METITALIA S.R.L.

Their core work

Metitalia is an Italian SME that designs and manufactures specialized tooling for aerospace composite structures. Their work focuses on production tools for aircraft fuselage panels, wing box assemblies, and pressure bulkheads — the physical molds, jigs, and fixtures that enable carbon fiber and composite parts to be fabricated at full scale. Operating within the Clean Sky 2 ecosystem, they serve as a tooling supplier to major aircraft manufacturers and Tier 1 aerostructures companies, translating design specifications into production-ready manufacturing equipment.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Metitalia's early H2020 involvement (2016-2018) centered on established tooling tasks — fuselage panels and tail structures — where they served as a third party or coordinator for relatively contained tooling packages. By 2019, their projects shifted toward more complex assemblies (wing box bonding, full-scale pressure bulkheads) and advanced manufacturing techniques like dry fiber infusion and prepreg processing. This progression suggests a company moving up the complexity ladder from component-level tooling to full-scale demonstrator-grade manufacturing support.

Metitalia is moving toward full-scale aircraft structure demonstrators and advanced composite processes (infusion, dry fiber), positioning itself for next-generation aircraft production tooling contracts.

How they like to work

Metitalia predominantly leads its own projects — 3 of 5 as coordinator — which is unusual for an SME of this size and signals strong technical ownership of their tooling packages. Their consortium network is small (7 partners across just 2 countries), consistent with the Clean Sky 2 model where SME suppliers work in tight, focused partnerships with airframers. This is a company you engage for a specific, well-defined tooling task rather than broad consortium participation.

Metitalia works with a compact network of 7 partners across 2 countries, reflecting tight supply-chain relationships typical of Clean Sky 2 aerospace projects rather than broad European consortia.

What sets them apart

Metitalia occupies a niche that few SMEs can claim: they are a specialist tooling house embedded in the Clean Sky 2 aerospace supply chain with a track record of coordinating their own EU-funded development projects. Their progression from simple tooling to full-scale demonstrator support means they can bridge the gap between prototype design and production-scale manufacturing. For consortium builders seeking a capable, self-directed tooling partner for composite aerostructures, Metitalia brings both technical depth and project management experience.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FUSINBUL
  Full-scale pressure bulkhead demonstrator combining prepreg and dry fiber infusion — their most technically ambitious project, involving advanced composite manufacturing methods.
• WIBOND
  Their highest-funded project (€229K) and their expansion from fuselage tooling into wing box bonding, broadening their aircraft structural coverage.
• AFPMeT
  Focused specifically on automated fiber placement tooling, linking Metitalia to Industry 4.0 automation trends in aerospace manufacturing.