GIESSEREI KOLLINGER

What GIESSEREI KOLLINGER does

Kunstgießerei Kollinger GmbH (operating as GIESSEREI KOLLINGER) is a privately held German foundry founded in 1993 and headquartered in Elchingen, Germany. The company operates two interlocking divisions: Kunstguss (art casting) and Technikguss (technical/precision casting), serving both artists and art institutions worldwide and engineering companies requiring prototypes and small series production.

The technical core is investment casting (Feinguss / lost-wax ceramic shell process) and sand casting, applied to a broad materials portfolio spanning bronze, zinc, brass, aluminum, silver, silicon bronze, and specialty alloys (manufactured to VDG P690 and P202 standards). The technical division supports complex geometries, hollow cavities, and high dimensional accuracy for applications including motors, compressors, valves, and optical equipment. The art division produces sculptures, monuments, memorials, fountains, and tactile models for blind individuals, with options for stone, concrete, plaster, and resin casting as alternatives to metal. Equipment includes an automated MK-Technology investment casting line (16 hanger stations, 700x700x700mm cluster capacity, 8th-generation booster drying oven enabling a burn-ready cluster in up to 5 hours), a ModTech C20 wax injection system, and a Schüchl UHG 690 vacuum chamber. Supporting services span 3D scanning, CAD model construction, CNC milling, 3D printing, mold making, surface coatings (painting, powder coating, metallizing, patinating), water technology for fountains, heat treatment, and on-site delivery and assembly with customs handling. Quality assurance includes GOM measurement with best-fit analysis, spectral analysis, tensile testing, crack detection, leak testing, and X-ray inspection.

The business model is project-based custom manufacturing with quote-based pricing and no recurring revenue streams. GTM is sales-led, relying on direct outreach, portfolio/references pages, industry reputation, and word-of-mouth across both art and precision-engineering communities. Marketing channels are modest: a primary website with Kunst and Technik sections, supplemented by Instagram and YouTube. The company is led by Managing Directors Sylvia Muff and Markus Kollinger, is founder-owned with no external investors or parent company, and operates with a headcount band of 11–50 employees from a single facility in Elchingen.

Name

GIESSEREI KOLLINGER

Legal name

Kunstgießerei Kollinger GmbH

Website

https://kollinger-guss.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kunstgießerei Kollinger is a German foundry founded in 1993 that produces custom art castings (sculptures, monuments) and precision investment-cast technical components for artists and industrial clients worldwide, operating from a single Elchingen facility with 11–50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Foundry and Precision Casting Services

NAICS

Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting) (331529), Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) (331524)

SIC

Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) (3360)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

Keywords

• Precision metal casting
• Investment casting services
• Bronze sculpture foundry
• Art casting services
• Technical casting foundry

Headquarters

HQ city

Elchingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Casting Services: Project-based custom casting services for technical precision parts and artistic sculptures. Revenue is generated through one-time custom manufacturing orders based on customer specifications, prototypes, and small production runs. No recurring revenue streams are indicated.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GIESSEREI KOLLINGER operates a custom metal casting foundry in Elchingen, Germany, producing art castings (sculptures, monuments, fountains, tactile models) and technical precision cast parts (prototypes and small-series production) using investment casting (lost-wax / ceramic shell process) and sand casting methods in materials including bronze, zinc, brass, aluminum, silver, silicon bronze, and specialty alloys. The company supports customers with end-to-end services spanning 3D scan/CAD model construction, casting, surface finishing, patinating, heat treatment, quality inspection, and on-site delivery and assembly.

Product overview

GIESSEREI KOLLINGER (Kunstgießerei Kollinger GmbH) is a German foundry offering two interconnected core casting services: Kunstguss (art casting) and Technikguss (technical/precision casting). Kunstguss produces artistic sculptures and monuments via lost-wax (ceramic shell) casting, sand casting, stone casting, concrete casting, and resin casting in materials including bronze, zinc, brass, aluminum, silver, and silicon bronze. Technikguss provides precision investment casting and sand casting for technical components in heavy metals (CuSn, CuZn, CuAl, silver, zinc, eCu) and light metals (AlSi, AlMg, MgAl alloys). Both services are supported by complementary modules covering model making (CNC milling, 3D printing, 3D scanning, CAD), surface coatings, molding, water technology for fountains, delivery and on-site assembly, technical inspection (GOM measurement, spectral analysis, X-ray, leak testing), and heat treatment. The company has operated since 1993 and manufactures to VDG P690 and P202 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kunstguss (Art Casting) Custom artistic metal casting service for artists, galleries, museums, municipalities, and art institutions, producing sculptures, monuments, memorials, fountains, landscape and city models, tactile models for blind individuals, and decorative objects. Materials include bronze, zinc, brass, aluminum, silver, silicon bronze, and specialty alloys on request; processes include lost-wax (ceramic shell) casting, sand casting, stone casting, concrete casting, plaster casting, and various resin processes, with confidentiality of creative IP and on-site delivery/assembly available.
• Technikguss (Technical / Precision Casting / Feinguss) Precision metal casting service for engineering and industrial customers producing technical components such as motor manifolds, compressor housings, two-stroke cylinders, and parts for motors, compressors, valves, and optical equipment. Supports prototyping and small-series production with complex geometries, hollow cavities, high dimensional accuracy, and excellent surface quality, manufactured to VDG P690 and P202 standards with confidentiality of customer innovations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Burn-ready casting cluster in up to 5 hours with automated line

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Metaltek International: US-based diversified metal foundry group offering investment casting, sand casting, and centrifugal casting for industrial customers. Directly comparable process mix to Kollinger's Technikguss division though at significantly larger scale.
• Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer: Historic German art and technical foundry in Saxony. Directly comparable in dual art/technical casting heritage, bronze and non-ferrous materials, and German Mittelstand scale similar to Kollinger.
• Heunisch Guss: German foundry offering art casting and technical/precision casting. Closely matches Kollinger's dual-division model and German Mittelstand job-shop positioning with similar materials (bronze, aluminum) and customer types.
• Tallix: US-based fine art foundry known for large-scale bronze sculpture casting for major artists. Comparable to Kollinger's Kunstguss division in serving internationally recognized sculptors and producing monumental works.
• Bildgießerei Hermann Noack: Berlin-based German art foundry specializing in bronze sculpture casting for artists and public monuments. Closely comparable to Kollinger's Kunstguss division in process (lost-wax casting), customer base (artists/commissions), and craft positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Signicast (now part of Form Technologies): Large-scale US investment casting foundry serving industrial customers with high-volume precision parts. Represents the scale end of the precision casting market that Kollinger's Technikguss division competes in but at lower volumes.
• Precision Castparts Corp (PCC): Major global industrial investment casting company (Berkshire Hathaway-owned) serving aerospace and industrial markets. Represents the large-scale end of investment casting against which Kollinger's job-shop positioning contrasts.
• Impro Precision Industries: Asia-based precision investment casting manufacturer serving automotive, hydraulics, and industrial markets. Comparable in investment casting process and engineering customer base; competes on cost rather than craft.
• Doncasters Group: UK-headquartered global precision castings and fabricated components manufacturer. Comparable in precision investment casting process and industrial customer base; substantially larger and broader in scope.

Regional players

• Kunstgiesserei St. Gallen: Swiss art and precision foundry in the German-speaking region. Closely comparable in craft orientation, materials (bronze, aluminum), and DACH-region customer base — a regional rather than direct overlap with Kollinger.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@KollingerGuss
• Instagraminstagram.com/kollingerguss

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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