Auerhammer Metallwerk

What Auerhammer Metallwerk does

Auerhammer Metallwerk GmbH is a German specialty metals manufacturer headquartered in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony, with origins as the Uttenhofer Eisenhammers founded in 1526, making it one of the oldest continuously operating metallurgical sites in Europe. Since 2015 it has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Wickeder Group (Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH), a diversified industrial conglomerate with approximately 1,100 employees across facilities in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The company employs approximately 170 people and is led by Managing Director Andreas Robert Braun.

The company's core technology is the cold-rolling and cold-cladding of nickel-based alloys, special alloys, and noble metals into precision strips and foils. Its four product families are: (1) Plattierte Werkstoffe (clad materials) — multilayer composites combining properties of different metals, thickness 0.05–3.6 mm; (2) Thermobimetalle — over 100 thermobimetal grades for temperature-dependent switching and control, thickness 0.10–2.00 mm; (3) Metallbänder & Breitbandfolien — custom nickel-based special-alloy strips; and (4) Präzisionsmetallfolien — ultra-thin foils down to 2 µm (20× thinner than a human hair) in nickel, copper, titanium, tantalum, silver, and stainless steels. Contract manufacturing services (annealing, rolling, cutting) are offered as an add-on revenue stream.

The business model is B2B custom manufacturing with quote-based pricing, no public price list, and revenue generated from sale of physical metal semi-finished products plus toll-processing services. Customer segments span medical technology, automotive, electronics and electrical engineering, energy (batteries and fuel cells), aerospace, and plant engineering. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales — four dedicated sales managers handle key accounts, supported by application-engineering specialists and a network of 15+ international trading representatives across 17+ countries. Marketing channels include the company website, LinkedIn, YouTube, and an increasing cadence of European trade-fair participation (Micronora, XPONENTIAL, Titanium Europe). Quality systems are certified to ISO 9001:2015 (through Sept 2027) and ISO 50001:2018 (through Oct 2028).

Name

Auerhammer Metallwerk

Legal name

Auerhammer Metallwerk GmbH

Website

https://auerhammer.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Auerhammer Metallwerk is a German specialty metals manufacturer producing cold-rolled and cold-clad precision strips, thermobimetals, and ultra-thin metal foils (down to 2 µm) from nickel-based alloys, serving industrial customers across medical technology, automotive, electronics, energy, aerospace, and plant engineering since 1526 as a subsidiary of the Wickeder Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Strips and Foils

NAICS

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (3311), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490), Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMABANAL

Aerospace Structural Metals & Alloys (Titanium, Aluminum, Nickel)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Aerospace Materials and Components

Keywords

• Precision metal strips
• Clad materials
• Thermostatic bimetals
• Nickel-based alloys
• Precision metal foils

Headquarters

HQ city

Aue

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Semi-Finished Products Sales: Sale of custom-manufactured metal strips, metal foils, clad materials, and thermobimetals to industrial customers in specified dimensions (thickness and width). Revenue is generated through the sale of physical metal products with customer-specific specifications, supporting both small and large volumes.
2. Contract Manufacturing (Lohnarbeiten): Processing services including annealing (Glühen), rolling (Walzen), cutting (Schneiden), and other metalworking operations performed on customer-provided materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Auerhammer Metallwerk GmbH is an international producer of metal semi-finished products focused on nickel-based alloys. The company develops and manufactures custom cold-rolled and cold-clad precision metal strips, foils, clad materials, and thermobimetals with customer-specific dimensions in thickness and width for industrial applications. The product portfolio comprises four families (clad materials, thermobimetals, metal strips/wide foils, precision metal foils) plus contract manufacturing services such as annealing, rolling, and cutting.

Product overview

Auerhammer Metallwerk is a manufacturer of precision cold-rolled and cold-clad metal strips and foils made from nickel-based alloys and special materials. Its product portfolio consists of four core product families: (1) Plattierte Werkstoffe (Clad Materials) — multilayer metal composites that combine properties of different metals; (2) Thermobimetalle (Thermostatic Bimetals) — temperature-sensitive bimetallic strips in over 100 alloy grades; (3) Metallbänder & Breitbandfolien (Metal Strips and Wide Foils) — special alloys with tailored physical properties; and (4) Präzisionsmetallfolien (Precision Metal Foils) — ultra-thin foils as fine as 2 µm. The company also offers contract manufacturing services including annealing, rolling, and cutting. Customers operate across the electrical, automotive, energy, aerospace, measurement, and medical technology industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plattierte Werkstoffe (Clad Materials) Multi-layer metal composite materials that combine the advantageous properties of different metals to create materials with entirely new functions. Thickness range from 0.05 to 3.6 mm. Used by industrial manufacturers in electrical, automotive, energy, aerospace, and medical technology applications where a single material cannot meet the required property profile.
• Thermobimetalle (Thermostatic Bimetals) Temperature-sensitive bimetallic strips used in electrical components for regulating, controlling, or limiting temperature-dependent parameters. Over 100 different bimetal grades available. Thickness range from 0.10 to 2.00 mm. Used in electrical and electronics applications as well as other industries requiring temperature-dependent control.
• Metallbänder & Breitbandfolien (Metal Strips and Wide Foils) Custom special alloys based on nickel with alloying partners such as iron, copper, manganese, cobalt, or chromium, produced with specific physical properties tailored to demanding applications. Customers receive tailored dimensions in thickness and width.
• Präzisionsmetallfolien (Precision Metal Foils) Ultra-thin metal foils manufactured to customer-specific requirements using nickel-based alloys, pure metals (nickel, copper, titanium, tantalum, silver), and stainless steels. Foils can be produced as thin as 2 µm (20 times thinner than a human hair). Used in microtechnology, medical technology, battery, and precision engineering applications.
• Lohnarbeiten (Contract Manufacturing Services) Toll processing services including annealing (Glühen), rolling (Walzen), cutting (Schneiden), and additional metalworking operations performed on customer-provided materials. Serves customers who need supplementary metalworking capacity or specialized processing.
• CLADconfigurator Web-based configuration tool hosted at app.wickeder.de that enables customers to specify and design clad material products (Plattierte Werkstoffe) online. Supports the custom-order workflow for the company's clad materials product line.

Quantifiable outcome

• Metal foil thickness as low as 2 micrometers (20x thinner than a human hair)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Wickeder GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Since 2015, Auerhammer Metallwerk has been part of the Wickeder Group, a worldwide corporate group with production facilities in Europe, America, and Asia. The parent company Wickeder Westfalenstahl, founded in 1913, is based in Wickede (Ruhr), Germany. The group employs approximately 1100 people and covers the entire process chain from metallic semi-finished products to classic metal processing with innovative technologies.
• Phynicx BV Metallurgical SolutionsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhynicx serves as trading representative for Auerhammer in France and Netherlands, promoting Auerhammer's thermobimetals and precision metal strips at Micronora 2026 trade fair in Besançon, France.
• Engineered Material Solutions (EMS)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEngineered Material Solutions serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in the USA market, located in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
• SANDINOX ComerciominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSANDINOX serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in Brazil, located in Sorocaba, São Paulo.
• Wickeder Group AsiamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWickeder Group Asia serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in China, located in Shanghai.
• Dali Electronics (The Domadia Group)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDali Electronics serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in India, located in Mumbai.
• Takoh EngineersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTakoh Engineers serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in India, located in New Delhi.
• PTM S.r.l.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPTM S.r.l. serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in Italy, located in Turin.
• WOORI GECminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWOORI GEC serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in South Korea, located in Busan.
• Arva SrlminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArva Srl serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in Romania, located in Cornetu, Ilfov.
• AB Zeller & CominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAB Zeller & Co serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, located in Mölnlycke, Sweden.
• Behrendt IntertrademinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBehrendt Intertrade serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in Spain, located in Leioa (Vizcaya).
• AuH Elektronik ve Endüstriyel ÜrünlerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuH Elektronik serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Greece.
• Far East Alloy CorporationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFar East Alloy Corporation serves as Auerhammer's trading representative in Taiwan, located in New Taipei City.
• Roman Ruzicka (Independent Representative)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRoman Ruzicka serves as Auerhammer's representative for Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, based in Prague.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Materion Corporation: Materion's Specialty Alloys & Clifton Metal businesses produce precision strip and foil products in nickel, copper, and titanium alloys for aerospace, medical, and electronics — directly comparable to Auerhammer's precision foil line.
• Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals: Ulbrich manufactures precision rolled strip, foil, and wire in nickel, stainless, and specialty alloys for medical, aerospace, and electronics — a close functional analog to Auerhammer's cold-rolled precision strips and foils.
• Sandvik (Kanthal division): Kanthal is the global market leader in thermobimetals for temperature regulation and heating elements, and a direct competitor to Auerhammer's flagship thermobimetall product line in electrical components and industrial controls.
• Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH: Parent company and sister operation within the Wickeder Group. Wickeder Westfalenstahl produces metallic semi-finished products and clad materials in steel — directly overlapping with Auerhammer's plated/clad strip portfolio and serving many of the same automotive, electronics, and energy customers.

Broad incumbents

• voestalpine AG (Steel Division): voestalpine produces precision strip steel and specialty alloys for automotive, aerospace, and energy applications. Comparable in terms of precision strip/foil capabilities and nickel-alloy expertise, but operates at much larger scale with a broader end-market portfolio.
• Outokumpu Oyj: Leading European stainless steel producer with a precision strip/foil product line (e.g., Outokumpu Extreme). Comparable in cold-rolling capability and customer base in automotive, electronics, and industrial markets.
• Carpenter Technology Corporation: US-based specialty alloys producer with a deep portfolio of nickel-based and cobalt-based alloys serving aerospace, medical, and energy markets — directly comparable to Auerhammer's specialty alloy strip/foil business for high-performance end uses.
• ATI (Allegheny Technologies): ATI manufactures titanium and nickel-based specialty alloys plus precision strip products for aerospace, defense, and medical — competing with Auerhammer in high-end nickel/cobalt alloy strips used in demanding applications.
• Aperam SA: European stainless and specialty alloy strip producer with precision flat products for automotive, construction, and industrial applications. Comparable cold-rolling mill infrastructure and end-market overlap.

Regional players

• Wieland Group: German copper and copper-alloy strip producer serving automotive, electrical, and electronics markets. Comparable as a European precision-strip competitor with overlapping customers in electrical components (an area where Auerhammer's thermobimetals also compete).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AuerhammerMetallwerkGmbH1526
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/auerhammer-metallwerk-gmbh
• Facebookfacebook.com/about

Compliance3 records

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Profiles10 records

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