Foundry for steel and stainless steel castings with unit weights of 0.5 kg to over 4,000 kg cast in one piece.
Bischoff Werke GmbH
LüdinghausenNew on Amplifa
About Bischoff Werke GmbH
Bischoff Werke GmbH is a German foundry based in Lüdinghausen, specialising in sand casting of steel and stainless steel. The company produces castings from unalloyed, low-alloy and high-alloy materials as well as stainless steel, with unit weights of 0.5 kg to over 4,000 kg cast in one piece – from prototype to ready-to-install series part. Through powerful partners, castings with unit weights beyond the company's own capacities can additionally be offered. The quality castings are used nationally and internationally in power plant construction, pump and valve manufacturing, shipbuilding, and mechanical and plant engineering. Founded in 1899, the company has belonged to the Krefeld-based Hauffe group since 2022 and can look back on more than 100 years of foundry experience.
- Site
- Lüdinghausen
- Processes
- Sand casting (steel and stainless steel castings), Manufacture of ready-to-install series parts and prototypes from castings, Heat treatment not documented, Testing/quality assurance (quality castings, prototype to ready-to-install series part), Procurement of larger castings via partners (unit weight beyond own capacities)
- Materials
- Steel (unalloyed), Low-alloy steel, High-alloy steel, Stainless steel
- Certificates
- Certified foundry (certified standard not specified), Certified foundry
- Founded
- 1899
- Industries
- Power plant construction, Pump and valve manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Mechanical and plant engineering
- 01
Sand casting (steel and stainless steel castings)
- 02
Heat treatment (not documented)
- 03
Quality inspection
- 04
Manufacture of ready-to-install series parts
- 05
Procurement of larger castings via partners
Materials and Processes
Steel (unalloyed)
Sand castings from unalloyed steels for highly stressed components.
Low-alloy steel
For castings with increased requirements for strength and toughness.
High-alloy steel
For applications with high requirements for corrosion and temperature resistance.
Stainless steel
Quality castings in stainless steel for demanding industrial sectors.
Locations
Lüdinghausen
DEFoundry / production site (formerly Plant II)
- Part weight / size
- 0.5 kg to over 4,000 kg
- Lot size
- Prototype to ready-to-install series part
- Materials
- Unalloyed, low-alloy and high-alloy steels, stainless steel
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand casting (steel and stainless steel castings)Casting | – | – | 0.5 kg – over 4,000 kg | – | unalloyed steels, low-alloy steels, high-alloy steels, stainless steel |
| Manufacture of ready-to-install series parts and prototypes from castingsCasting | – | – | 0.5 kg – over 4,000 kg | – | unalloyed steels, low-alloy steels, high-alloy steels |
Additional services
Quality
As a certified foundry, Bischoff produces castings with an uncompromising quality standard – from prototype to ready-to-install series part.
| Evidence | Lüdinghausen |
|---|---|
| Certified foundry |
History
- 1899
Founded by Theodor Pfingstmann in Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf (workshop for iron constructions)
- 1905
Relocation to Wanne-Crange, manufacture of mine carts
- 1908
Relocation to Recklinghausen, focus on mining equipment and conveying systems
- 1921
Own large hot-dip galvanising plant opened
- 1924
Acquisition of the iron and steel foundry Köhne & Ricke AG in Lüdinghausen (Plant II)
- 1926
Renamed Pfingstmann-Werke AG
- 1938
Renamed Bischoff-Werke KG
- 1951
Entry into tractor manufacturing (AS 15)
- 1954
End of tractor production, launch of the Polytrac excavator, opening of the steel construction department
- 1966
Workforce reduction from approx. 700 to approx. 350 employees
- 1970
Dissolution of the construction machinery division, restructuring of the three plants
- 1974
Sale of Plant I to Eisenbau Krämer
- 2003
Insolvency; closure of Plant III Recklinghausen, restructuring to approx. 100 employees
- 2007
Continuation as Bischoff Stahl- und Edelstahlguss GmbH in Lüdinghausen
- 2015
Another insolvency proceeding
- 2021
Insolvency due to rising energy prices
- 2022
Acquisition by the Hauffe group (Krefeld), integration as Bischoff Werke GmbH
- 2023
Death of Managing Director Wolf Detlef Hauffe on 16 November