Production

Production

Foundry meets high-tech

A little bit better every day

True to our philosophy: that nothing is so good that it can't still be improved a little, we support our customers with our experience in the design and development of a new part. So with this in mind, we conceptualise, design and optimise cast parts to our customers’ specifications and requirements and show them where there is potential for improvement. Consistent support from CAD design right through to the finished end product speeds up the development process and saves the customer time and money. Moreover, in order to ensure environmentally-friendly production that uses less resources and provides quality assurance, the casting process undergoes computer-aided simulation beforehand. When we receive new enquiries, we are in a position to present samples to our customers within a very short timeframe thanks to our innovative tooling technologies.

When components have an especially complex internal geometry and in order to combine multiple functions, we build equipment which rules out potential core mismatching right from the start and ensures a consistent wall thickness.

Continuous review of the processes

With our box mould system using clay and sand with fully automatic and continuous monitoring of the sand preparation, we ensure the manufacture of high quality moulds. To achieve this, we have furnaces in which various copper-tin alloys can be cast. Individual casting parameters are stored in the machine controls for each cast part, ensuring reproducible results. The entire forming process is continuously monitored by our skilled foundry workers while the safety and reliability of the production process is guaranteed by documentation throughout.

Precision through machining

Competence in the foundry only really pays off when you have created the conditions in which to produce high quality parts in practice. In other words, as precise and environmentally friendly as possible. Our state-of-the-art machinery offers us the ideal conditions to do just this. It covers all the processing possibilities from large and medium to small production runs; from 80 grams to 25 kilograms as well as a robotic loading and unloading system using camera recognition. We also have automated wash and leak testing equipment, which was developed especially for large production runs such as fittings.

CNC rotary transfer machines

CNC rotary transfer machines

The mechanical processing of fittings, valve housings, water meter sections and many other applications takes place on CNC rotary transfer machines, which fulfil all of the requirements of batch production for even complex cast parts extremely precisely and efficiently.

4-axis machining centre

4-axis machining centre

Our horizontal 4-axis machining centre allows the production of highly complex housings such as those required in water treatment.

Testing for leak tightness (bubble test)

Testing for leak tightness (bubble test)

Every single cast part is tested for leak tightness. The fittings are washed in the machine and tested underwater at 6 bar air in an automated process (bubble test). The trained eye of the employee in charge decides whether the quality of the cast part meets the requirements. This also includes a visual inspection of every part.

3D coordinate measuring machine

3D coordinate measuring machine

Last but not least, the required quality is checked by our skilled employees on a 3D coordinate measuring machine - ensuring that only perfect parts leave our factory.