Manufacturer of cast drainage products, industrial castings and precast concrete for infrastructure and municipalities.
MeierGuss Eisengießerei
Rahden · Rahden-Varl · Limburg an der Lahn · Stąporków (PL)New on Amplifa
About MeierGuss
MeierGuss is a German metal processing group headquartered in Rahden (North Rhine-Westphalia) that manufactures grey cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron components in its own foundries. The focus is on infrastructure castings: manhole covers, grates, tree guards, planters, cable chamber covers, road gully covers and bridge drainage systems for sewerage and road construction. In addition to infrastructure castings, the company also supplies industrial customers with industrial castings, bundled at the Limburg an der Lahn site. In addition, MeierGuss operates its own concrete production in the Varl district and produces artistically designed manhole covers to customer specification. The value chain encompasses in-house product development including a pattern-making department, foundry production, coating and logistics. More than 350 employees work at sites in Germany; the group also includes a production site in Stąporków (Poland). Products meet, among others, the quality directive RAL-GZ 692 of the Gütegemeinschaft Entwässerungstechnik (GET).
- Site
- Rahden
- Processes
- Cast iron / drainage castings (manhole covers, grates, frames), Industrial castings (grey and spheroidal graphite cast iron for industrial customers), Concrete production, Pattern making, Coating (drainage casting products according to RAL-GZ 692), Development/engineering of own products (pattern-making department), Industrial castings (grey and spheroidal graphite cast iron), Artistically designed manhole covers to customer specification
- Materials
- Iron (cast iron), Grey cast iron, Spheroidal graphite cast iron, Concrete, Corrosion-resistant material for fastening elements, Cast iron, Stainless steel
- Certificates
- RAL-GZ 692 (Quality directive for drainage castings)
- Founded
- 1956
- Employees
- 350+
- Industries
- Sewerage/drainage technology, Road construction, Municipal infrastructure, Bridge drainage, urban tree protection/planters, Industrial casting supply
- 01
Product development & engineering
- 02
Pattern making
- 03
Foundry (grey/spheroidal graphite cast iron)
- 04
Concrete production
- 05
Coating
- 06
Logistics & storage
- 07
Training
Materials & Processes
Grey cast iron
Base material for manhole covers, grates and cast drainage products as well as industrial castings.
Spheroidal graphite cast iron
For highly load-bearing castings in infrastructure and industrial castings.
Cast iron
In-house cast iron production based on the cupola furnace operated since 1987 at the Rahden site.
Stainless steel
Corrosion-resistant material for safety-relevant fastening elements according to RAL-GZ 692.
Concrete
In-house concrete production in Varl for components in drainage and sewerage technology.
Sites
Rahden
DEFoundry and headquarters
- Materials
- Grey cast iron, spheroidal graphite cast iron
- Cupola furnace (since 1987)
Rahden-Varl
DEConcrete production and high-bay warehouse
- Materials
- Concrete
- Automated concrete production
- Fully automated high-bay warehouse (since 2008)
- Outdoor warehouse approx. 3 ha
Limburg an der Lahn
DEIndustrial castings (formerly Buderus Kanalguss, since 2009)
- Materials
- Grey cast iron, spheroidal graphite cast iron
Stąporków
PLFoundry/production
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cast iron / drainage castings (manhole covers, grates, frames)Casting | – | – | – | – | Iron (grey cast iron, spheroidal graphite cast iron) |
| Industrial castings (grey and spheroidal graphite cast iron for industrial customers)Casting | – | – | – | – | Grey cast iron, Spheroidal graphite cast iron |
| Concrete productionOther | – | – | – | – | Concrete |
| Pattern makingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coating (drainage casting products according to RAL-GZ 692)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupola furnace | – | 1 | – | 1987 | Rahden |
Additional services
Quality
The cast drainage products meet the quality directive RAL-GZ 692 of the Gütegemeinschaft Entwässerungstechnik (GET), which defines requirements beyond DIN EN 124 covering child safety, installation function, fastening elements (from 1.4301/A2) and coatings.
| Evidence | Rahden |
|---|---|
| RAL-GZ 692 (Quality directive for drainage castings) |
History
- 1956
Founded by Heinrich Meier as a wholesale business for sewerage components in Bochum, also producing precast concrete.
- 1960
Relocation to Rahden, opening of an own foundry.
- 1970
Commissioning of the concrete production in the Varl district of Rahden.
- 1975
Entry into the manufacture of castings for road drainage construction.
- 1987
Commissioning of a cupola furnace.
- 1992
Extensive automation of concrete production in Varl, expansion of the outdoor warehouse to approx. 3 ha.
- 2007
Start of in-house new product development, establishment of a pattern-making department.
- 2008
Commissioning of a fully automated high-bay warehouse in Varl.
- 2009
Acquisition of Buderus Kanalguss in Limburg.
- 2012
Renaming of the Limburg site to MeierGuss Limburg.
- 2013
Opening of an own training centre.