Swiss foundry for sand casting, permanent mould casting and 3D relief casting in aluminium and bronze.
turgibega AG
Kestenholz (SO) · Moutier (BE)New on Amplifa
About turgibega AG
turgibega AG is an ISO-certified Swiss foundry with origins dating back to 1885 and production sites in Kestenholz (SO) and Moutier (BE). The company produces aluminium and bronze castings using sand casting and permanent mould casting processes, as well as 3D relief casting for signs such as road signs, house numbers and grave inscriptions. In technical casting, the entire value chain is covered in-house: from CAD design through pattern and mould making to casting, including CNC post-machining, heat treatment, surface treatment and painting. For quality assurance, turgibega has an in-house metallurgical laboratory with an X-ray system, spectral analysis and hardness testing. The products are 100 % SwissMade and serve industries such as transport (sign/relief casting), water & energy, and home & garden. At the Moutier site, pressure-resistant and gas-tight cast parts may be manufactured (STVI certificate of the boiler inspection authority).
- Site
- Kestenholz
- Processes
- Sand casting, Permanent mould casting, 3D relief casting (signs), Mechanical CNC post-machining, Heat treatment, Surface treatment and painting, Sand and shot blasting, Ball polishing
- Materials
- Aluminium, Bronze, Sand casting, Permanent mould casting, 3D relief casting
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, STVI certificate (boiler inspection authority, pressure-resistant and gas-tight, CO2 & kWh certificate
- Founded
- 1885
- Industries
- Sign/relief casting (road signs, house numbers, grave inscriptions), Technical aluminium casting, Water & Energy, Home & Garden
- 01
CAD design / construction and development
- 02
Pattern making and mould making
- 03
Sand casting / permanent mould casting / 3D relief casting
- 04
CNC machining / mechanical workshop
- 05
Heat treatment
- 06
Grinding and post-machining
- 07
Surface treatment and painting (sand and shot blasting, ball polishing)
- 08
Metallurgical laboratory testing
- 09
Freight and shipping
Materials & Processes
Aluminium
Main material for sand, permanent mould and relief casting, including technical castings, signs and AL Flowerpots®.
Bronze
Material for relief-cast signs and demanding cast products, historically rooted in the Swiss Bronze Goods Factory.
Sand casting
Process for demanding aluminium and bronze parts, also in small lot sizes.
Permanent mould casting
Process for technical aluminium cast parts, taken over in 2014 with the production of ALKO AG.
3D relief casting
Process for custom or standardised, durable signs.
Sites
Kestenholz
CHProduction / relief casting, head office
- Materials
- Aluminium, Bronze
- X-ray system
- Measuring table with height gauges, depth gauges, inside micrometers, callipers and surface roughness measuring device.
Moutier
CHProduction / technical casting
- Materials
- Aluminium, Bronze
Parts & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Bronze |
| Permanent mould castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Bronze |
| 3D relief casting (signs)Casting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Bronze |
| Mechanical CNC post-machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Bronze |
| Heat treatmentHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Surface treatment and paintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Bronze |
| Sand and shot blastingSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Ball polishingSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Grinding and post-machiningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pattern making and mould makingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAD design / construction and developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical laboratory (hardness testing Brinell/Vickers, spectral analysis, micrography,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| X-ray testing (gas inclusions, cracks, shrinkage cavities)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-ray system | – | 1 | – | – | In-house laboratory (site not specified) |
| Measuring table (measuring equipment: height gauges, depth gauges, inside micrometers, callipers, | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
turgibega AG is ISO-certified and, if required, includes a works certificate EN 10204:2015-1 with every delivery. The in-house laboratory performs X-ray testing (gas inclusions, cracks, shrinkage cavities), hardness measurements according to Brinell/Vickers, spectral analysis, micro- and macrography as well as mechanical tests; a measuring table with extensive measuring equipment serves for dimensionally accurate inspection.
| Evidence | Kestenholz | Moutier |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | ||
| STVI certificate (boiler inspection authority, pressure-resistant and gas-tight | ||
| CO2 & kWh certificate |
History
- 1885
Origin: sole proprietorship Egloff in Zurich
- 1890
Metal goods factory W. Egloff & Co at the railway station in Turgi
- 1902
Foundry established in Turgi
- 1909
Company named Schweizerische Bronzewarenfabrik AG, Turgi
- 1929
Founding of the Käslin foundry in Moutier (later FNM)
- 1958
Founding of Bega AG in Bettlach by Samuel Schaerer
- 1996
BAG sells foundry and sign business to the Feierabend brothers (Turgi Guss- und Schilder AG)
- 2002
Alu Alliance AG takes over all shares; Erwin Feierabend remains managing director
- 2004
Merger of the operations into turgibega, production in Turgi, Bettlach and Selzach
- 2005
Alu Alliance AG takes over FNM Fonderie d'Aluminium Moutier SA and A&S Konzept AG
- 2006
Merger of FNM into turgibega; site consolidation (Selzach discontinued, Bettlach reduced to painting)
- 2011
Takeover of customers, machines and staff of Koller Techn. Modell- und Formenbau, Untersiggenthal; Mirko Schaerer joins as managing director
- 2013
Takeover of the business of H. Brunner AG, Fahrweid (sign and aluminium foundry)
- 2014
Takeover of production and machines of the permanent mould foundry ALKO AG; Mirko Schaerer takes over management, Lorenzo Giulini sales/marketing
- 2015
Takeover of Gebr. Studer AG Metallgiesserei in Kestenholz; consolidation of activities in Kestenholz
- 2016
Establishment at the Kestenholz site; takeover of machines, permanent moulds and inventories for AL Flowerpots® from the bankruptcy estate of E. Lips & Söhne, Birmensdorf
- 2017
Probst AG, Derendingen, transfers its aluminium casting division to turgibega