What Fonderia Corrà does

Fonderia Corrà SpA is a privately held Italian foundry founded in 1946 by Antonio Corrà in Thiene (Vicenza), with a second production site in Montebelluna (Treviso) acquired in 2010. The company specializes in custom-engineered lamellar graphite cast iron (EN-GJL-200 to EN-GJL-350) at the Thiene plant and spheroidal graphite cast iron (EN-GJS-400-18LT to EN-GJS-800-2) at Montebelluna, producing single-piece castings up to 550 kg with combined capacity of 80,000 tonnes per year. It serves 11 industrial sectors — construction machines, diesel engines, industrial vehicles, railway, refrigeration, air compressors, pumps and valves, elevators, wind energy, textile, and agricultural machinery — supplying OEMs with components such as gear boxes, engine blocks, rotor housings, drivetrain housings, volute casings, and gearbox supports.

The production process is fully in-house and vertically integrated: CAD-based product engineering feeds into MAGMA soft casting process simulation, followed by green-sand moulding (HWS lines), core-making (largest core-making facility in Italy with 20 core shooters producing cores up to 300 kg), melting (JUNKER holding furnaces, 95 t capacity), casting (PRESS-POUR furnaces, 8 t at Thiene, 12 t at Montebelluna), automated fettling (MAUS CNC), sandblasting (DISA), painting, and either in-house or external machining and pre-assembly. The firm holds ISO 9001 (since 1998, renewed 2024) and ISO 14001 (renewed 2024) certifications and has participated in multiple EU/regional POR FESR 2014-2020 R&D projects and the 2022 Veneto Region Sustainable Foundry initiative.

Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-driven B2B sales of custom castings to industrial OEMs, supplemented by machining and pre-assembly services delivered through in-house or partner workshops. Sales motion is direct enterprise field sales, supported by multilingual (Italian, English, Spanish, German) corporate presentations, sector-specific landing pages, and a YouTube project video; the firm maintains an active website with 2026-dated collateral. The company is family-owned, currently led by the founder's children following the 1988 ownership consolidation under Antonio Corrà and his son Massimo.

Name

Fonderia Corrà

Legal name

Fonderia Corrà SpA

Website

https://fonderiacorra.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fonderia Corrà SpA is an Italian family-owned foundry producing custom lamellar and spheroidal graphite cast iron components up to 550 kg for industrial OEMs across construction, railway, diesel engine, wind energy, and 11 other heavy-industry sectors, operating two plants in Thiene and Montebelluna with 80,000 tonnes of combined annual capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cast Iron Foundry / Custom Castings

NAICS

Ferrous Metal Foundries (33151), Iron Foundries (331511), Foundries (3315)

SIC

Iron & Steel Foundries (3320), Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) (3360)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Casting (Continuous Casting, Ingots, Semi-Finished Slabs/Billets/Blooms) (IMAKABAD)

Keywords

• Cast iron components
• Industrial foundry services
• Spheroidal graphite castings
• Lamellar graphite iron
• Custom iron castings

Headquarters

HQ city

Vicenza

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom cast iron component manufacturing: Core revenue stream: production and sale of custom-made lamellar graphite cast iron (EN-GJL-200 to EN-GJL-350) and spheroidal graphite cast iron (EN-GJS-400-18LT to EN-GJS-800-2) castings up to 550 kg, sold to industrial OEMs in sectors including construction machines, diesel engines, industrial vehicles, railway, refrigeration, air compressors, pumps and valves, elevators, wind energy, textile, and agricultural machinery. Long-cycle, project-based B2B contracts tied to customer drawings and specifications.
2. Machining and pre-assembly services: Through in-house or partner machining workshops, the company supplies parts complete with mechanical processing and pre-assembly, ready for mounting — providing an additional value-added services stream beyond raw castings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fonderia Corrà is a family-owned Italian foundry that designs and manufactures custom lamellar graphite cast iron (EN-GJL-200 to EN-GJL-350) and spheroidal graphite cast iron (EN-GJS-400-18LT to EN-GJS-800-2) components up to 550 kg per piece. The company operates two integrated plants in Veneto (Thiene for lamellar, Montebelluna for spheroidal) with end-to-end in-house control spanning CAD design, MAGMA casting simulation, core-making, moulding, melting, casting, fettling, sandblasting, painting, machining, and pre-assembly for industrial OEM customers.

Product overview

Fonderia Corrà operates a single integrated foundry business with two production plants — the Thiene plant (specialized in lamellar graphite cast iron up to 550 kg) and the Montebelluna plant (specialized in spheroidal graphite cast iron up to 550 kg). Its product offering is organized into eleven industrial sector product lines: Construction machines, Diesel engine, Industrial vehicle, Railway, Air compressors, Refrigeration, Pumps and valves, Lift elevators, Wind energy, Textile, and Agricultural machineries. Each sector line encompasses a portfolio of specific castings (gear boxes, housings, supports, axles, engine blocks, rotor housings, oil separators, volute casings, etc.) produced under a fully in-house process that spans from initial CAD design through MAGMA soft casting process simulation, core-making, melting, moulding, sandblasting, CNC fettling, and painting. The two plants together provide a production capacity of 40,000 tonnes, with the company claiming to operate the largest core-making facility in Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction machines (Macchine movimento terra) Custom lamellar and spheroidal graphite cast iron components for construction and earthmoving machinery OEMs, including gear boxes, planetary gears, swing posts, hubs, axle supports, and transmission casings.
• Diesel engine (Motori diesel) Lamellar graphite cast iron castings for diesel engine manufacturers, including engine blocks (3, 4, and 6 cylinders), bedplates, and oil sumps.
• Industrial vehicle (Veicoli industriali) Cast iron castings for heavy industrial vehicle OEMs, including transmission housings, gear boxes, planetary gears, axles, and axle supports.
• Railway (Ferroviario) Spheroidal graphite cast iron castings for railway applications, including housings and covers for traction and drivetrain systems requiring low-temperature toughness grades such as EN-GJS-400-18-LT.
• Refrigeration (Refrigerazione) Cast iron castings for refrigeration and HVAC compressor OEMs, including oil separators, screw compressor bodies, piston compressor bodies, and supports.
• Air compressors (Compressori aria) Lamellar graphite cast iron (EN-GJL-250) rotor housings for air compressor manufacturers producing screw compressors.
• Pumps and valves (Pompe e valvole) Lamellar graphite cast iron castings for pump and valve manufacturers, including volute casings, pump bodies, and high-pressure piston pump components.
• Lift elevators (Ascensori) Cast iron castings for lift and elevator industry serving safety-critical vertical-transport applications.
• Wind energy (Eolico) Spheroidal graphite cast iron castings (EN-GJS-400-18-LT and other grades) for wind turbine and gearbox manufacturers, including gearbox supports and bodies.
• Textile (Tessile) Lamellar graphite cast iron casings and housings (carter) for textile machinery manufacturers.
• Agricultural machineries (Macchine agricole) Cast iron castings for agricultural machinery OEMs, including transmission housings, gear boxes, supports, covers, bodies, axles, and lift bodies.
• Machining and pre-assembly services (Machining Shop) Value-added machining and pre-assembly service supplied via in-house or partner machining workshops, delivering finished cast iron parts complete with mechanical processing and pre-assembly, ready for mounting by the OEM customer.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 tonnes production capacity at each of the Thiene and Montebelluna plants
• +3 more outcomes

Segments11 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

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered regional cluster partner, regional network partner, operational partner and minor vendor.

• Veneto Green Clusterregional cluster partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the POR FESR 2014-2020 SARR project, referenced from the Veneto Green Cluster site. Co-development relationship within a regional green/sustainable manufacturing cluster.
• Rete Sinfonetregional network partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the POR FESR 2014-2020 Forsal, Gap and Premani projects, referenced from the Rete Sinfonet network site. Regional innovation network co-development relationship.
• External machining workshops (partner network)operational partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThrough external machining workshops (in addition to its own Machining Shop), Fonderia Corrà supplies parts complete with mechanical processing and pre-assembly, ready for mounting. These partner workshops deliver finishing capacity beyond the in-house footprint.
• Studiomama (web/credits)minor vendorOthersCredits shown on website footer as developer/credit partner for the corporate site. Minor operational relationship.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tupy S.A. Brazilian-headquartered global iron foundry producing complex cast iron components for transportation, infrastructure and industrial applications. Directly comparable in core technology (ductile/grey iron castings) but operates at significantly larger scale and with global manufacturing footprint.
• Waupaca Foundry: US-based iron foundry (largest in North America) producing grey and ductile iron castings for automotive, agricultural and industrial markets. Comparable in iron casting technology and end-market mix but operates at much greater scale.
• Georg Fischer AG: Swiss industrial conglomerate with iron casting and piping divisions serving automotive, industrial and utility markets. Comparable in iron casting heritage and customer base but operates as a much broader, publicly-listed industrial group.

Direct peers

• Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation: US heavy forge and iron casting producer serving industrial, energy and railway markets. Comparable in heavy iron casting capability and industrial OEM customer base, though primarily serving North American customers.
• Halberg-Guss GmbH: German iron foundry producing cast iron components for commercial vehicles, rail and industrial machinery. Closely comparable in product (lamellar and spheroidal graphite iron castings), end-market (railway, industrial vehicles) and OEM-led business model.
• Eisenwerk Brühl GmbH: German iron foundry producing heavy cast iron components (up to multi-tonne) for railway, machinery and wind energy. Comparable in spheroidal iron expertise, large casting capability and industrial OEM customer base.
• Silbitz Group GmbH: German foundry group producing iron castings for rail, commercial vehicles and industrial machinery. Closely comparable in product mix (spheroidal graphite cast iron housings for drivetrain and rail applications) and European OEM customer orientation.
• Fonderia Zanardi: Italian foundry producing iron castings for industrial applications including railways, energy and heavy machinery. Closely comparable in geography, product category (cast iron components) and OEM customer base.

Emerging players

• ASK Automotive: Indian automotive component manufacturer with iron casting capabilities serving two-wheeler and automotive OEM markets. Thematically comparable as an industrial iron component supplier but serving different end-markets and geographies.
• Bredero Shaw / Shawcor (Industrial Castings peer set): Industrial component manufacturer with iron casting exposure serving infrastructure and energy end-markets. Thematically comparable in heavy industrial casting supply, though with broader energy focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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