What Stamperia does

Stamperia SB Srl is an Italian brass hot forging manufacturer founded in 1967 in Invorio (province of Novara), with a second production facility opened in 1993 in Paderno Franciacorta (province of Brescia). The company produces custom brass forged components — nuts, caps, spheres, sleeves, nipples, fittings, taps, valves, press fittings, compression fittings, air fittings, water fittings, and manifolds — to customer drawings and specifications for industrial buyers in heating, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, fire prevention, and agriculture across Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain.

The core technology is hot brass forging on a fleet of 13 presses (9 Hatebur horizontal presses plus 4 vertical forging presses), supported by robotic blanking islands, in-house sand-blasting surface treatment, and an end-to-end in-house production cycle from feasibility study and tool design through forging, blanking, surface treatment, quality control, and logistics. Reported capacity is 170 million articles and 10,000 tonnes per year across 7,000 m² of production floor. The technology stack is traditional industrial; no AI/ML, software, or digital platform capability is disclosed.

The business model is direct B2B sales, quote-based, with no e-commerce, no resellers, and no marketplace presence. Customers submit drawings via website contact form, phone, or email and receive custom quotes; orders are fulfilled as one-time and recurring industrial supply contracts. Revenue streams are not publicly disclosed, and the company is privately held with no external investors, no parent company, and no recorded funding or M&A activity. The stated share capital of €100,000 is a legal-capital figure and not indicative of enterprise value.

Name

Stamperia

Legal name

Stamperia SB Srl

Website

https://stamperiasb.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stamperia SB Srl is a privately held Italian manufacturer, founded in 1967, specializing in hot forging of custom brass parts (nuts, fittings, valves, sleeves) for industrial B2B customers in heating, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, fire prevention, and agriculture across Italy and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paderno Franciacorta

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Brass Forged Parts: Stamperia SB manufactures custom brass hot-forged parts (nuts, nipples, spheres, sleeves, fittings, caps, valves, collectors) to customer drawings and specifications. Production is quote-based, with orders fulfilled for industrial customers in heating, plumbing, air conditioning, refrigeration, and other sectors. Revenue is generated through one-time and recurring product orders, with high-volume production capacity enabling competitive pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stamperia SB specializes in hot forging of brass parts manufactured to customer drawings and specifications. Core products include nuts, caps, spheres, sleeves, nipples, fittings, taps, valves, press fittings, compression fittings, air fittings, water fittings, collectors, and custom parts. Production is delivered through a complete in-house cycle spanning feasibility study, forging (Hatebur and vertical presses), blanking, surface treatment, quality control, and logistics, with 170 million articles and 10,000 tonnes of brass parts produced annually across two Italian facilities.

Product overview

Stamperia SB is a brass hot forging manufacturer offering two primary production methods: Hatebur horizontal forging (core business with 9 presses) for nuts, caps, spheres, sleeves, nipples, and fittings; and Vertical forging for taps, valves, press fittings, compression fittings, air fittings, water fittings, and collectors. The company also produces custom parts to customer drawings. The product portfolio covers heating, air conditioning, fire-prevention, plumbing, refrigeration, and agriculture sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brass Nuts and Caps (Dadi e Calotte) Hot-forged brass nuts and caps produced using Hatebur horizontal forging presses, including external threading variants, hexagonal bases, and round bases. Supplied to industrial manufacturers of brass fittings and components.
• Brass Sleeves (Manicotti) Brass sleeves produced via Hatebur horizontal forging in various forms and sizes, described as one of the most requested articles in the catalog. Used by industrial customers in the heating, plumbing, and fittings sectors.
• Brass Nipples Threaded brass fittings with external threading on both ends and a hexagonal central profile, produced via Hatebur presses for high-volume industrial production.
• Brass Fittings (Raccordi) Various brass fittings produced via Hatebur or vertical forging, with or without internal threading, available in multiple sizes and profiles for industrial customers.
• Brass Ball Valve Spheres (Sfere per Valvole) Brass spheres for ball valves produced via Hatebur forging, available in various diameters and hole configurations with full or reduced pass-through options. Supplied to valve manufacturers.
• Brass Caps and Plugs (Tappi) Brass caps and blind plugs produced via Hatebur forging, available in hexagonal, octagonal, winged, round-base, bevelled, external thread, ring, and conical variants for industrial customers.
• Brass Taps and Valve Bodies (Rubinetti e Valvole) Brass taps and valve bodies forged via vertical presses, used in heating, plumbing, and air conditioning sectors, available in sizes up to 1-3/4 inches.
• Brass Press Fittings (Raccordi a Pressare) Brass press fittings for sanitary water supply and heating systems, applied with steel flanges pressed around tubes for watertight seals, available in sizes up to 2 inches.
• Brass Compression Fittings (Raccordi a Stringere) Brass compression fittings for sanitary water and heating systems with integrated nuts ensuring watertight seals, available in sizes up to 2 inches.
• Brass Air Fittings (Raccordi Aria) Brass air fittings for pneumatics, air conditioning, flow regulation and measurement, and refrigeration, available in sizes up to 2 inches.
• Brass Water Fittings (Raccordi Acqua) Brass water fittings for flow regulation, measurement, refrigeration, and heating applications, available in sizes up to 2 inches.
• Brass Collectors (Collettori) Brass water collectors for thermohydraulic installations dividing water flow from a single inlet to multiple outlets (2, 3, or 4), with customizable outlet spacing.
• Custom Brass Parts to Drawing (Particolari a Disegno) Custom brass parts manufactured to customer specifications and drawings for various industrial sectors including washing machine outlets, truck air chambers, body shop airbrushes, field irrigation, and forklift valves.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000 tonnes of brass articles produced per year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• NIBCO: US-based manufacturer of plumbing valves, fittings, and flow-control products in brass, copper, and plastic. Comparable to Stamperia SB in brass fittings/valves manufacturing and OEM channel, though NIBCO is significantly larger and more diversified geographically.
• Georg Fischer / GF Piping Systems: Swiss-listed global leader in piping systems for utilities, industrial, and building technology. Overlaps with Stamperia SB in brass and metal fittings/valves serving HVAC, plumbing, and industrial customers, but at much larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• Mueller Industries: US-listed manufacturer of copper, brass, and aluminum products including forged brass fittings and valves. Operates brass forging capacity directly comparable to Stamperia SB's process but serves a broader North American OEM market with much larger scale.
• IMI plc: UK-listed engineering group with a Critical Engineering division manufacturing industrial valves and flow control products, including forged metal components. Comparable to Stamperia SB in valve and metal-component manufacturing but operating at much larger scale across multiple industrial verticals.
• Watts Water Technologies: US-listed global manufacturer of water and plumbing products including brass valves and fittings. Comparable in brass components manufacturing and OEM/plumbing channel, but vastly larger and broader in scope than Stamperia SB.

Direct peers

• Officine Meccaniche Bonomi (OMB): Italian manufacturer of brass valves, fittings, and accessories for plumbing, heating, and gas distribution. Comparable to Stamperia SB in product mix (brass fittings/valves), customer base (European OEMs), and Italian manufacturing footprint.
• Conex Bänninger (Aalberts): European manufacturer of copper and brass fittings for plumbing, heating, and gas. Owned by Aalberts, Conex Bänninger competes directly with Stamperia SB in forged brass fittings and press-fit components across European OEM channels.
• Bonetti Rubinetterie: Italian brass valve and fitting manufacturer serving heating, plumbing, and gas applications. Directly comparable to Stamperia SB in terms of brass product portfolio, Italian production base, and European OEM customer base.
• Cavagna Group: Italian-headquartered manufacturer of brass and metal valves, regulators, and fittings serving gas, industrial, and HVAC markets. Highly comparable to Stamperia SB as a vertically integrated Italian brass components manufacturer with similar customer end-markets and forging/machining capability.

Regional players

• Pegler Yorkshire (Aalberts): UK-based manufacturer of brass and copper fittings, valves, and taps for plumbing and heating. Comparable to Stamperia SB in brass fittings range and OEM customer profile, with primary geographic focus on UK/Ireland rather than continental Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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