BDG Member Foundries in Germany

• The membership of the BDG (Bundesverband der deutschen Gießerei-Industrie = German Foundry Association), the industry confederation of our sector, includes approximately 300 foundries making grey-iron, spherolitic-iron, malleable, and steel castings for virtually all branches of industry.
• Up-to-date moulding, casting, and alloying processes and technologies used by BDG member foundries include:
• Hand moulding
• Machine moulding
• Shell moulding
• Ceramic moulding
• Full-mould casting
• Permanent-mould casting
• Continuous casting
• Centrifugal casting
• Precision casting

Customers may make use of the knowhow of our member foundries in the early stages of product development, exploiting to the fullest extent the advantages of our casting technology in designing and manufacturing capital goods of any kind. The foundries of Germany aim for partnership in product development and manufacture.

CAD processes are used in designing and optimizing future castings. Sophisticated in-process inspection and quality-control procedures support the production of castings.

Our most important customer industries include:

• Motor-vehicle engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Construction

Further customer industries include:

• Electrical engineering
• Shipbuilding
• Offshore industries, and
• The aviation industry

For more information consult our Source Directory

'Who Makes What In Casting?"
BDG's official procurement directory

• This loose-leaf folder contains the portraits and product ranges of our member companies and is updated twice a year.
• Folders are available in Germany at a nominal charge of  48.-- EURO plus VAT. Updates (2x per year) cost 38.-- EURO p.a., postage and packing not included.
• For your copy contact ZGV Zentrale für Gußverwendung, Sohnstr. 70, D-40237 Düsseldorf or Postfach 101961, D-40010 Düsseldorf.