Used as a primary material for casting molds.
Mechanical and plant engineering
Efficient lightweight construction, high-performance designs, optimum workability
Mechanical and plant engineering is regarded as the backbone of the German economy – and it is supported by steel
Hardly any other material is as versatile and highly specialized as steel. It can be precisely tailored to customer requirements. Whether related to special hardness or strength, degrees of purity or formability, suitability for welding or corrosion resistance, the diverse properties of steel make it indispensable for mechanical and plant engineering. Our high-quality steel products are used in many applications. These include tool steels for the manufacture of forming tools, shafts and components, die rings and housings.
Megatrend: population growth
Drinking water supply
2.1 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water. Our steel products are used in water infrastructure applications, including cast steel valves for drinking water systems and cast steel pump components for seawater desalination plants.
Green Steel for mechanical and plant engineering
Low emissions
low-CO₂e steel
At GMH Gruppe’s steelworks, steel scrap is the principal input material for the crude steel we produce ourselves. By using scrap as a raw material, we return recycled material to the steel production process.
Our high-strength steels can enable slimmer and weight-optimized designs for specific applications in mechanical and plant engineering.
In terms of Scope 1 and 2 emissions, our crude steel production via the electric steelmaking route generates more than 80% less CO₂e compared with conventional primary steel production.
What you can expect
A high level of expertise in tool steel
Our tool steels are used to produce molds for plastic injection molding and die casting machines. They are characterized by key features such as work hardness, tensile strength, machining and wear resistance, corrosion resistance, machinability and polishability – and by the outstandingly high dimensional accuracy of the workpieces produced with them.
A high level of vertical integration, all under one roof
We supply highly machined products for mechanical and plant engineering. These include customer-specific cast cylinder heads, primarily for the industrial engine sector, which are both machined and assembled. We also offer processing options such as drilling, milling, turning, grinding and polishing for many other products.
Materials development for customized solutions
In our Application and Materials Development department, we work closely with our customers to develop increasingly high-performance primary materials and ready-to-install components for complex applications.
In use
From product to application
Our high-quality steel products are used in many applications.
Tool Steel by Schmiedewerke Gröditz
Open-Die Forgings
Used as guide shafts, e.g. in packaging and CNC machines.
Iron castings
Used for reciprocating compressors, primarily in refrigeration technology.
Seamless rolled rings
Used in pelletizing systems for the production of animal feed and wood pellets.
Would you like to join us in
driving the decarbonization of steel production?
With us, you can choose low-CO₂e steel for your supply chain.