DGS Druckguss Systeme AG

Switzerland

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DGS Druckguss Systeme AG is an international Swiss manufacturer and development partner specializing in high-pressure die-cast components made from aluminum and magnesium alloys. Originating in 1925 as an experimental foundry within the Bühler Group and operating at its St. Gallen-Winkeln headquarters since 1950, DGS established itself as an independent enterprise through a management buyout in 2003.

The company operates automated, electronically monitored casting lines across manufacturing facilities in Switzerland, the Czech Republic (Liberec and Frýdlant), and China (Nansha and Rizhao), employing around 1,500 people worldwide. Its Swiss headquarters in St. Gallen hosts central R&D, project management, and a dedicated competence center for complex automotive structural castings.

DGS manages certified quality and environmental systems including IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, serving premier European and international automotive original equipment manufacturers and Tier-1 suppliers.

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DGS Druckguss Systeme AG offers end-to-end development and series manufacturing of aluminum and magnesium die-cast components:

High-Pressure Die Casting: Production of thin-walled structural castings, powertrain parts, steering components, and leak-tight functional enclosures using cold-chamber die casting machines ranging from 250 to 4,400 tonnes of clamping force.
Materials & Alloys: Standard and customized aluminum alloys (such as 226/AlSi9Cu3, 230/AlSi12, 231/AlSi12(Cu), 239/AlSi10Mg, and specialized ductile structural alloys like AlSi10MnMgSr) as well as magnesium alloys (including AZ91, AM50, and AMZ40).
Engineering & Simulation: Alloy development, CAD/CAE design, finite element method (FEM) calculations, and mold filling/solidification simulations via MAGMA.
Rapid Prototyping: Selective Laser Melting (SLM 3D metal printing) in aluminum and magnesium, sand-cast prototypes, and rapid tooling.
Mechanical Machining & Post-Processing: Multi-axis CNC high-speed milling and turning, heat treatment (annealing, solution heat treating/T6/T7), straightening, shot blasting, vibratory grinding, automated surface coating (passivation, e-coat/KTL, powder coating), and robotic subassembly integration.
Quality Assurance & Metrology: 3D coordinate measurement (optical and tactile), real-time industrial X-ray inspection, spectral analysis, and mechanical tensile testing.

DGS Druckguss Systeme AG

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