Erofio

What Erofio does

Erofio (Grupo EROFIO) is a privately held Portuguese industrial group headquartered in Batalha, Leiria, founded in 1990, operating three business units in tooling and plastic manufacturing. Erofio Engenharia designs and manufactures high-precision injection molds with strict quality control and tight deadlines; Erofio Atlântico runs series production via thermoplastic injection on 34 machines (25-1,100t clamping force) with bi-injection and CUBE molding capabilities, plus downstream decoration, assembly, and packaging; the Additive Manufacturing Unit, inaugurated in February 2022 with a EUR 3.7 million investment, produces metal components via laser powder-bed fusion up to 500mm³, enabling conformal cooling channel geometries and hybrid AM-plus-machining tooling.

The group operates a quote-based, project-driven B2B revenue model with four revenue streams: mold design and fabrication, series injection production, additive manufacturing services (mold inserts, repair, redesign), and industrialization/technical services. Customers are enterprise manufacturers served through direct technical sales across automotive, medical devices, aerospace, home appliances, tools, and oil and gas. Geographic reach spans 15 countries — primarily in Europe plus the USA, China, and Tunisia — with all operations consolidated at the Jardoeira facility since 2013.

Erofio monetizes primarily one-off project work rather than recurring licenses, and supports its operating base with significant non-dilutive EU funding (INOV.AM, EA MEDICAL, Custom3+, CELL2CELL, S4PLAST, PRR). The group holds ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and is implementing ISO/IEC 27001:2022, which collectively qualify it as a supplier into regulated automotive and medical supply chains. Ownership appears founder/family-controlled with no disclosed external PE, VC, or public shareholders, and a separate Erofio Investimentos Imobiliários subsidiary holds real estate assets within the group.

Name

Erofio

Legal name

EROFIO – ENGENHARIA E FABRICAÇÃO DE MOLDES S.A.

Website

https://erofio.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Erofio is a privately held Portuguese industrial group that designs and manufactures high-precision injection molds, runs series thermoplastic injection production, and operates a European-scale metal additive manufacturing unit serving enterprise customers in automotive, medical devices, aerospace, and adjacent regulated verticals across 15 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plastics Manufacturing and Mold Engineering

NAICS

Industrial Mold Manufacturing (333511), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive & Transportation Injection Molded Parts (IMANAFAB)

Keywords

• Mold design fabrication
• Plastic injection molding
• Additive manufacturing services
• Tool engineering
• Industrial prototyping

Headquarters

HQ city

Batalha

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mold Design and Fabrication: Custom mold design and manufacturing services for injection molding, serving as a core business unit. Projects include high-precision, highly complex molds with rigorous quality control and tight deadlines.
2. Series Production (Injection Molding): Thermoplastic injection molding production with 34 injection machines (25-1100t capacity). Includes decoration (hot stamping, tampography, laser printing), assembly, and packaging services.
3. Additive Manufacturing Services: Metal additive manufacturing services for molds and special components, including conformal cooling channel design, repair, and redesign services. Production capacity up to 500mm x 500mm x 500mm.
4. Industrialization and Technical Services: Product industrialization support, process design, auxiliary equipment integration (robotic grippers, IML, control devices), post-sale technical support and maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Erofio designs and manufactures high-precision injection molds and produces custom plastic components through thermoplastic injection molding and metal additive manufacturing. Operating as an integrated industrial engineering partner, the company delivers end-to-end solutions from product concept, mold design, and tooling fabrication through series production, decoration, assembly, and packaging for international B2B manufacturers across automotive, medical devices, aerospace, and other industrial verticals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mold Design and Fabrication Custom design and fabrication of high-precision injection molds with advanced engineering, rigorous quality control, and tight tolerances for industrial manufacturers across automotive, medical, aerospace, and consumer goods sectors. Includes 25 CNC machining centers, 8 robotized EDM units, 14 mold assembly stations, 3D scanning, and rheological/structural simulation.
• Series Production by Thermoplastic Injection Series production of thermoplastic injection molded parts using 34 injection machines (25-1100 ton capacity), 9 bi-injection machines capable of injecting up to 4 materials, and 2 CUBE mold lines with horizontal rotating platter. Includes decoration services (hot stamping, tampography, laser printing), assembly, and packaging.
• Additive Manufacturing Services Metal powder laser fusion additive manufacturing services for prototyping and production of mold components and special parts, including conformal cooling channel design, mold repair, redesign, and hybrid additive manufacturing combined with conventional machining. Hardnesses up to 54 HRC are achievable.
• Industrialization and Technical Services Product industrialization support, process design, auxiliary equipment integration (robotic grippers, IML, control devices), post-sale technical support, and maintenance services for customers transitioning from product development to series production.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cycle time reduction through conformal cooling channels
• +6 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INOV.AM ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022Erofio leads the INOV.AM consortium focused on innovation in additive manufacturing for Portuguese industry. Total project investment of EUR 82,113,238.27 aims to develop new materials, advanced manufacturing processes, automation, software, new products, and human resources training. Erofio Engenharia receives EUR 6.6M investment with EUR 3.1M incentive; Erofio Atlântico receives EUR 1.15M investment with EUR 520K incentive.
• S4PLAST Consortium (EU FEDER)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020EUR 3.3M funding for sustainable plastics development through Engineering & Tooling cluster. Focus on circularity design, sustainable materials, and intelligent production systems.
• TOOLING4G Consortium (EU FEDER)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2018EUR 141,378 funding for Advanced Tools for Smart Manufacturing through Engineering & Tooling cluster. Supports Industry 4.0, digitalization, and zero-defect manufacturing.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ARBURG: Global German leader in injection molding machines and turnkey production systems — broad incumbent in the same space, operating on the equipment-supplier side of the same workflow Erofio serves as a contract manufacturer.
• ENGEL Austria: Austrian manufacturer of injection molding machines and integrated manufacturing cells with automotive, medical and packaging focus — broad incumbent covering the technology stack Erofio deploys in series production.
• Husky Injection Molding Systems: Canadian global leader in injection molding equipment, hot runners and molded packaging — broad incumbent serving the same beverage, packaging and automotive end markets Erofio addresses at the production line.

Direct peers

• PLASTISUD: French custom mold designer/manufacturer serving automotive, medical and consumer goods — directly comparable as a European integrated mold design and injection service provider with similar certifications and customer verticals.
• EOS GmbH: German leader in industrial metal and polymer 3D printing systems and parts production — directly comparable technology peer to Erofio's laser-fusion AM unit serving industrial tooling and serial production customers.
• Simoldes: Portugal's largest mold maker with integrated injection and tooling services for automotive and industrial customers — comparable geographic base and integrated business model to Erofio's three operating units.
• SLM Solutions Group: German metal additive manufacturing systems and parts producer — comparable technology base to Erofio's Additive Manufacturing Unit on the metal powder laser fusion side of the business.
• Protolabs: US-based digital manufacturer offering injection molding, CNC machining and industrial 3D printing as an integrated service — direct peer in the 'one-stop custom manufacturing' model Erofio commercializes in Europe.
• Gruppo Bucci: Italian integrated plastics group active in mold making, injection molding and engineered plastic components for automotive and industrial sectors — directly comparable in service scope and Southern European orientation.

Emerging players

• Xometry: US digital marketplace aggregating custom manufacturing capacity including injection molding and metal AM — emerging-platform peer representing the technology-enabled model Erofio could adopt or compete against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInpt.linkedin.com/company/erofio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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