SAECON

What SAECON does

SAECON Sagl (Safety and Engineering Consulting) is a privately held Swiss engineering consulting firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manno, Canton Ticino, operating from a single office. The company delivers B2B professional services to industrial manufacturers and machine builders in Switzerland and Europe, organized around three core capability areas: mechanical design and product development with automation support; numerical simulation comprising Finite Element Method (FEM) structural analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies; and machine safety services including CE marking, technical documentation, and compliance with EU Regulation 2023/1230. The underlying technology stack relies on established CAE tools (via CADFEM), FKM structural verification guidelines, and proprietary engineering methodologies rather than software products or platforms.

The business model is services-based and project-driven, with revenue generated through custom-quoted engineering engagements under standard terms (30% deposit, 30-day payment terms). No public pricing exists. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales targeting manufacturers needing compliance, structural verification, and product development support; channels include a multilingual website (Italian, English, German), LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and the co-organized Safety of Machinery Forum with INSAFE. Customer segments are horizontal across industrial manufacturing, machine builders, and R&D departments, with named enterprise clients including Zambon SA, Sacmi Group, Gimoka, and Swiss Federal Railways (FFS). The firm supplements consulting with machine safety training courses delivered through academic partnerships with SUPSI and Università dell'Insubria (PRO.DI.MA. course), and has obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification from the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS). Ownership is private, founder-managed, and no external funding or institutional investors are disclosed.

Name

SAECON

Legal name

SAECON Sagl

Website

https://saecon.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SAECON is a Swiss engineering consulting firm that provides mechanical design, FEM/CFD numerical simulation, and machine safety/CE marking services to industrial manufacturers and machine builders across Switzerland and Europe, founded in 2014.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mechanical Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering consulting
• FEM CFD simulation
• Machine safety compliance
• CE marking services
• Product development automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Manno

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services including mechanical design, structural analysis (FEM), CFD simulation, machine safety compliance, and technical documentation. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with industrial clients.
2. Training and Education: Safety of machinery training courses and professional development programs for industrial clients, including certification preparation courses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SAECON is an engineering consulting firm that delivers mechanical design and product development services, numerical simulation (FEM structural analysis and CFD fluid dynamics), and machine safety consulting including CE marking and technical documentation. The firm supports industrial manufacturers across Switzerland and Europe from concept through prototype, verification, and regulatory compliance.

Product overview

SAECON (Safety and Engineering Consulting) is an engineering consulting company based in Ticino, Switzerland, operating since 2014. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services organized into three core areas: (1) Mechanical Design and Product Development with Automation capabilities, covering design, prototyping, and turnkey product development; (2) Numerical Simulation services including FEM (Finite Element Method) and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis for research and development applications; and (3) Machine Safety services with Technical Documentation and CE Marking to guide clients toward regulatory compliance. Beyond these core offerings, SAECON provides specialized services including structural verification, photorealistic 3D rendering, CAD model conversion, vibration analysis, and custom software development for process automation. The company also offers machine safety training courses covering EU machinery regulations. SAECON operates as a services-based firm rather than a software product company, delivering customized engineering solutions to industrial clients across Switzerland, Europe, and other regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Design and Product Development Services Mechanical design and turnkey product development services that transform ideas into prototypes and final products through integrated engineering support, including CAD modeling, automation systems, and product industrialization for manufacturing companies.
• Numerical Simulation: FEM and CFD Analysis Services FEM (Finite Element Method) structural analysis and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulation services used to verify component integrity, evaluate load cases, optimize designs, and study ventilation/air quality for industrial and specialized applications.
• Machine Safety, Technical Documentation, and CE Marking Services Specialized consulting services guiding industrial machinery manufacturers through CE marking, technical documentation, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance with EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 and applicable Swiss safety standards.
• Machine Safety Training Courses Professional training courses on machine safety and EU Regulation 2023/1230, including certification preparation, delivered to industrial professionals in partnership with SUPSI and Università dell'Insubria.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INSAFEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026INSAFE is an Italian company specializing in machine safety, with whom SAECON co-organizes the Safety of Machinery Forum. The annual forum, now in its third edition (March 2026), brings together machine safety professionals from Italy and Switzerland to discuss regulatory frameworks, best practices, and industry developments. The partnership leverages SAECON's Swiss perspective with INSAFE's Italian expertise.
• SUPSIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI) collaborates with SAECON on educational initiatives including the PRO.DI.MA. (Dalla progettazione alla certificazione secondo la direttiva macchine) advanced training course. This partnership combines academic rigor with industry expertise for machine safety education.
• Gruppo PontiggiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for prototypes and small series manufacturing, enabling SAECON to offer turnkey solutions from design through physical prototyping.
• Como LightingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLighting industry partner collaborating with SAECON on engineering projects, representing SAECON's diversified project portfolio.
• Università dell'InsubriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the PRO.DI.MA. advanced training course on machine directive design and certification, in collaboration with INSAFE.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TÜV SÜD: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) giant offering machinery safety testing, CE marking support, and industrial engineering services across Europe — a much larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise customers.
• Bureau Veritas: International TIC firm providing industrial equipment testing, CE conformity assessment, and machinery compliance services — competes with SAECON in machine safety compliance, especially for larger enterprise clients.
• SGS: World-leading testing, inspection, and certification company with industrial machinery services including CE marking, functional safety, and product compliance — a global incumbent in the same enterprise machine-safety space.
• DNV: Global assurance and risk management firm providing industrial equipment certification, structural verification, and engineering advisory — overlapping with SAECON's FEM analysis and compliance work.
• Pilz: International automation safety company offering machine safety consulting, CE marking services, and functional safety engineering — directly addresses the same industrial-machine-safety buyer as SAECON.
• AFRY (ÅF Pöyry): European engineering, design, and consulting firm with industrial and manufacturing services including mechanical design, FEM analysis, and automation — competes with SAECON's design and simulation offering for larger industrial accounts.
• Assystem: International engineering and project consultancy with industrial services across mechanical design, FEM/CFD simulation, and regulatory compliance — comparable in offering, larger in scale and geographic reach than SAECON.

Direct peers

• INSAFE: Italian machine safety consulting firm specializing in CE marking, risk assessment, and machinery compliance — directly comparable to SAECON's machine safety practice. INSAFE is also SAECON's partner for the Safety of Machinery Forum.

Emerging players

• Fraunhofer Institute: Applied research organization offering contract R&D, numerical simulation (FEM/CFD), and engineering services for industrial clients — a partial-overlap peer for SAECON's R&D simulation work, particularly in Germany and adjacent markets.

Others

• CADFEM (Cadfem): ANSYS simulation software reseller and engineering services provider specializing in FEM/CFD — partly comparable to SAECON's simulation practice, and an existing technology partner of SAECON.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjz-jk9TICqPkR9vHyVSqFA
• Facebookit-it.facebook.com/saeconsagl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saecon-sagl

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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