CPT International 02/2019
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CLEANING; FETTLING & FINISHING<br />
Photo: Thomas Topf<br />
Successful technological partnership: Leopold Haubenberger,<br />
Sales and Project Manager at Rösler (left) with<br />
Martin Gaugusch, Project Coordinator Vibratory Finishing<br />
at Schösswender, beside the pilot plant for vibratory<br />
finishing.<br />
Fire and flame for<br />
metal casting and processing<br />
An innovative metal foundry in Austria’s northernmost town shows how mass finishing<br />
can contribute towards achieving the customer’s desired surface quality in the 21st century<br />
– with a lot of initiative and a committed technology partner.<br />
Gerhard Franz Roth, Vienna, Austria<br />
The Litschau town council in the<br />
Gmünd district is famous for<br />
being the northernmost town in<br />
Austria and a forest health resort. The<br />
path between tottering rocks, thick<br />
forest and idyllic hills leads directly to<br />
S. Schösswender Werke. The company<br />
has proved that one can make the transition<br />
from down-to-earth metal casters<br />
to internationally renowned cast-iron<br />
technicians for aluminum and copper<br />
alloys. Founded in 1959 – specializing in<br />
metal door fittings, locking plates and<br />
door handles – the company and its 68<br />
employees has developed into a specialist<br />
for industrial castings and cast components<br />
for the rail vehicle industry<br />
worldwide. This is demonstrated by its<br />
well-known customers and its orders<br />
from the USA, Asia and Europe.<br />
From small quantities to serial<br />
production<br />
Schösswender expanded gradually:<br />
after concentrating on small quantities,<br />
the first CNC machine was purchased<br />
twenty years ago. Today the<br />
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