Development and manufacture of precision tools for stamping, fineblanking and plastic injection moulding
Alois Güntensperger AG
Bubikon (headquarters, tool and mould making)New on Amplifa
About Alois Güntensperger AG
Alois Güntensperger AG is a Swiss tool and mould manufacturer headquartered in Bubikon in the Zurich Oberland. The company specialises in the development and manufacture of stamping and plastic injection moulding tools as well as assemblies. Its portfolio includes fineblanking tools, progressive die tools, plastic injection moulding tools, tools for combined stamping with overmoulding, and tools for automation systems. In addition to tool and mould making, the company offers design and engineering, mould optimisation, production including sampling with an initial sample inspection report, and series production through to assembly manufacturing. Contract manufacturing offers full manufacturing depth in toolmaking with milling, wire and sinker EDM, turning and various grinding processes. The internationally active company employs more than 70 staff and is certified to ISO 9001:2015. Together with its partner companies WBC Härterei AG, Wisi'on Tool AG and Hydrel AG, it has extensive manufacturing depth and flexible process workflows.
- Site
- Bubikon
- Processes
- Wire EDM, Sinker EDM, Turning, Milling, Surface grinding, Cylindrical grinding, Profile grinding, Polygon grinding
- Materials
- Milling, Wire and Sinker EDM, Turning, Surface, cylindrical, profile, polygon and jig grinding, Plastic injection moulding tools
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1988
- Employees
- 70+
- Industries
- Toolmaking, Mould making, Plastic injection moulding, Stamping technology, Fineblanking, Automation systems
- 01
Design and engineering
- 02
Tool and mould making
- 03
Tool and mould optimisation
- 04
Sampling incl. initial sample inspection report
- 05
Zero and first series production
- 06
Series production through to assembly manufacturing
Processes and Manufacturing Technologies
Milling
Contract manufacturing of tool components with a modern machine park.
Wire and Sinker EDM
Core process since the company was founded, for machining hard tool steels.
Turning
Machining of rotationally symmetrical components in contract manufacturing.
Surface, cylindrical, profile, polygon and jig grinding
Grinding processes for precise tool components with tight tolerances.
Plastic injection moulding tools
Design and construction of injection moulding tools including sampling and production.
Locations
Bubikon
CHHeadquarters, tool and mould making, production and contract manufacturing
- Wire EDM
- Sinker EDM
- Milling
- Turning
- Surface grinding
- Cylindrical grinding
- Profile grinding
- Polygon grinding
- Jig grinding
Tools and Assemblies
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wire EDMMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sinker EDMMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| TurningMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| MillingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cylindrical grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Profile grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Polygon grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jig grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of fineblanking toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of progressive die toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of plastic injection moulding toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Tools for combined stamping with overmouldingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Tools for automation systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design and engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool and mould optimisationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sampling incl. initial sample inspection reportTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Zero series and first series productionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Series production through to assembly manufacturingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Alois Güntensperger AG is certified to ISO 9001:2015. Production includes sampling with initial sample inspection report and evidence of the production maturity of the tools.
| Evidence | Bubikon |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
Company History
- 1979
Alois Güntensperger goes into business for himself
- 1988
Foundation of Alois Güntensperger AG
- 1990
Move into the new company building in Bubikon
- 1996
Acquisition of WBC Härterei AG
- 2005
Foundation of partner company Wisi'on Tool AG in Steinhausen (acquisition of Lego's toolmaking operations)
- 2013
Extension for the enlargement of production and storage space
- 2017
Acquisition of the fineblanking operation of Schaeffler (Switzerland) GmbH, now Hydrel AG in Romanshorn