Cast iron foundry GG and GGG
Valves and fittings for water- and wastewater-distribution.
mecanical teatment of castiron
(turning, milling, drilling)
Epocy-coating of castiron

Aluminium foundry
All major aluminum casting alloys
Chill casting in gravity and tilt casting
Sand casting HWS molding machine molding box size 850 x 650 x 250/250 mm
Heat Treatment
Steel shot blasting
Vibratory Grinding
Machining: milling to 5-axis machines and turning

The work of the company is focussed on the Development, Production and Sale of high quality cast metal parts for well-known industrial companies all over the world. Export sales make up over 50% of the company's turnover.


Our customers include the major manufacturers of passenger cars, utility vehicles, engines, transmissions, axles, hydraulic systems and heating systems.

We produce a wide range of castings in various material grades (grey iron 15-30, EN-GJL-150 to 300) – from non-alloy to high alloy – cast iron with nodular graphite (ductile iron 40-70, EN-GJS-400-18RT to 700-2) and cast iron with vermicular graphite (CGI 400-500) in the weight ranges of 1 kg to 1800 kg.

Since 1947, we produce for our customers and maybe soon for you high quality castings.

By using the latest technologies and know-how, we face the greatest challenges of our customers and we can therefore claim on today's performance-oriented market as a medium-sized company.

We offer:
- Casting
- Hand molding
- Gravity die casting
- Machine molding (sand casting)
- Model
- ....

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If you are looking for a competent partner and professionals around agricultural machinery and iron foundry, then you are right at Gebr Tigges GmbH & Co. KG.

GTS Tigges is a medium sized family. Progressive and proud of a successful tradition. For over 150 years, we offer top performance of a piece. Specializing in gray and ductile iron of different qualities. Experienced in all areas of application. Highly motivated and performance-oriented. Equipped with facilities and machines of the latest generation. With all the pre-and post-processing stages. From Model to cleaning and painting. With full-service. From professional advice to the test report.

Our capacity is about 400t per month.

We produce cast iron with lamellar graphite to GG-30, including special alloys up to a weight of 4000 kg and spheroidal graphite cast iron up to a weight of 1800 kg in hand molding.

In addition, we have a fully automatic molding line
and a semi-automatic molding machine
Mass production are available.

In the foundry there are about 28,000 different models.

This requires on the one hand an enormous storage capacity and on the other hand highly flexible employees who are constantly faced with new challenges.

Our models are produced by local farms flexible model.

(CAD data can be further processed). We use this Exporit, wood and resin models.

The aim of our company is to produce the optimum casting in cooperation with our customers for any application.

This includes individual advice in the development, and the design and manufacture of your casting by our qualified team. Our nearly 125-year-old foundry experience, know-how and modern production guarantee a perfect product.

In order to achieve an optimal, economical and technical casting design, should already incorporate our expertise in the design.
In cooperation with the customer may be so indicated by a casting-workpiece optimization and cost-effective design.

Therefore benefit from our experience and take time, our advisory services!

Gienanth GmbH is an iron foundry producing castings with state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and all the expertise needed. Our 280-year-old history shows where we evolved from – and today our success is based on competence and leading-edge technology.



We produce the following cast irons with various material properties:

- Lamellar Graphite Iron (LGI)
- Spheroidal Graphite Iron (SGI)
- Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI)


The production capacity exceeds 100,000 tons per year.


Our machine moulded castings department manufactures castings with a weight from 0.5kg to 20kg.
The hand moulded castings department produces complex castings weighing between 500kg and 5,000kg.

We manufacture and supply our products for all applications: in all sectors, to all processors and all cast iron consumers.

Material designation according to DIN EN 1561
EN-GJL-100 ... 250
EN-GJL-HB-155 ... 215
max. Font-weight: 20 kg

Molding plant: DISAMATIC ® 130 A
Plate size 480 x 600 x 120 mm .. 350 mm
Molding sand: 2 vortex mixer with automatic dosage form and material testing
Core shop: 3 cold box core shooters, each with 12 l shot volume
Melting operation: 3 Cold wind Cupola with O2 injection
Gießautomat: Induction Heated casting equipment (2.5 t) with laser-Pour control and late inoculation
Cleaning: through beam machine
Batch drum-blasting machine
Concealed Rotary table shot blasting machine
Stand and belt sanders, various hand grinders
Primer: Water-soluble anti-rust primer with hot air drying
Quality inspection: thermal and spectral analysis
Gießtemperaturmessung
Hardness test HB
Mold material laboratory

We want to be a reliable partner for you



As the only foundry in Switzerland, we supply both aluminum, ductile, gray, steel, copper and investment casting in lost wax, raw or ready for assembly, with or without heat and surface treatments.



In close cooperation with our customers, we manufacture the most modern facilities cost-effective quality products. Sophisticated semi-finished products are our strength.