Precimetal

What Precimetal does

Precimetal Fonderie de Précision S.A. is a Belgian privately-held precision casting foundry founded in 1953, headquartered in Seneffe, Belgium, with a second manufacturing site in Charleroi (SETTAS SA, acquired September 30, 2019 from Doncasters Ltd). The company specializes in investment casting — commonly known as the lost wax process — to manufacture complex steel, stainless steel, and nickel, cobalt, and copper alloy parts ranging from 1 gram to 50 kilograms in weight. Production is anchored by a 7,000 m² facility, a daily melting capacity of 6 tonnes, and a tree-building capacity of 250 trees per day, supported by robotized production flow management (operational since 1995, modernized in 2015), metal flow simulation software, and NADCAP-certified non-destructive testing including digital radiography, fluorescent penetrant inspection, and magnetic particle inspection. The company holds ISO 9001, EN 9100, NADCAP, ISO 13485 (obtained 2017), and AQAP4 NATO certifications, and is qualified to deliver parts with tolerances of ±0.7% on functional dimensions and surface finish better than Ra 6.3.

Name

Precimetal

Legal name

PRECIMETAL Fonderie de Précision S.A.

Website

https://precimetal.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Precimetal is a Belgian privately-held precision foundry specializing in investment (lost wax) casting of complex steel and alloy parts from 1g to 50kg, serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial customers across roughly 300 active accounts worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seneffe

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision cast metal parts manufacturing: Custom precision investment casting services producing complex steel and alloy parts ranging from 1g to 50kg. Parts are manufactured according to customer specifications for aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial applications.
2. Finished parts and post-processing services: Complete finishing services including CNC machining, heat treatment, surface treatment, assembly, and packaging. These value-added services are performed in-house or through qualified partner suppliers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Precimetal is a precision foundry that manufactures complex investment-cast (lost-wax) parts in 100+ alloys ranging from a few grams up to 25 kg, supplied primarily as finished, inspected components to aerospace, defense, medical and industrial OEMs. Beyond casting, the company integrates post-casting services — machining, heat treatment, surface treatment, assembly and NDT — so that customers receive ready-to-install parts from a single supplier.

Product overview

Precimetal operates as a precision casting foundry offering investment casting (lost wax) manufacturing services for complex metal parts. Their core offering consists of investment casting services producing parts from 1g to 50kg in steel, stainless steel, and various nickel, cobalt, and copper alloys. Supporting this core manufacturing capability, they provide complementary services including finished parts (machining, heat treatment, surface treatment, assembly), rapid prototyping using 3D-printed wax models, metal flow simulation software, CAD design services, expert technical advice, and advanced production planning (CAPE/JIT). The company serves aerospace, defense, medical prosthetics, and general industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Investment Casting (Lost-Wax Casting) Bespoke investment-cast (lost-wax) parts in 100+ alloy grades, from a few grams up to 25 kg, delivered to aerospace, defense, medical and industrial OEMs.
• Finished / Machined Parts (Post-Casting Services) Integrated finishing services including machining, heat treatment, surface treatment, assembly and non-destructive testing, so customers receive fully finished, inspected parts from a single supplier.
• Rapid Prototyping (3D-Printed Wax Patterns) Fast-turn prototyping service that uses 3D-printed wax patterns and rapid tooling to produce representative cast samples, enabling design validation before committing to serial production.
• Metal Flow Casting Simulation Computer-based simulation of metal flow and solidification to optimize gating, minimize defects and validate manufacturability before physical tooling is built.
• CAD-Based Product Design Customer engineering support to design or adapt parts for the investment casting process, leveraging CAD tools and casting expertise.
• Expert Technical Advice (Metallurgical Consulting) Consultative metallurgical and process advice from in-house technical experts, supporting customers on alloy selection, process optimization and quality improvement throughout the part lifecycle.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of 250 trees/day with maximum dimensions of 500 mm³
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Doncasters LtdminorOthers · 30 September 2019Anglo-American industrial group from which PRECIMETAL acquired the SETTAS precision foundry in Charleroi, Belgium. This acquisition added product complementarity and created commercial and industrial synergies.
• SETTAS SAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2019Precision foundry acquired from Doncasters Ltd, located in Charleroi and active in aerospace, defense, and other industrial markets. The acquisition enables product complementarity and creates commercial and industrial synergies.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Doncasters Group: UK-headquartered precision investment casting group serving aerospace, defense and industrial markets — a direct peer in lost-wax precision casting, and the former owner of SETTAS acquired by Precimetal in 2019.
• Impro Precision Industries: Hong Kong-listed global investment casting group producing complex aerospace, medical and industrial castings — directly comparable to Precimetal in process (lost-wax investment casting), materials range and end markets.
• BEGA International: Dutch precision foundry offering investment casting and finished machined parts for industrial, food and aerospace markets — a closer European mid-sized peer with comparable process and customer profile.
• Leistritz Advanced Technologies: German precision foundry producing investment castings and finished components for aerospace, medical and industrial applications. Directly comparable in process technology and end-market mix.
• ASCO Industries: Belgian aerospace precision components manufacturer (castings and machined parts) serving aerospace and defense OEMs from Belgium — a geographically adjacent direct peer.
• Investacast: UK-based specialist investment casting foundry serving aerospace, medical, defense and industrial clients — directly comparable mid-sized peer in lost-wax precision casting and finished machined parts.

Broad incumbents

• Howmet Aerospace: Global leader in investment castings for aerospace and defense (formerly Alcoa/Arconic). Comparable as a large-scale incumbent investment foundry serving the same blue-chip aerospace OEMs Precimetal supplies.
• Lisi Aerospace: Former parent of Precimetal (through Manoir Aerospace); large French tier-1 aerospace fastener and structural component manufacturer with in-house casting/forging capabilities serving the same Airbus/Safran customer base.
• PCC (Precision Castparts Corp.): Berkshire Hathaway-owned global leader in investment castings and forgings for aerospace and industrial markets. Comparable at the technology and end-market level, though vastly larger than Precimetal.

Regional players

• Hanworth Foundry & Engineering: UK/EU-based precision foundry with investment casting capabilities serving aerospace and industrial markets — comparable process and product mix though smaller regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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