TTT Group
Spanish heat treatment and surface coatings subcontractor serving aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors, with over 60 years of experience and a new HIP (Hot Isostatic Pressing) business unit for post-processing metal AM and cast components.
- CEO / Founder
- Xabier Berasategi
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Active
- Latest Round
- Bootstrapped
Technology & Products
Key Products
Heat treatments (quenching, tempering, induction hardening, cryogenic treatment, carburizing, nitriding, annealing, vacuum treatments); Surface treatments and coatings (shot peening, hard chrome plating, plasma spray, HVOF); Surface preparation and finishing (grinding, polishing); HIP (Hot Isostatic Pressing) via new TTT HIP business unit; Laboratory and testing services
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Multi-technology solutions provider offering over 20 heat treatment and surface coating technologies under one roof, with NADCAP and IATF certifications, serving over 1,000 customers across aerospace, automotive, energy, and industrial sectors.
How They Differentiate
Over 60 years of experience; 4 plants (3 in Spain, 1 in Mexico); more than 20 in-house technologies; NADCAP and IATF 16949 certified; integrated testing laboratory; first Spanish commercial HIP installation enabling combined heat treatment + HIP densification; family-owned with third-generation leadership.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers; automotive manufacturers; energy sector (wind, solar thermal, oil & gas); heavy truck and tractor manufacturers; capital goods and machine tool companies; metal AM part producers needing HIP post-processing.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Automotive; Energy (Wind, Solar Thermal, Oil & Gas); Heavy Trucks & Tractors; Capital Goods; Machine Tools; Paper Mills; Rail
Competitors
Bodycote; Metal Improvement Company (MIC); Paulo Products Company
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Revenue: ~€17M annually; Employees: 137; 4 plants; Processes 40-50 tons of parts daily; R&D spend: ~15% of revenue; Exports: 15% of business
Major Milestones
1961: Founded in Legazpi, Spain; 1960s: Moved to Bergara, focused on automotive; Early 2000s: Entered aerospace sector; 2013: Opened factory in Querétaro, Mexico; 2026: Largest investment in company history - installed first Spanish-built Hiperbaric HIP 107 system; 2027 (planned): TTT HIP business unit operational
Notable Customers
Major aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers (specific names not publicly listed); automotive manufacturers; serves over 1,000 customers total