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Global competence in lightweight construction for customer's benefit

Today, DGS Druckguss Systeme AG is one of the most significant producers for aluminium and magnesium lightweight parts in die casting technique. The automotive desire for global platform strategies answers DGS with its locations in Switzerland, Czech Republic and China. The focus doesn't rest only on the know-how of the technology for tools but also on the permanent development of processes and on the installation engineering itself.

That's why DGS invested double-digit millions annual in the production of structural parts. For us it is the essential process technology around the topic lightweight construction of car bodies. DGS resorts to state-of-the-art equipment which copes with power efficiency in the company. Of course, we don't want only bring our dues for reduction of Co2 in automotive engineering, also important for us is an ecological and power-saving production. We support this with energy recovery in our facilities. Additional, DGS attempts to increase the economic utilisation with "Continuous Improvements" of all processes.

Already during research and development we apply the wide expert knowledge and innovation of our own engineers.

Avoidance of process interfaces, consistently quality surveillance and documentation and reduction of transport costs are some of the items which DGS provoked to install an ultra-modern and complex process chain at all locations. The process chain includes the die casting implements, heat treatment, machining, assembling and cleaning inclusive passivation. By employing of miscellaneous alloys in combination with verified recipes for heat treatments we can achieve your requested mechanical strength properties.

High-precision components in lightweight metal are playing an ever increasing role in high-tech industries like the automotive industry and in apparatus engineering. This is precisely why leading European companies rely on the wide-ranging die-casting expertise of DGS. We regard ourselves not merely as a parts supplier, but as an integral element in the value-chain of our customers. As a system partner, we don’t rely on standard methods to satisfy your needs, but instead use innovative and unique solutions.

Wide-ranging expertise coupled with a flexible and adaptable machine park allow us to use aluminium, magnesium and zinc alloys in modern-day pressure die-casting processes, including vacuum-based processes. Automated systems and processes make us the partner of first choice, especially for medium-series and mass production operations.

As a process-oriented, total-service partner, we offer numerous supplementary services. Leading-edge CAD/CAM systems that are also used for customer-specific FEM calculations and die filling/solidifications calculations are utilized in our development department. In many cases we develop, engineer, mill, grind, shot blast, galvanize, coat and assemble components and systems. The primary benefits for our customers are: fewer interfaces and more time to concentrate on their competencies.

High-precision components in lightweight metal are playing an ever increasing role in high-tech industries like the automotive industry and in apparatus engineering. This is precisely why leading European companies rely on the wide-ranging die-casting expertise of DGS. Our decades of experience and continual investments in infrastructure, quality management, research and in-house test beds are only some of the factors responsible for this success. Equally responsible is the fact that we regard ourselves not merely as a parts supplier, but as an integral element in de value-chain of our customers. As a system partner, we don't rely on standard methods to satisfy your needs, but use innovative and unique solutions. This combination of experience with an inventive spirit enables us to create the maximum added value for every customer. The hallmarks of this success are clearly evident: products, even from the largest mass productions, are supplied on time, in perfect quality and at a competitive overall cost.

Be it a steering component in magnesium or a body part in aluminium structural casting, apparatus subassembly or a single fitting: DGS is the right partner whenever light metal components need to meet the most stringent requirements in terms of dimensional accuracy, surface finish and physical characteristics. A deep expertise of casting design, coupled to a wide-ranged, flexible and adaptable machine park (250 to 3500 tons), allows almost all shapes of work pieces possible at DGS. Automated systems and processes make us to first choice partner, especially for mass production operations. This is the reason for several automotive manufacturers chose DGS as their preferred supplier for key components and systems.

As a process-oriented, total-service partner, we offer numerous supplementary services. Leading-edge CAD/CAM systems that are also used for customer-specific FEM calculations and die filling/solidification calculations are utilised in our development department. The primary benefits for our customers are: fewer interfaces and more time to focus on their core business.

DGS applies a zero-error strategy to every process. At the planning stage, a variety of risk analyses are carried out to ensure that every production step has minimal faults. State-of-the-art 3D measurement machinery and an in-house laboratory equipped for x-ray, spectral and strength analyses are utilized to guarantee consistently high material and production quality. The use of FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) and internal workshops as well as with customers enable DGS to identify potential problems and take effective measures to achieve high quality standards, which we always strive to improve through investments in engineering, quality assurance and a number of continuous improvement processes. As a result, DGS holds several key ISO certificates (ISO 14001, ISO/TS16949 and OHSAS18001), which show our commitment to a process-driven organization.