What Saica does

SAICA S.L. (legal name: Servicios Avanzados de Ingenieria para la Certificacion y la Acreditacion S.L.) is a privately held Spanish firm headquartered in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, founded in 2006 as a university spin-off (Empresa de Base Tecnológica) from the Centro de Metrología Industrial of the Universidad de Cádiz (CMI-UCA). The company provides ENAC-accredited metrology, calibration, and industrial quality engineering services across a broad range of industrial magnitudes — dimensional, pressure, force, torque, mass, temperature, humidity, electricity, volume, optics, acoustics, hardness, flow, and viscosity — delivered through both its own laboratory network and on-site (in-situ) engagements at client facilities. Its primary verticals are aerospace manufacturing (qualified supplier to Airbus Operations Spain since 2009) and naval/defense manufacturing (qualified supplier to Navantia since 2009), with secondary exposure to general industrial manufacturing.

SAICA's technology stack rests on a proprietary software portfolio — MetroSAICA© (modular web-based metrology management with real-time KPI dashboards, automated calibration alerts, and digital certificates), MetroSAICA Lite© (freemium customer portal for certificate tracking), AdminSAICA© (ERP for laboratory logistics and analytical accounting, implemented on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in 2016), and GestSAICA© (document management) — complemented by specialized methodologies including CNC machine tool error compensation via CN software parameter optimization and athermal polymer replication for non-destructive testing. The firm holds ENAC accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025, granted 2016), EN 9100 aerospace certification, ISO 9001, and operates under ISO 10012 and UNE 66180. SAICA's metrology management model has been recognized as a global reference case study by a leading aerospace OEM.

The business model combines professional services (per-engagement calibration, CNC and process certification, R&D+i projects), managed services (integral metrology management outsourced on recurring contracts), and software subscriptions (MetroSAICA© modular platform). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; MetroSAICA Lite© is offered free to clients sending instruments for calibration. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise field sales with no resellers or channel partners, serving a regional Spain-only footprint via the Cádiz headquarters and a Madrid (Getafe) delegation, with 11-50 employees and no disclosed venture or institutional funding.

Name

Saica

Legal name

SERVICIOS AVANZADOS DE INGENIERIA PARA LA CERTIFICACION Y LA ACREDITACION S.L.

Website

https://saicasl.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SAICA S.L. is a Spain-based ENAC-accredited metrology, calibration, and quality engineering services firm serving aerospace, naval, and industrial manufacturers, with proprietary software platforms (MetroSAICA©) and qualified-supplier status with Airbus Operations Spain and Navantia since 2009.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Metrology and Calibration Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Industrial metrology services
• Calibration services
• Machine tool certification
• Quality engineering
• Measurement solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

El Puerto De Santa María

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Calibration and Certification Services: SAICA manages calibrations for clients both in its own laboratory network and on-site (in-situ) at client facilities. Covers dimensional, pressure, force, torque, mass, temperature, humidity, time, frequency, electricity, volume, optics, acoustics, hardness, flow, and viscosity magnitudes. Revenue is generated through service fees for calibration work, certification reports, and metrological confirmation services.
2. Metrology Management Services: Integral metrology management outsourced to SAICA, including calibration planning, consultancy, logistics (pickup/delivery of instruments), and information management via MetroSAICA© platform. Provided on a recurring contractual basis to clients.
3. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: MetroSAICA© platform offered as a modular web application to clients requiring self-managed calibration plans. MetroSAICA Lite© is provided free of charge to clients sending instruments for calibration. The full MetroSAICA© platform is a paid modular solution.
4. Machine and Process Certification: Specialized certification of CNC machine tools and production processes, including geometric and dimensional assessment, error compensation, and periodic recertification. Services are billed per engagement or through service contracts.
5. Industrial Projects and R&D: Metrology-based R&D+i projects, technological consultancy, custom measurement method development, and training services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SAICA provides advanced metrology, calibration, and industrial certification services to industrial clients, particularly in aerospace and naval manufacturing. The company manages calibrations across dimensional, mechanical, pressure, temperature, electrical, and other industrial magnitudes, both in its own laboratory network and on-site at client facilities. It also certifies CNC machine tools and production processes, develops proprietary metrology management software (MetroSAICA), and delivers industrial R&D and consulting projects.

Product overview

SAICA offers an integrated portfolio of metrology and quality engineering solutions comprising software products and professional services. The core software offering includes MetroSAICA© (metrology management application) and its lighter variant MetroSAICA Lite© (web portal), complemented by AdminSAICA© (ERP system) and GestSAICA© (document management). Professional services include calibration management, CNC machine tool certification, process certification, industrial R&D projects, and custom software development. The software products operate as standalone solutions with no explicit third-party integrations mentioned.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MetroSAICA© Web-based application for managing metrology and calibration plans, allowing users to manage instrument certificates, define locations, designate responsible users, view historical data, and access KPI indicators in real time. Targeted at enterprise clients needing self-managed calibration plans.
• MetroSAICA Lite© Free web portal for tracking and monitoring instrument inventory during calibration processes, providing access to calibrated instrument history and downloadable digital certificates with electronic signatures.
• Integral Metrology Management (Gestión Integral de la Metrología) Comprehensive metrology management services including calibration and certification (in-lab and on-site), consulting, logistics, and information management support for industrial clients requiring outsourced metrology functions.
• Calibration Management (Gestión de Calibraciones) Calibration management services covering dimensional, pressure, force, torque, mass, temperature, humidity, electricity, volume, optics, acoustics, hardness, flow, and viscosity measurements, delivered across SAICA's laboratory network and on-site at client facilities.
• CNC Machine Tool Certification (Certificación de Máquinas Herramienta CN) Expert geometric and dimensional assessment of CNC machine tools including verification of positioning accuracy, repeatability, geometric errors, with proprietary error compensation services and calibration certificate issuance for aerospace and industrial clients.
• Process Certification (Certificación de Procesos) Certification of production process capabilities through high-precision measurement technologies for mechanical, dimensional, and macro/microgeometric verification of manufactured elements.
• Industrial Projects (Proyectos Industriales) R&D+i and consultancy services providing metrological bases for technological decision-making, research in industrial metrology, development of new measurement procedures, and technological innovation support for industrial clients.
• Custom Software Development (Desarrollo a Medida) Custom software development services for companies with specific needs not met by existing market products, including project planning and tailored web and mobile solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Metrology management model recognized as global case study by a leading aerospace OEM

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Airbus Operations SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009SAICA has been qualified and approved as a supplier of Engineering and Metrology Services by Airbus Group and Navantia since 2009. SAICA participates in the XXIII Comité de Coordinación de Metrología AIRBUS-SAICA, addressing topics such as new certifiable parameters for dynamic torque tools, improvement of MetroSAICA app, and review of SGIM key performance indicators. This is a long-standing, strategic relationship central to SAICA's aerospace vertical.
• NavantiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009SAICA was qualified alongside Airbus Group as a supplier of Engineering and Metrology Services for Navantia, supporting the naval and defense manufacturing sector with metrology and quality assurance services.
• Universidad de Cádiz (Centro de Metrología Industrial - CMI-UCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006SAICA originated as a spin-off from the Centro de Metrología Industrial de la Universidad de Cádiz (CMI-UCA) in 2006, leveraging synergies for the transfer of research results and technological support to industry. SAICA's know-how is supported by university roots, technological relationships, and academic expertise.
• Colegio Salesiano Manuel Lora TamayominorOthersSAICA participates in technical jornadas at this vocational training college in Jerez de la Frontera, sharing expertise on metrology activities in aerospace and naval industries with students of machining and production programming. This alliance fosters continuous training of vocational students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Transcat: Transcat is a US-listed pure-play calibration services provider accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, with both on-site and lab-based delivery and proprietary calibration asset management software. Directly comparable to SAICA on service model, accreditation footprint, and software-enabled workflow, though operating in North America rather than Spain.
• Trescal: Trescal is a global pure-play calibration services provider, accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 in dozens of countries. It is the closest direct comparator to SAICA: same core service (industrial calibration across dimensional, electrical, temperature, pressure, flow, etc.), same on-site/lab hybrid delivery model, and same reliance on accredited certificates and proprietary asset-management software.
• Beamex: Beamex is a Finland-based specialist in calibration equipment and calibration management software (CMX), serving process industries and accredited labs. It is directly comparable to SAICA on the calibration software side (MetroSAICA© vs. CMX) and on the calibration services side, with a narrower industrial (process) focus than SAICA's aerospace/naval emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• Applus+: Applus+ is a Barcelona-headquartered global TIC group operating across aerospace (Applus+ IDIADA), energy, and industrial inspection, with calibration capabilities inside its broader laboratory network. Comparable to SAICA as a Spanish-anchored TIC provider serving aerospace primes, but materially larger and more diversified across testing, inspection, and certification.
• SGS: SGS is a Swiss-headquartered global TIC leader with industrial calibration, testing, and inspection services in nearly every country. Comparable to SAICA on the calibration and metrology service line and on serving aerospace supply chains, but operates as a multi-vertical, multi-billion-euro incumbent rather than a specialized metrology boutique.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC incumbent offering accredited calibration, testing, and certification services worldwide, including to aerospace OEMs and tier-1 suppliers. It is a broader-incumbent peer of SAICA: it offers the same accredited calibration and industrial metrology services, but as part of a much wider portfolio (marine, commodities, certification, asset integrity).
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is a Swiss-headquartered global leader in industrial process measurement instrumentation, with a calibration services arm serving process industries. Comparable to SAICA on industrial metrology, calibration, and instrumentation, but from a manufacturer-plus-services perspective rather than a pure independent lab.
• TÜV SÜD: TÜV SÜD is a global TIC incumbent providing accredited calibration, testing, and certification for industrial and aerospace customers. Comparable to SAICA on accredited calibration and on aerospace supplier qualification (similar EN 9100/ISO 17025 footprint), but with a far broader service portfolio and global lab network.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC incumbent with calibration services (Intertek Calibration Labs) and aerospace industry services. Overlaps with SAICA in providing accredited industrial calibration and quality engineering to aerospace and industrial clients, but at much larger scale and as part of a broad assurance portfolio.

Regional players

• AENOR: AENOR is the leading Spanish standards, certification, and conformity assessment body (ISO, UNE, etc.). Comparable to SAICA as a Spanish-headquartered accredited body serving industrial clients with certification, but AENOR focuses on management system/product certification rather than hands-on industrial metrology and machine tool assessment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

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