STOOSS USA

What STOOSS USA does

STOOSS USA Inc. is the North American sales office and distribution warehouse of Swiss parent Schmiedewerk Stooss AG, a 100+ year-old forging house. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Conroe, Texas, the US subsidiary serves as the commercial interface and stocking/distribution node for the parent's forged products into the North American market. The parent operates a 2,700-ton forging press, ring rolling mills, and related equipment in Switzerland, with a group annual forging capacity of approximately 20,000 tons and the ability to produce parts up to roughly 5 tons across more than 100 steel grades. STOOSS USA maintains over 10,000 tons of raw material in stock at its Conroe facility to support short lead times and just-in-time delivery to North American customers.

The company's core offering covers open-die forging, ring rolling, hammer forging, CNC machining, heat treatment, and precision measurement, allowing it to deliver either raw forged blanks or finish-machined forging parts. End markets are diversified across power generation, oil & gas (including offshore), marine, heavy equipment, transportation, and general industrial OEMs. The business holds an unusually broad certification stack — ISO 9001, EN 9100:2018 (aerospace), ISO 14001, ISO 45001, NORSOK M-650, TÜV — together with approvals from six major maritime classification societies (ABS, Lloyd's Register, DNV GL, Bureau Veritas, Class NK, RS) and qualification by Leonardo Helicopters for aerospace supply.

The go-to-market model is sales-led and quotation-driven, anchored by stocking programs and JIT delivery from the Texas warehouse. The company sells primarily to industrial OEMs and EPC contractors, with no named end customers disclosed in the available material. Commercial reach beyond North America is supported through a network of representatives across the Middle East, Far East, India, and Africa, and through the parent group's additional subsidiaries in Germany and India. The combination of multi-decade forging know-how, capital-intensive press assets, broad grade availability, classification-society approvals, and a local stocking presence forms the structural basis of the company's competitive position in its niche.

Name

STOOSS USA

Legal name

STOOSS USA Inc.

Website

https://stoossusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

STOOSS USA Inc. is the Conroe, Texas-based North American sales and distribution arm of Swiss parent Schmiedewerk Stooss AG, supplying open-die forgings, ring-rolled parts, CNC-machined components, and heat-treated products to power generation, oil & gas, marine, aerospace, heavy equipment, and general industrial OEMs across the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Conroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Forged Product Sales: Manufacture and sale of open-die forgings, seamless profiled rolled rings, and finish-machined forging parts. Products sold directly to customers with just-in-time delivery and stocking program options.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

STOOSS USA, Inc. is the North American sales, distribution, and machining subsidiary of Swiss forging company Schmiedewerk Stooss AG, specializing in thermoforming of unalloyed, low and high-alloy steels, light and non-ferrous metals, and nickel alloys. The company produces open-die forgings (rectangular bars, plates, shafts, flanged shafts, rotors, hubs, sleeves) and seamless hot rolled forgings (rings, profiled rings, balls) weighing up to approximately 5 tons, complemented by in-house heat treatment and CNC machining services delivered from its Conroe, Texas facility.

Product overview

STOOSS USA operates as a forging company specializing in thermoforming technology for unalloyed, low and high-alloy steels, light and non-ferrous metals, and nickel alloys. The product portfolio centers on open-die forgings (rectangular bars, plates, shafts, flanged shafts, rotors, round blanks, hubs, and sleeves) and seamless hot rolled forgings (rings, profiled rings, and balls), with products weighing up to approximately 5 tons. The company offers complementary services including heat treatment (normalizing, annealing, tempering, quenching) and machining (CNC turning, milling, shot blasting). STOOSS USA serves as the sales office and distribution warehouse for North American customers, offering stocking programs and JIT (just-in-time) delivery performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open-Die Forgings Custom open-die forgings produced via thermoforming technology including rectangular bars and plates (up to 4000mm length, 1300mm width, 400mm height, 5 tons weight), shafts (up to 500mm diameter), flanged shafts and rotors (up to 1000mm diameter, 3 tons), round blanks and hubs (up to 1500mm diameter), and sleeves (up to 1300mm OD, 200mm ID minimum, 900mm height). Sold to industrial customers in power generation, oil and gas, marine, and heavy industrial sectors.
• Seamless Hot Rolled Forgings (Rings, Profiled Rings, Balls) Seamless hot rolled forgings produced via ring rolling including rings in rectangular shape (up to 3700mm OD, 700mm height), profiled rings (up to 3000mm OD, 600mm height), and balls (up to 920mm diameter, 1.7 tons weight). Provided to industrial customers for power generation, oil and gas, and heavy industrial applications.
• Heat Treatment Services Heat treatment services including normalizing, annealing, tempering, soft annealing, and quenching (oil, water, or polymer) using environmentally compatible natural gas and electrically powered heat treatment furnaces operating at temperatures up to 1200°C. Offered to industrial customers requiring application-specific thermal processing of forged components.
• CNC Machining Services Precision machining services including CNC vertical turning lathes (up to 60 inches diameter, 52 inches rotating height), CNC center lathes (up to 33 inches diameter, 150 inches turning length), CNC milling machines (64 x 36 x 30 inches), shot blasting, drilling, and additional mechanical testing. Provides finish-machined and pre-machined forging parts to North American industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivery times reduced to 1-5 business days for stock items
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• SCHMIEDEWERK STOOSS AG (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company based in Hedingen, Switzerland. STOOSS USA Inc. is a subsidiary. Schmiedewerk Stooss AG manufactures forged products at its facility in Zurich/Hedingen, Switzerland, serving as the primary manufacturing facility for the group.
• STOOSS Germany (SCHMIEDEWERK STOOSS GMBH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary in Germany (Hagen) operating a customized inventory management system and supplying pre-machined and finish-machined parts. Regional representation for Germany, Austria, and German-speaking markets.
• STOOSS IndiaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional representation in India (Bangalore) serving Indian market with contact via Mr. Raguram.
• PTS Limited (UK)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional representation for United Kingdom based in Airdrie, Scotland, managed by Tom Paterson.
• Various Regional RepresentativesregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresentatives covering Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway), Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands (Rudi Van den Bosch); Central/Eastern Europe including Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary (Sebastian Knust); Turkey (Gürcan Iscan); Middle/Far East including Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, UAE.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weber Metals (a Howmet Aerospace company): Produces large aluminum and titanium forgings for aerospace and defense, with similar profile/contour forging capabilities for high-integrity components. Comparable in serving aerospace (a STOOSS qualification) and offering large, near-net-shape forged parts to OEM customers.
• Ellwood Group: Family-owned group operating open-die forging facilities (Ellwood City Forge, Ellwood Texas Forge) producing large steel forgings and machined components for defense, oil & gas, and heavy industry. Comparable to STOOSS in scale, material breadth, and end-market focus, with full US forging capacity.
• Ajax Manufacturing: Erie, Pennsylvania-based open-die forge producing custom forged shafts, rings, and cylinders with in-house heat treatment and rough machining. Closely mirrors STOOSS's offering of open-die forgings plus integrated finishing services for heavy industrial customers.
• Scot Forge: One of the largest independent open-die forging companies in North America, producing custom forged products including rings, shafts, bars, and cylinders. Directly comparable to STOOSS in product category (open-die forging) and target markets (power generation, oil & gas, marine, heavy industrial) but with US-based forging capacity.

Broad incumbents

• Doncasters Group: Global manufacturer of precision engineered components including open-die and ring-rolled forgings for aerospace, industrial gas turbines, and oil & gas. Comparable product portfolio and customer base, with broader geographic and product-line footprint than STOOSS.
• Bharat Forge: One of the world's largest forging companies, producing open-die and closed-die forgings across ferrous and non-ferrous metals for automotive, industrial, oil & gas, and aerospace markets. Comparable core technology (open-die forging) at much greater scale and with broader sector diversification than STOOSS.
• Otto Fuchs KG: German forging and finishing company producing large open-die and die forgings in aluminum, titanium, and copper alloys for aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers. Comparable as a European peer with similar scale, aerospace qualifications, and integrated forging-to-machining model.

Regional players

• Leistritz AG: German forged-products manufacturer producing open-die forgings and ring-rolled products in specialty steels and non-ferrous alloys for marine, oil & gas, and power generation customers in Europe. Comparable niche specialty-forging focus to Schmiedewerk Stooss AG with similar size and customer profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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