Quality made of stainless steel
SCHMEES cast is one of the leading international suppliers of stainless steel castings. The company specialises in pump and turbine construction, as well as in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
News from the SCHMEES stainless steel foundry
The Third Generation Takes Responsibility at SCHMEES!
Julia Eich Appointed Managing Director
In November 1961, Sigrid and Dieter Schmees founded our company. During the 1990s and 2000s, it was gradually handed over to their children, Susanne Schmees-Besgen and Clemens Schmees. Together, they developed and led the foundry as the second generation of the family.
This family tradition is now continuing into the third generation.
With great pride and joy, we are pleased to announce that Julia Eich, daughter of Clemens Schmees, will be appointed Managing Director of SCHMEES holding, effective January 1, 2026. She will then lead the family holding company together with Clemens Schmees.
Julia will turn 44 in April. She studied Business Administration and brings 20 years of commercial professional experience from three different business law firms.
We are confident that she will be a great asset to our company and will carry on the succession in our spirit and in line with the values of her parents.
SCHMEES Supplies Steel to the Bundeswehr
With our new division SCHMEES defence, we have expanded our portfolio and have recently begun supplying the German Armed Forces. After nearly eight years of preparation, our plant in Langenfeld is now also producing protective cladding and door hinges for armored vehicles. Our proprietary brand Seculloy® was specially developed to protect vehicles, vehicle components, and buildings against ballistic threats.
In doing so, we build on our decades of experience as a stainless steel foundry. Whether sophisticated works of art or technical components, our expertise in materials, processes, and quality forms the foundation of every new project.
It is particularly important to us to act responsibly. Our production is based entirely on scrap metal, which is 100 percent recycled. In this way, we combine sustainability with the highest level of precision.
With SCHMEES defence, we are opening a new chapter in our company’s history—without forgetting our roots. We remain a family business that lives by values such as reliability and a spirit of innovation. And we are always pleased to welcome new employees and apprentices who would like to join us on this journey. Anyone who trains at SCHMEES has excellent chances of being taken on and building a career with us.
Original press report by Isabel Klaas. Photos: Ralph Matzerath.
Another Masterpiece by SCHMEES art Attracts Worldwide Attention!
An eight-meter-high, 35-ton stainless steel sculpture by the renowned artist Tony Cragg now adorns the new district One Bangkok in the Thai capital Bangkok. The impressive artwork “It is, it isn’t” was created for the visionary urban development project by Frasers Property and blends perfectly into its modern surroundings.
Created in 10,000 working hours, the sculpture consists of seven mirror-polished segments that were precisely welded together. Despite challenges such as the long overseas shipment and monsoon rain during installation, the project was completed on schedule. Tony Cragg was delighted:
“It’s a fantastic day – everything worked perfectly. Thank you, guys!”
This masterpiece once again demonstrates the outstanding craftsmanship of SCHMEES art and proves that even the greatest challenges can be mastered with passion and precision. We are proud of our team and look forward to many more exciting projects!
SCHMEES cast Pirna is official sponsor of the Dresden Monarchs!
Jörg Dreßler, Managing Director of the Dresden Monarchs, and Johann Unglaub, CEO of SCHMEES cast Pirna GmbH, sign a three-year contract.
We are delighted to be able to actively support the Dresden Monarchs as a great ambassador for our region over the next three years. With their consistent and sustainable development strategy and their strong work with young talent, the Monarchs embody a philosophy that fits perfectly with our company’s direction.
We are firmly convinced that with the Dresden Monarchs we are exactly in tune with the spirit of the times. Our employees were delighted with this new commitment, which is very important to us. The footballers have a young and dynamic audience, and we want to present ourselves as an attractive employer in this context. At the same time, we also want to give something back to our region and support the great work of the club.
Beauty in steel: Pirna foundry produces high-gloss sculptures
“They are coveted by collectors from all over the world: the family business SCHMEES cast from Pirna has made a name for itself as a manufacturer of art sculptures. There are now examples in Amsterdam, Rio and even Seoul.”
The video was made available to us with the kind permission of MDR, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk and Dreifilm GbR – Medienproduktion.
Source: https://www.mdr.de/video/mdr-videos/f/video-668266.html
Castings weighing up to 10 tonnes, including for turbines or pipeline pump housings, are manufactured at our plant in Pirna.
In addition to our day-to-day business, art is an important part of our portfolio, which we serve with great passion. We have made a name for ourselves worldwide as a manufacturer of high-gloss stainless steel sculptures.
Once dismissed as a hobby, art casting is now an important and successful mainstay of SCHMEES.
Although the casting of the sculptures is already a highly complex task, SCHMEES specialises in surface finishing and final processing. Probably a unique selling point in Europe.
The highly polished and reflective surfaces require craftsmanship, patience, an eye for detail and a great deal of experience. This is what characterises SCHMEES and its employees.
The MDR has filmed a short reportage about our art division in Pirna. You can look forward to exciting insights in an interview with Johann Unglaub, Managing Partner of SCHMEES cast Pirna GmbH.
We regularly post current topics and news on our Instagram channel. You can expect interesting insights into our production, entertaining stories and posts with a wink. Follow us now on Instagram at @schmees_cast.
Life Rings – New artwork for Elmgreen & Dragset inaugurated
The 8 metre high sculpture now stands in the Djurgården Sculpture Park in Sweden.
Life Rings” is a new sculpture by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset for Princess Estelle’s Cultural Foundation. Life Rings is the second permanent work presented by Princess Estelle’s Cultural Foundation for the Sculpture Park in Djurgården, Stockholm.
The new sculpture was inaugurated on 8 June 2021 at Djurgården during a digital opening ceremony attended by Prince Daniel, artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, Danish Ambassador Vibeke Rovsing Lauritzen, Norwegian Ambassador Christian Syse and Sara Sandström Nilsson from Princess Estelle’s Cultural Foundation.
The entire object was cast in several sections of stainless steel. The interlocking rings placed the highest demands on the planning and in particular the mould construction. The complex moulds were created using state-of-the-art additive technology. Based on 3D data sets, the sand moulds were produced on high-performance binder jet 3D printers.
Further information, links and an interesting video about the sculpture and the artists can be found on SCHMEES art.
