VACMETAL Gesellschaft fuer Vakuum-Metallurgie mbH was founded in 1969 by Fried. Krupp Huettenwerke and by Hoesch Huettenwerke and became a subsidiary company of SMS Schloemann-Siemag AG in 1997.

Both companies significantly enforced the development of equipment for the vacuum and atmospheric treatment processes and thus became the leading companies for the supply of secondary metallurgical equipment.

During the merger of SMS Schloemann-Siemag AG and Mannesmann Demag Metallurgie in 1999 (forming SMS Siemag AG) also SMS VACMETAL GmbH and MDM MESSO merged to form the new company called SMS Mevac GmbH.

We are serving the world market for secondary metallurgy, together with our associate company SMS Mevac UK Limited, which is jointly owned by SMS Mevac and Corus.