Precious metal refining, recycling, electroplating, material testing and custom manufacturing from precious metals
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Pforzheim (Headquarters) · Pforzheim (Reischauer GmbH) · Vienna · Birmingham · Lyon · Madrid · Amsterdam · Porto · USA (Osborne Mint) · Belgium (Tools & Dies) · United Kingdom (Commonwealth Mint /New on Amplifa
About Heimerle + Meule
Heimerle + Meule is a gold and silver refinery founded in 1845 in Pforzheim and the parent company of the international HM Precious Metals group with more than 1500 employees at sites in nine countries. The company refines gold and silver, operates precious metal and industrial recycling, and trades in precious metals. Services include contract finishing by strip and rack electroplating as well as PVD coating for decorative and technical applications, material testing and analysis in its own laboratories, and custom manufacturing with CAD modelling, 3D scanning, 3D printing, silicone moulds, precision casting from precious metal alloys and laser cutting in eight precious metals. In addition, tool and die making with laser engraving, CNC 4-axis 3D engraving and die sinking are offered, as well as electroplating chemicals and equipment, semi-finished products, dental and medical technology products, coin minting and jewellery manufacturing. Heimerle + Meule belongs to the POSSEHL Group.
- Site
- Pforzheim
- Processes
- Material Testing & Analysis (material testing and analysis in own laboratories), Precious Metal Recycling, Industrial Recycling, Electroplating (strip and rack electroplating, contract finishing), Decorative Electroplating, Technical Electroplating, PVD coating (PVD coating), Bespoke Design
- Materials
- Gold, Silver, Precious metals (precious metals), Precious metal alloys, 3D Printing / Rapid Prototyping, Strip and rack electroplating, PVD coating
- Certificates
- Own testing laboratory / material analysis
- Founded
- 1845
- Employees
- 1500
- Industries
- Jewellery, Dental technology and medical technology, Coin minting, Chemistry and electroplating technology
- 01
Precious metal recycling
- 02
Refining of gold and silver
- 03
Precious metal trading
- 04
Material testing and analysis
- 05
Electroplating and PVD coating
- 06
Casting, laser cutting and 3D manufacturing
- 07
Tool and die making
- 08
Assembly and delivery
Materials and Processes
Gold
Refining, recycling, semi-finished products and casting alloys for jewellery, dental technology and coin minting
Silver
Refining, recycling and processing for jewellery, industrial and investment products
Precious metal alloys
Precision casting from wax models for custom-made jewellery and industrial components
3D Printing / Rapid Prototyping
High-resolution silicone-like moulding compounds and directly castable wax for silicone moulds and casting models
Strip and rack electroplating
Contract finishing for decorative and technical applications in all lot sizes
PVD coating
Gentle high-quality coating as a complement to electroplating finishing
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material Testing & Analysis (material testing and analysis in own laboratories)Testing | – | – | – | – | Precious metals |
| Precious Metal RecyclingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Precious metals |
| Industrial RecyclingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electroplating (strip and rack electroplating, contract finishing)Surface | – | – | – | – | Precious metals |
| Decorative ElectroplatingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical ElectroplatingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| PVD coating (PVD coating)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bespoke DesignEngineering | – | – | – | – | Precious metals |
| CAD ModellingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D Scanning (digitisation to STL)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D Printing (Rapid Prototyping)Additive | – | – | – | – | silicone-like materials, directly castable wax |
| Silicone mould making (silicone moulds from high-resolution moulding compounds)Casting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Casting (casting, precision casting from wax models)Casting | – | – | – | – | Precious metal alloys |
| Manufacturing (production of jewellery items)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Precious metals |
| Laser Cutting (precision laser cutting in eight precious metals)Machining | – | – | – | – | Precious metals (8 metals) |
| Laser engraving (laser engraving)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| CNC 4-axis 3D engraving (CNC 4-axis 3D engraving)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Die sinking (die sinking EDM)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Custom Tools & Dies (tool and die making)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engraving and Die SinkingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Precious metal refining (refining of gold and silver)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Gold, Silver |
Additional services
Quality and Analysis
All products are tested according to strict criteria in our own testing laboratories using state-of-the-art technology. Specialised teams deliver precise analysis results in the shortest time.
| Evidence | Pforzheim | Vienna | Birmingham | Lyon | Madrid | Amsterdam | Porto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own testing laboratory / material analysis |
History
- 1845
Founded as a typical refinery in Pforzheim
- 2013
Acquisition of the Cookson Precious Metals group and formation of the Heimerle + Meule Group (May 2013)
- 2018
Acquisition of Weston Beamor Holdings Limited
- 2022
Acquisition of Commonwealth Mint & Techgrave
- 2023
Acquisition of Reischauer GmbH
- 2024
Acquisition of Royal Dutch Mint, Osborne Mint, Dutch Value Logistics and Tools & Dies