SIMACO

What SIMACO does

SIMACO (Société Industrielle de Mécanique Aéronautique de Couhé) is a French precision machining subcontractor founded in 2001 and headquartered in Valence-en-Poitou, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The company provides CNC milling (including 5-axis on DMG MORI DMU platforms), CNC turning (BIGLIA, TSUGAMI, CITIZEN, KNC), wire EDM (Mitsubishi EA8S, 0.01mm precision), filament 3D printing (ZORTRAX M200), coordinate metrology (Mitutoyo CMMs with tolerances to ±2μm), superfinishing (SANDMASTER microblasting, 40x binocular inspection), kitting and sub-assembly. With 35 qualified employees organized across 2x8 shifts operating 22 machines and 5 robots, SIMACO delivers complete assemblies and sub-assemblies in aerospace-grade materials including steel, aluminum, plastics, titanium and Inconel.

The company's primary customers are aerospace OEMs and Tier 1s — Safran, Collins Aerospace, Meggitt, Astronics, SAFT (Total), Exxelia and Dubuis — with civil and military aerospace as the dominant vertical, supplemented by medical, research, and oil/petroleum exposure. SIMACO holds ISO 9001 (since 2008) and EN 9100 (since 2010) certifications from Bureau Veritas, which are gating credentials for subcontract work into the European aerospace supply chain. The business model is B2B direct enterprise sales: quote-based, project-tied, multi-year subcontract contracts with no public pricing and no reseller or marketplace channels. To extend its process envelope without owning every specialty, SIMACO maintains a partnership network (PEP for precision gears, Engrenages Richard for bevel gears, SMPA and GARCIA for grinding, SANDYC for EDM).

Commercially, SIMACO is a privately held SAS with €201,000 of share capital, no external investors, and no parent or subsidiary relationships. The operating footprint is a single facility in France that was doubled from 1,200 m² to 2,500 m² in 2019–2020 to support workflow rationalization and growth. The company has no disclosed revenue, no public filings, no digital/AI product lines and minimal marketing presence, operating almost entirely through its corporate website and direct enterprise relationships.

Name

SIMACO

Legal name

SIMACO Société Industrielle de Mécanique Aéronautique de Couhé

Website

https://simaco86.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SIMACO is a French EN 9100-certified precision machining subcontractor providing CNC milling, turning, EDM, 3D printing, metrology and sub-assembly in aerospace-grade materials for civil/military aerospace, medical, research and oil/petroleum customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Machining Services

NAICS

Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Precision machining services
• CNC milling turning
• Aerospace component manufacturing
• Subcontract mechanical parts
• EDM 3D printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Valence-en-Poitou

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Machining Subcontracting: B2B subcontract machining services for high-precision mechanical parts and sub-assemblies. Services include turning, milling, EDM, 3D printing, quality control, and superfinishing. Revenue is project-based with one-time contracts per part or assembly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SIMACO is a French subcontract precision machining provider offering CNC milling, CNC turning, EDM, 3D printing, quality control, and superfinishing services for high-technology mechanical parts and sub-assemblies. The company works with steel, aluminum, plastics, titanium, and Inconel to deliver complete assemblies for civil and military aerospace, medical, research, and petroleum sectors.

Product overview

SIMACO is a precision machining service provider for high-technology mechanical parts and sub-assemblies, operating as a subcontract manufacturer rather than a software product company. The company offers an integrated suite of manufacturing services: CNC milling (fraisage), CNC turning (tournage), EDM/3D printing (electro-érosion/impression 3D), quality control (contrôle), and superfinishing (superfinition). These services work together to deliver complete manufacturing solutions for complex aerospace, defense, medical, research, and oil & gas components. The 35-person company operates 22 machines and 5 robots across two shifts, offering global solutions to its clientele.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Milling (Fraisage)

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Marle Group: French precision-machining group with operations across aerospace, medical and energy. Has a similar sub-contract model to SIMACO and pursues comparable value-added services such as assembly and kitting.
• Mecachrome: French precision machining group specializing in aerospace, defense and motorsport components with multi-axis CNC, large-format turning and assemblies. Directly comparable business model to SIMACO as a tier-1/tier-2 aerospace subcontractor.
• Duqueine Group: French aerospace parts manufacturer offering machining, surface treatment and assembly for civil and military aerospace. Operates as a structural machined-parts subcontractor with overlapping capabilities and end-market exposure.
• Figeac Aero: French precision-machining subcontractor serving aerospace primes (Airbus, Safran, Boeing) with similar capabilities in hard-alloy part manufacturing. SIMACO operates at a smaller scale but in the same structural position as a tier-2 European supplier to major OEMs.

Broad incumbents

• LISI Aerospace: Larger French aerospace fasteners and engineered components group, a tier-1 supplier with significant in-house precision machining. Comparable in end-market and processes but operates at meaningfully greater scale and across a broader product portfolio than SIMACO.
• Precision Castparts Corp: Global aerospace components manufacturer (Berkshire Hathaway) with extensive machined parts operations. Vast incumbent in the same end markets and processes SIMACO serves, but with broader integration across casting, forging and machining.
• Carpenter Technology: US specialty alloys and precision-machined aerospace/medical components manufacturer. Comparable in handling hard-to-machine alloys and overlapping customer set in aerospace; broader scope including materials production.
• Aubert & Duval: French aerospace-grade alloys and forged/machined components supplier (part of Eramet) with significant precision machining capability serving Safran and other primes. Overlap in materials, processes and customer base; significantly larger and more vertically integrated.
• Howmet Aerospace: Global aerospace engineered products company with extensive precision machining of titanium and specialty-alloy components. Comparable technology stack and customer base (Collins Aerospace, Safran ecosystem); operates at vastly larger scale as a tier-1 incumbent.

Others

• Bodycote: Global provider of heat treatment and surface finishing services to the aerospace and industrial sectors. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent finishing-services peer whose services SIMACO's superfinishing/QC capabilities partially overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simaco-86

Compliance2 records

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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