Manufacture of metal lettering, lettering signs and grave ornaments in bronze and aluminium in Brugg (Switzerland).
E. Soland GmbH Beschriftungen und Ornamente
Brugg AG, SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About us
E. Soland GmbH from Brugg (canton of Aargau) manufactures metal lettering of all kinds as well as products for the commemoration of the deceased and grave culture. The range includes bronze lettering and ornaments, grave monuments such as crosses, ears of corn, flames and roses, aluminium house numbers with raised or recessed appearance, signs (street, door, company, memorial and information signs), facade lettering up to 60 cm, signposts, plaques, engravings and film lettering. The lettering is produced using traditional casting methods: sand casting, lost-wax casting (investment casting) and vacuum casting; the liquid bronze is heated in the crucible furnace to around 1250 degrees Celsius. After casting, the parts are chased, brushed, ground, patinated or painted with weather-resistant 2K paint; house number digits are milled out individually. The main materials are bronze, aluminium, copper and tin. The company supplies stonemason and sculptor businesses, cemetery and funeral services, municipalities, property management companies and building owners as well as private customers in single items or large orders, exclusively with Swiss products.
- Site
- Brugg AG
- Processes
- Casting of metal letters and bronze goods (bronze casting), Lost-wax casting (investment casting), Sand casting (sand casting process), Vacuum casting, Chasing (surface finishing after casting), Engraving of lettering/house numbers, Milling of digits (CNC machining, digits milled individually), Spraying with weather-resistant 2K paint (painting)
- Materials
- Bronze, Aluminium, Aluminium casting, Copper, Tin, Bronze (copper-tin alloy), Sand casting, Lost-wax casting (investment casting)
- Founded
- 1952
- Industries
- Stonemason and sculptor businesses, Cemetery/funeral services, Municipalities, Property management companies, Building owners, Private customers
- 01
Consultation and model design
- 02
Mould making (negative mould, wax positive)
- 03
Casting (sand casting, lost-wax casting, vacuum casting)
- 04
Chasing and finishing
- 05
Surface preparation (brushing, grinding)
- 06
Patina tinting or painting with 2K paint
- 07
Assembly and shipping
Materials and processes
Bronze (copper-tin alloy)
Weather-resistant main material for lettering, ornaments and grave monuments; tinting in various patina finishes possible.
Aluminium casting
Material for cast lettering in sizes 25–50 mm and house numbers.
Aluminium
Material for milled 3D house number signs with 2K paint finish.
Copper
Base component of the bronze alloy, melted with tin in the crucible furnace.
Tin
Alloying element that refines copper into durable, rust-free bronze.
Sand casting
Traditional process for easily mouldable parts such as letters and lettering.
Lost-wax casting (investment casting)
Enables complex objects and artistic retouching in wax; up to 20 work steps per workpiece.
Vacuum casting
Used for smaller sculptures and difficult moulded parts.
CNC milling
Individual milling of digits and lettering for house numbers with 3D effect.
Chasing
Manual surface finishing of the cast blank with chasing tools, chisel and file until the desired final shape is achieved.
Locations
Brugg
CHBusiness premises and production
- Lot size
- Single items to large orders
- Materials
- Bronze, aluminium, copper, tin
- Crucible furnace (approx. 1250 °C)
- CNC milling machine
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casting of metal letters and bronze goods (bronze casting)Casting | – | – | – | – | Bronze |
| Lost-wax casting (investment casting)Casting | – | – | – | – | Bronze |
| Sand casting (sand casting process)Casting | – | – | – | – | Bronze, Aluminium |
| Vacuum castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Bronze |
| Chasing (surface finishing after casting)Surface | – | – | – | – | Bronze |
| Engraving of lettering/house numbersSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Milling of digits (CNC machining, digits milled individually)Machining | – | 160 X 100mm, 190 X 130mm (sign sizes) | – | – | Aluminium |
| Spraying with weather-resistant 2K paint (painting)Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Film letteringSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brushing/grinding of surfacesSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Patina tinting of bronze letteringSurface | – | – | – | – | Bronze |
| Production of lettering in sizes 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 mm in bronze/aluminium castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Bronze, Aluminium |
| CNC lettering (production of lettering)Machining | – | – | – | – | Bronze, Aluminium |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucible furnace | – | – | – | – | Brugg AG |
| CNC milling machine (for milled digits/lettering) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1952
Foundation of the metal letter and bronze goods manufacturing by Hans Rudolf Soland in Brugg
Continuation of the company by Erich Soland; later takeover and re-establishment as E. Soland GmbH