VS America, Inc.

Providing solutions to your casting needs.

The highest quality casting products in malleable iron, gray iron, ductile iron or zinc die castings. Specializing in complex and detailed parts. Converting investment and shell mold castings to more economical processes.

HISTORY OF VS AMERICA, INC.

FROM TRADITIONAL COMPANY TO GLOBAL PLAYER

How did a regional key factory turn into a global player? It all began with a shared idea: in 1923 the merger of the companies Carl Wipperfürth and F. W. Gottfried resulted in the founding of Vereinigte Schlüsselfabriken AG, with headquarters in Solingen. Products manufactured were primarily keys and foundry parts.

PRODUCTION INCREASED CONTINUOUSLY

Following the resumption of production in 1946, there was an ongoing rise in productivity. The ongoing modernization process enabled capacity to be significantly expanded. The specialization in the manufacture of high-precision, thin-walled small cast pieces with a high surface quality in black and white heart malleable iron as well as grey-cast pieces was characteristic of the successful company policy.

EXPANSION AND A CHANGE OF NAME

In 1983 the company expanded with the establishment of BTS GmbH in Saarburg, which saw the company significantly extend its activities in the mechanical post-processing of cast products. In 1996 there was a change of name to “VS Guss AG”. The modern name reflects the evolution from a specialist, traditional company to a global supplier to a varied field of industry.

FUTURE-ORIENTED REORGANISATION

Within the scope of a future-oriented reorganization, the entire casting operations of VS Guss AG were transferred to VS GmbH & Co. KG on 01/01/2014. VS GmbH & Co. KG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of VS Guss AG.

Today, as an iron / malleable iron foundry VS GmbH & Co. KG has state-of-the-art production facilities and development tools. Innovation from tradition – the company has remained true to its roots.