SHW High Precision Casting Technology GmbH in Königsbronn is expected to cease operations. The provisional insolvency administrator Martin Mucha of the Stuttgart law firm GRUB BRUGGER informed the 162 employees today in a staff meeting. The company is currently in the third insolvency proceedings within five years. Foundry operations ceased in October 2018.
SHW High Precision Casting Technology is a foundry specializing in the production of rollers, etc. for the paper, food and coating industries and wear castings for the crushing industry. The finished castings weigh between 100 kg and 120 t. The service portfolio also includes technical services such as roller calculation, design and construction, material selection and simulation.
In April 2013 as well as July 2017, the company had fallen into economic imbalance and had to file for bankruptcy. In June 2018, Rheinische Mittelstandsbeteiligungs GmbH took over the plant in Königsbronn. In the course of the summer, it became apparent that the new shareholder did not have sufficient funds to successfully run the business. Therefore, in October 2018, the foundry’s operations in Königsbronn were discontinued due to lack of funds. Management started working together with the previous owner to develop a rescue operation involving the main customers, which failed in early December 2018. The management subsequently filed for insolvency.
As a result, the provisional insolvency administrator informed the workforce today that it was no longer possible to expect long-term support from the main customers and that it was likely to cease operations.
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