Precision die casting in zinc, aluminium and magnesium with proprietary Multi-Slide technology
Dynacast Deutschland GmbH
Bräunlingen · Schwarzwald-Baar · Machine Building Center Germany (DMB)New on Amplifa
About Dynacast Deutschland
Dynacast Deutschland GmbH, headquartered in Bräunlingen, is part of the Form Technologies group, a global network of companies for high-precision metal engineering. The company manufactures high-precision metal components using the die casting process for industries such as the automotive industry and automotive electronics, telecommunications, medical technology, aerospace, consumer goods as well as enterprise technology and data centers. Production takes place on proprietary Multi-Slide machines (A2 and A3 series) and in conventional hot-chamber and cold-chamber die casting using zinc, aluminium and magnesium; in addition, assemblies are assembled and insert parts overmolded using Injected Metal Assembly (IMA). An in-house machine building center in Germany (DMB) develops and builds custom die casting machines for the global network, including the A3 Al SIS Multi-Slide hot-chamber machine for aluminium and the A340 series with 40 tons of clamping force. Quality is assured through in-house toolmaking, APQP planning, daily X-ray porosity inspection and statistical process control (SPC).
- Site
- Bräunlingen
- Processes
- Aluminium die casting, Magnesium die casting, Zinc die casting, Multi-Slide die casting, Conventional die casting, Hot-chamber die casting, Cold-chamber die casting, Thixomolding
- Materials
- Aluminium, Magnesium, Zinc, Injected Metal Assembly
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 45001:2018
- Founded
- 1912
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Automotive electronics, Telecommunications, Medical devices, Aerospace, Consumer electronics/Consumer goods
- 01
Engineering/Design
- 02
Toolmaking (in-house)
- 03
Die casting (Multi-Slide, hot-/cold-chamber, Thixomolding)
- 04
Injected Metal Assembly (IMA)
- 05
Surface finishing (in cooperation with electroplating partners)
- 06
Assembly of subassemblies
- 07
Quality assurance (X-ray, SPC)
Materials & Processes
Zinc
Versatile casting material for small, complex precision components with excellent surface quality.
Aluminium
Lightweight, durable material, cast in the cold-chamber process and, since 2024, on the Multi-Slide hot-chamber machine (A3 Al SIS).
Magnesium
High strength-to-weight ratio; processed by Multi-Slide die casting (A3 MAG SIS) and Thixomolding.
Injected Metal Assembly
Overmolding process for insert parts that, for small zinc components, offers higher strength and efficiency than adhesives.
Locations
Bräunlingen
DEAdministration and production
- Materials
- Zinc, Aluminium, Magnesium
- Multi-Slide die casting machines (A2/A3 series)
- Machine Building Center DMB
Schwarzwald-Baar
DEProduction site
- Materials
- Zinc, Aluminium, Magnesium
Machine Building Center Germany (DMB)
DEDevelopment and construction of custom die casting machines
- A3 Al SIS
- A3 SIS
- A3 MAG SIS
- A2 Thruster
- A206E
- A210 SIS
- A340
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium die castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Magnesium die castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Magnesium |
| Zinc die castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Zinc |
| Multi-Slide die castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Zinc, Aluminium, Magnesium |
| Conventional die castingCasting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hot-chamber die castingCasting | – | – | – | – | low-melting alloys |
| Cold-chamber die castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| ThixomoldingCasting | – | – | – | – | Magnesium |
| Injected Metal Assembly (IMA, overmolding process for insert parts)Casting | – | – | – | – | Zinc |
| Assembly of subassembliesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machine building (custom die casting machines)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Die casting toolmakingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality assurance (X-ray porosity inspection, SPC, APQP)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Friction stir weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electroplating/Surface finishing (Platinadora)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Slide hot-chamber die casting machine A3 Al SIS (aluminium) | Dynacast A3 Al SIS | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-Slide die casting machine A3 SIS | Dynacast A3 SIS | – | Tool size up to 160 x 140 mm, shot weight up to 180 g, clamping force 28 tons | 2010 | – |
| Magnesium Multi-Slide die casting machine A3 MAG SIS (two-chamber crucible) | Dynacast A3 MAG SIS | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-Slide die casting machine A2 Thruster | Dynacast A2 Thruster | – | Components 3.5 to 35 g, 75x65 mm; clamping force up to 6 tons | 2008 | – |
| Multi-Slide SIS die casting machine A206 SIS | Dynacast A206 SIS | – | Clamping force up to 6 tons | 2011 | – |
| Multi-Slide SIS die casting machine A210 SIS | Dynacast A210 SIS | – | Parts up to 100 x 100 mm, shot weight up to 90 g, clamping force 10 tons | 2009 | – |
| Multi-Slide die casting machine A206E (electromechanical injection system) | Dynacast A206E | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-Slide die casting machine A340 (40 t clamping force, Zn/Al/Mg) | Dynacast A340 | – | Clamping force max. 40 tons | – | – |
| Machine Building Center die casting machines | Dynacast DMB | – | – | – | Germany (and Canada) |
Additional services
Quality
Quality is assured from the very beginning through in-house toolmaking: APQP quality planning, daily X-ray inspection of porosity and statistical process control (SPC), including trend monitoring of part weight.
| Evidence | Bräunlingen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| IATF 16949:2016 | |
| ISO 45001:2018 | |
| ISO 27001:2022 |
History
- 1912
Otto Gries emigrates from Germany and opens a machine shop in New York, from which the Gries Reproducer Corporation emerges
- 1926
Founding of the Gries Reproducer Corporation in New Rochelle, NY; reproduction of sound for sound films
- 1936
Louis Morin invents a die casting machine; development of the high-speed Multi-Slide machine
- 1938
Start of die casting of zipper teeth
- 1967
Coats & Clark, Inc. acquires GRC
- 1973
Coats & Clark, Inc. acquires Dynacast Canada
- 1982
Acquisition of Kempka Tool Room, new plant in Schaumburg, Illinois, sales office in Seoul; company renamed Gries Dynacast
- 1987
All business units operate under the name Dynacast; opening of Dynacast Spain
- 1995
Expansion of aluminium production capacities
- 2007
Acquisitions of QZD and Techmire
- 2018
Dynacast, Signicast and OptiMIM are merged into the Form Technologies brand family