STAS

What STAS does

STAS Inc., founded in 1989 and headquartered in Chicoutimi in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, designs and manufactures high-technology process equipment for the global aluminium industry. Its product portfolio spans metal treatment and casthouse equipment (ACD degasser, RFI rotary flux injector, DBF and ACF filtration systems, ACS crucible skimmer, BATSCAN® ultrasound inclusion monitor), ingot and sow casting and stacking systems (ICS, SCS) acquired from o.d.t. Engineering in 2018, electrolysis and carbon/rodding-shop equipment (CIS 3D vision inspection, STARProbe, ASIS3D), and complementary billet saws and milling machines. STAS also integrates Industry 4.0 capabilities through the STASLogix centralized tracking platform and connected equipment with secure VPN data access. The company commercializes both proprietary technologies and inbound-licensed IP — BATSCAN® from Constellium (since 2024 commercial launch) and ACF from Rio Tinto (since 2020) — under exclusive worldwide licenses.

The company sells custom-engineered capital equipment directly to enterprise aluminium smelters, secondary foundries, rolling mills, extruders, die-casters, and recyclers across 40+ countries, with 1,500+ equipment units installed globally. Its distribution model combines direct enterprise field sales from Chicoutimi with a network of country-level agents in Australia, Brazil, South Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, India, the Middle East (Bahrain), and China. Revenue is generated through hardware sales, recurring spare parts and consumables, after-sales services (inspection, installation, commissioning, training, remote start-up), and licensing/royalty income from co-developed technologies. Named customers and partners include Constellium (BATSCAN® co-development), Rio Tinto (ACF licensing and customer), Aluminium Bahrain (Alba, 60+ units for Potline 6), ALUMETAL Poland, and SOGAT GROUP. STAS is privately held under management ownership since 2023 and holds ISO 9001/14001/45001, CE, CSA, and IAS certifications.

Name

STAS

Legal name

STAS Inc.

Website

https://stas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

STAS designs and manufactures custom-engineered process equipment — including degassers, flux injectors, filtration systems, casting and stacking lines, and Industry 4.0 inspection tools — for global primary aluminium smelters, secondary foundries, rolling mills, and extruders across more than 40 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminium Process Equipment

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Smelter/Refinery Technology, Equipment & Refractories (IMAKACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE), Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Aluminium process equipment
• Molten aluminium treatment
• Aluminium casthouse equipment
• Electrolysis pot equipment
• Aluminium degassing filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicoutimi

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of high-technology process equipment for aluminium production including ACD, RFI, BATSCAN, ACF, ICS, SCS, and other metal treatment equipment. Custom-designed industrial solutions. One-time capital purchase model.
2. Spare Parts and Consumables: Parts and consumables for installed equipment. Continuous improvement initiative to ensure on-time delivery of spare parts orders. Continuous revenue stream from large installed base.
3. Services (Installation, Training, Support): After-sales service including inspection, installation and commissioning, training and optimization, and customer success services. Remote start-up services also offered.
4. Licensing (BATSCAN®): Manufactured, sold and maintained by STAS under license from Constellium for BATSCAN® technology.
5. Licensing (ACF): ACF technology manufactured and sold under license from Rio Tinto worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

STAS develops, manufactures and sells high-technology process equipment for the global aluminium industry, organized across metal treatment and casthouse (ACD degasser, RFI flux injector, DBF/ACF filtration, ACS skimmer, BATSCAN), ingot and sow casting/stacking (ICS, SCS), carbon and rodding shop (CIS 3D clad inspection), electrolysis (STARProbe, ASIS3D, TAC), and complementary sawing/milling/sealing equipment. The company provides installation, commissioning, training, optimization and customer-success services plus spare parts and consumables for its 1500+ installed base.

Product overview

STAS provides high-technology process equipment for the global aluminium industry, organized across five main segments: metal treatment and casthouse technologies (ACD, RFI, DBF, ACS, ACF, BATSCAN), carbon and rodding shop equipment (CIS 3D), electrolysis equipment, crucible workshop equipment, and automation/engineering services. The company operates as both an equipment manufacturer and technology developer, with strategic acquisitions expanding its portfolio: o.d.t. Engineering (2018) added ingot and sow casting technologies (ICS, SCS), while SERMAS Industrie (2019) added sawing, milling, and sealing equipment. Products range from standalone equipment like degassers and filtration systems to integrated 4.0 solutions like STASLogix centralized tracking management. STAS also commercializes licensed technologies including BATSCAN (from Constellium) and ACF (from Rio Tinto).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACD / Aluminium Compact Degasser® The most efficient and flexible degassing system for aluminium foundries. ACD removes hydrogen from liquid aluminium during transfer between furnace and pouring well, ensuring high metallurgical performance without metal loss during alloy changes. Over 250 units sold worldwide.
• RFI / Rotary Flux Injector® The most effective technology for removal of alkalis and inclusions in aluminium. RFI uses a spinning nozzle with carrier gas (nitrogen) to deliver fluxing agent (solid salts) underneath the metal surface, eliminating use of chlorine while improving metal cleanliness and reducing dross generation. Over 200 units delivered.
• DBF / Deep Bed Filter® Proven filtration technology ensuring superior quality aluminium. DBF provides efficient removal of inclusions from molten metal in casthouse operations.
• ACS / Automatic Crucible Skimmer The most efficient way to remove bath and dross from crucibles. ACS increases skimmed surface by 10%, improves metal cleanliness, and reduces metal treatment operations.
• ICS / Ingot Casting and Stacking Reliability-focused, robust, simple-to-use ingot casting and stacking machine for aluminium and magnesium producing quality remelt ingots in the 6-25kg weight range for secondary aluminium casting alloys. Powered by o.d.t. Engineering technology. CE marking certified.
• SCS / Sow Casting and Stacking Hydraulically-operated crucible tilters and sow casting machine producing quality sow ingots across all sow ingot weight ranges. Powered by o.d.t. Engineering technology.
• ACF / Advanced Compact Filtration Advanced compact filtration technology developed by Rio Tinto. Optimal filtration solution that eliminates more than 90% of inclusions in liquid aluminium for critical applications such as high value-added aluminium sheets and plates including can production. STAS manufactures and sells ACF worldwide under license from Rio Tinto.
• BATSCAN® Continuous inclusion monitoring system using ultrasounds to measure inclusion levels in liquid aluminium. Patented technology developed by Constellium and licensed to STAS. High sampling volume (2% of whole cast volume), high measurement frequency (every 0.1 sec), ready to measure in typically 15 seconds. Available in fixed and mobile models.
• CIS 3D / Clad Inspection System 3D Automated and intelligent 3D vision-based clad inspection system for inspecting each side of the clad around the anode stem efficiently, autonomously and safely. Part of rodding shop 4.0 solution powered by STASLogix centralized Tracking Management.
• BS-E / Billet Saw – Essential Billet saw equipment dedicated to aluminium extruders and distributors wishing to find new markets with rapid return on investment. Part of SERMAS Industrie sawing product range.
• TAC / Treatment of Aluminium in Crucible Effective process for removing alkalis (lithium, sodium) up to 95% without using chlorine while metal is in the crucible. Treatment is 10 times faster than traditional in-furnace treatment with fully automatic cycles.
• STARProbe Instant measurement of four bath properties for optimized pot control in electrolysis cells. Industry 4.0 connected equipment with secured VPN data access.
• ASIS3D / Anode Stub Inspection System Automated anode stub inspection system using advanced 3D vision technology. Industry 4.0 connected equipment with secured VPN data access for customer-side system optimization.
• SERMAS Sawing Equipment Complete sawing equipment for ingots, billets and aluminium T-bars, including handling, weighing, marking and chip processing. Acquired via SERMAS Industrie acquisition; now under SOGAT GROUP. Over 500 SERMAS units in operation globally.
• SERMAS Sealing Benches Sealing benches to produce cathodic blocks used in electrolysis pots. Part of the SERMAS Industrie equipment range acquired by STAS.
• Training and Optimization Services Training programs and optimization services for STAS equipment users in the aluminium industry, supporting operator competence and process performance improvement.
• Inspection, Installation and Commissioning Services On-site inspection, installation, commissioning and remote start-up services for STAS equipment, delivered by trained first responders globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• ACF filtration technology eliminates more than 90% of inclusions in liquid aluminium
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, continuing, strategic and major.

• ConstelliumcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 September 2024Co-development partnership for BATSCAN® technology. Patented ultrasound inclusion monitoring system developed by Constellium and tested for nearly a decade. STAS manufactures, sells and maintains BATSCAN® under exclusive license from Constellium. Fixed and mobile models available.
• SOGAT GROUPcontinuingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022STAS sold SERMAS Industrie to SOGAT GROUP. STAS continues collaboration with SOGAT GROUP for mutual benefit of employees and client-partners.
• ELYSISstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2021STAS unequivocally supports development of ELYSIS inert anode technology for green aluminium production without greenhouse gas emissions. ELYSIS is joint venture between Alcoa and Rio Tinto. First commercial-sized cell demonstration built in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
• Rio TintocoreTechnology or Integration · 13 February 2020Agreement to commercialize ACF (Advanced Compact Filtration) technology for aluminium cast houses. Technology developed at Rio Tinto's Arvida Research and Development Centre. STAS manufactures and sells ACF worldwide under license. First prototypes designed for Rio Tinto's Grande-Baie and Laterrière smelters.
• SERMAS IndustriemajorTechnology or Integration · 14 May 2019STAS acquired SERMAS Industrie, world leader in sawing of large materials for aluminium industry. French company near Grenoble with ~40 employees. Products include sawing equipment for ingots/billets, milling machines, cathode sealing equipment, anode preparation equipment. Later sold to SOGAT GROUP in 2022.
• o.d.t. EngineeringmajorTechnology or Integration · 22 August 2018STAS acquired casting and material handling technologies including ICS (Ingot Casting and Stacking) and SCS (Sow Casting and Stacking). o.d.t. Engineering is Australian company specialized in casting equipment for aluminium and magnesium casthouse. STAS received exclusive and perpetual right to use o.d.t. Engineering name.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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