MA

What MA does

M.A. S.r.l. (trading as MA CARPENTERIA) is a privately held Italian limited liability company founded on 27 February 2002 and headquartered in Limena, near Padova. It operates as a custom B2B metal fabrication shop serving heavy-industrial customers in offshore, petrochemical, energy, oil & gas, and naval markets. The company inherited 'over 100 years of experience' from the founding family's metalworking tradition while operating a renewed, modern machine park.

Its core offerings span the full medium-to-heavy steel production cycle and are delivered in-house: high-definition plasma cutting and oxy-fuel cutting up to 230mm thickness (Messer system); calandratura (plate rolling) for thicknesses of 5-120mm producing cones, cylindrical shells (virole), and arcs; certified welding across MIG-MAG-TIG-electrode and submerged-arc welding (SAW) processes on carbon, stainless, alloy, wear-resistant (Hardox, Weldox), and superalloy (Inconel 625) materials; custom metal construction; and non-destructive testing (radiographic, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, ultrasonic, visual). The 22,000 sqm facility (8,000 sqm covered) is equipped with 40-ton overhead cranes capable of handling large components.

M.A. operates a project-based revenue model with quote-driven, per-spec pricing on custom fabrication and on processing of customer-provided materials. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales: sales engineers engage industrial customers' engineering and procurement departments and work from customer drawings and specifications. The company is differentiated primarily by its regulatory stack — UNI EN ISO 9001:2015, UNI EN 1090:2012, UNI EN ISO 3834, ASME BPV I & VIII-1 & VIII-2 (2025-2028), and ESNA SOA — combined with welding procedure qualifications from Bureau Veritas, RINA, Lloyd's Register, SGS, IIS, and ABS. It is part of a multi-entity industrial group with sister companies A.S.U. srl (special-steel distributor, SSAB-TOOLOX dealer) and Tiso & Torresin srl (traditional steel warehouse), which provide integrated material supply. Sales channels are minimal — primarily the macarpenteria.com website, direct phone, and email — with acquisition driven by direct B2B relationships, referrals, and specification-led bidding into regulated industrial supply chains.

Name

MA

Legal name

M.A. S.R.L.

Website

https://macarpenteria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

M.A. S.r.l. (MA CARPENTERIA) is an Italian custom metal fabrication job shop in Limena near Padova serving heavy-industrial customers in offshore, petrochemical, energy, oil & gas, and naval markets with in-house plasma cutting, plate rolling, certified welding, metal construction, and non-destructive testing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Metal Fabrication Services

NAICS

Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing (3324)

SIC

Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Custom metal fabrication
• Industrial welding services
• Plate rolling services
• Non-destructive testing
• Pressure vessel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Limena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Fabrication Services: B2B custom fabrication services including plasma/oxycutting, plate rolling, welding, and metal carpentry. Revenue is project-based, generated from custom manufacturing according to customer specifications and drawings for medium-to-heavy steel fabrication.
2. Metal Processing Services: Processing of customer-provided materials including cutting, shaping, and finishing operations. Services include calandratura (rolling), saldatura (welding), and non-destructive testing for quality verification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

M.A. S.r.l. is a custom metal fabrication job-shop that executes plasma/oxy-fuel cutting, plate rolling, certified welding, metal construction (carpenteria), and non-destructive testing for industrial clients. The company works directly from customer specifications and drawings to deliver medium-to-heavy steel fabrications up to 230 mm thickness, with full in-house quality control under ISO 9001, EN 1090, ASME BPV, and ISO 3834 certifications. Operations serve off-shore, petrochemical, energy, oil & gas, and naval end-markets from a 22,000 m² facility in Limena (Padua), Italy.

Product overview

M.A. S.r.l. is a metalworking company offering a unified suite of precision metalworking services. The portfolio centers on five core service offerings: plasma/oxy-fuel cutting, rolling/calendering, certified welding, custom metal construction, and non-destructive testing. These services are delivered internally with complete quality control, covering the full production cycle from material preparation through finishing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plasma Cutting / Oxy-fuel Cutting (Taglio Plasma/Ossitaglio) High-definition plasma cutting and oxy-fuel cutting service capable of processing material thicknesses up to 230 mm, offered to industrial customers across off-shore, petrochemical, energy, oil & gas, and naval sectors.
• Plate Rolling (Calandratura) Plate rolling service transforming flat sheets into curved elements such as tubes, cones, and arcs, with rolling capability for thicknesses from 5 to 120 mm and specialization in cones and cylindrical shells from rolled and welded plate.
• Certified Welding (Saldatura) Certified welding service covering MIG-MAG-TIG-electrode-SAW processes across carbon steel, stainless steels, low-alloy steels, nickel and copper alloys, and wear-resistant materials (Hardox, Weldox), executed under multi-standard qualifications for regulated industrial applications.
• Metal Construction (Carpenteria) Medium-to-heavy metal construction service building custom steel structures exactly to customer specifications and drawings, handling end-to-end fabrication projects for industrial clients.
• Non-Destructive Testing (Controlli Non Distruttivi) In-house non-destructive testing service covering radiographic, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, ultrasonic, and visual inspections, complemented by accredited laboratory destructive testing (traction, hardness, resilience, corrosion, macro tests), used to verify integrity and standards compliance of fabricated components.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• A.S.U. srlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the same industrial group as M.A. srl. A.S.U. srl is a distributor of special steels and authorized dealer for SSAB-TOOLOX Sweden. Provides M.A. with reliable supply of quality certified materials for fabrication, ensuring material traceability and supply continuity.
• Tiso & Torresin srlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the same industrial group as M.A. srl. Tiso & Torresin srl operates as a warehouse of traditional steels and various steel products. Complements A.S.U. srl's special steel offering by providing access to standard steel grades, enabling M.A. to meet diverse material requirements for different customer projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonatti S.p.A. Italian energy contractor with metal fabrication and welding capabilities for oil & gas and petrochemical projects. Overlaps in capability and end-market but operates as a broader EPC/installation contractor rather than a dedicated fabrication shop.
• Saipem S.p.A. Italian oil & gas and energy EPC contractor operating large fabrication yards that produce pressure vessels, subsea structures, and modules. Competes for the same end-customers but at vastly larger scale, both as customer and competitor depending on contracting model.
• Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. Major Italian power-generation equipment OEM with in-house heavy fabrication, welding, and quality systems. Overlaps with MA on pressure-equipment work for energy customers but at much broader scope (turbines, generators) and scale.
• Babcock Wanson Italia: European manufacturer of industrial boilers, burners, and process equipment with established ASME-related fabrication heritage. Comparable in pressure-equipment domain but more standardized and broader in product portfolio than MA's custom job-shop model.

Direct peers

• Mersen: Global specialist in high-temperature alloys, anti-corrosion equipment, and process-vessel fabrication, including Inconel-family capabilities. Comparable to MA on specialty-material plate work and certified welding for harsh-service industrial applications.
• Walter Tosto S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and process equipment with deep ASME and international certification pedigree. Highly comparable capability set and customer base (refineries, petrochemical, energy), serving as a tier-one reference for MA's positioning.
• Cimolai S.p.A. Italian engineering and heavy structural steelwork firm with plate processing, fabrication, and certified welding capabilities serving infrastructure, energy, and marine markets. Comparable on plate-processing scale and welding breadth, although larger and more infrastructure-weighted.
• Belleli S.p.A. Italian fabricator of pressure vessels, columns, reactors, and heat exchangers for oil & gas, petrochemical, and power customers. Closely comparable in product mix (ASME-coded plate work, welding, NDT) and is one of the most direct domestic competitors for MA's core offering.
• Cividale Group S.p.A. Italian industrial group with heavy plate work, welding, and machining capabilities serving energy, naval, and heavy industrial customers. Comparable in size, vertical structure, and reliance on certified welding qualifications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/macarpenteria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/macarpenteria

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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