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Fundiciones Aizpurua exports 35% of its turnover to a dozen countries / Fundiciones Aizpurua exporta a una docena de países un 35% de su facturación

Posted on August 12, 2022August 8, 2022 by BP

Since its origins,  Fundiciones Aizpurua has known how to adapt its production processes to what the context demanded.

Desde sus orígenes Fundiciones Aizpurua ha sabido adaptar sus procesos de producción a lo que el contexto le exigía.

The Gipuzkoan firm Fundiciones Aizpurua was founded in the industrial area of Pasajes San Pedro almost 65 years ago. In 1975, it moved to Oiartzun (municipality of Guipuzcoa) where it has dedicated itself exclusively to the centrifugal casting of high-strength bronzes and brass and their machining. In the beginning, the only process was the casting of raw parts for the domestic market, evolving towards “the continuous incorporation of added value to our products -mainly through machining-, as well as the unstoppable internationalisation in the sales markets“, acknowledges Igor Olagüe Ansa, general manager of Fundiciones Aizpurua.

Thus, in the 1980s, Fundiciones Aizpurua began exporting and is now present in a dozen countries. Currently, the Basque company has a turnover of 4.5 million euros, of which “the domestic market accounts for 65% and direct exports account for the remaining 35%. Of these, 30% are destined for Europe and 5% for the rest of the world,” he explains. And it is currently participating “in a programme to intensify our presence in the United States”, the general manager points out.

The importance of the mechanisation process

The Gipuzkoan firm manufactures large bronze parts, up to 2,100 mm in diameter and 1,100 mm in length, for any type of application in machinery, capital goods, etc. The manufacturing process starts with the raw material in the form of a bronze ingot and melts it using tools of its own design to obtain the raw shapes of the parts. “With the subsequent machining process, we optimise the supply of these components to the designs required by our customers,” explains the general manager.

With this process, the Basque company manufactures functional components for all types of machinery and capital goods involved in power generation, civil engineering, automobile and aircraft manufacturing, mining, machine tools, geared motors and the iron and steel industry. “We work for internationally renowned companies such as Orona, ABB, Fagor, Voith and Andritz, among others,” says Igor Olagüe.

With a current workforce of 26 employees, the company has an R&D&I department made up of two people, in a clear commitment to innovation. It has also been collaborating for more than 40 years with the Tecnalia technology centre “in the search for innovations that generate new business opportunities”, Igor Olagüe acknowledges.

Desde sus orígenes Fundiciones Aizpurua ha sabido adaptar sus procesos de producción a lo que el contexto le exigía.

La firma guipuzcoana Fundiciones Aizpurua se fundó en la zona industrial de Pasajes San Pedro hace ya casi 65 años. Y en 1975 se trasladó a Oiartzun (municipio de Guipúzcoa) donde se ha dedicado en exclusiva a la fundición centrifugada de bronces y latón de alta resistencia y su mecanizado. En sus inicios, el único proceso era el de fundición de piezas en bruto para el mercado estatal para evolucionar hacia “la continua incorporación de valor añadido a nuestros productos -principalmente a través del mecanizado-, así como la imparable internacionalización en los mercados de venta”, reconoce Igor Olagüe Ansa, director general de Fundiciones Aizpurua.

Así, en la década de los 80, Fundiciones Aizpurua comenzó su andadura exportadora y hoy está presente en una docena de países. Actualmente, la firma vasca factura 4,5 millones de euros, de los cuales “el mercado nacional supone el 65% y las exportaciones directas el 35% restante. De ellas, el 30% tienen destino en Europa y el 5% al resto del mundo”, desglosa. Y actualmente participa “en un programa para intensificar nuestra presencia en Estados Unidos”, apunta el director general.

La importancia del proceso de mecanizado

La firma guipuzcoana fabrica piezas de bronce de gran tamaño, de hasta 2.100 mm de diámetro y 1.100 mm de longitud, para cualquier tipo de aplicación en maquinaria, bienes de equipo… El proceso de fabricación parte de la materia prima en forma de lingote de bronce para fundirlo mediante utillajes de diseño propio para obtener las formas en bruto de las piezas. “Con el posterior proceso de mecanizado, optimizamos el suministro de estos componentes a los diseños requeridos por nuestros clientes”, detalla el director general.

Con este procedimiento la empresa vasca fabrica componentes funcionales para todo tipo de maquinaria y bienes de equipo implicados en generación de energía, ingeniería civil, fabricación de automóviles y aviones, minería, máquina-herramienta, motorreductores o siderurgia. “Trabajamos para empresas de renombre internacional como Orona, ABB, Fagor, Voith o Andritz, entre otros”, cita Igor Olagüe.

Con una plantilla actual de 26 trabajadores, la compañía cuenta con un departamento de I+D+i formado por dos personas, en una clara apuesta por la innovación. Además, colabora desde hace más de 40 años con el centro tecnológico Tecnalia “en la búsqueda de innovaciones que generen nuevas oportunidades de negocio”, reconoce Igor Olagüe.

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