Manufacturer of high-performance copper alloys (AMPCO®, AMPCOLOY®), castings, CNC machining and additive manufacturing since 1914.
AMPCO METAL S.A.
Marly (CH) · Geretsried (DE) · Mions (FR) · Chauny (FR) · Bratislava (SK) · Ans (BE) · Joinville (BR) · Sturtevant, WI (US) · Foshan (CN) · Pune (IN) · Vimercate (IT) · Porto (PT) · Berga (ES) ·New on Amplifa
About AMPCO METAL
AMPCO METAL is a manufacturer established in 1914 of high-performance copper alloys, including AMPCO® aluminium bronzes and AMPCOLOY® high-copper alloys. The company produces semi-finished products and fully machined components such as bearing bushings, wear plates, tube bending tools, injection mold inserts, die casting plungers and welding electrodes. The value chain extends from in-house alloy production through casting processes (continuous casting, centrifugal casting, sand casting, vacuum casting, the patented magneto-hydro-dynamic MICROCAST® process) to 3- to 5-axis CNC machining, EDM, forging, extrusion and additive manufacturing of copper alloy powders (PBF-LB/EB, laser cladding, MIM, cold gas spraying). Customers are found in aerospace, automotive, mechanical engineering, marine, the steel industry, plastics processing, resistance welding and Oil, Gas & Chemical. Group headquarters are located in Marly, Switzerland; the network comprises five foundries (including Switzerland, France, Brazil, China), six machining centers and sales companies in 16 countries with around 400 employees.
- Site
- Marly
- Processes
- CNC milling (3-5 axis), CNC turning, Grinding, EDM / wire EDM (wire-cutting), Horizontal continuous casting (horizontal continuous casting), Centrifugal casting (centrifugal casting), Sand casting, MICROCAST® Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic casting process
- Materials
- AMPCO® 18 (aluminium bronze, Cu balance, Al 10.5, Fe 3.5), AMPCO® 18.136, AMPCO® 18.22, AMPCO® 18.23, AMPCO® 21 (Cu balance, Al 13.1, Fe 4.4), AMPCO® 22, AMPCO® 25, AMPCO® 26
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, AS 9120B, AS9100D & ISO 9001:2015, ISO 50001 (energy management, group-wide targeted/implemented), ATEX certificates (AMPCO® 45, AMPCOLOY® 83), ISEGA (food contact, beryllium-free alloys), AS9100D, ATEX (AMPCO® 45, AMPCOLOY® 83), ISO 50001
- Founded
- 1914
- Employees
- 400
- Industries
- Aerospace, Automotive, General mechanical engineering, Marine/Shipbuilding, Metal forming, Oil, Gas & Chemical
- 01
Alloy development & melting
- 02
Casting (continuous casting, centrifugal casting, sand casting, vacuum casting,
- 03
Extrusion & forging
- 04
Heat treatment
- 05
CNC machining (milling, turning, grinding, EDM)
- 06
Additive manufacturing & cladding/welding
- 07
Quality inspection & logistics
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC milling (3-5 axis)Machining | – | – | – | – | AMPCO® aluminium bronze, AMPCOLOY® high-copper alloys, Copper alloys, Aluminium bronzes |
| CNC turningMachining | – | – | – | – | AMPCO® aluminium bronze, AMPCOLOY® high-copper alloys |
| GrindingMachining | – | – | – | – | AMPCO® aluminium bronze, AMPCOLOY® high-copper alloys |
| EDM / wire EDM (wire-cutting)Machining | – | – | – | – | AMPCO® aluminium bronze, AMPCOLOY® high-copper alloys |
| Horizontal continuous casting (horizontal continuous casting)Casting | – | – | – | – | Copper alloys, Aluminium bronzes |
| Centrifugal casting (centrifugal casting)Casting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium bronzes, Nickel aluminium bronzes, Copper alloys |
| Sand castingCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium bronzes, Copper alloys |
| MICROCAST® Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic casting processCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium bronzes, Copper alloys |
| Vacuum casting (vacuum casting)Casting | – | – | – | – | Beryllium-containing alloys, Copper alloys |
| Evaporative Pattern Casting (Evaporative Pattern Casting, EPC)Casting | – | – | – | – | Copper alloys |
| Forging (forging)Forming | – | – | – | – | Aluminium bronzes, Copper alloys |
| Extrusion (extrusion)Forming | – | – | – | – | Aluminium bronzes, Copper alloys |
| Additive manufacturing / 3D printing (PBF-LB, PBF-EB)Additive | – | – | – | – | AMPCOLOY® 972, AMPCOLOY® 940, AMPCOLOY® 89, AMPCOLOY® 83, AMPCO® 18, Copper alloy powders |
| Laser Beam Cladding (Laser Cladding)Additive | – | – | – | – | AMPCOLOY® copper alloys |
| Metal injection molding (MIM)Additive | – | – | – | – | Copper alloy powders |
| Cold gas sprayingAdditive | – | – | – | – | Copper alloy powders |
| Welding filler materials (MIG, TIG, DC) / overlay welding GTAW, GMAWJoining | – | – | – | – | AMPCO-TRODE® welding wires and rods, AMPCO® 18 welding wire, AMPCOLOY® 940 |
| Heat treatment of additively manufactured partsHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | AMPCOLOY® 940, AMPCOLOY® 972, AMPCOLOY® 89, AMPCOLOY® 83 |
| Toolmaking for tube bending (rotary draw bending tool sets)Engineering | – | – | – | – | AMPCO® 18, AMPCO® 21, AMPCO® 22, AMPCO® M4, Tool steel |
| Design consulting / technical consulting by metallurgists and engineersEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing: tensile, yield strength, conductivity, elongation and hardness testing,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machining centers (6 locations: Germany, France, USA, Brazil, India, China) | AMPCO METAL | 6 | – | – | Germany, France, USA, Brazil, India, China |
| 5-axis CNC machining centers | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic loading/unloading systems | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation robots for larger lot sizes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Foundries (5 locations: Switzerland, France, Hungary, Brazil, China) | AMPCO METAL | 5 | – | – | Switzerland, France, Hungary, Brazil, China |
| 3D printing center with modern metal printers (PBF-LB) | – | – | – | – | AMPCO METAL 3D printing center |
| 3D coordinate measuring systems | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certifications
The machining centers are ISO-certified and work with 3D coordinate measuring systems. All materials undergo tensile, yield strength, conductivity, elongation and hardness testing as well as seamless identification in all process stages.
| Evidence | Marly | Geretsried | Foshan | Sturtevant | Pune |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |||||
| AS 9120B | |||||
| AS9100D | |||||
| ATEX (AMPCO® 45, AMPCOLOY® 83) | |||||
| ISO 50001 |
History
- 1914
Founding of the American Metal Products Company by August Littman; introduction of AMPCO® bronze ("hard enough to cut steel").
- 1930
Renaming to AMPCO METAL; expansion of aluminium bronze production via sand casting, centrifugal casting and forging.
- 1944
Growth from 100 to 2,500 employees due to demand during the Second World War; AMPCO parts in US aircraft and navy ships.
- 1957
Start of international expansion, especially in Europe.
- 1970
First alloy manufacturer certified to ASME standards.
- 1980
First producer to apply Evaporative Pattern Casting (EPC) to copper alloys.
- 2003
Relocation of group headquarters from the USA to Switzerland; focus on Asia with an office in Tianjin, a sales center in Shunde and a machining center in Pune.
- 2010
Acquisitions: French foundries Métal Industriel and F.I.P. Industries (Chauny), takeover of Metalofer/FundiBRONZE (Brazil), joint venture JIEKE METAL (China).
- 2019
Establishment of an in-house 3D printing center for additive manufacturing.
- 2024
Acquisition of the Schmelzmetall Group: vacuum casting expertise, additive manufacturing, technologies for beryllium-containing alloys.