SPRI Group The Basque Business Development Agency
Zubiola is a cooperative founded in Azpeitia in 1966. After some years dedicated to the manufacture of machinery for the furniture industry, it focused on the manufacture of cutting tools for wood and derivatives. In 2007, Zubiola moved to Azkoitia and began to enter the automotive and aeronautical sectors through the manufacture of polycrystalline diamond tools. Today, these sectors represent two thirds of the company’s business.
In the aeronautical sector, processes that were previously done manually are now being automated, which requires a precision increase of existing cutting tools. In addition, aircrafts are using increasingly lighter and more abrasive materials, such as titanium or carbon fiber, which requires more sophisticated tools. Due to these transformations, the drilling of carbon fiber reinforced polymers is causing complications in the aeronautical industry, which is facing challenges such as chip removal, temperature increase or lack of cutting edge strength.
Mechanization of materials for the aeronautical sector
Indart3D is a cooperative located in Irun that designs, manufactures and sells state-of-the-art 3D printers. This company from Gipuzkoa combines modules and technologies to adapt to the specific needs of each project and thanks to BDIH Konexio has been able to study and analyze new metallic and ceramic materials in...
Metrología Sariki is a part of the Unceta Group and has more than 35 years of experience in the field of measurement and inspection in the industrial environment. Sariki distributes machines from different manufacturers and inspection technologies adapted to the requirements of the market. Moreover, the company carries out turnkey...
Zubacor is a company founded back in 1963. It is currently focused on the manufacture and assembly of different machines, the production of parts under drawing and the development of accessories for machine tools. With 60 years of experience, Zubacor has a portfolio of renowned clients, both national and international....
Fagor Electrónica is a Mondragón Corporation company founded in 1957. It currently employs more than 650 people and has plants in China, Mexico, Germany, Turkey and the United States. Fagor designs and manufactures automated and high-tech lines mainly for the sheet metal sector. They also manufacture forming lines for the...
Loramendi is a company founded 50 years ago and belongs to the Mondragon Group. Its work is focused on offering foundry solutions for core making, vertical model and service. Thanks to this work they are able to provide assistance and spare parts to national and international customers.
