Brass gravity die casting with machining, surface treatment and impregnation for the fittings industry since 1925.
Alfred Reinecke Metallgiesserei GmbH & Co. KG
Iserlohn (Plant I and Plant II)New on Amplifa
About Alfred Reinecke
The Alfred Reinecke metal foundry was founded in 1925 by Alfred Reinecke in Iserlohn and today operates as a supplier to the fittings industry. On a total area of 5800 square metres across two plants, the company produces brass permanent mould castings using gravity and low-pressure casting, complemented by its own core-making shop using the hot-box process. Subsequent machining is carried out exclusively on brass castings on horizontal and vertical as well as 5-axis machining centres. The range of services also includes toolmaking, sawing and de-coring, casting inspection, leak testing, metal impregnation, ultrasonic cleaning as well as grinding, polishing and chrome plating in cooperation with external suppliers. Reference customers include Axor, Hansgrohe, Dornbracht, Keuco, HANSA and SCHELL. The company supports customers from product and tool development through prototyping to series production and additionally offers global sourcing solutions.
- Site
- Iserlohn
- Processes
- Permanent mould foundry (gravity casting), Low-pressure casting, Core making (hot-box process), Sawing/de-coring, Machining (horizontal and vertical machining centres, 5-axis), Turning (universal lathe), Grinding, Polishing
- Materials
- Brass (brass casting), Brass permanent mould casting, Brass casting, Permanent mould casting (gravity), Low-pressure casting, Core making (hot-box process), Metal impregnation, 5-axis CNC machining
- Certificates
- Quality management (internal QM system)
- Founded
- 1925
- Industries
- Fittings industry, Sanitary industry, Bathroom and kitchen fittings
- 01
Product and tool development
- 02
Toolmaking
- 03
Core making (hot-box)
- 04
Permanent mould casting (gravity/low-pressure)
- 05
Sawing/de-coring and casting inspection
- 06
Machining (CNC, 5-axis, turning)
- 07
Leak testing
- 08
Metal impregnation
- 09
Surface treatment (grinding, polishing, chrome plating)
- 10
Quality management and delivery
Materials & Processes
Brass casting
The only material used in the foundry and machining operations, produced as permanent mould casting.
Permanent mould casting (gravity)
Gravity casting of brass castings for fittings components.
Low-pressure casting
Low-pressure process with in-house casting unit for dense, wall-stable brass parts.
Core making (hot-box process)
Production of sand cores for cavities and complex internal contours in the casting.
Metal impregnation
Post-treatment of porous castings using a Maldaner system to ensure leak-tightness.
5-axis CNC machining
Machining of brass castings on Mazak, Chiron and Heller systems.
Turning
Production of classic turned parts on a DMG Mori NLX 2500/700 universal lathe (from 2026).
Locations
Iserlohn
DEFoundry and machining (Plant I and Plant II)
- Materials
- Brass
- Heller horizontal machining centres
- Chiron MILL 800 (2x)
- Chiron MILL 5-axis
- Chiron DZ18 twin-spindle with loading robot
- Mazak Variaxis 630-5X
- TRIFLEX machining centres with ABB robot arm (2x)
- DMG Mori NLX 2500/700
- Low-pressure casting unit
- Bianchi automatic sawing system
- Maldaner impregnation system
- Mitutoyo Crysta-Apex S574 (2x)
- Ultrasonic cleaning system
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent mould foundry (gravity casting)Casting | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Low-pressure castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Core making (hot-box process)Casting | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Sawing/de-coringCasting | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Machining (horizontal and vertical machining centres, 5-axis)Machining | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Turning (universal lathe)Machining | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| GrindingSurface | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| PolishingSurface | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Chrome platingSurface | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Metal impregnationSurface | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Leak testingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| ToolmakingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Product and tool development / customer consultingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Global sourcingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality managementTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal machining centre | Heller | – | – | – | Iserlohn |
| Vertical machining centre | Chiron MILL 800 | 2 | – | 2014 | Iserlohn |
| 5-axis machining machine | Mazak Variaxis 630-5X | 1 | – | 2012 | Iserlohn |
| Machining centre with ABB robot arm | TRIFLEX | 2 | – | 2015/2019 | Iserlohn |
| 5-axis machining centre | Chiron MILL 5-axis | 2 | – | 2016/2017 | Plant II |
| Twin-spindle machining centre | Chiron DZ18 | 1 | – | 2017 | Iserlohn |
| Low-pressure casting unit | – | 1 | – | 2012 | Iserlohn |
| Measuring machine | Mitutoyo Crysta-Apex S574 | 2 | – | 2014 | Iserlohn |
| Ultrasonic cleaning system | – | 1 | – | 2014 | Iserlohn |
| Impregnation system | Maldaner | 1 | – | 2021 | Iserlohn |
| Automatic sawing system | Bianchi s.r.l. | 1 | – | 2021 | Iserlohn |
| Universal lathe | DMG Mori NLX 2500/700 | 1 | – | 2026 | Iserlohn |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
As a supplier to the fittings industry, Alfred Reinecke operates a modern, structured quality management system. Dimensional measurement is performed on two Mitutoyo Crysta-Apex S574 coordinate measuring machines, complemented by leak testing, casting inspection and ultrasonic cleaning.
| Evidence | Iserlohn |
|---|---|
| Quality management (internal QM system) |