Cavagna pressofusioni

What Cavagna pressofusioni does

Cavagna Pressofusioni S.r.l. a Socio Unico is an Italian industrial manufacturer specializing in hot-chamber die-casting of zinc alloys (Zama/Zamak) and, selectively, non-ferrous metals. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Calvisano (Brescia), the company operates two production facilities totaling 15,500 square meters, equipped with automated islands, robotic workstations, vacuum-assist die-casting cells, and 100% automatic optical/vision inspection. Its end-to-end "Closed Project" model takes customers from co-design and prototyping through tooling, casting, finishing, and final assembly, positioning the firm as a single-source supplier of finished zinc-alloy parts.

The customer base is B2B and spans automotive components, hardware/fasteners, and general industrial applications, though no specific customers or revenue-by-segment data are disclosed. The firm is privately held (S.r.l. a Socio Unico) with a stated share capital of €500,000 and is led by second-generation ownership following a handover completed in 2018-2019. Quality and environmental management are certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015. The company also maintains a proprietary in-house software, GESPRO 7, used for production monitoring and traceability, but no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Revenue is generated through project-based industrial contracts: customers commission tooling and parts, and Cavagna Pressofusioni bills across the design-to-delivery lifecycle. The business is privately held with no public funding history, no disclosed revenue figures, and no public expansion transactions. Multilingual marketing presence (Italian, English, German) suggests intent to serve DACH and broader European industrial buyers alongside its domestic Italian base.

Name

Cavagna pressofusioni

Legal name

Cavagna pressofusioni S.r.l. a Socio Unico

Website

https://cavagna.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cavagna Pressofusioni is an Italian zinc-alloy (Zama/Zamak) hot-chamber die-casting manufacturer founded in 1993 in Calvisano, serving B2B customers in automotive, hardware, and general industrial sectors with an end-to-end design-to-finished-part "Closed Project" model across two automated production facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Calvisano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Die-casting services: Core business revenue from zinc alloy (Zama/Zamak) die-casting services, including mould design, production, and post-processing. The 'Closed Project' model provides comprehensive services from initial product design through to finished components.
2. Additional manufacturing services: Revenue from supplementary services including mechanical processing, surface treatments (chromium, nickel, zinc plating, painting), plastic injection, and quality control testing services.
3. GESPRO Software: Development and marketing of proprietary management software GESPRO 7, developed and sold by the company's computer programming department.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cavagna pressofusioni manufactures precision zinc-alloy (Zamak/Zama) die-cast components using hot-chamber presses from 20 to 320 tonnes, complemented by in-house mould design and construction, mechanical processing, surface and galvanic treatments, plastic injection and quality control. The company operates a "Progetto Chiuso" (Closed Project) end-to-end service model that engages from co-design through to finished, inspected components. It also develops the proprietary GESPRO 7 management software for real-time production monitoring.

Product overview

Cavagna Pressofusioni is a die-casting company specializing in zinc alloy (Zama/Zamak) pressofusione (hot chamber die-casting) since 1993. The company operates through a 'Progetto Chiuso' (Closed Project) methodology — a comprehensive service covering the entire product lifecycle from early design stages through mould construction, die-casting production, quality control, and finishing. Core capabilities include hot chamber die-casting (20-320 tonnes), mould design and manufacture with CAD/simulation, quality control with X-ray and 100% visual inspection, surface treatments (shot blasting, galvanic treatments), mechanical processing (CNC machining), and plastic injection. The company also develops proprietary software (GESPRO 7) for real-time production monitoring. Operations span two facilities totaling 15,500 mq in Brescia, Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GESPRO: Proprietary software designed and developed internally by Cavagna Pressofusioni to monitor production process in real time. Connected to plants, it collects and organizes data from each machine: status, progress, parameters, stops and anomalies.
• GESPRO 7

Products and services

• Pressofusione (Die Casting)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% inspection of produced parts using industrial vision systems
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Form Technologies: US-based parent company of multiple precision metal casting and forming businesses (including Dynacast and Gibbs). Operates in the same die-casting space as Cavagna but as a diversified industrial platform with global scale, contrasting with Cavagna's focused single-country job-shop model.
• Dynacast: Global precision die caster producing zinc, aluminum, and magnesium components across multiple geographies. Directly comparable to Cavagna in zinc die-casting technology, but at far greater scale and multi-country footprint — making Dynacast both a competitor and a benchmark for capability and customer reach.

Regional players

• Pace Industries: One of the largest custom die casting manufacturers in North America, offering aluminum, zinc, and magnesium die casting plus machining and assembly. Comparable product offering to Cavagna but serves a different geography (North America vs Italy/Europe), making it a regional rather than direct head-to-head competitor.
• Kemlows Diecasting Ltd: UK-based die casting foundry specializing in zinc and aluminum alloy components with in-house toolmaking and machining. Highly comparable service mix to Cavagna — mould design, casting, finishing, and QC — but primarily serves the UK market rather than continental Europe.

Direct peers

• Atlas Pressed Metals: US specialty zinc and aluminum die casting job shop providing custom small- to medium-sized components with in-house tooling and machining. Closely comparable to Cavagna in scale, single-material focus, and turnkey service orientation, though operating in the North American market.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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