About us

GF Casting Solutions designs and manufactures products and solutions with environmental and social benefits, taking climate action and responsibility at production sites and in supply chains.

Megatrends like climate change, urbanization and mobility reshape our world. GF Casting Solutions combines its development know-how with 200 years of production excellence in the automotive industry to produce innovative solutions. Specializing in Body & Structure, E-Mobility, Powertrain, and Chassis segments, we're committed to making mobility more sustainable. In close cooperation with our customers and partners we guarantee that our solutions are exactly matching the challenges on the market – from the first concept over the precise realization up to the reliable validation.


Facts & figures

  • Established: 1802 (Georg Fischer AG) in Switzerland
  • Locations: 14 production sites in Germany, Austria, Romania, Switzerland and China
  • Turnover: 910 million Swiss francs
  • Employees: 3,792
  • In 1897, GF developed its first automotive part 
  • History of GF
GF workers working in an old factory.

Organization

GF Casting Solutions is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and currently has over 3'500 employees on 14 sites worldwide. GF Casting Solutions is one of four strong divisions of Georg Fischer AG, a publicly traded company that has been independent for over 200 years. We are pioneers for technology and innovation. 

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Market segments

Light vehicles

CO2 reduction in the automotive industry is challenging. With know-how and 200 years of production excellence, GF Casting Solutions' lightweight solutions reduce weight and integrate more functions.

Commercial vehicles

The need for low emission transport is rising. GF Casting Solutions supports customers in the development and production of lightweight components with their know-how, offering the entire value chain.

Off-highway

Reducing fuel consumption is a key driver off the road. GF Casting Solutions' iron casting solutions with high functional integration help customers find the optimal design for special vehicles.

Aerospace

The aerospace industry is geared towards eco-efficiency and alternative powertrain concepts. With precision casting solutions and lightweighting, GF Casting Solutions is the right development partner.

Energy

The energy demand is rising, while decarbonization is a challenge. GF Casting Solutions provides solutions for industrial gas turbines and renewable energy solutions, granting a cleaner energy supply.

Manufacturing technologies

High-pressure die-casting

Our aluminum and magnesium high-pressure die-castings are mostly developed for the chassis, interior and powertrain of premium cars all over the world. To offer the best solution to our customers, we focus on lightweighting and ready-to-mount solutions.

Tooling

Tools for high-pressure die-casting for machines from 200 to 6'100 tons closing force.

Iron casting

Lightweight chassis components and huge and robust solutions for the energy and off-highway market - unique and optimized design through bionic shapes and 3D-printed molds and cores.

Precision casting

With our precision casting solutions we provide safe and reliable castings for jet engines, space applications and industrial gas turbines - large structural parts, equiaxed and single crystal casting solutions.

Additive manufacturing

Speeding up our manufacturing, prototyping and iron casting processes with additive manufacturing is a key element of our role as a solution provider. Bringing the know-how from more than 200 years of manufacturing expertise in the field of advanced manufacturing - to provide the best solution for our customers.