CREASTYL

What CREASTYL does

Créastyl is a French industrial tooling specialist focused on the design and manufacture of custom molds and composite-material tooling for demanding sectors including aerospace, automotive, railway, defense, nautical, and interior/urban furniture. Founded around 1989 and operating as a subsidiary of the diversified industrial group Groupe PR since 1997, the company is headquartered in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Pays de la Loire, on a single production site organized into seven distinct workshops (carpentry, machining, modeling, molds, waxing, metalwork, finishing) and staffed by approximately 25 people across roughly ten trades — project managers, study engineers, CNC programmers, modelers, laminators, carpenters, metalworkers, and finishers.

The company's technical stack is built around Dassault Systèmes CATIA V5 for 3D CAD/CAE design and feasibility studies, three Belotti 5-axis CNC machining centers for fabrication, and Creaform Metrascan 3D scanning paired with PolyWorks software for automated dimensional inspection. This end-to-end in-house digital continuity — from feasibility study through prototyping, fabrication and quality control — supports molding techniques including contact molding, vacuum infusion, RTM injection, and simultaneous projection, with specific capabilities in stealth and immersion composites for defense applications. Creastyl holds affiliation with France's Crédit Impôt Recherche (CIR) and Crédit Impôt Innovation (CII) tax-credit frameworks for 2021–2025, formalizing ongoing R&D investment.

Creastyl sells exclusively on a direct B2B field-sales basis through quote-based, project-driven contracts (typically multi-year) to industrial manufacturers, with named customers including Lagoon, CNB and Fountaine Pajot in nautical and Alstom (Citadis) in railway. Revenue, pricing, and pipeline data are not publicly disclosed, and no external funding, M&A, or AI/ML capability development is evidenced in the available material.

Name

CREASTYL

Legal name

Créastyl

Website

https://creastyl.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Créastyl is a French industrial tooling specialist that designs and manufactures custom composite-material molds for aerospace, automotive, railway, defense, nautical, and furniture manufacturers, operating from a single Mortagne-sur-Sèvre site with 25 staff across seven workshops, as a subsidiary of Groupe PR since 1997.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Tooling and Composite Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Mold Manufacturing (333511), All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Industrial tooling services
• Composite mold manufacturing
• Custom composite parts
• Precision 5-axis machining
• 3D dimensional inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Mortagne-sur-Sèvre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Industrial Tooling Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of custom molds and industrial tooling for various sectors including aerospace, nautical, automotive, railway, defense, and furniture. Produces unit pieces or small series with dedicated manufacturing process.
2. Engineering and Design Services: Feasibility studies, technical assistance, consulting, and 3D modeling services provided through the engineering bureau.
3. 3D Metrology and Quality Control Services: Three-dimensional control and inspection services using Metrascan technology for dimensional verification of manufactured parts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CREASTYL designs and manufactures custom industrial molds, tooling, and small-series composite parts for OEMs across aerospace, nautical, automotive, railway, defense, and furniture sectors. The offering combines an engineering bureau (feasibility studies and CATIA V5 3D modeling), seven-workshop fabrication including 5-axis CNC machining, and automated 3D metrology inspection via Creaform METRASCAN, delivered as project-based contracts.

Product overview

CREASTYL is a specialist in industrial composite tooling and engineering services, operating as part of Groupe PR since 1997. The company offers a unified service portfolio centered on the design and manufacture of composite molds and tooling. Core services include Study and Conception (using CATIA V5), Fabrication (5-axis machining and traditional modeling), and 3D Dimensional Control (using Creaform METRASCAN). These are applied across specialized sector solutions including Aerospace Tooling, Automotive Tooling, Railway Industry Tooling, Defense Sector Tooling, Nautism Tooling, and Interior/Urban Furniture. The company also offers Custom Composite Solutions for unique projects. CREASTYL operates 7 workshops (carpentry, machining, modeling, molding, waxing, metalwork, finishing) and serves industrial piece producers with 30 years of composite engineering expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Tooling and Composite Mold Manufacturing End-to-end design and fabrication of custom industrial molds and tooling in composite materials, delivered as project-based contracts to industrial OEMs across aerospace, automotive, railway, defense, nautical, and furniture sectors.
• Study and Conception Services (Engineering Bureau) Feasibility studies, technical assistance, consulting, and 3D modeling using CATIA V5 CAD/CAE software, provided to industrial clients requiring mold and part design.
• Fabrication Services Unit-piece and small-series manufacturing of composite parts with easy demolding, high-quality finish, and minimum joint planes, leveraging 5-axis CNC machining and traditional modeling.
• 3D Dimensional Control (Metrology Services) Tridimensional inspection service using Creaform METRASCAN for complete and automated dimensional inspection of manufactured parts, with PolyWorks converting scan results to drawing software for measurements.
• Aerospace Tooling Custom composite mold design and modeling for the aerospace industry, with high precision including 3D scans for each element and a focus on robustness and lightness.
• Automotive Tooling High-precision mold manufacturing for the automotive sector requiring very clean tooling with near-zero defect finish, using precision machining and materials that are both flexible and resistant.
• Railway Industry Tooling Custom mold design and manufacturing for the railway industry, ranging from small parts such as hatches and extinguisher supports to large structural components like the Citadis front cell, with strict dimensional management.
• Defense Sector Tooling Custom tooling for defense applications with the most complex specifications, including stealth (indetectability) and immersion capabilities, covering interior doors and submarine hatches that may require special composites.
• Nautical Tooling (Nautism) Composite or carbon tooling for visible boat parts such as bench seats and helm stations, requiring high quality in both resistance and aesthetics, serving luxury catamarans and semi-rigid boats.
• Interior and Urban Furniture Tooling Custom composite furniture creation for interior (decorative elements, staircases) and exterior (bus shelters, benches) applications, leveraging composite adaptability to all desired forms and dimensions while ensuring strong resistance.
• Custom Composite Solutions Bespoke composite manufacturing for diverse one-off projects including agricultural equipment, bathroom furniture, luxury hotel champagne stands, life-size foosball figures, and custom dorsal belts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manufacturing molds with near-zero defects for automotive sector
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BelotticoreTechnology or IntegrationBelotti provides 5-axis machining centers used by Creastyl for precision manufacturing operations. Three Belotti machining centers (FLG 4000 X 4200 X 1800, FLA 4000 X 1800 X 1300, FLU 4000 X 3200 X 1300) form the core of the company's machining capabilities.
• CreaformcoreTechnology or IntegrationCreaform provides Metrascan technology for three-dimensional control and inspection. Creastyl uses Metrascan for complete and automated dimensional inspection of manufactured parts, known for its unequaled efficiency.
• PolyWorkscoreTechnology or IntegrationPolyWorks is an engineering tool used to convert Metrascan scan results into drawing software for automated measurements and dimensional control, complementing the 3D scanning inspection process.
• Dassault SystèmescoreTechnology or IntegrationDassault Systèmes provides CATIA V5 software dedicated to 3D design, developed specifically for industrial manufacturers. Creastyl uses this pluridisciplinary CAD/CAE software for 3D modeling and computer-aided design/manufacturing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Duqueine Composites: French-Italian composite parts maker serving aerospace, defense, automotive, and rail, with in-house tooling like CREASTYL. Comparable customer mix (Alstom, Airbus, Safran suppliers) and similar small-series precision tooling requirements.
• Dedienne Aerospace: French aerospace tooling and parts manufacturer supplying Airbus and other OEMs. Closely comparable to CREASTYL's aerospace practice, with deeper certification but similar mold-centric, small-series business model.
• Mecano ID: French specialist in precision composite tooling and prototypes, with similar CATIA-driven design bureau and 5-axis machining capabilities. Comparable job-shop model serving aerospace, defense, and nautical customers.
• Loiretech: French industrial tooling and composite mold manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, and rail. Closest direct competitor to CREASTYL on mold design, 5-axis machining, and small-series composite tooling for demanding industrial OEMs.
• Multiplast (Carboman Group): French composite parts manufacturer for luxury yachts, aerospace, and racing. Overlaps with CREASTYL's nautical and aerospace tooling customers (Lagoon, Beneteau ecosystem) and operates a similar integrated design-to-production model.
• CDK Technologies: Composites manufacturer for motorsport, aerospace, and marine industries. Comparable in producing small-series, high-precision composite components requiring bespoke tooling and finishing — directly relevant to CREASTYL's value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Coriolis Composites: French supplier of automated fiber placement (AFP) equipment and composite manufacturing solutions. Adjacent rather than direct — competes for the same aerospace tooling/parts wallet but with software-and-machinery rather than a custom mold job-shop model.
• Pinette PEI: Established French industrial press and tooling manufacturer for composites and plastics. Larger and broader in scope than CREASTYL, but competes in the same composite mold-making equipment and tooling ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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