Manufacture of building, safety and shut-off valves as well as custom-made products in Zurich Oerlikon
Nyffenegger Armaturen AG
Zurich (Leutschenbachstrasse 38, factory and administration) · Zurich (Leutschenbachstrasse 34, pickup shop)New on Amplifa
About us
Nyffenegger Armaturen AG is a Swiss family business founded in 1910, now run by the fifth generation and located in Zurich Oerlikon. In its own factory, building, safety and shut-off valves as well as the company's own sudoFIT pipe-connection push-fit system are produced and assembled. The machining of cast blanks and brass bars is carried out in multi-process operations: turning, milling, drilling and grinding; in addition, the company offers a special workshop for custom-made valves, fountain spouts and workpieces made of brass and chrome steel, including design, CAD drawing, brazing and surface finishing such as chrome plating and sandblasting. All finished valves are tested for tightness and quality at several stations. Customers are plumbing installers and building services throughout Switzerland; in addition, the company, with around 40 employees, sells a complementary trade assortment of well-known brands and operates a pickup shop in Oerlikon. Since 2021, the company has been producing in a modern new building on Leutschenbachstrasse.
- Site
- Zurich
- Processes
- Turning, Milling, Drilling, Grinding, Sawing, Bending, Brazing, Welding (PE bend welded with push-fit socket)
- Materials
- Brass, Chrome steel, Cast blanks, Brass bars, Zinc alloys (historically for taps), PE (pipe/bend), Metal (NYFFix mounting plate), PE (plastic)
- Certificates
- In-house tightness and quality testing
- Founded
- 1910
- Employees
- 40
- Industries
- Sanitary installation, Building services, Gas and water trade, Metalworking
- 01
Design and CAD drawing
- 02
Sawing and bending
- 03
Turning, milling, drilling, grinding
- 04
Brazing
- 05
Surface finishing (chrome plating, polishing, sandblasting)
- 06
Assembly
- 07
Tightness and quality testing
- 08
Sales, delivery service and pickup shop
Materials and processes
Brass
Main material for valves, workpieces and custom-made products such as handles, spouts and pipe nipples, machined from brass bars.
Chrome steel
Used for new custom products such as fountain spouts and cover plates and finished on request.
Cast blanks
Starting material for the machining of valve parts in the production hall.
PE (plastic)
Pipes and bends of the sudoFIT push-fit system, welded with push-fit sockets.
Zinc alloys
Used historically since the World War years for the production of taps, as a substitute for scarce raw materials.
Locations
Zurich Oerlikon
CHFactory, administration and pickup shop
- Lot size
- Single units to series production
- Materials
- Brass, chrome steel, cast blanks, PE
- Lathes
- Production machines for turning, milling, drilling and grinding (multi-process operations)
- Test stations for tightness and quality
- Pallet warehouse
Components and products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TurningMachining | – | – | – | – | Brass, Cast blanks, Chrome steel |
| MillingMachining | – | – | – | – | Brass, Cast blanks |
| DrillingMachining | – | – | – | – | Brass, Cast blanks |
| GrindingMachining | – | – | – | – | Brass, Cast blanks |
| SawingMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| BendingForming | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| BrazingJoining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Welding (PE bend welded with push-fit socket)Joining | – | – | – | – | Plastic (PE) |
| Assembly of valvesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Brass, Chrome steel |
| Surface finishing (chrome plating, polishing, sandblasting)Surface | – | – | – | – | Brass, Chrome steel, Metal |
| Revision/overhaul of existing valvesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Brass, Chrome steel |
| Custom-made workpieces (bodies, escutcheons, extensions, adapters,Machining | – | – | – | – | Brass, Chrome steel |
| Tightness and quality testingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design/Calculation/Drawing (CAD) of individual partsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Foundry (historical, closed in 1989)Casting | – | – | – | – | Brass, Zinc alloys |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathe | – | – | – | – | Zurich Oerlikon (Leutschenbachstrasse) |
| Production machines for turning/milling/drilling/grinding (multi-process operations) | – | – | – | – | Zurich Oerlikon |
| Casting machining automaton (first one, from 1968, historical) | – | – | – | 1968 | Zurich Oerlikon (Birchstrasse) |
| Foundry (1913–1989, historical) | – | – | – | – | Zurich Oerlikon |
| Test stations for tightness and quality | – | several | – | – | Zurich Oerlikon |
Additional services
Quality
Every finished valve is tested for tightness and quality at several stations in the assembly hall before it is packaged and stored.
| Evidence | Zurich Oerlikon |
|---|---|
| In-house tightness and quality testing |
History
- 1910
Foundation of «Armaturenfabrik H. Nyffenegger Oerlikon» by Hans Nyffenegger-Lüthy in Oerlikon near Zurich
- 1913
Business expansion on Birchstrasse, establishment of a foundry
- 1914
Silver medal for products at the Swiss National Exhibition in Bern
- 1917
Construction of a separate foundry building
- 1919
Hans Nyffenegger-Lüthy becomes a founding member of the Association of Swiss Valve Manufacturers (URS)
- 1929
After the founder's death, his sons Hans Nyffenegger-Güller and Robert Nyffenegger-Wullschleger take over the company
- 1958
Hans Nyffenegger-Laube joins the company
- 1968
First casting machining automaton
- 1988
Hans Nyffenegger-Hüppi (fourth generation) joins the company
- 1989
Closure of the in-house foundry; focus on product development and trade in chrome-plated valves
- 1996
Move into the new operational building on Hagenholzstrasse
- 2002
Introduction of the sudoFIT pipe-connection push-fit system
- 2006
Acquisition of the building valves division from Geneva-based Similor SA
- 2009
Renaming to «Nyffenegger Armaturen AG»
- 2012
Thomas Escher (Sales Manager) joins the management
- 2016
Stephanie Nyffenegger (fifth generation) joins the company and the management
- 2018
Stefan Rhyner becomes the new Operations Manager
- 2020
Occupation of the modern new building at Leutschenbachstrasse 38
- 2025
Takeover of the national representation of VORTEX (drinking water circulation pumps)