What GAMING ENGINEERING does

GAMING Engineering is a French privately held manufacturer of bespoke mechanical fastening components for industrial series applications, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lérouville (Meuse). The company specializes in cold and warm forming, bar turning, and hybrid multi-spindle cam/CNC machining developed jointly with technology partner R-TECH, producing patented fastening solutions (ERWin, ERWin+, Snipe-Sert, Compression Limiters, and In Mold FASTeners) that address multi-material assembly and composite-part functionalization challenges. Its primary commercial focus is the automotive Cars & Trucks market, with aeronautic applications as a secondary vertical.

The firm operates a sales-led go-to-market built on a structured five-step engagement process: needs assessment, alternative fastening proposals, earning estimation, technical qualification, and serial production. Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-driven contracts with multi-year horizons, complemented by embedded technical support and consulting services (design, qualification, validation). Pricing is bespoke, contingent on geometry, volume, and process selection, and the company emphasizes total assembly cost reduction rather than piece-price competition, citing its proprietary cold-forming tool designs (rated up to 1,500,000 cycles without breakage) as a productivity advantage.

GAMING is led by President Maxime Grojean and operates with approximately 12 employees. Its intangible asset base includes multiple granted patents on core fastening methods and registered trademarks, and it leverages one core technology partnership (R-TECH) for hybrid machinery plus a minor implementation partnership with D2B Consulting for digital infrastructure. No public funding, M&A, or external investor information is disclosed, and the company is privately held.

Name

GAMING ENGINEERING

Legal name

Gaming Engineering

Website

https://gaming-engineering.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GAMING Engineering is a French manufacturer of patented, bespoke fastening components for the automotive (primary) and aeronautic (secondary) industries, using proprietary cold/warm forming, bar turning, and hybrid cam-CNC machining to deliver total-cost-of-assembly savings through quote-based project sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fasteners and Mechanical Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722), Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (33272), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Screw Machine Products (3451), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Fasteners & Hardware (IMABANAA)

Keywords

• Fastening solutions
• Mechanical components manufacturing
• Cold forming services
• Automotive fasteners
• Multi-material assembly

Headquarters

HQ city

Lérouville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Mechanical Components Manufacturing: Design and manufacturing of bespoke mechanical fastening components for industrial series applications, primarily serving automotive and aeronautic industries. Revenue is generated through product sales with pricing based on project complexity, volume requirements, and manufacturing process costs.
2. Technical Support & Consulting Services: Bespoke engineering support including project study, design & selection of fastening solutions, technical validation, and qualification programs. This accompanies product sales as an integrated service offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GAMING Engineering designs and manufactures bespoke mechanical fastening components (inserts, welding inserts, structural inserts, compression limiters, in-mold fasteners) for industrial series applications, primarily serving the automotive Cars & Trucks industry and secondarily the aeronautic industry. The offering combines patented fastening product families (Snipe-Sert, ERWin, ERWin+, Compression Limiters, In Mold FASTeners) with proprietary manufacturing processes—cold forming, warm forming, and hybrid bar turning—delivered through a five-step project engagement from needs analysis through series production.

Product overview

GAMING ENGINEERING is a manufacturer of mechanical components for industrial series applications, specializing in fastening solutions for the automotive industry. The company offers a portfolio of patented fastening products including Snipe-Sert (structural inserts for composite parts), ERWin and ERWin+ (electric resistance welding inserts for multi-material assemblies), Compression Limiters (fastening functionalization for composite parts), and In Mold FASTeners (multi-material assembly solutions). The product portfolio is complemented by innovative manufacturing processes including cold and warm forming, bar turning, and hybrid machining technologies, along with customer support services for bespoke solution design and technical qualification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Snipe-Sert Structural insert designed for composite parts, enabling one-shot fastening functionalization for lightweight composite parts.
• ERWin (Electric Resistance Welding Insert) Electric resistance welding insert providing fastening solutions for multi-material assemblies in automotive and industrial series applications.
• ERWin+ (Electric Resistance Welding Insert with additional anchoring point) Enhanced electric resistance welding insert with an additional anchoring point for multi-material assemblies and one-shot functionalization of lightweight composite parts.
• Compression Limiter Fastening functionalization component designed for lightweight composite parts assemblies.
• In Mold FASTeners (IMFAST) In-mold fasteners enabling multi-material assembly solutions for automotive applications, allowing one-shot functionalization during molding.
• Bespoke Mechanical Component Design & Manufacturing Services Custom design and manufacturing of mechanical fastening components for industrial series applications, covering project study, solution selection, prototyping, qualification, and series production. Targets automotive and aeronautic customers needing specialized fastening solutions beyond the standard patented product range.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tool life up to 1,500,000 cycles without breakage
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• R-TECHcoreTechnology or IntegrationR-TECH is a key technology partner working in conjunction with GAMING Engineering's department to design and adapt hybrid machinery that combines multi-spindle cam and CNC technologies. This partnership enables the development of innovative manufacturing equipment that achieves new performance levels for complex parts considered too challenging for optimal productivity conditions when using traditional machinery alone.
• D2B ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerD2B Consulting (3, rue Gattefossé, 69800 Saint-Priest, France) handles website development for GAMING Engineering, providing digital infrastructure support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Böllhoff Group: Böllhoff is a family-owned European leader in fastening and assembly technology with strong automotive exposure and proprietary fastening/process innovations (e.g., RIVSET, ECORIV). GAMING mirrors its positioning as a specialist engineering-driven fastener supplier competing for similar OEM programs.
• Bossard Group: Bossard is a Swiss-based global fastening solutions provider combining engineering services with fastener distribution and smart factory logistics for industrial customers including automotive. GAMING's bespoke engineering-plus-fastener model targets the same value pool.
• LISI Automotive: LISI is a French-headquartered global specialist in fasteners and assembly solutions primarily serving the automotive and aerospace markets. GAMING competes in essentially the same niche (bespoke fastening components for cars, trucks and aeronautic applications) and serves overlapping OEM customers.
• SAV (Société d'Application de la Vis): SAV is a French specialist in engineered fastening solutions for automotive and industrial customers, offering design support and bespoke assembly components. Same French base, same automotive-custom-engineered-fastener positioning as GAMING.
• PennEngineering (Penn Engineering): PennEngineering is the global leader in self-clinching fasteners and engineered fastening solutions for sheet metal, PCB and plastics assemblies, with deep automotive and electronics customer bases. Its PEM-brand inserts are direct analogues to GAMING's IMFAST, Snipe-Sert and compression limiter offerings.
• TR Fastenings: TR Fastenings (now part of Trifast) is a UK-based designer and manufacturer of industrial fasteners, focused on automotive and key industrial sectors with custom-engineered fastening solutions. Same bespoke-B2B automotive fastener business model as GAMING.
• Arnold Umformtechnik: Arnold is a German specialty manufacturer of cold-formed fasteners and engineered components serving automotive and industrial markets. Comparable to GAMING's cold/warm forming expertise, boutique scale, and automotive-heavy customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW is a diversified global industrial manufacturer with significant automotive fastener and engineered component businesses (e.g., ITW Automotive). Represents the broad-incumbent benchmark GAMING must compete against on cost, capacity and global footprint.
• Howmet Aerospace (Alcoa Fastening Systems heritage): Howmet Aerospace is a major aerospace fasteners and structural components supplier serving commercial and military aviation. Relevant to GAMING's aeronautic vertical as the dominant incumbent shaping customer expectations on quality and qualification.

Regional players

• Aoyama Fastener (Aoyama Seisakusho): Aoyama is a Japanese specialty manufacturer of automotive fasteners and precision cold-formed components deeply embedded with Japanese OEMs. Comparable in product category and process expertise, but operates in a distinct geography from GAMING.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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