CMM

What CMM does

CMM S.r.l. is an Italian metal fabrication company founded in 1974 by the Ghiradi family in Medole (province of Mantua) and operating today with 51-100 employees from a single production site. The business is structured as a third-party contract laser cutting job shop (conto terzi), executing customer-supplied drawings into finished or semi-finished metal components rather than selling its own branded products as the primary revenue driver. Customer relationships are project-based, quote-driven, and delivered through direct sales with feasibility studies, cost estimates, and sample runs preceding order placement.

The company's core offering is laser cutting across three geometries — tubes, sheets, and beams — supported by a capital-intensive equipment fleet: 9 latest-generation tube laser systems handling diameters from 12 mm to 610 mm, 4 sheet metal laser systems processing sheets up to 8000 x 2500 mm at up to 30 KW and 60 mm thickness, plus 5 bending systems (40-800 ton), 2 punching systems, 2 robotic welding cells, and 5 manual welding islands. Differentiated technical features include Touch Probe and Active Scan geometry correction, full Industry 4.0 CAD/CAM integration, and certifications under ISO 9001 (since 1996), ISO 3834-2 (since 2012), and EN 1090-1 up to execution class EXC3 (since 2014). Secondary revenue comes from perforated and embossed metal sheets, including the Easy Grip and Full Grip anti-slip profile sub-brands and high-thickness safety profiles.

CMM serves enterprise industrial customers across at least nine European countries — Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Spain, Slovakia, and Russia — with an indirect presence in the US and the Americas. End markets span general industrial manufacturing, construction and structural steel (enabled by EXC3 CE marking), agricultural machinery, automotive, earth-moving, petrochemical, food processing, furniture, and household appliances. Marketing is conducted through a multilingual (IT/EN/FR/DE) website, downloadable catalogs, and industry trade fair participation; distribution is direct with no intermediaries. The company remains privately held by the founding family with no disclosed external funding, M&A, or parent entity.

Name

CMM

Legal name

CMM S.r.l.

Website

https://cmmlaser.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CMM S.r.l. is a family-owned Italian contract laser cutting job shop (founded 1974, Medole) operating one of Europe's largest tube and sheet laser fleets to deliver precision-cut metal components, bending, welding, and assembly for industrial customers across nine European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Medole

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Third-Party Laser Cutting Services: CMM operates as a contract/job shop (conto terzi) providing laser cutting services for metal tubes, beams, and sheets to other businesses. Revenue is generated through project-based orders where customers provide drawings and CMM processes the materials. The company offers additional services including punching, bending, welding, and assembly, allowing customers to receive finished or semi-finished products from a single source.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CMM is a contract laser cutting service provider (conto terzi) operating as a European job shop for metal fabrication. The company processes customer-supplied drawings into cut tubes, beams, and sheets made of carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and copper, and complements cutting with secondary operations including punching, bending, welding, and assembly to deliver finished or semi-finished components.

Product overview

CMM is a European leader in laser cutting services for metal fabrication, offering a comprehensive portfolio centered on three core laser cutting services: tube laser cutting (9 systems, 12-610mm diameter), sheet metal laser cutting (4 systems, up to 8000x2500mm), and beam laser cutting. The company provides integrated metal processing through supporting services including sheet metal punching (2 systems), sheet bending (5 systems), pipe welding (2 robotic + 5 manual systems), and sheets assembly. CMM also manufactures specialized perforated and anti-slip metal sheets under two sub-brands: Full Grip (high-grip BL, C2, FG profiles for industrial safety) and Easy Grip (drainage-focused A1, B1, GZ, P1, P2, UD profiles for comfort), plus High Thickness profiles (GZ5, GZ8, ST, USV, BS1, BS2) for heavy-duty applications. Quality control and design/consulting services support the complete production chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Easy Grip: Anti-slip profile line featuring slots that cut studs upwards, allowing easy drainage, ideal for environments with oils and sludges.
• Full Grip

Products and services

• Tube Laser Cutting

Quantifiable outcome

• Tube diameter range: 12 mm to 610 mm
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Salvagnini: Italian manufacturer of flexible sheet-metal working systems (laser cutting, bending, punching, FMS). Comparable as a domestic Italian peer in integrated sheet-metal processing technology and as a potential competitor/partner for the same industrial customer segments.
• Trumpf: German market leader in industrial laser technology, including high-power fiber lasers and 2D/3D cutting systems used by job shops like CMM. Comparable as the technology incumbent whose roadmap shapes CMM's equipment choices and competitive position.
• Amada: Japanese global manufacturer of laser cutting, punching, bending, and welding machines with extensive European service and distribution. Comparable as the broader incumbent whose technology choices and installed base define market expectations for contract laser cutting services.
• ESAB: Global leader in cutting and welding equipment and consumables. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose cutting portfolio (including laser-adjacent technologies) overlaps with the equipment stack CMM uses to serve structural and industrial customers.
• LVD Group: Belgian manufacturer of sheet-metal working machinery including laser cutting, punching, and bending systems. Comparable as a European incumbent in the same equipment categories CMM operates.
• Yamazaki Mazak: Japanese global machine tool manufacturer with a growing fiber laser cutting product line. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose laser offering competes for the same type of contract-fabrication and OEM customers CMM serves.
• Bystronic: Swiss global leader in sheet-metal laser cutting machines and integrated fabrication solutions. Comparable to CMM as a benchmark for the laser-cutting technology and workflow standards CMM adopts, while competing for the same European industrial customer base.
• PRIMA Power: Italy/Finland-based supplier of laser cutting, punching, bending, and automation systems for sheet metal fabricators. Comparable technology stack and overlapping customer base with CMM in European contract fabrication.

Emerging players

• Messer Cutting Systems: German manufacturer of oxy-fuel, plasma, and laser cutting systems with growing fiber laser portfolio. Comparable as an emerging competitor pushing into the fiber laser cutting segment where CMM specializes.

Regional players

• Haco Group: Belgian sheet-metal machinery manufacturer offering laser cutting, punching, and bending systems. Comparable as a regional incumbent serving a similar European customer base but operating primarily outside Italy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cmmlaser

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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