Foundry for heavy, highly technical and core-intensive castings up to 1000 kg in small and medium series.
Luitpoldhütte GmbH
AmbergNew on Amplifa
About Luitpoldhütte
Luitpoldhütte GmbH is a foundry in Amberg in the Upper Palatinate and the last major heavy-industry company in the region. Founded in 1883, the company produces castings in small and medium series for international customers and specializes in heavy, highly technical and core-intensive castings with a unit weight of up to 1000 kg. Its value chain includes melting operations, technical pattern making, casting, and quality assurance with modern metrology for checking dimensional accuracy and geometry. The castings are used primarily in agricultural machinery, engines, compressors and industrial gearboxes, for example for engine, gearbox and rear axle housings. On a site area of 298,000 m², up to 65,000 tonnes of castings can be produced annually. The castings are infinitely recyclable; the company continuously works on reducing its CO2 emissions.
- Site
- Amberg
- Processes
- Casting (casting of castings, core-intensive casting), Melting operations (melting of cast iron), Pattern making (technical pattern making), Quality assurance / metrology (inspection of castings for dimensional accuracy and geometry), Blast furnace operation (production of pig iron), Pattern making, Quality assurance/metrology, Foundry pattern making (technical development)
- Materials
- Castings (cast), Pig iron
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001
- Founded
- 1883
- Employees
- 424
- Industries
- Agricultural machinery, Engines, Compressors, Industrial gearboxes, Mechanical engineering
- 01
Melting operations (blast furnace)
- 02
Pattern making
- 03
Casting (core-intensive casting)
- 04
Quality assurance/metrology
Materials & Processes
Castings (cast)
Heavy, highly technical and core-intensive castings up to 1000 kg unit weight for agricultural machinery, engines, compressors and industrial gearboxes.
Pig iron
Produced in-house in blast furnace operations as the basis of the foundry business.
Locations
Amberg
DEHeadquarters and foundry
- Part weight / size
- up to 1,000 kg
- Lot size
- Small and medium series
- Materials
- Castings
- Blast furnace
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casting (casting of castings, core-intensive casting)Casting | – | – | 1000 kg | Small series – Medium series | – |
| Melting operations (melting of cast iron)Casting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pattern making (technical pattern making)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality assurance / metrology (inspection of castings for dimensional accuracy and geometry)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Blast furnace operation (production of pig iron)Casting | – | – | – | – | Pig iron |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast furnace | – | – | – | – | Amberg |
Additional services
Quality
Using precise metrology, the castings are checked for dimensional accuracy and geometry; even the smallest deviations are detected and assessed. The company's quality, environmental and energy awareness is reflected in its ISO certificates.
| Evidence | Amberg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 50001 |
History
- 1883
On 28 September the first pig iron flowed; this date is regarded as the founding date of the Amberg ironworks.
- 1890
Construction of a slag brickworks.
- 1899
Completion of a gas power plant.
- 1908
Approval granted for the establishment of a pipe and commercial foundry.
- 1909
Development of the limestone quarry in Theuern.
- 1911
Commissioning of the second blast furnace; renaming to Luitpoldhütte in honour of Prince Regent Luitpold.
- 1913
Shortly before the outbreak of the First World War, the third blast furnace was blown in.
- 1915
Conversion to war production.
- 2013
Fulfilment of all requirements for the ISO 50001 energy certificate.