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If you’re considering sourcing pressure die cast components from Germany and want to find the best manufacturer for your project, this guide is designed to help you.
Germany’s pressure die casting industry is particularly important for automotive and e-mobility, electrical and electronics, and industrial machinery applications, where buyers often need lightweight aluminium components, complex geometries, tight dimensional tolerances, reliable tooling, and stable series production. We’ve put together a list of five notable pressure die casting manufacturers and suppliers for comparison. For each company, we provide a snapshot of its headquarters, HPDC capabilities, materials, tooling and machining services, key products, and suitable customer applications, helping German buyers and international companies sourcing from Germany evaluate suppliers more efficiently.
| Manufacturer | Main Casting | Materials | Key Industries | OEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovaw | HPDC, LPDC, Gravity, Investment & Sand Casting | Aluminium, Zinc, Magnesium | Automotive, Electronics, Industrial Equipment, Energy | Yes |
| RUPF ATG Casting GmbH | Aluminium & Zinc Die Casting | Aluminium, Zinc | Automotive, Machinery, Hydraulics, Electrical | Yes |
| Cotarko GmbH | Aluminium HPDC | Aluminium | Automotive, E-Mobility | Yes |
| Miguss Peter Mies GmbH | Aluminium & Magnesium HPDC | Aluminium, Magnesium | Automotive, Machinery, Electrical, Medical | Yes |
| COMPAUTO GmbH | HPDC | Aluminium, Zamak | Automotive, Electronics, Machinery, Hydraulics | Yes |
Established: 1998
Headquarters: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Main Products:
Company Overview: Innovaw is an international pressure die casting manufacturer based in Ningbo, China, offering German buyers a broader casting and manufacturing route than a supplier focused on a single casting process. Its capabilities cover high pressure die casting, low pressure die casting, gravity casting, investment casting and sand casting, with aluminium, zinc and magnesium materials available for different component requirements. For German OEMs, engineering companies and industrial buyers, Innovaw can support the complete manufacturing route from DFM analysis, rapid prototyping and die casting tooling to casting, CNC machining, surface finishing, inspection and shipment. This integrated model is particularly useful for German companies developing complex or newly designed components because Innovaw can evaluate different casting processes according to part geometry, wall thickness, production volume, dimensional requirements and performance rather than forcing every project into the same manufacturing method.
Pressure Die Casting: Innovaw operates 20 hot- and cold-chamber die casting machines from 280 to 3,000 tons, including BÜHLER, Toshiba and L.K. equipment. Its HPDC capability covers parts from 10 g to 20 kg, with sizes up to approximately 800 × 1,100 mm, wall thicknesses down to 1 mm, and a daily output of about 16–20 tons. Supported by CNC, EDM and wire-cut EDM tooling, Innovaw also offers LPDC, CNC machining, leak testing and surface finishing, enabling German customers to manage tooling, casting and downstream processing through one coordinated supply chain.
Suitable Customers: German automotive and e-mobility companies, electrical and electronics manufacturers, industrial equipment manufacturers, energy equipment companies, engineering firms, importers, distributors and OEMs looking for an international pressure die casting supplier with integrated tooling, machining, testing and finishing capabilities.
Headquarters: Langenmorgen 6, 75015 Bretten, Germany
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Company Overview: RUPF ATG Casting is a German specialist in complex aluminium and zinc die-casting components, with a production location in Bretten and another location in Poland. Its equipment includes 16 warm- and cold-chamber die casting machines with clamping forces from 340 to 1,300 tonnes and component weights from approximately 50 g to 5 kg. The company combines casting with vacuum technology, automated metal filling, automated lubrication, tool development, more than 50 CNC machining centres, cleaning, assembly and pressure differential testing. Its engineering approach is particularly valuable for German buyers working with complex geometries, thin walls, tight tolerances and pressure-tight components because tool conception, filling simulation and finite-element calculations are integrated into the development process. This makes RUPF ATG more than a casting supplier: it can support the transition from component design and die development to series production, machining and finished assemblies.
Pressure Die Casting: RUPF ATG focuses on aluminium and zinc die casting using both warm- and cold-chamber machines. Its documented product range includes complex automotive housings, camshaft-related components, common-rail and pump components, electronic components, hydraulic and pneumatic valves, and components for exhaust-gas treatment. The company also performs X-ray inspection, pore analysis, spectral analysis and metallurgical analysis during production, which is particularly relevant when German automotive and industrial customers require control of internal casting quality.
Suitable Customers: German automotive OEMs and Tier suppliers, truck manufacturers, agricultural equipment companies, railway suppliers, machinery manufacturers, hydraulics and pneumatics companies, electrical manufacturers and industrial OEMs.
Established: 1961
Headquarters: Cologne, Germany
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Company Overview: Cotarko is a Cologne-based German system supplier specializing in high-precision metal components and aluminium die casting, with its die casting division integrated into a broader engineering, tooling, machining and assembly environment. Its aluminium HPDC production uses cold-chamber die casting machines with clamping forces from 1,350 to 2,700 tonnes and casting pressures of up to 1,000 bar. The company uses alloys including AC 46000 for engine and transmission components and low-copper AC 43400 for inverter housings used in e-mobility applications. Its production process combines melting and degassing, HPDC, vacuum and mould cooling, automated extraction, X-ray and CT inspection, CMM measurement, leak testing, shot blasting and final inspection. For German automotive and EV customers, the combination of high-tonnage equipment, simulation, in-house tool repair, machining and assembly makes Cotarko particularly relevant for complex lightweight aluminium components that need stable series production.
Pressure Die Casting: Cotarko specializes in aluminium high pressure die casting and uses MAGMASOFT simulation to optimize castability before the first casting. Its documented series production includes gearbox and clutch housings, engine control covers and inverter housings, demonstrating a focus on drivetrain and e-mobility components. Short cycle times of approximately 75–100 seconds and integrated quality inspection support high-volume automotive production.
Suitable Customers: German automotive OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, electric vehicle manufacturers, e-mobility companies, drivetrain suppliers and industrial customers requiring large aluminium die-cast components.
Established: 1985
Headquarters: Otto-Hahn-Str. 8, 42579 Heiligenhaus, Germany
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Company Overview: Miguss Peter Mies GmbH is a German light-metal casting specialist offering high pressure die casting, gravity die casting and sand casting, with particular expertise in aluminium and magnesium components. Its in-house die casting machines can reach up to 2,000 tonnes, while its development department, own mould shop, CNC machining operation and quality assurance department allow projects to move from engineering and mould design to casting, machining and finished assemblies. Miguss states that its HPDC production can be economically used from around 1,000 pieces, which makes the company relevant not only for very large automotive programmes but also for German customers evaluating smaller or medium-volume series. The company also uses computer-controlled casting equipment and simulation-supported engineering to produce complex and thin-walled components with repeatable dimensional accuracy.
Pressure Die Casting: Miguss produces aluminium and magnesium HPDC components and separately offers gravity die casting and sand casting when those processes better match the part requirements. Its documented HPDC examples include housing covers, stands and covers for electrical components, while its broader casting portfolio includes gearbox-related parts, fuel-filter components and other technical castings. The combination of HPDC, gravity casting, sand casting, in-house mould construction and CNC machining gives German customers flexibility when selecting a process according to geometry, production volume and material requirements.
Suitable Customers: German automotive companies, mechanical engineering manufacturers, electrical engineering companies, medical technology businesses, energy technology suppliers, construction equipment manufacturers and OEMs requiring aluminium or magnesium cast components.
Established: 1999
Headquarters: Erbprinzenstr. 20, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
Main Products:
Company Overview: COMPAUTO is a Karlsruhe-based German supplier focused on technical components for the automotive and machinery industries, with high pressure die casting as one of its core production technologies. Its HPDC capability includes die casting machines from 160 to 2,200 tonnes, while its more detailed HPDC production information identifies 700–1,300 tonne machines and component weights of approximately 150 g to 5 kg. The company works with common aluminium alloys as well as special alloys such as Silafont and Maximal for applications requiring particular elasticity and elongation characteristics, and it supports CNC machining, surface preparation, coatings, impregnation, heat treatment and assembly. Its quality infrastructure includes spectrometers, CMM systems, X-ray inspection, density-index testing and leak testing. This combination makes COMPAUTO relevant to German buyers seeking an OEM-oriented supplier for complex, repeatable HPDC parts with downstream processing included.
Pressure Die Casting: COMPAUTO's HPDC portfolio covers aluminium and Zamak materials and is designed for complex, thin-walled components and high-volume production. Its documented sample components include bearing supports, brackets and housings, while its broader customer sectors include automotive, agriculture, electric and electronics, home appliances, hydraulic machinery, medical technology, railway and renewable energy. The company can combine HPDC with CNC machining, surface preparation, coatings, assembly and quality testing according to project requirements.
Suitable Customers: German automotive manufacturers, agricultural equipment companies, electrical and electronics manufacturers, hydraulic equipment suppliers, machinery manufacturers, home appliance companies, railway suppliers and industrial OEMs.
Ask how the manufacturer controls melt quality, filling speed, die temperature, vacuum or venting, gating, overflow design and process parameters. For pressure-tight or structural components, request information about X-ray, CT, leak testing or other internal-quality inspection methods and define critical areas directly on the drawing. Suppliers such as RUPF ATG, Cotarko and COMPAUTO demonstrate the importance of combining casting-process control with inspection technologies rather than relying only on visual inspection.
For automotive projects, buyers should confirm the customer's specific validation and documentation requirements before tooling begins. Depending on the OEM or Tier-supplier programme, this may include dimensional reports, material certificates, capability studies, process documentation, sample approval and PPAP-related records. Choosing a supplier with established automotive quality systems and integrated inspection can reduce the risk of delays when moving from prototype parts to serial production.
Yes. Aluminium HPDC is particularly suitable for complex lightweight components that need repeatable dimensions and efficient series production. German automotive and e-mobility projects can use aluminium die casting for drivetrain components, gearbox and clutch housings, inverter housings, motor-related housings and other lightweight technical parts. The actual process should still be selected after reviewing wall thickness, structural requirements, porosity limits, heat-treatment needs, machining requirements and production volume.
Start with a complete technical package containing the 3D model, 2D drawing, annual demand, material specification, critical tolerances, surface requirements and machining requirements. Ask suppliers to separate tooling, sampling, casting, machining and finishing costs so that different quotations can be compared on the same basis. It is also useful to ask about expected tool life, maintenance, spare inserts and engineering-change costs because a lower initial die price does not necessarily produce the lowest total cost over a long German automotive production programme.
It can be, but the economics depend strongly on tooling investment, component complexity and expected lifetime volume. HPDC normally becomes more attractive as production volume increases because the tooling cost is spread across more parts. For smaller German projects, buyers should ask the manufacturer to compare HPDC with gravity die casting, sand casting, machining or other suitable processes and provide a cost model for prototype, low-volume and mass-production stages.
If you are also considering an overseas manufacturing route, Innovaw can provide an alternative for German buyers that need DFM support, rapid prototyping, die casting tooling, HPDC or LPDC, CNC machining, surface finishing and coordinated production. Explore the technical requirements, compare different process options and contact the engineering team to discuss your component requirements.
Ready to explore a customized pressure die casting solution? Contact Innovaw to discuss your drawings, materials, tooling requirements, production volume and target application.
