Norcan

What Norcan does

NORCAN, founded in 1987 in Haguenau (Bas-Rhin, France), is a privately held industrial engineering company that designs, manufactures, and installs custom modular equipment based on a proprietary mecano-monté aluminum profile platform. Its product portfolio is organized in three interlocking tiers: MySystem (foundational modular building blocks using M8-standard fasteners, sold as kits, 6-meter bars, or cut-to-length elements), MyApplications (engineered custom solutions spanning structures/enclosures, workstations, handling carts, access platforms, and conveyors), and MySolutions (turnkey automation integrating the SHERPA mobile collaborative robot range and the StorN'Go intelligent storage system). Customers span manufacturing (automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, luxury, energy), e-commerce/logistics, textile, and soft-mobility verticals; named enterprise references include Michelin, Siemens, Schaeffler, HORIBA, Cristallerie St-Louis, KS Tools, and Gaggenau Industrie.

The company operates a vertically integrated, project-based business model: revenue is generated from one-time equipment sales and professional services (turnkey integration, installation, commissioning, training). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is run through a direct enterprise field sales organization (technico-commercial teams deployed across France, supported by inside sales and account managers) and five wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany, Spain, Poland, Morocco, and Sweden, augmented by a 10-partner distributor network across Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, UK, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Tunisia. NORCAN employs approximately 150 people and reports €25 million in annual revenue.

The company is owned by its operational managers, with no disclosed institutional or venture capital backing. It was selected for the French government's ETIncelles program in 2023 (designed to scale SMEs into mid-tier industrial enterprises), holds French-Fab and French-Tech ambassador status, and is certified at EcoVadis Bronze and signatory to the UIMM RSE Charter. Customer concentration risk is moderate given a mix of named large enterprise references and a distributed ~3,500 applications/year volume.

Name

Norcan

Legal name

NORCAN

Website

https://mynorcan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NORCAN, founded 1987 in Haguenau, France, designs and manufactures custom modular industrial equipment (workstations, conveyors, enclosures, access platforms) based on a proprietary aluminum profile system, and delivers turnkey Factory 4.0 automation integrating its SHERPA mobile robots and StorN'Go intelligent storage. It serves manufacturing, logistics, and e-commerce enterprises across 13 European and North African countries via direct subsidiaries and partner distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Discrete Manufacturing IIoT (Automotive/Electronics/Machinery) (IMAIAMAN)

Keywords

• Modular aluminum profiles
• Industrial workstations
• Material handling equipment
• Conveyor systems
• Industrial automation solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Haguenau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Industrial Equipment Sales: NORCAN designs, manufactures, and sells custom modular industrial equipment including aluminum profile constructions, workstations, handling carts, access platforms, conveyor systems, and structures/casings. Solutions range from standard modular kits (MySystem) to fully custom applications (MyApplications) to complete turnkey automated solutions (MySolutions). The company operates across industry, logistics, and e-commerce sectors with project-based revenue.
2. Complete Turnkey Solutions and Integration: NORCAN provides complete automated and robotized solutions integrating technologies, software, and robotics (SHERPA robots) along with their mechanical expertise. Services include technical support, study and design, workshop fabrication, assembly, on-site installation, and commissioning and training.
3. MySystem - Modular Kit Sales: Sale of modular aluminum profile system components (kits or individual elements) for customers who wish to build their own solutions. Includes fast shipping and delivery, preparation and packaging, cutting, machining and threading services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Norcan designs, manufactures and sells custom modular industrial equipment built on a proprietary aluminum profile system (MySystem) for manufacturing, logistics and e-commerce customers. Its offering spans three tiers: self-build modular kits, engineered custom applications such as workstations, handling carts, access platforms, structures/enclosures and conveyors, and fully integrated turnkey solutions that combine the mechanical platform with SHERPA mobile collaborative robots and the StorN'Go intelligent storage system.

Product overview

NORCAN offers a three-tier product portfolio built around a modular aluminum profile system. MySystem is the foundational mechanical building-block platform based on aluminum profiles (M8 standard), tubular constructions, and conveyor components — sold as kits, bars, or cut-to-length pieces for self-builders. MyApplications delivers custom modular applications built on MySystem, spanning six domains: Structures and Enclosures, Workstations and Technical Furniture, Handling Carts, Access Platforms, and Transitics/Conveyors. MySolutions is the integrated turnkey layer, combining mechanical systems with automation, the SHERPA mobile robot series, and the StorN'Go intelligent storage system to deliver complete Industry 4.0 solutions. The three tiers are designed to interlock: customers can self-build with MySystem, have custom solutions engineered via MyApplications, or receive fully integrated robotic and automated systems through MySolutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MySystem: Mechanical system based on aluminum profiles, simple, robust, modular and perfectly combinable for custom applications
• MyApplications
• MySolutions
• SHERPA
• StorN'Go
• CARENAL

Products and services

• MySystem
• MyApplications
• MySolutions
• SHERPA Mobile Robot Series
• StorN'Go (SNG)
• Structures and Enclosures
• Workstations and Technical Furniture
• Handling Carts and Equipment
• Access Platforms and Means
• Transitics and Conveyors
• Profile Threading and Machining Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,500 applications delivered per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered regional and core.

• NOWIS sp. z o.oregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish partner distributing NORCAN solutions in Poland. Located at ul. Zimowa 92, 62-064 Plewiska, Poland. Contact: +48 661 822 019, [email protected].
• PROFICAN OYregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFinnish partner distributing NORCAN solutions in Finland. Located at Marjakankaantie 9B, FI-85100 Kalajoki, Finland. Contact: +358 2 533 1900, [email protected].
• ChaveriatregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench partner covering northern departments (north of 01 and south of 39). Located at 200 route des Viaducs, 39170 LA VANS-LÈS-SAINT-CLAUDE, France. Contact: +33 3 84 42 11 60.
• ELIPSregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench partner covering departments 21, 58, 71, 89, and northern part of 39. Located at 27 rue Professeur Louis Néel, 21600 LONGVIC, France. Contact: +33 3 80 63 08 70.
• BACRON BVregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDutch partner distributing NORCAN solutions in the Netherlands. Located at Telgenweg 30, 8111 CM Heeten, Netherlands. Contact: +31 572 380 543, [email protected].
• SISTECAUT LdaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPortuguese partner distributing NORCAN solutions in Portugal. Located at R. João Francisco do Casal 87/89, 3800-266 Aveiro, Portugal. Contact: +351 234 314 322.
• LMI SOLUTIONS LTDregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK partner distributing NORCAN solutions in the United Kingdom. Located at Unit2, Kirkless Industrial Estate, Cale Lane, Wigan WN2 1HQ, UK. Contact: +44 1942 82 00 88.
• T&T TECHNOLOGY s r.o.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSlovak partner distributing NORCAN solutions in Slovakia. Located at Súvoz 1662, 911 01 Trenčín, Slovakia. Contact: +421 911 138 522.
• TCI ENGINEERING S.A.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss partner serving French-speaking Switzerland (Suisse romande). Located at Chemin du Montilier 4, 1303 Penthaz, Switzerland. Contact: +41 21 863 05 10.
• INTERNATIONAL PROCESS CONCEPTregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTunisian partner distributing NORCAN solutions in Tunisia. Located at Rue des Entrepreneurs, Zone Industrielle Charguia 2, TN2035 Tunis. Contact: +216 31 39 81 50.
• SHERPA Mobile Robotics (SMR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNORCAN integrates SHERPA mobile collaborative robots into its complete turnkey solutions. NORCAN personalizes and adapts robot upper modules and creates peripheral equipment to optimize client production flows. The partnership combines NORCAN's mechanical expertise in workspace and intralogistics optimization with SHERPA's mobile robotics capabilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SSI Schäfer: Large global intralogistics integrator offering storage, conveyor, and automation systems; competes with NORCAN's higher-end MySolutions and StorN'Go storage offerings for warehouse and distribution customers.
• KNAPP AG: Austrian-headquartered intralogistics specialist offering storage, picking, and conveyor automation to retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing customers, comparable to NORCAN's automated storage and conveyor solutions.
• Dematic (KION Group): Global supplier of integrated automated supply chain solutions, including mobile robots, conveyors, and storage systems; comparable to NORCAN's turnkey MySolutions and SHERPA-based offerings.
• Swisslog (KUKA Group): Provider of integrated automation solutions for warehouses, distribution centers, and hospitals, including mobile robots; overlaps with NORCAN's automation and intralogistics ambitions.

Direct peers

• Trilogiq: French-headquartered provider of modular material handling solutions, carts, and tubular structures for manufacturing and logistics, directly comparable to NORCAN's handling carts and modular constructions.
• HEMA Group (Bosta): European manufacturer of aluminum profile systems and modular industrial construction components, directly comparable to NORCAN's MySystem aluminum profile offering.
• FlexLink (Coesia): Manufacturer of modular conveyors and intralogistics automation solutions serving manufacturing and e-commerce customers, comparable to NORCAN's Transitics/Conveyors product line within MyApplications.
• item24 (item Industrietechnik): German manufacturer of aluminum profile systems, modular linear motion, and workstation solutions, directly comparable to NORCAN's MySystem and MyApplications product lines for industrial customers across Europe.
• Bosch Rexroth (Linear Motion & Assembly Technologies): Global supplier of aluminum profile framing systems, conveyor technology, and assembly workstations, with overlapping products in modular industrial structures, ergonomic workstations, and intralogistics.

Emerging players

• MiR (Mobile Industrial Robots): Manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots for manufacturing and warehouse logistics, directly comparable to NORCAN's SHERPA mobile robot range; both target intralogistics and production flow applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NorcanHag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/norcan-sas

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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