Gerhardi Alutechnik

Gerhardi Alutechnik (Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH) is a German industrial company that has been active in materials processing since 1796. According to its official website, the company describes itself as standing for "high-quality product solutions, technical precision and future-oriented cooperation" and combines experience, technical know-how, high service levels and automated processes to deliver aluminium processing solutions. Its core expertise lies in profile production and processing: extrusion of aluminium profiles in various alloys and strengths up to a weight of 10,000 g/m and a profile cross-section of up to 220 mm, machining (sawing, deburring, CNC milling, punching, drilling, bending and straightening), surface finishing (anodising in natural or colour, bright and high-gloss polishing, powder coating, brushing, grinding, polishing and chrome plating) and assembly (welding, joining and mounting of components into finished products). The company serves several industries with its aluminium products. In the automotive sector it supplies high-strength, lightweight precision components for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, from prototypes to series parts. In construction and structural engineering it provides profiles for facades, doors and windows, roof and wall systems, bridge and load-bearing structures as well as interior and living-space design. For electronics it produces current-conducting profiles, electronic housings and heat sinks with a very large surface area in a relatively small space. It also supplies decorative components that exploit the attractive appearance of aluminium. Gerhardi's history reaches back more than two centuries. The company was founded in 1796 as "Gerhardi & Cie." by Hermann Richard Gerhardi together with his nephew Caspar Gerhardi and Friedrich Nottebohm; the business was among the pioneers of manufacturing buckles from brass and copper. Over the following decades it evolved from a craft-oriented operation into a modern industrial enterprise, surviving economic upheavals, technological revolutions and social change. By 1919, after the First World War, the company's spoon-grinding workshop was technically well equipped, with an extensive pipe system extracting the dust generated during grinding. The company states that after more than 230 years it remains successfully active in the market, a continuity it attributes to a strong corporate culture and a clear commitment to quality, progress and responsibility. Today Gerhardi Alutechnik presents itself as a certified-quality aluminium processing partner for industrial and commercial customers, with automated processes and a broad range of services covering the entire value chain from extrusion to finished assembled components. The company is privately held and headquartered in Germany; its official web presence is gerhardi-alu.de.

Gerhardi Alutechnik traces its origins to 1796, when "Gerhardi & Cie." was founded by Hermann Richard Gerhardi together with his nephew Caspar Gerhardi and Friedrich Nottebohm. The company was among the pioneers of manufacturing buckles from brass and copper, laying the foundation for a business history shaped by innovation and craftsmanship. Over more than two centuries the enterprise experienced and actively helped shape economic upheavals, technological revolutions and social change, developing from a craft-oriented operation into a modern industrial company. By 1919, after the First World War, the company's spoon-grinding workshop (Löffelschleiferei) was technically well equipped; an extensive pipe system extracted the dust generated during grinding directly, improving working conditions. This detail from the company's own history illustrates its early attention to industrial hygiene and process technology. The company states that after more than 230 years it remains successfully active in the market, a longevity it describes as unique and attributes to continuity and change alike — the ability to preserve traditions while taking new paths. This continuity across generations is presented as an expression of a strong corporate culture and a clear commitment to quality, progress and responsibility. In its modern form, Gerhardi Alutechnik operates as an aluminium processing specialist. Its service portfolio covers extrusion of aluminium profiles in various alloys and strengths (up to 10,000 g/m and 220 mm profile cross-section, held to tight tolerances), machining (sawing, deburring, CNC milling, punching, drilling, bending and straightening), surface finishing (anodising in natural or colour, bright and high-gloss polishing, powder coating, brushing, grinding, polishing and chrome plating) and assembly (welding, joining and mounting of components into finished products). The company serves the automotive, construction and structural engineering, electronics and decorative components industries, supplying everything from prototypes to series parts. It presents itself as combining experience, technical know-how, high service levels and automated processes to deliver high-quality aluminium processing solutions.

• 1919

  After the First World War, the company's spoon-grinding workshop was technically well equipped, with an extensive pipe system extracting grinding dust directly.

• 1796

  Founded as "Gerhardi & Cie." by Hermann Richard Gerhardi, Caspar Gerhardi and Friedrich Nottebohm; among the pioneers of brass and copper buckle manufacturing.

Certified-quality aluminium processing partner for industrial and commercial customers, combining long tradition with automated processes.

• Aluminium extrusion

  Extrusion of aluminium profiles in various alloys and strengths, up to 10,000 g/m weight and 220 mm profile cross-section, to tight tolerances.

• Machining

  Sawing, deburring, CNC milling, punching, drilling, bending and straightening for complex parts.

• Surface finishing

  Anodising (natural/colour), bright and high-gloss polishing, powder coating, brushing, grinding, polishing and chrome plating of demanding surface profiles.

• Assembly

  High-quality welding, joining and mounting of components into finished products.

• Automotive components

  High-strength, lightweight precision components for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, from prototypes to series parts.

• Construction profiles

  Profiles for facades, doors and windows, roof and wall systems, bridge and load-bearing structures, and interior design.

• Electronics components

  Current-conducting profiles, electronic housings and heat sinks with a very large surface area in a relatively small space.

• Decorative components

  Decorative aluminium components for living and interior applications.

1. 1Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH – official websitegerhardi-alu.de
2. 2Über uns – Gerhardi Alutechnikgerhardi-alu.de
3. 3Gerhardi Alutechnik – Wikidatawikidata.org