CPT International 02/2019

CLEANING; FETTLING & FINISHING
Photo: Thomas Topf
Successful technological partnership: Leopold Haubenberger,
Sales and Project Manager at Rösler (left) with
Martin Gaugusch, Project Coordinator Vibratory Finishing
at Schösswender, beside the pilot plant for vibratory
finishing.
Fire and flame for
metal casting and processing
An innovative metal foundry in Austria’s northernmost town shows how mass finishing
can contribute towards achieving the customer’s desired surface quality in the 21st century
– with a lot of initiative and a committed technology partner.
Gerhard Franz Roth, Vienna, Austria
The Litschau town council in the
Gmünd district is famous for
being the northernmost town in
Austria and a forest health resort. The
path between tottering rocks, thick
forest and idyllic hills leads directly to
S. Schösswender Werke. The company
has proved that one can make the transition
from down-to-earth metal casters
to internationally renowned cast-iron
technicians for aluminum and copper
alloys. Founded in 1959 – specializing in
metal door fittings, locking plates and
door handles – the company and its 68
employees has developed into a specialist
for industrial castings and cast components
for the rail vehicle industry
worldwide. This is demonstrated by its
well-known customers and its orders
from the USA, Asia and Europe.
From small quantities to serial
production
Schösswender expanded gradually:
after concentrating on small quantities,
the first CNC machine was purchased
twenty years ago. Today the
24