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Strojmetal Aluminium Forging a.s.

Plant Kamenice

The company Strojmetal Aluminium Forging resides in Kamenice near Prague.

Strojmetal forges chassis parts from special aluminum alloys with the highest strength and durability requirements for automobiles of the prominent brands worldwide. With its almost 200 years of history, our production plant ranks among the oldest one in the Czech Republic.

470
employees
8
automated and robotic forging lines
111
robots

Nevertheless, it has definitely never stopped to develop. It develops and upgrades continuously. Aside from conventional forging presses and power hammers, 8 automated forging lines have been established here that are operated by 111 robots in total. For further processing of the forgings, Strojmetal uses high-performance CNC machining centers and some other up-to-date specialized technologies.

Strojmetal has its own development and applied research, design department, and Tech center. Due to the know-how originating here, our company is able to keep up with the top aluminum part producers for automotive industry worldwide.

History

2021

Change of the legal form of the company to a joint stock company

2018

New ownership structure with MTX Group (100% ownership in 2020)

2014

Company name changed to Strojmetal Aluminium Forging s.r.o.

2013

Commissioning of the fifth fully automated line dedicated to automotive front axle parts

2013

Alcan Strojmetal Aluminium Forging s.r.o. buys the shares of Constellium Singen GmbH in the joint venture and becomes 100% proprietor

2012

Joint venture Alcan Strojmetal Aluminium Forging s.r.o. set up

2006-2012

Installation of four fully automated forging lines with different preform stages for automotive industry

2002-2004

Forging production transferred from Alcan Singen GmbH to Strojmetal Kamenice

2002

Commissioning of the new forging shop for automotive products and the fully automated high bay warehouse for forging stock

2001

Consortium with Alcan Singen GmbH (formerly Alusuisse) set up and forging of aluminum alloys only

1998

Privatization of the state-owned company and change to the public limited company Strojmetal Kamenice a.s.

1996

Cooperation with the company Alusuisse Singen GmbH (today Constellium Singen GmbH) started

1968

Company name changed to Strojmetal Kamenice

1945

Nationalization of the company

1940

Production extended to forging aluminum alloys

1928

Forge production started of copper and brass alloys

1822

Copper-works founded by Josef Ringhoffer in Kamenice