What Precicast does

PRECICAST SAS is a French independent precision foundry founded in 1969 and headquartered in Thoré-la-Rochette (Loir-et-Cher), operating a single LEAN-renovated manufacturing site with approximately 100 employees. The company specializes in lost-wax (cire perdue) investment casting of complex technical components weighing from a few grams to over 10 kilograms, using stainless steels, nickel and cobalt superalloys, and copper alloys cast under vacuum or in air.

Its core process covers the full investment-casting workflow — wax pattern injection from aluminum-based tools, ceramic shell building with robotized dipping and coating (~80% automated), dewaxing, alloy melting and pouring, cutting and finishing — supplemented by rapid prototyping via next-generation 16µ-layer 3D printing and an in-house quality laboratory providing NADCAP-accredited non-destructive testing (magnetic particle, radiographic X-ray up to 35mm steel, penetrant testing) and Safran-qualified metallurgical testing. Complementary services — machining, vacuum heat treatment, surface treatment, assembly and kitting — are delivered through a partner network.

Revenue is generated on a project/quote basis from B2B contracts with aerospace, energy, hydraulics, and medical OEM customers, with multi-year supplier qualification cycles. Disclosed turnover is approximately €12M. The customer base is concentrated in major aerospace programs — Dassault Aviation (Mirage 2000, Rafale), Airbus (A300–A380, A400M, ATR 42), Boeing (B737/737 MAX, B777), and engine programs at Safran (M88, Larzac, SaM 146, CFM56, LEAP, Silvercrest), GE Aviation (GE90, G9X), Rolls-Royce (Trent XWB), and Safran Helicopter Engines — with secondary activity in medical implants, nuclear, rail, and industrial applications. The company is privately held under SAS structure with €300,000 of capital; Gilles Renard has served as gérant (Managing Director) for two decades.

Name

Precicast

Legal name

Precicast, SAS au capital de 300 000 €

Website

https://precicast.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PRECICAST is a French precision foundry founded in 1969 that produces complex lost-wax investment-cast components in stainless steels, nickel and cobalt superalloys, and copper alloys for aerospace, energy, hydraulics, and medical OEMs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Thoré-la-rochette

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision cast components: Manufacture and sale of precision-cast technical components using lost-wax process. Primarily operates on project/contract basis for aerospace, energy, hydraulics, and medical OEM customers. Revenue derived from component production in small to medium series, with complementary services including machining, heat treatment, surface treatment, and assembly.
2. Value-added services: Provides complementary services including injection tooling, vacuum heat treatments, machining, surface treatments, assembly (kitting), and rapid prototyping. These services are offered through a network of specialized partners to provide full supply chain solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Precicast designs and manufactures precision-cast technical components for the aerospace, defense, energy, hydraulics, and medical sectors using the lost-wax (investment) casting process. Components range from a few grams to over 10 kilograms and are produced in stainless steels, nickel and cobalt superalloys, and copper alloys, cast under vacuum or in air, with in-house non-destructive testing, metallurgical analysis, and 3D rapid prototyping. Complementary services (machining, heat and surface treatment, assembly) are delivered through a partner network to provide full supply-chain solutions.

Product overview

Precicast is a precision foundry specializing in the lost wax (investment casting) process, producing complex technical components in stainless steel, nickel superalloys, cobalt superalloys, and copper alloys. The core product offering is precision investment casting for aerospace, energy, hydraulics, and medical sectors. Components range from a few grams to over 10 kilograms. The portfolio includes associated services such as rapid prototyping (3D printing with 16µm resolution), in-house non-destructive testing (magnetic particle, radiographic, penetrant), metallurgical laboratory testing (SAFRAN-approved), vacuum heat treatments, machining, surface treatments, and assembly—all delivered through a partner network to offer complete supply chain solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Investment Casting (Cire Perdue) Core manufacturing service using the lost-wax (investment casting) process to produce complex technical components weighing from a few grams to over 10 kilograms in stainless steel, nickel and cobalt superalloys, and copper alloys, cast in air or under vacuum. Sold to OEMs in aerospace, defense, energy, hydraulics, and medical industries.
• Rapid Prototyping (3D Printing) High-definition 3D printing service using latest-generation machines with 16µm layer resolution to produce unit pieces or small series, allowing customers to validate definitions, processes, or equipment without tooling investment.
• Non-Destructive Testing (CND) In-house laboratory service providing non-destructive testing including magnetic particle testing, radiographic X-ray testing (up to 35mm steel thickness), and fluorescent penetrant testing (S2/S3/S4 quality chains) for detecting surface and internal defects in cast components.
• Metallurgical Testing Laboratory Safran-approved laboratory service delivering spectrography/optical emission spectrometry, micrography with digital image analysis, mechanical testing (50KN tensile, Charpy impact), and dimensional control via optical 3D machine and 6-axis measurement arm.
• Associated Services (Outillage, Heat Treatment, Machining, Surface Treatment, Assembly) Complementary value-added services delivered through a partner network, covering injection tooling, vacuum heat treatments, machining, surface treatments and protection, and assembly (kitting), enabling full supply chain solutions around the cast core.

Quantifiable outcome

• Next-generation 3D printing enables rapid prototyping without tooling investment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SafrancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafran is a key aerospace customer for whom PRECICAST produces engine components. Additionally, PRECICAST holds Safran Laboratory qualification for metallurgical testing services, demonstrating technical partnership in quality verification and testing.
• AirbuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRECICAST supplies precision cast components for multiple Airbus aircraft programs including A300/A310, A320/A320 NEO, A330/340/350/380, and A400M. Long-standing supplier relationship for aerospace structural and engine components.
• BoeingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRECICAST supplies precision cast components for Boeing commercial aircraft programs including B737/737 MAX and B777. Active participation in major aerospace OEM supply chains.
• Dassault AviationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplies precision cast components for French military aircraft programs including Mirage 2000 and Rafale fighter jets.
• Precision casting partner networkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of partners providing complementary services including injection tooling, vacuum heat treatments, machining, surface treatments and protection, assembly, and rapid prototyping to provide complete supply chain solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Voestalpine AG: Austrian steel and technology group with a dedicated Special Steel / investment casting division serving aerospace, energy and automotive. Comparable in lost-wax precision casting for aerospace, but part of a much larger diversified industrial group.
• Arconic: US-based supplier of aluminum, nickel and titanium aerospace structural and engine components, including investment-cast parts. Overlaps with PreciCast on aerospace castings and OEM customer set, but at vastly greater scale and broader product portfolio.
• Precision Castparts Corp (Berkshire Hathaway): World's largest investment casting group (now under Berkshire Hathaway) supplying engine and airframe castings to virtually every major aerospace OEM. Sets industry benchmarks for the lost-wax casting process PreciCast also uses, though at massively larger scale and with vertical integration into forging and machining.
• Howmet Aerospace: US-listed global leader in investment-cast superalloy aerospace components (engine blades, vanes, structural castings) for all major engine OEMs including GE and Rolls-Royce. Far larger and broader than PreciCast but operates the same lost-wax process for the same end customers.

Others

• Bodycote: Global leader in heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services for aerospace and industrial customers. Comparable as an adjacent aerospace value-chain partner that PreciCast references as part of its complementary service network.

Direct peers

• LISI Aerospace: Division of French LISI Group manufacturing fasteners, structural components and engineered parts for Airbus, Boeing, Safran and other OEMs. Comparable as a French-listed aerospace components supplier; broader portfolio but overlapping customer base and certification requirements.
• Doncasters Group: UK-headquartered precision investment casting group serving aerospace, industrial gas turbine and medical markets with superalloy and stainless steel capabilities. Directly comparable to PreciCast in process (lost-wax), alloy range and customer base, though at significantly larger scale.
• Aubert & Duval: French aerospace alloy and forging/casting specialist owned by Eramet, producing superalloys, titanium and high-grade steel components for Safran, Airbus and Dassault. Closest French-headquartered peer to PreciCast in customer overlap, alloy range and aerospace qualification portfolio.
• Figeac Aéro: French Tier-1 aerospace subcontractor producing structural parts, engine components and hard-metal parts for Airbus, Safran and Boeing. Comparable as a French privately rooted aerospace parts supplier serving the same OEMs, though broader in scope (machining, sheet metal, composites) than PreciCast's casting focus.
• Mecachrome: Canadian-headquartered precision aerospace components supplier with French operations, producing complex machined and assembled parts for leading engine and airframe OEMs. Comparable in target customers (Safran, GE, Rolls-Royce) and high-mix low-volume aerospace production model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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