Commercial vehicles

The need for low emission transport is rising. With know-how and 200 years of production excellence, GF Casting Solutions' lightweight solutions reduce weight and integrate more functions.

The future of mobility with GF Casting Solutions

Electrification and alternative drives or new logistics – GF Casting Solutions supports its customers in the development and production of high-complex lightweight components to continuously reduce weight. GF Casting Solutions is at the forefront, leveraging over 200 years of development expertise in the automotive industry to deliver innovative solutions. Specializing in Body & Structure, E-Mobility, Powertrain, and Chassis segments, the division is committed to making mobility more sustainable. With global Research and Development expertise in Switzerland and China, GF Casting Solutions strives to reduce the consumption of fuel and energy.

Strong development partner

GF Casting Solutions is one of the leading solution providers of lightweight components for the global automotive industry, offering the entire value chain. GF Casting Solutions supports its customers during the early design stages up until serial production. 

The development scope includes: 

  • Material development
  • Process development
  • Product development
  • Accredited validation & testing

Going beyond limits - for the perfect solution

The demand for large castings is growing. GF Casting Solutions is committed to developing tailor-made solutions for increasing casting sizes and functional integration while maintaining high quality standards. 

Your benefits of large stuructural parts from GF Casting Solutions:

  • shortened vehicle production time through increased functional integration 
  • reduction of complexity
  • good crash performance through enhanced stiffness & lightweight design
  • reduction of investment at OEM

 

Our products

transmission housing
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Transmission Housing
Customer 
Volvo Trucks
Customer  Volvo Trucks
Process Aluminum high-pressure die-casting
Material AlSi9Cu3
Weight 40.6 kg
Value Chain Casting, punching, shot-blasting 
Your Advantage
  • Large-scale casting
  • Highly loaded truck application in high-pressure die-casting

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Customer 
Beiben
Customer  Beiben
Process Iron sandcasting
Material SiboDur 700
Weight 48.7 kg
Value Chain Casting
Your Advantage
  • Up to 21% less weight through bionic design

« In the next 10 years, fuel cells, automated driving and more specific application will be focus topics of commercial vehicles and trucks. »

Maggie Jiang, Head of Sales Iron casting BU China

Maggie Jiang

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