What FASAF SRL does

FASAF S.r.l. is an Italian private limited company (S.r.l.) established in 1984 and headquartered in Peschiera Borromeo (Milan) with a registered office in Como. The company operates as an importer and distributor of precision mechanical equipment and machine tool accessories, representing a portfolio of established European manufacturers in the Italian market. Its represented principals include Gewefa (high-quality chucks and tool holders for CNC machining centers), Bruckner (rotating and fixed tailstocks, drive centers, measurement tailstocks, and adapters), Noval (precision boring tools / alesatori), Hainbuch (modern clamping solutions for workholding and tool holding), Alberti Umberto (angle heads for precision machining), and Vischer & Bolli (tools for counterboring, chamfering, spot facing, and large-diameter machining used in heavy mechanical construction and shipbuilding).

FASAF's go-to-market is sales-led and direct, targeting Italian industrial manufacturers that require precision tooling for CNC turning, milling, and drilling operations. The company runs no digital product, no software, and no AI/ML components; its offering is purely the distribution, technical support, and aftermarket service of branded mechanical hardware. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of imported equipment, with no disclosed pricing model, subscription layer, or transaction data. Marketing is limited to a content-oriented company website with product pages and downloadable catalogs, and outreach is handled through direct sales rather than channel partners.

The company has six employees, a single-country operating geography (Italy), and no disclosed external investors, subsidiaries, M&A activity, funding rounds, patents, or leadership changes. It is privately held under Italian law, with continuity since 1984 being its primary commercially observable track record. FASAF is therefore best characterized as a long-tenured, owner-operated industrial distribution specialist rather than a scaling technology business.

Name

FASAF SRL

Legal name

Fasaf S.r.l.

Website

https://fasaf.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FASAF S.r.l. is an Italian importer and distributor, founded in 1984, that represents premium European manufacturers of precision mechanical equipment — including chucks, tailstocks, boring tools, clamping systems, and angle heads — for Italian industrial CNC machining customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Como

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mechanical Equipment Distribution: Import and distribution of precision mechanical equipment including chucks, tailstocks, reamers, and angle heads from represented manufacturers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

FASAF SRL is an Italian importer and distributor of precision mechanical equipment and accessories for machine tools. The company represents multiple major international manufacturers (Gewefa, Bruckner, Noval, Hainbuch, Alberti Umberto, and Bolli/Vischer & Bolli) and supplies their products to Italian industrial manufacturers. The portfolio spans chucks, tailstocks, boring tools, clamping solutions, angle heads, and tool holders used in CNC turning, milling, and drilling operations.

Product overview

FASAF SRL is an importer and distributor of precision mechanical equipment and machine tool accessories, established in 1984. The company represents several major international manufacturers including Gewefa (high-quality chucks and tool holders), Bruckner (rotating and fixed tailstocks, drive centers, and measurement solutions), Bolli/Vischer (large diameter machining tools for heavy construction), Noval (precision boring tools), Hainbuch (modern clamping solutions), and Alberti Umberto (angle heads). The product portfolio is organized around precision machining applications including CNC turning, milling, and drilling operations, with tools ranging from chucks and tailstocks to specialized boring and chamfering tools for industrial manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gewefa Chucks and Tool Holders

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BrucknercoreOthersBruckner produces precision rotary and fixed tailstocks for high-precision machining operations. Fasaf Srl distributes Bruckner products in Italy.
• NovalcoreOthersNoval manufactures precision reamers for required tolerances. Fasaf Srl represents Noval products in Italy.
• HainbuchcoreOthersHainbuch is a pioneer in modern clamping solutions. Fasaf Srl distributes Hainbuch products in Italy.
• Alberti UmbertocoreOthersAlberti Umberto designs and builds high-quality angle heads. Fasaf Srl represents this manufacturer in Italy.
• BolliminorOthersBolli provides solutions for large mechanical constructions and shipbuilding. Fasaf Srl distributes Bolli products (under Vischer & Bolli brand) in Italy.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Bilz Werkzeugfabrik: German manufacturer and supplier of precision tool holding, tapping, and workholding technology. Sells into the same Italian precision-machining customer base as Fasaf, often via local distributors, making it a near-substitute for parts of Fasaf's portfolio.
• Hoffmann Group: Germany-headquartered global distributor of precision tools, workholding, and metrology under multiple premium brands. Operates a similar premium-brand distribution model to Fasaf, but at global scale and including a strong e-commerce platform.
• BIG Kaiser: Swiss precision-tool holding and workholding specialist selling directly and through distributors in Europe. Competes head-to-head with several of Fasaf's principals (e.g., Hainbuch, Gewefa) and could be considered as an alternative principal Fasaf could one day represent.
• EMUGE-FRANKEN: German precision tooling manufacturer (threading, clamping, tool holding) selling to European industrial customers through direct subsidiaries and distributors. Overlaps directly with Fasaf's precision-machining tool portfolio and target customer.

Broad incumbents

• Würth Group: Global market leader in industrial fasteners, tools, and supplies with deep presence in Italy through Würth Italia. Overlaps with Fasaf at the lower end of precision tooling and competes for industrial customer share of wallet.
• MSC Industrial: Large North American industrial distributor that has been expanding metalworking and MRO offerings in Europe. Represents the kind of digital-first, broad-line industrial distributor that competes for the same Italian machining customer wallet.
• ISCAR: Israel-headquartered metal-cutting tooling manufacturer (IMC group) with a direct Italian subsidiary. Competes in milling, turning, and drilling tooling, overlapping with the customer base of Fasaf's principals such as Gewefa and Bruckner.
• Sandvik Coromant: Subsidiary of Sandvik AB and one of the world's largest metal-cutting tooling suppliers with a direct Italian subsidiary. Operates in the same precision-machining customer base as Fasaf but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary products.
• Walter Tools: German premium tooling brand within the Walter Group, covering milling, turning, drilling and tool holding. Sells into Italian industrial customers and competes with the German/European principals represented by Fasaf.
• Kennametal: US-headquartered tooling solutions provider with a wide European footprint including Italy. Competes with Fasaf's principals in metal-cutting and wear applications for industrial manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fasaf-srl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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