Bercella

Bercella is an Italian company that makes parts from carbon fibre and other composite materials for aviation, space and defence.

The company began when its founder bought his first carbon fabric and epoxy resin. He wanted to build an ultralight aircraft from these new materials. Bercella was formally set up two years later. It first made spare parts for racing cars and became known for critical structures such as monocoque chassis and impact absorbers.

Over the years, curiosity led it to widen its work into aviation, space and defence. These are now its main fields. The company says it has about 25 years of experience. It has become a multidisciplinary business built around carbon fibre and composite materials.

Bercella specialises in prepreg materials and autoclave curing. It also uses filament winding and compression moulding. It adds in-house steps such as painting and CNC machining. The company describes itself as a single partner for customers. It covers the whole chain, from the first concept to production, so buyers do not have to manage many suppliers. Each year it produces more than 2,500 finished components.

Its in-house services include design and engineering, materials qualification, technology research, prototyping and testing, and production.

Space work is a big part of its profile. The site highlights a part on board the ESA Vega C launcher. It also shows a carbon fibre reflector for C-band use. In motorsport, Bercella took on the Dakar rally in 2022. It also runs a sustainability programme called ZeroWasteLIFE.

Bercella also has research and development activity, and its menu lists space, automotive and racing, and R&D areas. It publishes stories, interviews and a press kit, and has a careers page.

Services

• Composite design and engineering
• Materials qualification
• Technology research
• Prototyping and testing
• Composite production
• Prepreg and autoclave processing
• Filament winding
• Compression moulding
• Painting
• CNC machining