Proferro comprises the foundry and the machining activities (Engineered Casting Solutions) of the Picanol Group. Proferro aims to be the preferred partner for applications in which the customer focuses on modules and components with high added value. Proferro produces cast iron (lamellar and nodular) parts for compressors, pumps and agricultural machinery, and parts for Picanol weaving machines. When it comes to mechanical finishing, the group has various facilities both for prototyping and for series production using a very wide range of technologies including CNC machining, gear cutting, grinding, thermal treatment and welding. Proferro supplies other original equipment manufacturers in various market segments worldwide such as agricultural machinery, earthmoving equipment, compressors, textile machinery and general engineering. By combining casting, mechanical finishing, assembly and co-design it is able to cater successfully to the growing demand for larger, more technically difficult core- intensive parts.