Technology: melting and casting

• Cu copper – 10 technology suppliers
• Al aluminium – 23 technology suppliers
• Zn zinc – 4 technology suppliers
• Pb lead – 3 technology suppliers
• Ni nickel – 1 technology supplier
• Ag silver – 1 technology supplier
• Mg magnesium – 3 technology suppliers
• Au gold – 2 technology suppliers
• general scope – 2 technology suppliers

Technology classes of the process

• continuous casting machine or line processing machinery and lines
• upward continuous casting line (upcast) for wire rod, bars or tubes processing machinery and lines
• DC casting line for slabs and billets processing machinery and lines
• ingot and sow casting line processing machinery and lines
• high-pressure die casting machine processing machinery and lines
• low-pressure or gravity die casting machine processing machinery and lines
• induction melting and holding furnace furnaces and heat treatment
• fuel-fired melting and holding furnace furnaces and heat treatment
• rotary furnace for scrap and dross melting furnaces and heat treatment
• electromagnetic stirrer for melting furnaces furnaces and heat treatment
• melting and casting process automation automation and control
• gases and oxy-fuel combustion for metal melting industrial gases and utilities
• inert gases for degassing and treating molten metal industrial gases and utilities

Suppliers

ABB AB Sweden

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
electromagnetic stirrer for melting furnaces	Västerås – ABB AB plant: manufacture of electromagnetic stirrers for furnaces; strip flatness and thickness measurement offer Västerås, Sweden	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – product page: AL-EMS electromagnetic stirrer for aluminium melting, holding and alloying furnaces (abb.com) 2026-10-20

ABP Induction Systems GmbH Germany · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
induction melting and holding furnace	Dortmund – design and manufacture of induction melting and holding furnaces for metals Dortmund, Germany	Al	casting	confirmed	B Company website – page on induction melting furnaces for aluminium die casting (abpinduction.com) 2026-10-20

Air Liquide France Industrie France

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
gases and oxy-fuel combustion for metal melting	Paris – head office of Air Liquide France Industrie, publisher of the gases and oxy-fuel combustion offer for metallurgy in France Paris, France	Al Cu Pb Zn	scrap	confirmed	B Company website – oxy-fuel combustion in non-ferrous metals recycling (aluminium, copper, lead, zinc) (fr.airliquide.com) 2026-10-20

Air Products PLC United Kingdom

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
gases and oxy-fuel combustion for metal melting	Chertsey – Air Products European regional headquarters (industrial gases and oxy-fuel combustion technology) Chertsey, United Kingdom	Al Cu	–	confirmed	B Company website – non-ferrous metal melting: oxy-fuel burners, examples for secondary aluminium and copper wire rod (airproducts.co.uk) 2026-10-20

Bühler AG Switzerland

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
high-pressure die casting machine	Uzwil – headquarters of the die casting division and application centre for die casting machines Uzwil, Switzerland	Al Mg	casting	confirmed	B Company website – product page for Carat die casting machines (buhlergroup.com) 2026-10-20

Cometal Engineering S.p.A. Italy

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
DC casting line for slabs and billets	Montichiari – registered office; design and manufacture of aluminium extrusion lines and ingot foundries Montichiari, Italy	–	–	general scope	B Company website – foundry equipment, ingot casting line (cometaleng.eu) 2026-10-20
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Montichiari – registered office; design and manufacture of aluminium extrusion lines and ingot foundries Montichiari, Italy	–	–	general scope	B Company website – foundry: melting and holding furnaces, ingot casting line, homogenisation (cometaleng.eu) 2026-10-20

Continuus-Properzi S.p.A. Italy

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
ingot and sow casting line	Sordio – Continuus-Properzi plant (continuous casting and wire rod rolling lines, furnaces for non-ferrous metals) Sordio, Italy	Al	ingot	confirmed	B Company website – page on the Track & Belt ingot casting machine (properzi.com) 2026-10-20
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Sordio – Continuus-Properzi plant (continuous casting and wire rod rolling lines, furnaces for non-ferrous metals) Sordio, Italy	Cu Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – furnace division page (shaft and holding furnaces for Al and Cu) (properzi.com) 2026-10-20

Danieli Centro Combustion S.p.A. Italy · Sind International S.r.l.

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Pianezza – office of Danieli Olivotto Ferrè (aluminium melting and heat treatment furnaces) Pianezza, Italy	Al	–	confirmed	B Danieli Centro Combustion website – page on Danieli Olivotto Ferrè melting and holding furnaces for aluminium (danielicentrocombustion.it) 2026-10-20

Fill Gesellschaft m.b.H. Austria

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
low-pressure or gravity die casting machine	Gurten – design and manufacture of low-pressure casting machines and casting processing lines Gurten, Austria	Al	casting	confirmed	B Company website – product page for LOW PRESSURE CASTER S (fill.co.at) 2026-10-20

Gautschi Engineering GmbH Austria

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
DC casting line for slabs and billets	Ranshofen – design of aluminium casthouse equipment and vertical DC casting at the Casthouse (R)Evolution Center Ranshofen, Austria	Al	ingot	confirmed	B Company website – page on casting machines (vertical DC casting of billets for extrusion and rolling) (gautschi.cc) 2026-10-20
ingot and sow casting line	Ranshofen – design of aluminium casthouse equipment and vertical DC casting at the Casthouse (R)Evolution Center Ranshofen, Austria	Al	ingot	confirmed	B Company website – page on casting machines (casting machines and ingot stacking lines) (gautschi.cc) 2026-10-20
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Ranshofen – design of aluminium casthouse equipment and vertical DC casting at the Casthouse (R)Evolution Center Ranshofen, Austria	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – page on complete foundries (melting and holding furnaces for aluminium) (gautschi.cc) 2026-10-20

Hertwich Engineering GmbH Austria

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
DC casting line for slabs and billets	Braunau am Inn – design and supply of melting furnaces, casting machines and homogenising furnaces for aluminium foundries Braunau am Inn, Austria	Al	ingot	confirmed	B Company website – page on casting plants (VDC machines for round and flat ingots) (hertwich.com) 2026-10-20
ingot and sow casting line	Braunau am Inn – design and supply of melting furnaces, casting machines and homogenising furnaces for aluminium foundries Braunau am Inn, Austria	Al	ingot	confirmed	B Company website – page on casting plants (HDC horizontal casting of ingots, T-bars and busbars) (hertwich.com) 2026-10-20
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Braunau am Inn – design and supply of melting furnaces, casting machines and homogenising furnaces for aluminium foundries Braunau am Inn, Austria	Al	scrap	confirmed	B Company website – page on melting furnaces for aluminium and aluminium scrap (hertwich.com) 2026-10-20
rotary furnace for scrap and dross melting	Braunau am Inn – design and supply of melting furnaces, casting machines and homogenising furnaces for aluminium foundries Braunau am Inn, Austria	Al	scrap	confirmed	B Company website – page on melting furnaces (URTF universal rotary tilting furnaces) (hertwich.com) 2026-10-20

IDRA S.r.l. Italy

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
high-pressure die casting machine	Travagliato – design and manufacture of die casting machines Travagliato, Italy	Al Zn Mg Cu	casting	confirmed	B Company website – page on die casting and NEO and GigaPress machines (idragroup.com) 2026-10-20

Inductotherm Europe Limited United Kingdom

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
induction melting and holding furnace	Droitwich – manufacture and servicing of induction melting furnaces and automatic pouring equipment Droitwich, United Kingdom	Cu Al	–	confirmed	B Group website – product page for Push-Out induction crucible furnaces naming Inductotherm Group Europe as supplier (inductothermgroup.com) 2026-10-20

ItalPresseGauss S.r.l. Italy

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
high-pressure die casting machine	Capriano del Colle – registered office, technology centre and manufacture of high-pressure and low-pressure die casting machines Capriano del Colle, Italy	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – product page for toggle-type die casting machines (italpressegauss.com) 2026-10-20
low-pressure or gravity die casting machine	Capriano del Colle – registered office, technology centre and manufacture of high-pressure and low-pressure die casting machines Capriano del Colle, Italy	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – product page for low-pressure casting machines (italpressegauss.com) 2026-10-20

Linde GmbH Germany · Linde plc

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
gases and oxy-fuel combustion for metal melting	Pullach – head office of Linde GmbH, Gases Division (industrial gases and their applications in Germany) Pullach im Isartal, Germany	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – gases for the aluminium industry: LTOF and AIROX oxy-fuel burners for melting (linde-gas.de) 2026-10-20
inert gases for degassing and treating molten metal	Pullach – head office of Linde GmbH, Gases Division (industrial gases and their applications in Germany) Pullach im Isartal, Germany	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – gases for the aluminium industry: bath purging with nitrogen, argon or a chlorine–nitrogen mixture (linde-gas.de) 2026-10-20

LOI Thermprocess GmbH Germany

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Duisburg – design of industrial furnaces and heat treatment lines Duisburg, Germany	Al	scrap	confirmed	B Group website – page on the TCF twin-chamber furnace for melting aluminium scrap (tenova.com) 2026-10-20

Messer Austria GmbH Austria

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
gases and oxy-fuel combustion for metal melting	Gumpoldskirchen – high-temperature technology centre (oxy-fuel burner test stand, pilot furnaces) Gumpoldskirchen, Austria	Cu Al Pb	–	confirmed	B Company website – Oxipyr oxy-fuel burners for melting copper and aluminium and recycling aluminium and lead (blog.messer.at) 2022-07-01

Messer SE & Co. KGaA Germany

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
inert gases for degassing and treating molten metal	Bad Soden am Taunus – registered office of Messer SE & Co. KGaA, publisher of the gas applications offer (heat treatment, non-ferrous metals) Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany	Al	–	confirmed	B Company magazine “Gases for Life” 01/2015 – nitrogen for cleaning liquid aluminium at the remelter in Várpalota (corporate.messergroup.com) 2015-06-01

NIPPON SANSO EURO-HOLDING, S.L.U. Spain

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
gases and oxy-fuel combustion for metal melting	Madrid – registered office of the European holding company of Nippon Sanso (formerly Nippon Gases), publisher of an offer of gas applications for metals Madrid, Spain	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – solutions for metals: oxy-fuel combustion and oxygen enrichment in aluminium melting, TRF rotary furnaces (eu.nipponsanso.com) 2026-10-20
inert gases for degassing and treating molten metal	Madrid – registered office of the European holding company of Nippon Sanso (formerly Nippon Gases), publisher of an offer of gas applications for metals Madrid, Spain	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – solutions for metals: SNIF for reducing dross and dissolved hydrogen in aluminium (eu.nipponsanso.com) 2026-10-20

Oskar Frech GmbH + Co. KG Germany

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
high-pressure die casting machine	Schorndorf-Weiler – design and manufacture of die casting machines Schorndorf, Germany	Zn Mg Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – products page: hot-chamber and cold-chamber die casting machines (frech.com) 2026-10-20

OTTO Junker Czech Republic s.r.o. Czechia

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
induction melting and holding furnace	Boskovice – manufacture and workshop assembly of the group's melting furnaces and installations Boskovice, Czechia	–	–	general scope	B Company website – announcement on the installation of a JUPITER BOXLine furnace, development and manufacture in Germany and the Czech Republic (otto-junker.com) 2025-08-15

Otto Junker Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Germany

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
induction melting and holding furnace	Simmerath-Lammersdorf – design and manufacture of induction furnaces and heat treatment equipment Simmerath, Germany	Cu Al Zn Ni Au Ag	–	confirmed	B Company website – page on crucible induction furnaces for melting metals (otto-junker.com) 2026-10-20

Presezzi Extrusion S.p.A. Italy

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Vimercate – registered office; design and manufacture of extrusion presses, billet heaters and aluminium melting equipment Vimercate, Italy	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – product page for Melting Technology furnaces (presezziextrusion.com) 2026-10-20

Rautomead Limited United Kingdom

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
continuous casting machine or line	Dundee – design and manufacture of continuous casting machines for non-ferrous metals, trial foundry Dundee, United Kingdom	Cu	wire, rod	confirmed	B Company website – page on vertical and horizontal continuous casting lines for brasses and bronzes (rautomead.com) 2026-10-20
upward continuous casting line (upcast) for wire rod, bars or tubes	Dundee – design and manufacture of continuous casting machines for non-ferrous metals, trial foundry Dundee, United Kingdom	Cu	wire rod	confirmed	B Company website – page on upward continuous casting lines for oxygen-free copper wire rod (rautomead.com) 2026-10-20

SOL S.p.A. Italy

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
gases and oxy-fuel combustion for metal melting	Monza – registered office of SOL S.p.A., publisher of an offer of gas applications and SolMet installations for non-ferrous metals Monza, Italy	Cu Pb Au	–	confirmed	B Company website – non-ferrous metals production (copper, lead, gold, bronze): oxy-fuel combustion, oxygen enrichment, SolMet burners (sol.it) 2026-10-20
inert gases for degassing and treating molten metal	Monza – registered office of SOL S.p.A., publisher of an offer of gas applications and SolMet installations for non-ferrous metals Monza, Italy	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – secondary aluminium production: degassing and porous plugs (sol.it) 2026-10-20

StrikoWestofen GmbH Germany

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
fuel-fired melting and holding furnace	Wiehl – registered office; development of melting and dosing furnaces for light metal foundries Wiehl, Germany	Al	–	confirmed	B Company website – page on StrikoMelter shaft melting furnaces for aluminium (strikowestofen.com) 2026-10-20

Upcast Oy Finland

Technology class	Supplier plant	Confirmed metals	Product form	Status	Source (class, date)
upward continuous casting line (upcast) for wire rod, bars or tubes	Pori – design of upward continuous casting lines (UPCAST) and pilot plant Pori, Finland	Cu	wire rod, tube	confirmed	B Company website – description of UPCAST technology (wire rod and tubes of oxygen-free copper and copper alloys) (upcast.com) 2026-10-20
induction melting and holding furnace	Pori – design of upward continuous casting lines (UPCAST) and pilot plant Pori, Finland	Cu	–	confirmed	B Company website – description of UPCAST technology: induction channel furnaces for melting copper cathodes and scrap (upcast.com) 2026-10-20

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