TSF

Name

TSF

Legal name

Tübinger Stahlfeinguss Franz Stadtler GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://tsf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Steel Casting (Investment Casting)

NAICS

Steel Foundries (except Investment) (331513)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Casting (Continuous Casting, Ingots, Semi-Finished Slabs/Billets/Blooms) (IMAKABAD)

Keywords

• Precision steel casting
• Investment casting services
• Lost wax casting
• Custom steel components
• Rapid prototyping casting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tübingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom precision steel casting products: TSF manufactures bespoke Feinguss (precision investment cast) steel components ranging from prototypes to large series. Revenue is generated through custom manufacturing orders for complex cast parts tailored to customer specifications. Pricing is quote-based per project. The company offers full-service from prototyping to serial manufacturing, including finishing, heat treatment, machining, and surface coatings via a vetted supplier network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TSF manufactures bespoke steel investment castings (Feinguss / Stahlfeinguss) using the lost-wax process, producing precision steel components weighing from 10g to over 70kg with lengths up to ~500mm. The company offers a full-service package spanning rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, series production, and value-added finishing (heat treatment, machining, surface coatings). It serves industrial customers across automotive, medical, food, aerospace, defense, machinery, energy, agriculture/construction, and leisure industries.

Product overview

TSF (Tübinger Stahlfeinguss Franz Stadtler GmbH & Co. KG) is a family-owned steel investment casting foundry based in Tübingen-Hirschau, Germany, operating since 1968 and marketing itself as 'Europe's fastest fine casting company.' The company's core offering is the Feingussverfahren (investment casting / lost-wax process), a precision steel casting service that produces components from 10 g to over 70 kg with lengths up to ~500 mm. This core service is supplemented by Rapid Tooling and Rapid Prototyping modules that enable rapid small-series and prototype production using 3D data. TSF also offers a broad portfolio of steel materials and alloys (heat-treatable steels, stainless steels, case-hardening steels, nitriding steels, tool steels, and heat-resistant steels), supported by in-house quality management including metallurgical analysis of every batch and 100% visual inspection. Additional value-added offerings include a virtual 360° factory tour and comprehensive technical sales support. TSF serves diverse industries including automotive, medical/pharmaceutical, food technology, aerospace, defense, machinery, energy, agriculture/construction, and leisure/sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feingussverfahren (Investment Casting / Lost-Wax Casting) Core precision steel casting service using the lost-wax (Wachsausschmelzverfahren) process. TSF produces steel castings with weights from 10 g to over 70 kg and component lengths up to ~500 mm, serving industries including automotive, medical, food, aerospace, defense, and machinery. The process covers 11 steps from wax model production through final inspection.
• Rapid Tooling Rapid tooling service enabling economical production of small and smallest series using 3D-printed wax/ plastic tooling forms with high dimensional accuracy and surface quality, reducing product development time through direct conversion of 3D data into plastic mold forms. Used for low quantities and fast time-to-part needs.
• Rapid Prototyping Rapid prototyping service for fast model manufacturing that converts CAD data into tangible 3D models, enabling cost and time savings and early error detection in the planning phase. Produces near-series prototypes with high dimensional accuracy for smallest lots or single pieces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3D-printed tooling ready in 3 days; first 155 sample parts cast within 17 days for a leisure/sports customer
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stadtwerke Tübingen (swt)coreOthers · 1 January 2012TSF has been sourcing certified green electricity exclusively from Stadtwerke Tübingen since 2012. swt supplies approximately 2 million kWh/year of TÜV-certified eco-power from European hydroelectric sources (Norway, Sweden). TSF won the swt Umweltpreis (environment award) in 2019 for its sustainability efforts including the largest possible on-site photovoltaic installation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Wescast Industries: Canadian precision casting supplier focused on automotive exhaust manifolds and turbocharger housings. Comparable iron and steel casting process but North American geography and narrower automotive focus.

Broad incumbents

• voestalpine AG: Austrian steel and technology group supplying specialty steel and finished precision components for automotive, railway, aerospace, and tool applications. Competes with TSF at the finished-component level while also serving as a steel supplier upstream.
• Precision Castparts Corp: Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary and largest precision investment caster globally, dominated by aerospace structural castings. Comparable investment casting process but vastly larger scale and aerospace-centric customer base.

Direct peers

• Metaltek International: US-based non-ferrous and alloy precision investment caster with broad material scope and diverse end-markets. Comparable process (lost-wax) and customer-segment breadth but primarily North American geography.
• Doncasters Group: Global precision investment casting group producing steel and superalloy castings for aerospace, power generation, and industrial customers. Closely comparable to TSF in process (lost-wax), material scope, and end-market breadth.
• Schmidt + Clemens: German specialist in high-alloy and stainless steel castings for plant engineering, petrochemical, and industrial markets. Closely comparable on material portfolio, German footprint, and project-based custom casting model.
• Le Belier: French-led global supplier of precision cast aluminum and steel components primarily serving automotive OEMs. Directly comparable to TSF's automotive-focused work, especially in hybrid precision-casting-to-replace-machining applications.
• Hitchiner Manufacturing: US investment caster serving aerospace, defense, and industrial markets with high-alloy ferrous and non-ferrous castings. Comparable process technology and alloy breadth, but operates in a different geography.
• Schunk Group: German family-owned metalworking group with a precision casting division supplying automotive, industrial, and energy customers. Overlaps directly with TSF on steel investment casting processes, German mid-market customer base, and family-owned culture.

Others

• Bodycote plc: UK-listed provider of heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing, and metal joining services used by casting and forging customers. Adjacent complement to TSF's value chain (heat treatment is one of TSF's finishing steps outsourced to vetted suppliers).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/embed/aos1WlCTOZY
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tsf-tuebinger-stahlfeinguss

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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