History

2021

    • Covid recovery: 24% increase in series production
    • Record Sampling Cup shipments: 208,700
    • 23 software upgrades and 20 process improvements
    • Approximately one million tonnes of CO2 saved
    • Progress impacted by Covid and semiconductors

2020

    • Record installation revenue: SEK 16.6 million
    • Covid impacts full-year series production

2019

  • Series production surpasses three million Engine Equivalents
  • Launch of System 4000
  • Record installations, Record revenue and Record operating result

2018

  • Start of production of inline diesel engines for passenger vehicles
  • SinterCast Cast Tracker® launched
  • Wards 10 Best Engine award for SinterCast-CGI diesel in Ford F-150

2016–2017

  • Culmulative dividend reaches SEK 100 million
  • Ford announces SinterCast-CGI diesel in F-150 pick up
  • Wards 10 Best Engine award for Ford 2.7 litre V6
  • SinterCast Ladle Tracker® launched

2015

  • Series production surpasses two million Engine Equivalents
  • Third consecutive Wards 10 Best Engine award for Ram EcoDiesel
  • One millionth Sampling Cup produced

2012–2014

  • First high volume CGI petrol engine begins sales
  • Engine commitments in full-size pick ups for Ram, Ford and Nissan
  • First bespoke CGI agriculture engine launched

2011

  • Record six new installations

2010

  • Land Rover, Navistar and VM Motori launch new SinterCast-CGI engines
  • Series production surpasses one million Engine Equivalents

2009

  • Launch of third generation process control system: System 3000
  • Ford begins series production of first CGI engine in North America

2005–2008

  • Eight new SinterCast-CGI commercial vehicle engines launched
  • Start of series production in Korea: Hyundai 3.0 litre V6
  • First SinterCast installation in China

2003

  • First high-volume production: Ford 2.7 litre V6
  • ISO 9001:2000 certification

1999

  • First series production reference: Audi 3.3 litre V8

1997–1998

  • Development and launch of second generation process control system: System 2000
  • Development of high-volume machining solutions

1996

  • First installation of System 1000: Cifunsa, Mexico
  • ISO 9001 certification

1992–1994

  • Development of first industrial product: System 1000
  • Dual marketing toward foundries and automotive OEMs
  • IPO on Stockholm Stock Exchange: 26 April 1993

1984–1991

  • Fundamental research on the solidification of CGI
  • Initial technical trials and demonstrations

1983

  • SinterCast AB founded
  • First patent filed