Foundries – how to find the right partners with Intedat Search

Foundries are a strategic pillar for mechanical engineering, automotive, energy, rail, construction and many other industries. Whether you supply alloys, cores, moulding sands, machining services, heat treatment, automation, tooling or measuring technologies, the right foundry partners can shape your entire sales pipeline.

The challenge? The foundry market is fragmented, international and constantly changing. Traditional directories and static databases get outdated fast, and manual research via search engines is slow and incomplete.

That is where Intedat – and especially the Intedat Search module – brings a new, data-driven approach to discovering and qualifying foundries.

Why foundries are a high-value target segment

For many industrial suppliers, foundries are ideal target accounts:

• They buy large volumes of raw materials, consumables and services on a recurring basis.
• They operate complex processes (melting, moulding, core making, casting, cleaning, heat treatment, machining), which means a wide range of potential needs.
• They are increasingly under pressure to digitalise, automate and decarbonise, opening opportunities for new technologies, sensors, robotics, software and AI.
• They often work in long-term partnerships with key suppliers, so once won, a single account can generate multi-year revenue.

However, to approach foundries effectively, you need to know who they are, what they cast, which technologies they use, what certifications they hold and which industries they serve. That is exactly the type of information Intedat Search helps you work with.

How Intedat Search helps you find and qualify foundries

Intedat Search connects real-time company data with AI-driven filtering so you can precisely target foundries that fit your ideal customer profile.

With Intedat Search you can, for example:

• Filter companies by industry (foundries, metal casting, aluminium die casting, iron foundries, steel foundries, non-ferrous foundries).
• Narrow down by country, region or city to focus on specific clusters or logistics corridors.
• Use technology filters such as die casting, sand casting, investment casting, gravity casting, machining, heat treatment, toolmaking, etc.
• Include company size to distinguish between small jobbing shops and large industrial groups.
• See websites, emails and decision-maker contacts, export data and connect your outreach to your CRM or marketing tools.

This structured data is extremely valuable: instead of guessing, you can work with clear attributes for each foundry – making enrichment, segmentation and outreach planning much more reliable.

Typical use cases for suppliers and partners

Suppliers and business development teams use Intedat Search to work with foundries in several ways:

• Lead generation & prospecting: Identify foundries that match your ideal customer profile (e.g. aluminium die casting, 50–500 employees, serving automotive & e-mobility) and build targeted outreach lists within minutes.
• Market mapping & expansion: When entering a new country, you can quickly build a picture of the local foundry landscape, identify clusters and shortlist potential partners or distributors.
• Partner & contract manufacturing search: OEMs and engineering companies can use Intedat Search to find foundries with specific materials, casting weights, certifications or machining capabilities to outsource production.
• Risk management & dual sourcing: If you depend on one key foundry, Intedat helps you find alternative suppliers with similar capabilities in other regions to secure your supply chain.

To illustrate what such foundries look like in practice, here is a sample of Polish foundries that can be identified and analysed with Intedat Search.

Polish foundries discovered with Intedat Search

Below is an example list of relevant foundries located in Poland. For each company you will find the name, city, region (country), website and a short profile describing their capabilities.

🏭 META-ZEL Sp. z o.o.

📍 Głogów Małopolski, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 metazel.pl / metazel.com
META-ZEL specialises in the production of high-pressure die-cast aluminium and zinc components up to 7.5 kg. Their production relies on modern die-casting machines, supported by 5-axis horizontal and vertical CNC machining centres, CNC lathes and automated finishing. The company operates an in-house research and testing laboratory performing X-ray inspection, metallurgical chemical analysis, hardness and tensile testing, as well as calibration of measurement instruments. META-ZEL emphasizes quality, workplace safety and environmental sustainability, making it a strong partner for technologically demanding industries.

🏭 KD-ALU Sp. z o.o.

📍 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 kd-alu.pl
KD-ALU specialises in non-ferrous metal casting, particularly aluminium, bronze and brass. It offers gravity casting in permanent moulds (dies) as well as sand, gypsum and shell mould casting. The company designs and manufactures patterns and dies, and provides milling and turning for both in-house castings and purchased materials. KD-ALU integrates 3D printing for prototype and low-volume sand-casting production, significantly reducing tooling costs. Their range includes welding angles, die-cast and sand-cast components tailored to custom specifications, focusing on process optimisation and material cost reduction.

🏭 Adjatech – Odlewnia Aluminium

📍 Janikowo (Poznań area), Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 odlewnia-poznan.pl
Adjatech specialises in non-ferrous castings, mainly aluminium, using die-casting, gravity casting and sand moulding techniques. Services include pattern design, prototyping, CNC machining, mechanical and surface finishing, and powder coating. Production spans 1,500 m² and uses modern digital melting process control and high-precision CNC equipment. Adjatech supplies multiple industries including defence, medical, energy, rail, aerospace and renewable energy, offering highly tailored solutions with consistent delivery performance.

🏭 CHEMAR S.A.

📍 Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 chemar.com.pl
CHEMAR S.A. produces steel castings for industrial sectors such as energy, mining, cement production, rail transport, construction and engineering. They manufacture valve components, pipe fittings, turbine blades and hubs, pump parts, crusher components, liners, covers, plates, axles, clamps, carriers, planetary carriers, wheels and bushings. CHEMAR maintains rigorous quality management at every production phase, consistently updating process technology and collaborating with universities and research centres to develop new materials and casting techniques.

🏭 SILUM Sp. z o.o.

📍 Opojowice, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 silum.com.pl
SILUM manufactures high-pressure die-castings from Al-Si and Zn-Al alloys ranging from a few grams to 12 kg, with an annual output of approx. 4,000 tonnes. Its machinery includes 20 die-casting presses with clamping forces between 1,600–9,000 kN and gravity casting stations. SILUM is part of a group including SILTOOL (tooling for die casting and injection moulding) and SILBIKE (CNC machining of castings and metal components). They also provide mechanical and surface treatments, custom fixtures, measuring tools, and operate their own measurement laboratory.

🏭 METALODLEW S.A.

📍 Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 metalodlew.pl
METALODLEW produces steel castings up to 15,000 kg, iron castings up to 25,000 kg, and bronze and brass castings, including bearing alloys. The company provides complete heat treatment and mechanical machining capabilities. Its artistic foundry division manufactures monuments, artwork replicas, commemorative plaques and medals. METALODLEW supplies multiple sectors such as chemical, petrochemical, energy (including renewables), engineering, mining, transportation, shipbuilding, metallurgy and rail.

🏭 WAKO s.c.

📍 Pruszków, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 wako-odlewnia.pl
WAKO casts aluminium and non-ferrous metals, primarily aluminium and copper alloys, using both sand and gravity-die moulds. It produces technical and decorative components, including small series of iron castings. WAKO provides metal machining (turning, milling, drilling) and powder coating, serving machining, automotive, energy, medical and construction industries. The foundry complies with Polish, EU and international standards.

🏭 Andoria Sp. z o.o.

📍 Andrychów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 andoria.pl
Andoria produces grey and ductile iron castings for various industrial sectors. With a tradition dating back to 1945, the company has deep experience in high-speed engine production and precision machining. Services include CNC machining, thermal and chemical treatment (hardening, nitriding, carburising). Andoria also manufactures small diesel engines for agricultural machines, generators and pumps, and provides spare parts for industrial and automotive applications. Certifications: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001.

🏭 Koneckie Zakłady Odlewnicze S.A. (KZO)

📍 Końskie, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 kzo.pl
KZO manufactures grey-iron castings for industrial and agricultural sectors and is one of Poland’s largest producers of municipal castings. Their product portfolio includes street boxes, manhole covers, gully grates, ladder rungs, cast-iron pipes and fittings. The foundry handles production planning, melting, moulding, cleaning and quality control, and also executes specialised industrial casting projects.

🏭 GUSS-EX Sp. z o.o.

📍 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 guss-ex.com
GUSS-EX manufactures and supplies castings and forgings for industrial customers across Europe. Capabilities include grey and ductile iron castings, steel castings, aluminium and zinc castings, along with machining, surface finishing, quality control, packaging and logistics. Technologies include induction furnaces, horizontal and vertical moulding lines, hot-box / cold-box core production, investment casting and CNC machining. Certified to ISO 9001, GUSS-EX collaborates with Polish partner foundries.

🏭 PGO S.A. (incl. PIOMA-Odlewnia)

📍 Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 pgosa.pl / pioma-odlewnia.com
PGO S.A. is a major industrial group specialising in castings and forgings from aluminium, iron and steel. It designs, casts and machines components for rail, defence, energy, agriculture, automotive, shipbuilding, mining and hydraulic systems. Its facilities produce gears, shafts, housings, brake drums and sealing components. PGO invests extensively in R&D of new materials and technologies, with a strong focus on environmental responsibility.

🏭 Krakodlew S.A.

📍 Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 krakodlew.com
Krakodlew is the largest foundry in Poland and one of the largest in Europe, specialising in heavy castings up to 120 tonnes. It produces ingot moulds, slag pots, counterweights and components for steelworks and crane manufacturers. Materials include grey iron, ductile iron, vermicular iron and cast steel. Krakodlew supplies over 100 steel plants worldwide and is a major exporter to the EU and USA.

🏭 Odlewnia Gawrych Sp. z o.o.

📍 Budzyń, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 aluminium-diecasting.com
The foundry specialises in high-pressure aluminium die casting using machines up to 400 tons clamping force. It designs and manufactures injection moulds for die casting and plastic injection presses (20–200 ton range). Gawrych handles the full cycle: 2D/3D design, prototyping, flow simulations, toolmaking, casting, CNC machining, powder coating, galvanising, and final inspection. Certified to ISO 9001:2015.

🏭 Odlewnia Żeliwa s.c. Dobramyśl

📍 Dobramyśl, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 odlewniadobramysl.com
A family-owned foundry established in 1990, specialising in grey-iron castings (classes 150–250). The process includes melting, moulding, core production and finishing. The company is known for handling custom, small-batch and complex casting orders, with emphasis on environmental responsibility in its operations.

🏭 Odlewnia Metali Nieżelaznych Żelazowski Sp.j.

📍 Ząbki, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 zelazowski.com
Żelazowski specialises in non-ferrous casting using brass, bronze, aluminium and zinc. They produce artistic castings (sculptures, medallions, plaques, decorative elements) and technical castings (machine parts, bushings, rollers) based on customer drawings. The company also restores bronze and brass artefacts such as chandeliers and decorative fixtures. Operating since 1963, it combines traditional craftsmanship with modern technology and supplies institutions such as parliament, banks and churches.

🏭 ODLEWNIE POLSKIE S.A.

📍 Starachowice, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 odlewniepolskie.com
The foundry produces castings up to 250 kg, including advanced ADI (austempered ductile iron) for high-load applications. It operates modern lines such as the HWS moulding line, covering engineering, modelling, core making, melting, cleaning, machining and painting. The company participates in EU-funded R&D and innovation projects.

🏭 AGJK Zakład Mechaniczno-Odlewniczy

📍 Gutów (26-660), Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 odlew.com
AGJK manufactures grey-iron castings of 0.5–200 kg and provides CNC machining, laser cutting, bending and welding. Castings are supplied as raw, machined or corrosion-protected products. Customers include engineering, agriculture, rail, water infrastructure and heating industries, and the company also makes small urban architecture components like benches and bollards.

🏭 Odlewnia Zawiercie S.A. (EE Odlewnia)

📍 Zawiercie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 eeodlewnia.pl
Specialised in malleable iron fittings (black and galvanised), producing over 600 types for pipeline systems (water, gas, heating, industrial media). Products comply with PN-EN 10242 and ISO 49. The company also produces precision investment castings using the lost-wax method in carbon, low-alloy and high-alloy steels. Modern CNC machines and metrology systems ensure high dimensional accuracy.

🏭 Odlewnia Żeliwa Simiński-Ordon S.K.A.

📍 Zawodzie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
🌍 odlewy.com
A major producer of grey and ductile iron castings using DISAMATIC automatic moulding lines, electric melting furnaces and CNC machining. Facilities include sand preparation, core production, shot blasting and quality control. Additional services include painting and logistics, with exports shipped across Europe.

How to use Intedat Search for your own foundry strategy

The list above is just a small example of what is possible with Intedat Search. In practice you can:

• Build highly targeted lists of foundries by material, process, weight range and industry served.
• Combine company size, certifications and export activity to focus on the most promising partners.
• Export contact data directly into your CRM, email or calling tools and launch campaigns faster.
• Let AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini work on top of clean Intedat data to prepare personalised messages, segmentation and account plans.

If you work with foundries – as a supplier, partner, OEM or engineering company – Intedat Search gives you the visibility and data quality you need to transform random research into systematic, scalable business development.