Foundry Shell Casting

What Foundry Shell Casting does

Foundry Shell Casting srl is a privately held Italian non-ferrous foundry established in 2012 in Carentino (province of Alessandria, Piedmont). The company operates a single 3,000 sqm production facility equipped with two 750 kg melting furnaces, a 53-position casting and cooling carousel, an underground cooling tunnel, and in-house machining capacity (turning, milling, drilling, deburring, finishing). It specialises exclusively in bronze and brass castings produced via Shell Moulding, a process that yields castings from 50 g to 90 kg with high surface quality, reduced porosity, and minimal subsequent machining. Annual throughput is approximately one million units across more than 2,000 distinct items.

The product portfolio spans connecting rods, impellers and diffusers, motor and pump housings, valves, sluice gates, filters, rings, covers, bells, urns and funerary art, decorative items, and furniture hardware. Beyond serial production, the company offers two adjacent services: a Rapid Prototyping line using 3D scanning, CAD design, and 3D-printed sand moulds for short runs and restoration projects, and a Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap Recovery and Recycling unit purchasing and valorising copper, brass, bronze, aluminium, zinc, tin, and nickel scrap under EU 333/2011 and 715/2013 compliance. Quality assurance includes spectrotest material analysis, X-ray control, liquid penetrant testing, and mechanical/tensile/hardness testing; the company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and REACH certifications.

The business model is a direct B2B, quote-based sales motion with custom manufacturing per customer drawing. Pricing is non-public and negotiated based on specification, material, and volume; the website supports quote requests, file uploads, and a digitised customer interface for order tracking. Customers are industrial buyers across mechanical engineering, naval, construction and furniture, and art/design verticals, plus industrial metal suppliers for scrap. The company is founder/owner-operated, has no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, named anchor customers, or acquisitions, and operates entirely from its single Italian site.

Name

Foundry Shell Casting

Legal name

Foundry Shell Casting srl

Website

https://foundryshellcasting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foundry Shell Casting is an Italian bronze and brass foundry using Shell Moulding to produce precision castings (50g–90kg) — including pump bodies, valves, fittings, and decorative items — for industrial, naval, construction, and art customers, with supporting rapid prototyping and metal scrap recycling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Ferrous Metal Foundry / Bronze and Brass Castings

NAICS

Nonferrous Metal Foundries (33152), Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting) (331529), Foundries (3315)

SIC

Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) (3360), Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal 3D Printing Service Bureaus (SLM/DMLS, EBM, Binder Jetting) (IMAAADAB)

Keywords

• Shell moulding castings
• Bronze and brass foundry
• Precision metal castings
• Non-ferrous casting services
• Custom industrial castings

Headquarters

HQ city

Alessandria

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bronze and Brass Castings Production: Core manufacturing revenue from producing custom bronze and brass castings using Shell Moulding technology. Production of approximately 1 million units annually across 2,000+ different items including connecting rods, impellers, pump bodies, filters, valves, rings, covers, bells, and decorative items.
2. Rapid Prototyping Services: Specialized service for developing prototypes and one-of-a-kind pieces using 3D scanning, CAD design, and 3D printed sand mould technology. Ideal for small production runs, unique parts, and restoration of antique or discontinued items.
3. Non-ferrous Metal Scrap Recovery: Purchase, processing and valorization of non-ferrous metal scrap including copper (various grades), brass, bronze, and aluminum. Circular economy service transforming industrial waste into high-quality resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Foundry Shell Casting operates a bronze and brass foundry that produces custom precision castings using Shell Moulding technology, ranging from 50g to 90kg, for mechanical, naval, art, construction, and furniture customers. Beyond castings, the company offers a Rapid Prototyping service using 3D scanning, CAD, and 3D-printed sand moulds, and a Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap Recovery service covering copper, brass, bronze, aluminum, zinc, tin, and nickel.

Product overview

Foundry Shell Casting is a bronze and brass foundry specializing in Shell Moulding precision casting technology. The company offers a unified portfolio centered on precision castings (50g to 90kg) in bronze and brass, complemented by a Rapid Prototyping Service utilizing 3D scanning and printing technologies, and a Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap Recovery and Recycling service. Product range includes connecting rods, impellers, pump/motor housings, valves, filters, bells, urns, funerary art, and design objects. The company provides complete part services from casting to machining, serving mechanical engineering, naval, art, construction, and furniture sectors. Annual production capacity is approximately 1 million units managing over 2,000 different items.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bronze and Brass Castings (Shell Moulding)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Voxeljet AG: German provider of industrial 3D printing systems and on-demand sand mould printing services for foundries. Directly comparable to Foundry Shell Casting's 3D-printed sand mould prototyping workflow, though operates primarily as a technology/service provider rather than a finished castings producer.
• Desktop Metal (ExOne): US-based provider of binder jetting 3D printing systems (including ExOne's sand printers) used by foundries for direct sand mould and core production. Comparable technology overlap with Foundry Shell Casting's 3D sand mould capability, but sells equipment/services rather than finished castings.

Broad incumbents

• Hailiang Group: Chinese copper products and copper-alloy manufacturer (rods, tubes, fittings) with global distribution. Comparable copper-alloy focus but serves a much broader customer base at a different price-point.
• Poongsan Corporation: Korean manufacturer of copper and copper alloy products, including castings, rod, and fabricated components. Comparable product portfolio and bronze/brass focus, but operates at much larger scale with global industrial and defense customers.
• Mueller Industries: US-based broad manufacturer of copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products, including cast copper fittings and rod. Comparable in product family (copper-alloy castings and fittings) but much larger and more diversified across geographies and end-markets.
• Aurubis AG: European leader in copper smelting, refining, and recycling, producing copper and precious metal products. Adjacent in the copper-alloy value chain and shares the circular-economy / scrap-recovery angle, but operates at industrial scale upstream of casting foundries.

Direct peers

• KME Group: Italian-headquartered European manufacturer of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products, including castings and billets. Closest large-scale non-ferrous foundry peer in Italy with overlapping bronze/brass capabilities and European industrial customer base.
• Wieland Group: German global manufacturer of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products (rods, tubes, sheets, castings). Directly comparable as a vertically integrated non-ferrous metal processor serving industrial, plumbing, and engineering customers across Europe.
• Diehl Metall: German producer of brass, bronze, and copper alloy semi-finished products and components, including rod, bar, and cast parts. Direct European peer in non-ferrous alloy casting and component supply to industrial customers.

Others

• Befesa SA: European leader in non-ferrous metal scrap recycling (zinc, aluminum, salt slags, stainless steel dust), operating under EU circular-economy regulations. Comparable to Foundry Shell Casting's certified non-ferrous scrap recovery service line and its EU regulatory positioning, but does not produce castings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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