What Sermas Industrie does

Sermas Industrie (legal entity SERMAS SASU) designs, manufactures, installs, and services industrial sawing, milling, and cathode/anode equipment primarily for the global aluminium industry. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère, France (near Grenoble), the company operates as a single-shareholder simplified joint-stock company (SASU) that is a branch of French parent SOGAT SA; Canadian aluminium-equipment supplier STAS Inc acquired Sermas in May 2019 while the Sermas brand continues to operate independently. The company self-describes as a world leader in sawing of large-dimension material for the aluminium industry and reports an installed base of approximately 125 saws and 200 machines worldwide.

The product portfolio is organized as a hardware platform augmented by digital modules and consumables. Core hardware includes slab saws, billet saws, plate saws, T-bar saws, block saws, milling machines for cast and rolled plate, cathode sealing benches for smelter pots, stub-saws, brazing lines, and copper/carbon cutting equipment. The 2021-launched BS-E SERIE targets aluminium extruders and distributors seeking entry-level sawing with rapid return on investment. The SERMALOGIX Industry 4.0 suite adds digital capabilities (real-time KPI monitoring, chip evacuation management via SERMACHIPS, geometric quality control via SERMASCAN, marking via SERMAMARK, and CCTV integration). Supporting consumables include the SERMALUBE V2 micro-lubrication system, SERMACUT lubricants, band blades, and circular saw blades up to 1900mm diameter. The company is ISO 9001-2008 certified.

Sermas operates a direct enterprise field-sales motion, with 11-50 employees selling customized capital equipment against bespoke specifications and quote-based pricing. Revenue streams include one-time equipment sales, spare parts, consumables, modernization and upgrade services (PLC automation, blade-guide systems, chip management, marking, automated handling), and professional services such as on-site assessment, maintenance training, and telephone support. Customers are predominantly enterprise-scale aluminium smelters, rolling mills, extrusion plants, forging plants, metal distribution centers, and copper/carbon processors. Local sales and service are delivered through independent channel partners and representative offices in Brazil, China, the Middle East, Scandinavia, South Africa, India, Egypt, Romania, Russia, and Turkey.

Name

Sermas Industrie

Legal name

SERMAS SASU

Website

https://sermas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sermas Industrie designs, manufactures, and services industrial sawing, milling, and cathode/anode equipment for global aluminium smelters, rolling mills, extrusion plants, and non-ferrous metal processors, supplemented by an Industry 4.0 digital suite and proprietary consumables.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Sawing and Milling Equipment

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351), Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Saws & Cutting Systems (Band/Circular Saws, Abrasive Cutting) (IMAHADAL)

Keywords

• Aluminium sawing equipment
• Industrial cutting machines
• Milling machinery
• Anode cathode equipment
• Non-ferrous metal sawing

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-quentin-sur-isère

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: Sale of standalone sawing machines and complete sawing production lines for aluminium and non-ferrous materials.
2. Spare Parts: Electrical, mechanical and hydraulic spare parts dedicated to customer's equipment.
3. Consumables: Sale of lubricant (SERMALUBE), sawing blades (SERMACUT), circular saw-blades, band blades, and milling tools.
4. Equipment Upgrades: Modernization and upgrade services for existing equipment including PLC automation, blade-guide systems, chip management, marking devices, and automated handling solutions.
5. Technical Services: On-site technical assessment, process optimisation, maintenance training, and telephone customer support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sermas Industrie designs, builds, and starts up complete industrial production equipment for the aluminium industry. Its portfolio centers on sawing equipment (slab saws, billet saws, plate saws, T-bar saws, block saws, slicing saws, and complete sawing lines), milling machines for aluminium cast and rolled plate, and cathode/anode processing equipment. The company also sells consumables (SERMALUBE® micro-lubrication, SERMACUT® lubricants, band and circular saw blades) and the SERMALOGIX Industry 4.0 digital suite, and provides after-sales, modernization, and upgrade services.

Product overview

Sermas Industrie designs, manufactures, and starts up complete industrial equipment solutions for the aluminium industry. The product portfolio centers on sawing equipment (including slab saws, billet saws, plate saws, T-bar saws, block saws, and complete sawing lines) and milling machines for aluminium cast and rolled plates. The company also produces cathode sealing equipment for smelter pots, brazing lines, and stub-saws. Complementary offerings include the SERMALOGIX Industry 4.0 digital suite with modules for chips monitoring (Sermachips), quality control (Sermascan), marking (Sermamark), and CCTV integration. Supporting products comprise a range of consumables including SERMALUBE® micro-lubrication system, SERMACUT® lubricants, and band/circular saw blades. The portfolio operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture where core hardware equipment (saws, mills, cathodes) can be enhanced with Industry 4.0 digital add-ons and supported by consumables and after-sales services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SERMACHIPS: Chip management system for sawing processes
• SERMALUBE
• SERMACUT
• SERMALOGIX
• SERMASCAN
• SERMAMARK
• SERMAQUIDE
• SERMABAND

Products and services

• Complete sawing installation Complete sawing plants for aluminium and non-ferrous materials including slabs, plates, billets, and T-bars, with associated handling, weighing, and stacking equipment, supplied to aluminium producers.
• Slab saw Industrial saw designed to cut the heaviest aluminium slabs with high accuracy and productivity, for aluminium smelters and processors.
• Billet saw High-speed sawing equipment that can cut aluminium billets into slices with the highest productivity (demonstrated at one cut every 11 seconds), for aluminium extrusion and forging operations.
• BS-E SERIE Entry-level sawing solution concentrating SERMAS know-how, dedicated to aluminium extruders and distributors seeking rapid return on investment.
• Plate saw Industrial saw for cutting aluminium plates to requested dimensions, used by rolling mills and metal distribution centers.
• Slicing saw Saw capable of cutting the largest aluminium slabs with high precision, for heavy-duty aluminium processing.
• T-bar saw Industrial equipment for sawing aluminium T-bars, used in extrusion plant operations.
• Block saw Industrial saw for cutting aluminium blocks, supplied to aluminium processors and distribution centers.
• Milling machines Milling machines for processing aluminium cast plate and aluminium rolled plate, supplied to rolling mills.
• Cathode sealing bench Equipment for producing cathode blocks used in smelter pots for the aluminium industry, supplied to aluminium smelters.
• Stub-saws Saw equipment for processing stubs in the aluminium industry.
• Copper & carbon sawing equipment Industrial sawing solutions for copper bars, carbon and graphite blocks, and their alloys, for the non-ferrous metals industry.
• Brazing line Brazing line equipment for aluminium processing.
• SERMALUBE® micro-lubrication system High-performance micro-lubrication system designed for optimum lubrication during high-speed cutting applications including sheet, plate, ingot, billets, and surfacing of aluminium plates.
• SERMACUT® lubricants Range of high-performance lubricants dedicated to the aluminium industry meeting highest technical requirements.
• Band Blades Band blades designed to offer optimized consumption and high-quality surface finish of products to be cut.
• Circular Saw-Blades Large range of circular saw-blades dedicated to industrial cutting for all types of machines and materials, from small standard sizes up to 1900mm diameter.
• After-sales services Technical expertise, on-site assistance, spare parts supply, consumables, and equipment modernization and upgrade services for installed Sermas equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 125 saws and 200 machines installed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered regional.

• Intelectus (Brazil)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS Service Center for Brazil, providing local service and support for customers in the Brazilian market. Located in São Caetano do Sul, SP, Brazil.
• ALTAIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (China)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS Service Center for China, providing local service and support for customers in the Chinese market. Located in Beijing, China.
• Global Industrial Resources W.L.L. (Bahrain)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS Service Center for Middle-East region, serving customers in Bahrain and surrounding areas. Located in Kingdom of Bahrain.
• PA ELLINGSEN AS (Norway)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS Service Center for Scandinavia, providing local service and support for customers in Norway, Sweden, and surrounding regions. Located in Oslo, Norway.
• SPECTRUM TECHNICAL (South Africa)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS Service Center for South Africa, providing local service and support for customers in the South African market. Located in Richards Bay, South Africa.
• Uniseven Engineering & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (India)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS Service Center for India, providing local service and support for customers in the Indian market. Located in Kolkata, India.
• JAM TRADING CO (Egypt)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS representative and partner for Egypt, providing sales and service support. Located in Cairo, Egypt.
• SC. ORMA WORLD TRADE SRL (Romania)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS representative and partner for Romania, providing sales and service support. Located in Bucharest, Romania.
• Dr. Gennady Sidorin (Russia)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS representative and partner for Russia, providing sales and service support. Located in Moscow, Russian Federation.
• Çanlı Metal (Turkey)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSERMAS representative and partner for Turkey, providing sales and service support. Located in Istanbul, Turkey.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mega Industries: Mega Industries (USA) manufactures bi-metal and carbide-tipped bandsaw blades and offers bandsaw equipment for industrial cutting applications. It is comparable to SERMAS in metal-sawing tooling, with overlapping blade-product economics for industrial customers.
• KASTO Maschinenbau: KASTO (Germany) produces metal-cutting band saws, circular saws, and automated storage/sawing systems for industrial users. It is one of the closest direct competitors to SERMAS in industrial metal-sawing equipment, with overlapping saw-product categories and a comparable service-and-blade aftermarket model.
• Marvel Manufacturing: Marvel Manufacturing (USA) designs and produces vertical and horizontal metal-cutting bandsaws for industrial users. It competes in the same heavy-duty metal-sawing category as SERMAS and offers a comparable industrial-band-saw product line.
• Behringer GmbH: Behringer (Germany) manufactures industrial band saws, circular saws, and plate-processing machinery for metal-cutting applications. Like SERMAS, Behringer serves heavy industrial metal-processing customers with high-productivity sawing lines and offers similar machine, blade, and service economics.
• Pressta Eisele GmbH: Pressta Eisele (Germany) manufactures high-speed circular saws and special-purpose metal-cutting machines, particularly for non-ferrous metals and aluminium profiles. It overlaps directly with SERMAS in aluminium/non-ferrous cutting and shares the niche of specialized sawing for non-ferrous processors.

Broad incumbents

• SMS group: SMS group (Germany) is a global plant and machinery supplier for metal processing, including aluminium rolling and extrusion. Like Danieli, SMS operates across the full aluminium value chain at much greater scale, making it a broad incumbent comparable to SERMAS for large integrated equipment tenders.
• Danieli Group: Danieli (Italy) is one of the world's largest metal-industry equipment suppliers, including for aluminium and non-ferrous processing. While Danieli operates at a vastly broader scale than SERMAS, both supply capital equipment to aluminium producers globally and could compete for integrated line orders.
• Wagstaff Inc. Wagstaff (USA) supplies specialized equipment and technology for aluminium direct-chill casting and billet production. It is comparable to SERMAS as an aluminium-industry capital equipment supplier serving primary producers, though Wagstaff focuses on casting rather than sawing.
• STAS Inc. STAS Inc. is SERMAS's parent company and a Canada-based supplier of high-technology equipment for the global aluminium industry, including anode handling and rodding-shop equipment. While STAS supplies a different product family than SERMAS's sawing/milling lines, both serve the same Tier-1 aluminium smelter and rolling-mill customer base, making STAS both a strategic parent and the closest comparable in aluminium-industry capital equipment.
• Danobat: Danobat (Spain, part of Mondragon Corporation) supplies a broad portfolio of machine tools, including bandsaws and grinding machines, for industrial customers including aluminium processors. It is comparable to SERMAS as a metalworking machinery OEM but operates at significantly larger scale and across multiple end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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