The CT Group

The CT Group, which came into existence out of SHW Casting Technologies, is today made up of five operational companies well established on the international casting markets with their own top-quality products:



The individual companies are interlinked and cooperate closely with each other. For instance they are able to exchange skilled labor, to balance out bottlenecks in production.

The CT Group was founded in May 2005. In the four foundries in Germany the CT Group manufactures hand-molded castings for international customers. 95% of the products are made of spheroidal graphite iron (EN-GJS) with the parts weighing between 50 kg and 125 t. In the USA our company manufactures calender rolls and services other rolls for the paper, steel, flooring and other industries.



 
Facts and figures about the CT Group Our position in the market
Sales 2007 150 million EUR No. 1 in Euope for motor housings of over 5 t (large engine)
Sales 2008 185 million EUR No. 1 worldwide for calender rolls (papermaking machines)
Sales 2009 150 million EUR No. 1 in Europe for faceplates (plastic injection molding machines)
Production 2007 55 000 t No. 2 in Europe for wear resistant castings (cement milling)
Production 2008 72 000 t
Production 2009 55 000 t
Total staff 794 employees + 78 apprentices





History / Foundation of CT GmbH

2001 MAN announces that it plans to sell its shares in SHW.
2002 In the spring a concept is developed to establish SHW Casting Technologies.

In the summer SHW Casting Techologies with the works in Königsbronn and Wasseralfingen is founded.
2003 A strategy is worked out for the acquisition of SHW Casting Technologies through a management buy-out.
2005 In May the purchase contract between today's owner Capiton/Severing and the seller (the State of Baden-Württemberg and SHW GmbH) is signed, leading to the foundation of the CT Group.

In December the newly founded CT GmbH takes over the foundry in Heidenheim, which up till then still belonged to the Voith Group.
2006 The Caterpillar foundry in Kiel is taken over by CT GmbH.