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Top Performance with tradition

We as Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH stand for a long tradition of foundries on today´s place of business. We look back by now 140 years of experience as foundry.  

 

 

The production of large and special casting from copper alloy -  in particular fixed pitch propeller – shape our company since more than 60 years.  

 

 

Also today, we following up with this tradition and strengthen our position on the world market by continuous improvement. 

 

History:

1871A "machine building institute" with iron foundry was established on the waterside of Müritz
1892Foundation of company "Behm & Steinhardt, Technical Bureau und Maschinenbauanstalt" OHG in Waren on today´s location.
1913Change of name to "Eisenwerk Waren GmbH".
1946Transfer of "Eisenwerk Waren GmbH" to a foundry cooperative
1948In the course of the build up of the shipbuilding industry in the GDR, start of heavy metal dead-mould casting, in particular for the production of the ship propellers
1954 - 1956 Construction of a new foundry for propellers of up to 6,5 m diameter and 25 tons finished weight
1970Construction of the machining workshop with NC-milling-machine for propellers
1991Foundation of Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH
1992Takeover by Bremer Vulkan AG.
1992-1998Investment in E-Melting Furnaces and CNC-metal cutting machines
1999Joining the DIHAG-Holding
2000Investment in a large CNC-milling machine
2000 / 2004New construction of a foundry with mould- and melting capacity for propellers of up to 150 tons finished weight und 11,5 m diameter
2006Extension of the machining workshop; investment in another large CNC-milling machine
2006 / 2007New construction of 2 more foundry workshops for medium size propellers, components for controllable pitch propellers (CPP) and special casting
2008New construction of a Profit Centre for Centrifugal Casting / mechanical workshop
2009/2010Construction of one more machining workshop; investment in another large universal milling machine

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