Atlantis Foundries (Pty) Ltd Information

Located in Atlantis, in the Western Cape, just 50km north of Cape Town, the history of Atlantis Foundries dates back to 1979, when it was started by the South African Government and licensed to manufacture Mercedes Benz and Perkins diesel engines. In 1985 the Company was incorporated into Atlantis Diesel Engines (ADE), before Daimler/Mercedes-Benz South Africa (then called DaimlerChrysler), took control in 1999, and incorporated Atlantis Foundries into the Daimler Trucks Powertrain business unit. Since the takeover by the Daimler Group in 1999, the Company has gone from strength to strength having increased their casting production from 30,000 to 69,000 net tonnes per year, and Atlantis Foundries are now considered one of the best heavy-duty engine block foundries in the world, employing 1,200 people. On 30th June 2015, Atlantis Foundries (Pty) Ltd was sold by Daimler/Mercedes-Benz South Africa, to German metal casting group Neue Halberg-Guss GmbH who has a combined workforce of 2,500 employees in two production facilities based in Saarbrücken and Leipzig. Being part of a global supply chain and part of one of the largest foundry networks for engine parts in the world leaves Atlantis Foundries well equipped with the latest technology, development and expertise to challenge the future. We continue to specialise in casting cylinder blocks for commercial vehicles and off-road installations for export to engine manufacturers in the UK, USA, Brazil and China, in addition to our on-site machining facilities. In the past, Atlantis Foundries also produced castings for the passenger car market.