What Salico Hispania does

Salico Hispania is the Spanish operating entity of the SALICO Group, a privately held, family-owned industrial equipment manufacturer founded in Italy in 1978 (Spanish entity established in 2007 through partnership with the Gerbolés family). The company designs, manufactures, and installs metal flat strip finishing lines — slitting lines, cut-to-length lines, tension leveling lines, cleaning and degreasing lines, press feed lines, and packaging lines — for the aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel industries. Its technology portfolio rests on patented proprietary components including the SHEETTRONIC eccentric rotary shear (1986, 250+ units installed), the TILTRONIC tilting shear (1991), zero-inertia vacuum and magnetic stackers, multiroller levelers achieving >85% plastic deformation, and 200-ton axial-force slitter heads capable of cutting from 0.1mm aluminum to 18mm steel.

The group operates four mechanical manufacturing plants totaling 8,000 m2 near Lecco, Italy, with dedicated automation subsidiaries (Salico Automation in Italy, Salmec Automation in Spain) and acquired entities including KCS Herr Voss UK (2012) for cleaning and coating lines. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time project-based capital equipment sales supplemented by technical service, revamping, modernization, and spare parts. The group sells directly through owned offices in Italy, Spain, the UK (Halesowen), the US (Alliance, Ohio via SES SALICO joint venture, 2015), and India (Kolkata, 2021), complemented by a network of international sales agents in Germany, Australia, Russia/CIS, the Nordics, Turkey, and Venezuela. The customer base includes more than 20 named tier-1 metals processors across three continents (e.g., Novelis, Constellium, ArcelorMittal, Nucor, Tata Steel, Thyssenkrupp, Hydro, Chalco, Rusal, Aurubis). Ownership is split equally across four founding families (Salvioni, Colombo, Molteni, Gerbolés), with second- and third-generation members actively working in the operating companies.

Name

Salico Hispania

Legal name

SALICO HISPANIA, S.A.

Website

https://salico.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Salico Hispania designs, manufactures, and installs metal flat strip finishing lines — slitting, cut-to-length, tension leveling, cleaning, and packaging equipment — for global aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel processors, operating as the Spanish entity of the family-owned SALICO Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Rozas

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Finishing Equipment Manufacturing and Installation: Design, manufacture, and installation of complete metal flat strip finishing lines including slitting lines, cut-to-length lines, tension leveling lines, cleaning lines, press feed lines, and packaging lines. Project-based revenue from custom equipment sales to steel and aluminum industry customers.
2. Technical Service and After-Sales Support: First-class technical service for all equipment worldwide, hotline service for real-time support from monitoring center, preventive maintenance, training, reverse engineering, and consulting services.
3. Revamping and Modernization Services: Upgrading and refurbishing of existing equipment supplied by SALICO or other suppliers, including revamping, rebuilding, and restructuring services.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Salico Hispania designs, manufactures, and installs metal flat strip finishing equipment for the steel, aluminum, and stainless steel processing industries. Its core product range covers six types of production lines (slitting, cut-to-length, tension leveling, cleaning and degreasing, press feed/blanking, and packaging) complemented by proprietary components such as SHEETTRONIC and TILTRONIC eccentric rotary shears, zero-inertia stackers, multiroller levelers, and automated tool-change robotics. The company also delivers revamping, modernization, technical service, training, and spare parts for installed equipment worldwide.

Product overview

Salico Hispania (part of SALICO Group) designs, builds, and installs the most complete range of metal flat strip finishing equipment. The product portfolio centers on six core production line types: Slitting Lines, Cut to Length Lines, Tension Leveling Lines, Cleaning and Degreasing Lines, Press Feed Lines (Blanking Lines), and Packaging Lines. These are complemented by proprietary technology components including Vacuum Stacker, Magnetic Stacker, Multiroller Leveler, Tension Levelers, Slitter Heads, Eccentric Rotary Shear SHEETTRONIC, Eccentric Rotary Tilting Shear TILTRONIC, Scrap Choppers, Embossers, Stitchers, Back Tension Devices, and Tooling Change Robots. The company serves aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel processing industries with approximately 150 professionals across multiple global locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Slitting Lines Industrial slitting lines for longitudinal cutting of metal coils, featuring high-rigidity circular shears with zero axial clearance, perfectly parallel arbor shafts, and minimum bending during rotation to ensure perfect cutting quality. Designed for steel service centers and aluminum processors.
• Cut to Length Lines Cut-to-length lines that cut incoming strip transversely to form sheets stacked into compact rectangular bundles. Covers the full thickness range from 0.1 mm aluminum to 25 mm thick carbon steel coils, with line speeds up to 150 m/min and length tolerances up to ±0.2 mm.
• Tension Leveling Lines Tension leveling lines for producing flat strip by eliminating out-of-flatness defects such as center buckles, side buckles, long edges, cross bow, or coil set, ensuring true flatness without memory effect. Used by aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel processors.
• Cleaning and Degreasing Lines Cleaning and degreasing lines for removing surface contaminants from metal strips through alkaline cleaning processes, preparing materials for subsequent processing. Used by ferrous and non-ferrous material processors.
• Press Feed Lines (Blanking Lines) Press feed lines for automotive industry-oriented service centers, processing strips with thickness from 0.4 to 4 mm, maximum width 2100 mm, and speeds up to 100 m/min. Designed for automotive blanking operations.
• Packaging Lines Packaging lines for complete coils, slit coils, or sheet bundles, available as a final section within new or existing lines or as standalone units, with options ranging from simple manual to fully automated solutions.
• Technical Service and After-Sales Support First-class technical service for SALICO equipment worldwide, including hotline service for real-time support from monitoring center, preventive maintenance, training, reverse engineering, and consulting services for industrial customers.
• Revamping and Modernization Services Upgrading and refurbishing of existing equipment supplied by SALICO or other suppliers, including revamping, rebuilding, and restructuring services to extend equipment life and improve performance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Line speeds up to 150 m/min in cut-to-length operations with 300 cuts per minute capability
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SES LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2015Joint venture established November 2015 creating SES SALICO Finishing and Processing L.L.C. based in Alliance, Ohio. Combines SALICO technology with SES local engineering, manufacture, technical service and spare parts capabilities for North American market (USA, Canada, Mexico).
• Gerbolés Family (MECESA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Agreement with Gerbolés family in 2007 created SALICO HISPANIA, integrating key personnel from former MECESA company (founded 1974 by Luis Gerbolés Calvo). Expanded product portfolio and international presence.
• FumagalliminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997SALICO became major shareholder of Fumagalli in 1997. Mechanical manufacturing plant with additional engineering capability located in Barzago, 10km from HQ. Oversees special projects, revamping, rebuilding and refurbishing of older equipment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SMS group GmbH: German global plantmaker for metals processing, including strip finishing, slitting, cut-to-length, and downstream processing lines. Competes head-to-head with Salico for integrated mill projects across steel and aluminum.
• Red Bud Industries: US-based manufacturer of coil processing equipment including slitting lines, cut-to-length lines, and multi-blanking lines for steel and aluminum service centers. Direct niche competitor to Salico in North American coil processing equipment.
• Primetals Technologies: Austrian-Japanese joint venture supplying complete metallurgical plants including strip processing equipment for steel and non-ferrous metals. Directly comparable as a major turnkey supplier of finishing lines for greenfield and brownfield projects.
• GE Vernova / ProEco Group: European industrial engineering firm providing strip processing, cleaning, and finishing lines for steel and aluminum. Comparable niche player competing with Salico on integrated metal finishing line installations.
• Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. Italian-headquartered global leader in metallurgical plant manufacturing, including strip processing and finishing lines for steel and aluminum. Most direct competitor to Salico in custom engineered finishing equipment for flat products.
• Drever International (SMS group): Belgian-based specialist (now part of SMS group) in continuous heat treatment and galvanizing lines for steel strip. Adjacent product overlap with Salico's downstream processing equipment for metal strip finishing.
• Butech Bliss: US manufacturer of rolling mill equipment, coil processing lines, and strip finishing machinery. Comparable to Salico as a custom industrial machinery builder serving steel and aluminum processors.

Broad incumbents

• Fives Group: French industrial engineering group serving metals, glass, cement and other process industries. Its metal processing activities overlap with Salico's finishing line offerings, though as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Tenova (Techint Group): Italian-headquartered supplier of equipment and technologies for metals and mining industries, including strip processing solutions. Comparable as a broader incumbent with overlapping metal finishing capabilities.
• ANDRITZ AG (Metal Processing / Separation): Austrian industrial group with a metals processing division offering strip processing equipment including slitting, leveling, and cut-to-length lines. Comparable as a broader- portfolio incumbent with overlapping metal finishing product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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