PINTER GUSS

What PINTER GUSS does

PINTER GUSS GmbH is a German specialty foundry founded in 1907 and headquartered in Deggendorf, Bavaria, producing high-quality aluminium and copper alloy cast parts using sand casting, machine mold casting, and tilt-squeeze permanent mold (Kokillenguss) processes. The company serves industrial manufacturers across at least seven verticals — drive technology, rail technology, e-mobility, medical technology, commercial vehicles, shipbuilding, and environmental/energy technology — supplying function- and safety-critical components where precision, reliability, and quality assurance are non-negotiable. Approximately 110 employees operate an in-house full value chain spanning construction and simultaneous engineering, casting process simulation, reverse engineering, foundry production, machining and finishing, quality management with laboratory services, and logistics. PINTER GUSS is part of the PINTER GRUPPE, which integrates Jung CNC (precision CNC contract machining, added 2018) and LGL Komplettgießerei (low-pressure permanent mold casting, added 2021), and the company maintains an active R&D program with Fraunhofer institutes, TU Munich, THD Deggendorf, RWTH Aachen, and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg covering AI-based process analytics, robot-CT quality inspection, hydrogen melting, digital product passports, and sustainability-driven casting innovation.

The business model is custom B2B project/contract manufacturing: revenue is generated from made-to-order cast parts priced on complexity, alloy, volume, and finishing requirements, with both one-time orders and long-term supply relationships. GTM is sales-led, targeting engineering and procurement decision-makers through direct outreach, the Euroguss trade show, the company website, and university-based recruitment to build pipeline. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and customer names are not listed. The company differentiates on three reinforcing axes: vertical integration under the PINTER GRUPPE (casting plus CNC plus low-pressure die casting from one group), a workforce with a 98% apprenticeship retention rate and decades-long tenures that sustains complex-casting know-how, and an unusually deep research consortium footprint funded by BMBF, DBU, Bayerische Forschungsstiftung, and the Bavarian State Ministry — including a documented result of reducing porosity in electric-motor rotor castings from 7.7% to 0.5%.

Name

PINTER GUSS

Legal name

PINTER GUSS GmbH

Website

https://pinterguss.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PINTER GUSS is a ~110-employee German specialty foundry in Deggendorf producing custom aluminium and copper alloy sand and gravity die castings for safety-critical industrial applications in rail, e-mobility, medical, commercial vehicles, shipbuilding, and energy sectors, operating as part of the PINTER GRUPPE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Deggendorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Cast Part Manufacturing: PINTER GUSS generates revenue primarily through the production of custom, made-to-order aluminium and copper alloy cast parts, from planning and construction through to series production. Pricing is based on part complexity, materials, production volumes, and finishing requirements. Revenue is project/contract-driven with both one-time orders and long-term supply relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PINTER GUSS GmbH is a medium-sized German foundry that produces custom, made-to-order aluminium and copper alloy cast parts using sand casting and gravity permanent mold casting (Kokillenguss) processes. The company offers a vertically integrated service portfolio spanning engineering and design, casting process simulation, reverse engineering, melting, core making, post-processing, CNC machining, quality assurance with in-house laboratory services, and logistics. It serves function- and safety-critical applications across drive technology, rail, e-mobility, medical technology, commercial vehicles, shipbuilding, and renewable energy industries, with capabilities extending into advanced R&D in AI-based process analytics, robot CT inspection, hydrogen melting, and digital product passports.

Product overview

PINTER GUSS is a medium-sized foundry producing high-quality aluminium and copper alloy castings through sand casting and gravity die casting (Kokillenguss) processes. The company offers a comprehensive service portfolio spanning construction and planning, manufacturing, post-processing and finishing, quality management, and logistics. They provide complete solutions from initial design through series production, including casting process simulation, reverse engineering, and extensive R&D capabilities. The PINTER GRUPPE extends capabilities through strategic partnerships: Jung CNC provides CNC machining services while LGL Komplettgiesserei offers low-pressure die casting. The company also conducts active research with universities and institutes on AI applications, hydrogen technology, and sustainable manufacturing processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PINTER GRUPPE: The PINTER GRUPPE is the corporate group comprising PINTER GUSS, Jung CNC (CNC contract manufacturing), and LGL Komplettgießerei (low-pressure die-casting), offering holistic solutions from construction to series production.

Products and services

• Custom Aluminium and Copper Alloy Cast Parts (Sandguss & Kokillenguss)
• Design and Planning Services (Konstruktion und Planung)
• Post-Processing and Finishing Services (Nachbearbeitung und Veredelung)
• Quality Assurance and Logistics Services (Qualität und Logistik)
• Research and Development Collaboration (Forschung und Entwicklung)

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of apprentices are retained as full employees after completing training
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LGL Komplettgiesserei (Leichtmetallgiesserei Bad Langensalza GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021LGL was integrated into the PINTER GRUPPE in 2021, specializing in low-pressure permanent mold casting (Niederdruck-Kokillenguss). With over 50 skilled workers and 80+ years of foundry experience, LGL complements PINTER GUSS's gravity and tilt-squeeze casting capabilities with low-pressure process expertise. Founded in 1996 on a 20,000 m² site.
• Jung CNC (JUNG GmbH & Co KG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Jung CNC was integrated into the PINTER GRUPPE in 2018. The company specializes in CNC contract machining (Lohnfertigung) with over 120 specialists on 3,200 m² production area and 1,000 m² warehouse. Founded in 1890, Jung CNC transitioned to CNC machining in 1975. The partnership enables PINTER GRUPPE to offer combined casting and precision machining solutions from a single group.
• Fraunhofer IGCV (Fraunhofer Institut für Gießerei-, Composite- und Verarbeitungstechnik)coreTechnology or IntegrationPINTER GUSS collaborates extensively with Fraunhofer IGCV on multiple R&D projects including the Inorganic Core Package (anorganische Kernpakete) project funded by DBU, H2-NextMelt (hydrogen melting technology), and the Barbaratagging events. Fraunhofer IGCV provides research infrastructure and scientific expertise in casting technology.
• Technische Hochschule Deggendorf (THD)coreTechnology or IntegrationPINTER GUSS partners with THD Deggendorf on multiple research projects including RoboQuality, XLRoboCT, SpectralCT, and ReGAIN. The company has hired graduates from THD (e.g., Dominik Kerschl, Wirtschaftsingenieur) and hosts student projects and theses. THD provides academic research capacity and access to specialized equipment like robot CT systems.
• TU Munich / Lehrstuhl für Umformtechnik und Gießereiwesen (UTG)coreTechnology or IntegrationPINTER GUSS collaborates with TU Munich's Chair for Metal Forming and Foundry Technology (UTG) on the Elektromotoren project to improve casting processes for electric motor rotors, and on other research initiatives. The partnership combines industrial casting expertise with academic simulation and materials science capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Nemak: Global Mexican-headquartered leader in aluminium castings, primarily for automotive powertrain and e-mobility — same end-products (engine, transmission, e-motor housings) but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Linamar Corporation: Canadian diversified manufacturer with a significant Light Metal Casting division serving automotive and industrial markets — overlapping aluminium casting capabilities and e-mobility exposure but at much larger scale.
• Rheinmetall (KSPG / Casting division): German industrial group with a hard-cast and aluminium casting business unit serving automotive and industrial customers — comparable product range and German engineering base, though embedded in a much larger diversified group.

Direct peers

• GF Casting Solutions: Swiss-based division of Georg Fischer producing iron and aluminium castings for automotive, industrial and energy customers globally; directly comparable product portfolio (safety-critical castings, e-mobility housings) with broader geographic reach.
• Martinrea Honsel: German arm of Canadian Martinrea International producing aluminium die-cast and sand-cast components for automotive and industrial OEMs — directly comparable in process technology, alloys served and target industries.
• Voit Automotive: German specialist in aluminium pressure die casting and sand casting serving premium automotive and industrial customers — comparable mid-sized European foundry competing for the same e-mobility and drive-technology casting programs.
• Endurance Technologies: Indian aluminium die-casting specialist supplying automotive and industrial customers globally; comparable product mix of complex aluminium castings for drive, e-mobility and industrial applications.
• Handtmann Holding (Albert Handtmann Group): German mid-sized industrial group with a Handtmann Leichtmetallgießerei division producing complex aluminium castings for automotive, e-mobility and industrial applications — same vertical, same scale, same alloy focus as PINTER GUSS.

Emerging players

• Trimet Aluminium SE: German producer of primary and recycled aluminium — comparable German footprint and alloy expertise, but operating upstream as a melt supplier/partner to foundries like PINTER GUSS rather than a competing foundry.

Others

• Bühler Group (Die Casting): Swiss equipment maker supplying die-casting cells and complete foundry lines to aluminium and copper alloy foundries — comparable as an enabler/supplier to the same customer base rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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