital acquired the group, installed new governance and a new CEO, and have since invested in the US subsidiary, product innovation (electric-drive, AUTOBEND) and sustainability (298 kW solar array).

Name

Faccin Group

Legal name

Faccin S.p.A.

Website

https://faccingroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Faccin Group is an Italian vertically integrated manufacturer of metal forming and bending machinery — plate rolls, angle rolls, dishing presses, flanging and special machines — sold under the Faccin, Roundo and Boldrini brands to heavy-industry customers in wind energy, pressure vessels, shipbuilding and related sectors across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Metal Forming Machinery

NAICS

Rolling Mill and Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (333519), Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Plate rolling machines
• Metal forming equipment
• Angle bending machines
• Dished head presses
• Heavy industrial machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Visano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Metal Forming Machinery Sales: Manufacturing and sale of heavy industrial metal forming machinery including plate rolls, angle rolls, dishing presses, flanging machines, and special custom-built machines. Revenue primarily from capital equipment sales with full customization capabilities.
2. Spare Parts & After-Sales Service: Customer service provides spare parts and technical support. Services include Remote Service Management (RSM), preventive maintenance, on-site service, machine upgrades and revamping, and user training.
3. Accessories & Customization: Extensive range of accessories for all machinery including plate rolls accessories, angle rolls accessories, and tools for head manufacturing lines. Hydraulic and electric add-on axes integration.
4. Maintenance Contracts: Comprehensive efficiency maintenance contracts with IRON, STEEL, or TITANIUM package options to ensure seamless operations, optimal performance, and extended machine lifespan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Faccin Group designs, manufactures, and sells customized heavy-duty metal forming and bending machinery under three brands: Faccin (plate rolls since 1974), Roundo (angle rolls and profile bending machines), and Boldrini (hydraulic dished head presses, flanging machines, and hydroforming presses since 1905). Its product portfolio spans 2-, 3-, and 4-roll plate rolls (with linear, planetary, and variable geometry guides), angle rolls, dishing presses, flanging machines, plate levelling machines, and special application rolling systems for wind towers, offshore foundations, and shipbuilding, with full in-house vertical manufacturing at a 25,000 sqm Italian facility.

Product overview

Faccin Group is a specialized manufacturer of metal forming machinery operating under three distinct brands: Faccin, Roundo, and Boldrini. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of plate rolls (including 2-roll, 3-roll, and 4-roll configurations with linear, planetary, and variable geometry designs), angle rolls, dished head production lines (dishing presses and hydroforming presses), flanging machines, plate levelling machines, and specialized application machinery for wind energy (wind tower and offshore foundation rolling systems), shipbuilding (3D forming presses, frame benders, bending roll-presses), and other industrial sectors. The product portfolio includes over 300 bending machine models across the three brands. The company also offers enabling technology systems including the Eye-Bend laser measurement system for real-time radius monitoring, the AUTOBEND autonomous bending system for predictive automatic metal forming, E-drive electric drive technology for energy efficiency, and RSM cloud-based remote service management. Manufacturing is entirely in-house across a 25,000 sqm production facility in Italy (Visano, Brescia), supported by 20 engineers dedicated to production design and over 50 production personnel, with additional subsidiaries in the USA, Germany, China, and Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Faccin: Plate rolls and special rolling machines. Manufacturing plate rolling machines since 1974 with over 300 rolling machine models.
• Roundo
• Boldrini

Products and services

• Faccin Plate Rolls (2-roll, 3-roll, 4-roll — linear, planetary, variable geometry) Faccin plate rolling machines for bending metal plates into cylindrical, conical, and complex multi-radius shapes, serving job shops and industrial manufacturers across wind energy, pressure vessels, shipbuilding, and heavy fabrication; 300+ models across configurations.
• Roundo & Faccin Angle Rolls and Profile Bending Machines 3-roll and 4-roll angle rolls (Roundo R, 4R, Faccin RCMI) for bending beams, profiles, and structural sections up to 20,000 cm3 section modulus; 30+ models serving infrastructure, metal structures, shipbuilding, and tube bending applications.
• Boldrini & Faccin Hydraulic Dishing Presses and Hydroforming Presses Servo-hydraulic and hydraulic dished head presses (PGD+MSF with MOOG, PPM+MA) and hydroforming presses (PPH) for forming hemispherical, torispherical, elliptical, and ASME dished heads in aluminum, steel, and stainless steel for pressure vessels, tankers, and storage tanks.
• Boldrini RIBO and Faccin BF Flanging Machines Automatic flanging machines (RIBO, BF) for cold and hot forming of flanges on dished heads and pressure vessel components, with electronic pressure control and Siemens CNC playback units.
• Faccin PLM Plate Levelling Machines Hydraulic and electric-drive plate levelling machines producing perfectly flat plates up to 4m wide and 120mm thick without metal corrugation, for shipbuilding and heavy fabrication preprocessing.
• Special Application Rolling Systems (Wind Towers, Offshore Foundations, Shipbuilding) Custom-engineered rolling and forming systems for wind energy (automated 4-roll wind tower rolling systems WT, automated 3-4-roll offshore wind foundation rolling systems OWF for monopiles/tripods/jackets/floating structures, DF wind tower door frame production) and shipbuilding (PPS 3D forming portal press for double-curved hull panels, FB ship frame bender, RP bending roll-press with anti-deflection).
• Customer Service, Spare Parts & Maintenance Contracts After-sales services including spare parts supply, preventive maintenance, on-site service, machine upgrades and revamping, user training, and tiered efficiency maintenance contracts (IRON, STEEL, TITANIUM) ensuring seamless operations and extended machine lifespan; RSM cloud-based Remote Service Management enables immediate remote troubleshooting.
• Eye-Bend Laser Measurement and AUTOBEND Autonomous Bending Systems Proprietary automation technology systems: Eye-Bend is a contactless laser scanner that measures developing plate radius in real time during rolling, providing automated radius self-correction; AUTOBEND is an integrated CNC-based autonomous bending system using predictive control and self-adjusting technology that minimizes passes and ensures zero scrap from the first plate.
• RSM Remote Service Management Platform Cloud-based remote service management platform providing immediate troubleshooting and remote resolution of machine issues and malfunctions by Faccin technicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% reduction in energy consumption with electric-drive plate rolls
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for automation systems. Faccin Group adopts Siemens platform PLC and industrial PC SIMATIC IPC277 HMI for automation across all plate rolling machines. Also uses Siemens CNC PGS-Absolute control systems. This stable and reliable solution guarantees rolling of cylindrical, conical and complex multi radii shapes.
• MOOG InccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partnership for Boldrini Servo Dishing system. MOOG servo hydraulics combined with Boldrini expertise sets a new industry benchmark for unparalleled precision, repeatability, and energy efficiency in dishing presses.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Davi: Davi is a leading Italian manufacturer of plate bending rolls, angle rolls, and special machines for metal forming. It directly competes with Faccin in plate rolling machines across similar customer segments (wind, pressure vessels, shipbuilding) and is one of the closest peers to the Faccin brand.
• HAEUSLER: HAEUSLER (Switzerland/Germany) is a global leader in plate bending technology and special forming machines, including 4-roll plate rolls with similar large-format, thick-plate capabilities. They serve overlapping end-markets such as pressure vessels, wind towers, and shipbuilding, making them a strong direct competitor.
• Cincinnati Incorporated: Cincinnati Incorporated (USA) produces plate rolls, press brakes, and other metal forming equipment, including large plate rolling systems. They compete with Faccin in plate bending for industrial fabricators, particularly in the North American market where Faccin has its McKinney, TX office.
• INGENIA Machine Tools: INGENIA is an Italian manufacturer of plate rolls, press brakes, and special machines for metal forming and shipbuilding. They directly overlap with Faccin's product portfolio in plate rolling and angle bending machines, particularly for shipyards and metal fabricators in Europe.
• MCB (Metalcraft and Bending Technology): MCB produces heavy-duty plate bending rolls and section bending machines used in wind tower manufacturing, pressure vessels, and structural applications. They are a direct competitor in the niche of large-profile and large-plate bending equipment.

Broad incumbents

• Bystronic: Bystronic is a global leader in sheet metal processing including press brakes and bending automation. While they are broader in laser cutting and adjacent equipment, their press brake and bending automation portfolio competes with parts of Faccin's plate-rolling and bending offering for general fabrication customers.
• Trumpf: Trumpf is a global industrial machinery leader offering machine tools, laser technology, and bending machines. They overlap with Faccin in the broader metal forming/cutting equipment market, serving fabrication customers that may also consider plate rolling equipment.
• Amada: Amada is a major global provider of metalworking machinery including press brakes, shears, and bending automation. Their broad fabrication-equipment portfolio overlaps with Faccin's special-machines business for job shops and industrial fabricators.

Emerging players

• Pillar Press (Pillar Hydraulics): Pillar Press is a UK-based manufacturer of specialized hydraulic presses and metal forming equipment. They operate in a related niche serving pressure vessel and metal forming markets with partial overlap to Faccin's dishing press and flanging machine product lines (Boldrini).

Others

• Fagor Automation: Fagor Automation is a Spanish manufacturer of CNC automation and control systems used in machine tools and metal forming machinery. As an enabling technology provider in the broader metalworking ecosystem, they are adjacent to Faccin through the automation/CNC layer rather than direct machinery competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A2 records

Investments

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