What Vaer does

VAER S.r.l. is an Italian privately-held contract manufacturer of thermoplastic injection molded components and custom molds, founded in 1980 in Modena and relocated in 1996 to San Martino in Rio in the Correggio plastic industry district of Emilia-Romagna. The company operates an integrated design-to-production model encompassing mold design and construction (CNC milling, plunge and wire EDM, rectification, deep drilling), injection molding on presses ranging from 62 to 550 tons, and secondary operations including ultrasonic welding of metal inserts, pad printing, painting, assembly, and metal treatment. Production capacity supports parts from 1 to 2,000 grams and up to one million pieces annually across standard polymers, technopolymers, and superpolymers.

VAER generates revenue through two principal streams: (1) third-party contract injection molding for industrial customers in food packaging, fruit and vegetable processing, labelers, outdoor lighting, electromedical, forestry, and publishing distribution, and (2) branded proprietary products sold directly, including Sistema Antigrandine anti-hail system components, Agojet fencing components, and Memory Box storage products. Sales are conducted via direct B2B engagement with technical and commercial contact points reachable by email and phone; no public pricing or e-commerce channels are disclosed.

The company holds ISO 9001 certification from TUV Italia since 2004 (upgraded from ISO 9002:1994 obtained in 2002). VAER has no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, parent company, or M&A activity. It has received small Italian government grants including 2021 Sabatini capital-goods contributions and a 2023 Regione Emilia Romagna internationalization grant application, consistent with a stable, owner-managed small-to-medium industrial enterprise serving national and European markets.

Name

Vaer

Legal name

VAER S.r.l.

Website

https://vaer.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VAER S.r.l. is an Italian privately-held contract manufacturer founded in 1980 that designs and builds thermoplastic injection molds and produces custom plastic and co-molded plastic-metal components for European industrial customers in food processing, packaging, lighting, electromedical, forestry, and publishing sectors, plus proprietary branded products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plastics Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Mold Manufacturing (333511)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Thermoforming Tooling, Mold & Die Manufacturing (IMANAHAJ)

Keywords

• Injection molding services
• Thermoplastic manufacturing
• Mold construction services
• Plastic component manufacturing
• Contract manufacturing services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Martino In Rio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Third-Party/Contract Injection Molding: VAER provides custom injection molding services for third-party clients, manufacturing specialized plastic components to customer specifications across various industries including food processing, automation, automotive, and electromedical sectors.
2. VAER Branded Products: Production and sale of proprietary branded products including anti-hail system components (sistema-antigrandine.com), innovative fencing components (agojet.com), and roller terminals for material handling and food industry applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

VAER S.r.l. specializes in mold construction and thermoplastic injection molding, providing a fully integrated in-house service from initial idea and design through mold manufacturing to serial production of plastic components. The company serves third-party industrial clients with custom molding (including co-molding of plastic and metal with ultrasonic welding) and also produces and sells its own branded products such as TPR roller caps, anti-hail system components, fencing components, and memory boxes. Annual production capacity reaches up to 1,000,000 pieces using injection presses from 62 to 550 tons.

Product overview

Vaer is a thermoplastic injection molding company offering two main service lines: (1) Third Parts Molding - contract manufacturing for external clients in the mechanical, food, and electrical industries; and (2) VAER Brand Molding - proprietary products including TPR caps for rollers, anti-hail system components, and fencing components. The company provides full-service manufacturing from idea conception through design, mold construction, and serial production up to 1,000,000 pieces annually using injection presses from 62 to 550 tons. Additional branded products include anti-hail systems (sistema-antigrandine.com), fencing components (agojet.com), and memory boxes (memory-box.it).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sistema Antigrandine: Anti-hail system components
• Agojet
• Memory Box

Products and services

• Third Parts Molding (Stampaggio conto terzi) Custom injection molding services for third-party industrial clients, including technical molding for the mechanical industry (co-molding plastic and metal, ultrasonic welding) and technical/esthetic molding for external components, serving sectors such as food processing, automation, automotive, lighting, and electromedical.
• VAER Brand Molding (Stampaggio a marchio VAER) Proprietary branded plastic components produced and sold by VAER, including TPR (thermoplastic rubber) caps for rollers, roller terminals for moving objects and food applications, anti-hail system components, and fencing components.
• Mold Construction Services Full-service mold construction using CNC milling, plunge and wire EDM (spark erosion), grinding, drilling, and laser micro-incisions and welding through trusted partners, supporting both internal production and customer mold builds.
• Anti-Hail System Components (Antigrandine) Innovative plastic components for anti-hail protection systems, sold under VAER's Sistema Antigrandine sub-brand and intended for installers and distributors of agricultural protection systems.
• Fencing Components (Agojet) Innovative plastic components for wire fencing applications, sold under VAER's Agojet sub-brand and aimed at fencing system manufacturers and installers.
• Memory Box Plastic memory storage and organization products sold under VAER's Memory Box sub-brand for consumer and small-business storage applications.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trusted Partners (Laser Services)minorOthersVAER utilizes trusted external partners for specialized laser micro-incisions and laser welding for mold restoration services, supplementing internal manufacturing capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• BMB S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of plastic injection molding machinery, serving as a complementary supplier within the Correggio plastics ecosystem where Vaer operates as a molder.

Regional players

• Plastimix Srl: Italian custom injection molder serving industrial and appliance customers in the Emilia-Romagna cluster, very similar in size, geography, and service offering to Vaer.

Direct peers

• FOBOHA: Swiss high-cavitation mold maker serving plastics injection industries, comparable to Vaer's mold-making expertise and emphasis on precision tooling.
• Simoldes Group: Portuguese integrated plastics and mold manufacturer producing automotive and industrial injection-molded parts, comparable to Vaer's combined mold-making and contract molding model in southern Europe.
• Stamplast Srl: Italian contract plastics injection molder serving industrial and consumer markets with in-house mold construction, directly comparable to Vaer's third-party molding service line and customer base.
• Marbach Werkzeugbau: European mold and die maker with integrated tooling services, comparable to Vaer's in-house mold design and construction capabilities for industrial part makers.

Broad incumbents

• Röchling Group: Major European plastics processor and molder with industrial, medical, and automotive product lines; a much larger incumbent competing for similar automotive and electromedical injection-molded parts business.
• SACMI: Large Italian industrial machinery manufacturer including plastics processing equipment and molded components, operating much broader than Vaer but in the same Emilia-Romagna plastics and packaging ecosystem.
• Ensinger Group: German plastics products manufacturer serving medical, food, and industrial markets with compounded and molded components, comparable to Vaer's regulated-industry verticals but at a much larger scale.
• Georg Utz AG: Swiss manufacturer of plastic containers and custom molded parts for industrial and food-grade applications, addressing the same kinds of customers as Vaer with greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vaersrl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vaer-s-r-l---colser-s-c-a-r-l-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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