Forming of sheets using metal pressing, deep drawing, and hydroforming, including tool construction and subsequent operations.
Gut Metallumformung AG
Hombrechtikon (CH)New on Amplifa
About Gut Metallumformung AG
Gut Metallumformung AG, based in Hombrechtikon, is a Swiss company established in 1927 for the forming of metals and alloys. Core processes include metal pressing and deep drawing of sheets with thicknesses ranging from a few tenths of a millimeter up to several millimeters; since 2025, a hydroforming machine has complemented the portfolio. Forming tools are manufactured in-house using wood and steel. In addition to forming, the company offers subsequent operations such as stamping, embossing, pressing, turning, milling, drilling, swaging, flanging, rolling, grinding, stud and spot welding, and assembly of sheet metal assemblies. Clients include the aerospace industry (Pilatus, main supplier), the lighting industry, and the food industry. In 2016, Gerber Umformtechnik was acquired in Horgen; today, the company produces centrally in Hombrechtikon.
- Site
- Hombrechtikon
- Processes
- Metal Pressing, Deep Drawing, Hydroforming, Stamping, Embossing, Pressing (Corrugation/Indents, Pressing Pins, Pressing Nut/Thread Nuts), Turning, Milling
- Materials
- Metals and Alloys (Sheets), Wood (Tooling Forms), Steel (Tooling Forms), Hydroforming
- Certificates
- Certification as Main Supplier (Pilatus), Main Supplier Pilatus Aircraft, ITAR Classification
- Founded
- 1927
- Industries
- Aerospace, Lighting Industry, Food Industry
- 01
Tool Construction (Wood/Steel forms)
- 02
Cutting of sheets, discs, rings
- 03
Metal Pressing / Deep Drawing / Hydroforming
- 04
Subsequent Operations (Stamping, Embossing, Pressing, Swaging, Flanging)
- 05
Machining (Turning, Milling, Drilling, Grinding)
- 06
Joining (Stud and Spot Welding)
- 07
Assembly and Packaging
Materials and Processes
Metals and Alloys (Sheets)
Sheets from a few tenths of a millimeter up to several millimeters in thickness for metal pressing and deep drawing.
Steel (Tooling Forms)
Steel forms for forming tools, manufactured by turning, milling, and drilling.
Wood (Tooling Forms)
Turned or milled wooden forms for metal pressing.
Hydroforming
Forming process to expand production capabilities, in use since 2025.
Locations
Hombrechtikon
CHHeadquarters and Production
- Materials
- Metals and Alloys (Sheets)
- CNC-controlled press brake
- Drawing press 250 Tonnes
- CNC-controlled cutting machine (in-house, retrofit 2014)
- Faro measuring arm
- Lathe automatic including bar loader
- Milling center
- Hydroforming machine
- Sheet shear
- Circular shear
Components and Manufacturing Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal PressingForming | – | – | – | – | Metals and Alloys, Sheets from a few tenths of a millimeter up to several |
| Deep DrawingForming | – | – | – | – | Metals and Alloys, Sheets from a few tenths of a millimeter up to several |
| HydroformingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| StampingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| EmbossingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pressing (Corrugation/Indents, Pressing Pins, Pressing Nut/Thread Nuts)Forming | – | – | – | – | – |
| TurningMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| MillingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| DrillingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| SwagingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| FlangingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| RollingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Punching, Die CuttingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Deburring, ChamferingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laser Cutting, 3D Laser Cutting (with partner companies)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| GrindingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stud WeldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spot WeldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cutting of sheets, discs, or rings (sheet shears, circular shears)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly of sheet metal assembliesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool ConstructionEngineering | – | – | – | – | Wood, Steel |
| Round cutting / Disc cuttingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC-controlled press brake | – | 1 | – | 1991 | Hombrechtikon |
| Drawing press | – | 1 | 250 Tonnes | 1995 | Hombrechtikon |
| CNC-controlled cutting machine (in-house) | Eigenbau | 1 | – | 1999 (Retr | Hombrechtikon |
| Faro measuring arm | Faro | 1 | – | 2020 | Hombrechtikon |
| Lathe automatic including bar loader | – | 1 | – | 2022 | Hombrechtikon |
| Milling center | Mikron | 1 | – | 2023 | Hombrechtikon |
| Hydroforming machine | – | 1 | – | 2025 | Hombrechtikon |
| Sheet shear | – | 1 | – | – | Hombrechtikon |
| Circular shear | – | 1 | – | – | Hombrechtikon |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The quality department was expanded in 2020 with a Faro measuring arm. As an approved main supplier for Pilatus Aircraft, the manufacturing complies with the requirements of the aerospace industry; the ITAR classification was passed in 2013.
| Evidence | Hombrechtikon |
|---|---|
| Main Supplier Pilatus Aircraft | |
| ITAR Classification |