SAKAE Casting

Name

SAKAE Casting

Website

https://en.sakae-v.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hachioji

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: FIDALMAR generates revenue through annual membership fees from its member national leagues and associations. The membership fee structure was noted at USD 500 to USD 600 annually during the 2023 period.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SAKAE Casting is a cold plate manufacturing company that produces casting components for thermal management in edge data centers and electric vehicle (EV) battery cooling systems. The company delivers metal cast cold plates and associated casting services to industrial buyers in the data center and EV battery supply chains. Founded in 2017 in Hachioji, Japan, it operates as a specialist casting supplier focused on liquid cooling hardware.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cold plates for edge data centers

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded 'Cruz de oro al mérito marítimo' to Argentine Navy Chief Admiral Julio Horacio Guardia recognizing contributions to maritime resource awareness and ocean protection as 'patrimony of humanity'

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2023The Argentine Navy developed the 'Pollux' system for ship positioning and geographic representation in the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone, which was recognized with unanimous vote by FIDALMAR members at the XXXIV Summit 2023. This operational maritime surveillance system represents a significant technological achievement endorsed by the federation.
• Armada de España (Spanish Navy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2023The Spanish Navy hosted the 2023 FIDALMAR summit activities including a visit to the Rota military facility where delegates were briefed on daily operations, Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, and crew operations. Spain maintains Orange Alert status with fleet deployed in the Red Sea and Mediterranean.
• Liga Marítima de Italia (Italian Maritime League)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2023Proposed as organizer and host of the next FIDALMAR summit. Italy would become the next country to host the annual international maritime gathering following Spain's 2023 hosting.
• Liga Naval ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2023Responsible for managing the FIDALMAR website and federation communications platform. Serves as a key operational partner for the federation's digital infrastructure. The organization celebrated its 89th anniversary in 2022.
• Real Liga Naval EspañolacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2023Spanish National Maritime League is a founding member organization that conducts extensive cultural and educational programming including naval history conferences, naval modeling workshops, and coordinates with FIDALMAR on activities across Spain. Hosted 2023 summit leadership transition.
• Cofradía Internacional de la Vela (International Sailing Brotherhood)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Recently incorporated as an adherent entity to the federation. Represents recreational sailing and nautical enthusiasts seeking representation within the maritime federation structure.
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023FIDALMAR is pursuing formal consultative status with the IMO to gain official recognition in international maritime regulatory bodies. This would elevate FIDALMAR's voice in global maritime policy discussions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Chicago White Metal Casting: CWM is a precision aluminum and magnesium die caster serving automotive, electronics, and industrial customers. Comparable in scale and specialty aluminum casting focus, with customers in EV and electronics cooling applications.
• Wakefield-Vette: Wakefield-Vette produces thermal management products including cold plates, heat sinks, and liquid cooling solutions for power electronics, telecom, and data center applications. Directly comparable cold plate product line and customer overlap.
• Ryobi Die Casting: Ryobi is a Japanese die casting specialist serving automotive and industrial markets, including EV battery and electronics cooling components. Comparable as a Japan-based nonferrous die caster competing for similar OEM customers.
• Boyd Corporation: Boyd manufactures thermal management solutions including liquid cooling cold plates for data centers, EVs, and industrial applications. Directly competes with SAKAE in the cast/machined cold plate category with overlapping customer base in electronics thermal management.
• Wolverine Tube: Wolverine Tube manufactures heat transfer products including cold plates and tube-in-sheet assemblies used in power electronics, EV, and industrial cooling. Directly competes in fabricated/cast cold plate assemblies for similar end markets.
• Shiloh Industries: Shiloh produces lightweight aluminum and magnesium castings for automotive noise, vibration, and harshness plus EV battery applications. Comparable aluminum casting capability targeting EV OEMs, partially overlapping SAKAE's customer base.
• Aavid Thermalloy: Aavid (now part of Boyd) is a long-established manufacturer of heat sinks and cold plates for electronics and automotive cooling. Directly comparable product line in liquid cooling plates for power electronics and data center applications.

Broad incumbents

• Vertiv: Vertiv is a large-scale data center infrastructure provider offering liquid cooling solutions including cold plates, CDUs, and immersion systems. Competes broadly in the same data center thermal management category SAKAE serves, though as part of a much wider portfolio.

Emerging players

• Asetek: Asetek designs and manufactures liquid cooling solutions including cold plates for PCs, gaming, and increasingly data centers. Adjacent cold plate expertise with overlap in the data center thermal management opportunity SAKAE targets.
• CoolIT Systems: CoolIT specializes in liquid-to-chip cold plates and direct liquid cooling for high-performance computing and data centers. Comparable in the data center cold plate category though CoolIT focuses on CDU-integrated solutions rather than casting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SakaeCastingUSA
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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