We are uniquely positioned to offer the entire value chain, from the production of internal ceramic cores to the machining of components.
All of our products are manufactured in our four plants in Switzerland and Romania.
Investment Casting
Industrial manufacturing technology based on the lost-wax process used in the aerospace and energy industry to produce airfoils and structural parts with complex shapes and cooling systems.
We offer
- Gating & Tooling designs
- Casting filling, solidification
- Defects prediction simulation
- Core & ceramics recipe definition and production
- Equiax, Single Crystal and Direction Solidified capabilities
- Machining
Process Capabilities
- Ingot / Master Heat*
- Ceramic Core
- Wax
- Shell
- SX/DS Furnace
- EQX Furnace
- Shell Removal
- Core Leach (hollow parts only)
- (HIP)*
- Heat Treat
- X-Ray
- Grain Etch (SX/DS only)
- Laue (SX/DS only)
- FPI
- Ultrasonic Wall Thickness (hollow parts only)
- Metallurgical Laboratory and Mechanical testing
- CMM
- Straightening
- White Light / Blue Light inspection (optional)
*external
Alloy Specifications
Nickel
EQX
DS/SX
| EQX | DS/SX |
In 100 In 600 In 625 In 713 LC In 718 In 738 LC In 792 In 939 In 939 (Weldable) Mar M 004 Mar M 247 Rene 41 Rene 77 Rene 80 Rene 125 Rene 142 C263 C1023 U500 GTD 111 GTD 141 GTD 222 GTD 262 GTD 741 B1914 Hast X CM 2100 CM 186 LC |
CM 186 LC TM CM 247 LC TM CMSX 4 TM CMSX 8 TM DS 200 IN 792 (DS) AM 3 GTD 111 LZ DS 200 MC 2 Rene N5 Rene 220 (DS)
|
Iron
17-4 PH
X12Cr13
X30Cr13
AISI 304
AISI 316L
AISI 347
420
N-155
X22 Cr Mo V 121
Z 20 CNW 22
N155
Kovar
X14Co
Jethete M152
17-4 PH X12Cr13 X30Cr13 AISI 304 AISI 316L AISI 347 420 N-155 X22 Cr Mo V 121 Z 20 CNW 22 N155 Kovar X14Co Jethete M152 |
Cobalt
X 40
X 45
FSX 414
FSX 414 SV
HS 21
HS 25 (L-605)
HS 31 (X-40)
Mar M509
Mar M509 (Weldable)
X 40 X 45 FSX 414 FSX 414 SV HS 21 HS 25 (L-605) HS 31 (X-40) Mar M509 Mar M509 (Weldable) |
Critical Dimensions per Product
Class Product
Critical Dimension
| Class Product | Critical Dimension |
| Blades DS/SX | Height 500 mm |
| Blades EQX | Height 700 mm |
| Vanes EQX | Weight 60 kg L1*L2= 900 x 700 mm |
| Structural EQX | Weight 55 kg Ø 800 mm |
| Structural Air Melt | Weight 50 kg Ø 700 mm |
Investment Casting and post-processing
Additive Manufacturing
Metal 3D-printing for aerospace, space, motorsports and energy solutions
With the AMotion Center in Switzerland, GF has founded a strongly focused competence center for Additive Manufacturing . The additive manufacturing process maximizes the design flexibility and allows the integration of additional functions due to the absence of tooling. Geometries are no longer limited to the possibilities of traditional technologies. With printing space as big as 500 x 500 x 500 mm, we offer serial production of large additive manufactured components with extremely complex shapes integrating more details and functions.
We support you with long-standing experience from decades!
- From the very first design concept to serial production
- Topology optimization from the very beginning
- Selection of most suitable alloy for high performance applications
- Combination of several parts and high-level functional integration
With our expertise, we provide the ideal design with funcitonal integration.
Value add in metal 3D-printing
Machines and material capabilities
Technology
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (EOS M290)
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (DMP Factory 500)
Research and development outlook
| Technology | Laser Powder Bed Fusion (EOS M290) | Laser Powder Bed Fusion (DMP Factory 500) | Research and development outlook |
| Materials | Inconel 718 Inconel 625 Hastelloy X AlSi10Mg Inconel 738 Haynes 282 |
Inconel 718 Hastelloy X Inconel 625 Inconel 738 Haynes 282 |
Material on-going: AlSi10Mg A3-4AM Titanium |
| Dimensions | 250 x 250 x 280 mm | 500 x 500 x 450 mm | 500x500x500 mm |
| Laser type / nr | 400 W | 500 W X 3 | 500 W X 3 |
| Ra 6÷8 µm | Ra 4÷7 µm |
Areas of application
Energy
3D-printed demonstrator for industrial gas turbines
Space
3D-printed demonstrator for combustion chambers
Aerospace
3D-printed demonstrator for turbine rear vanes
Motorsport
3D-printed demonstrator for motorsport applications
New challenges need new technologies
GF is ready to realize your 3D-printing challenge!
With GF as your Additive Manufacturing partner you benefit from:
- Short development cycles
- Unlimited possibilities in terms of shape
- Wide variety of materials
- Know-how in serial part production
- In-house Research and Development team
- Post-processes in-house
- Fully certified value chain
Our certificates
Product quality and customer service have always been the main goal for GF. The Management-Team in Novazzano keeps control of the Quality Management System by performing regularly reviews aimed at verifying its adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency, ensuring that the objectives assigned in accordance with the Quality Policy have been attained and designing improvement and risk mitigation plans where necessary. The loyalty of our customers and compliance certification and accreditation to the international EN 9100; ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards are testimony to the effectiveness of our Quality Management System.
Nadcap certified production of Investment Casting and Additive Manufacturing
Certificates of our location in Novazzano & Stabio
- NADCAP Welding - GF Casting Solutions Novazzano SA (PDF/ 357 KB)
- NADCAP Welding - GF Casting Solutions Stabio (PDF/ 365 KB)
- NADCAP Non Destructive Testing - GF Casting Solutions Novazzano SA (PDF/ 374 KB)
- NADCAP Heat Treatment - GF Casting Solutions Novazzano SA (PDF/ 374 KB)
- ISO 9001 - GF Casting Solutions Novazzano SA (PDF/ 541 KB)
- ISO 9001 - GF Casting Solutions Stabio (PDF/ 162 KB)
- ISO 14001 - GF Casting Solutions Novazzano SA (PDF/ 256 KB)
Our solutions
... for aeropsace
Turbine Rear Vane
Technology
DMP Factory 500
3DXpert Software
CUT E 600
3DXpert Software
CUT E 600
| Technology | DMP Factory 500 3DXpert Software CUT E 600 |
| Material | Inconel 718 |
| Laser power | 3 x 500 W |
| Laser thickness | 60 µm |
| Surface Quality | Ra 7-12 µm |
| Built time | 48 hours |
Your Advantage
- Largest seamless part of the market
- Shorten lead time
- Decrease manufacturing costs
- Combine functionalities
Fuel Injection nozzles
Technology
DMP Factory 500
3DXpert Software
CUT E 600
3DXpert Software
CUT E 600
| Technology | DMP Factory 500 3DXpert Software CUT E 600 |
| Material | LaserForm® Ni718 |
| Laser power | 3 x 500 W |
| Layer thickness | 60 microns |
| Surface roughness | 7-12 µm Ra |
Your Advantage
- Eleminated assembly steps
- Less material is used
- Reduced weight with increased total stiffness
... for the energy segment
Single Crystal Blade
Application
Industrial Gas Turbines
| Application | Industrial Gas Turbines |
| Process | Investment Casting |
| Material | CMSX4 |
| Weight | 100-400 g |
| Size | 150 x 50 x 20 mm |
| Technology | Vacuum Melt - Single Crystal |
Burner
Application
Industrial Gas Turbine
| Application | Industrial Gas Turbine |
| Process | Investment Casting |
| Alloy | Hast X |
| Weight | 10-20 kg |
| Size | 350 x 200 x 200 mm |
| Technology | Vacuum Melt - Equiax |