Our History

1956
Relocation of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG foundry to our current site
1988
The Seiz family – owners of the St. Leon-Rot Foundry GmbH in Germany – acquires Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG’s Gußwerk II foundry. Annual revenue: €1.2 million, approx. 80 employees
1990
Establishment of the subsidiary SLR MetallbearbeitungsgesmbH
1995
Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000
1996
Installation of an automated HWS molding system with a capacity of 200 molds per hour
2000
Certification according to VDA 6.1
2003
ISO 14001 Environmental Certification
2003
SLR MetallbearbeitungsgesmbH: Certification according to ISO 9001/2000
2004
New production and office building for SLR-MetallbearbeitungsgesmbH
2007
“Healthy Workplace” project launched
2008
Qualification program according to EN ISO/IEC 17024 and Six-Sigma
2008
20th anniversary of SLR-Gußwerk II, with annual revenue of €50 million and approx. 240 employees
2008
Commissioning of a new casting cooler with a dedusting system (capacity: 70,000 m³)
2009
Certification according to ISO TS 16949
2009
Acquisition of SLR-Czechia s.r.o.
2010
Approval from Germanischer Lloyd for shipbuilding
2011
SLR-Czechia certification according to EN ISO 9001
2011
Certification by Deutsche Bahn for casting parts in superstructures
2011
SLR-Gußwerk II recognized as “Supplier of the Year 2011” by Knorr-Bremse
2013
Commissioning of a new tensile testing machine from Zwick
2014
Certification according to EN ISO 50001:2011
2018
Certification according to ISO 9001:2015 Implementation of digitalization project with real-time production monitoring
2024
Acquisition of the Austrian Gienanth Division by NKMS Group – Vienna
2024
Rebranding to Austria Iron Casting (AIC)