Irpd AG, based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is a world-leading mechanical engineering company in the field of additive manufacturing. With the IMPACT 4530 developed by IRPD and manufactured in Switzerland, the company is presenting its customers with the world's first industrial additive machine tool “Made in Switzerland” for the production of metal components.

Irpd AG has its origins in the mid-1990s as a research and development institute in the Swiss university landscape for powder-based additive manufacturing technologies. Initially, the company was still run as a joint venture with inspire AG (ETH Zurich), but the UNITED GRINDING Group has been the sole shareholder since 2019.

Irpd AG is also active in the additive manufacturing services sector alongside its core business of selling additive machine tools “Made in Switzerland”. In addition to consulting, seminars, and workshops, this also includes contract manufacturing of high-quality components made of metal or plastic.

UNITED GRINDING Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of grinding, eroding, laser, and measuring machines, as well as machine tools for additive manufacturing. With roughly 2.300 employees at more than 20 manufacturing, service, and sales locations, the group is organized in a customer-oriented and efficient way.

Through its MÄGERLE, BLOHM, JUNG, STUDER, SCHAUDT, MIKROSA, WALTER, EWAG, and IRPD brands, as well as competence centers in America and Asia, UNITED GRINDING offers broad application expertise, a large product portfolio, and a full range of services for the production of high-precision components.

The tradition of the group companies goes back more than one hundred years, during which more than 150,000 machines were manufactured and delivered throughout the world. This longstanding experience and broad technological expertise make the UNITED GRINDING Group a reliable and competent solution provider for complex manufacturing tasks.

The innovative technologies of the companies in the UNITED GRINDING Group have a broad range of applications, from single part production through to mass production, from small businesses to large corporations, and are used in a wide variety of industries. Key areas are the automotive and supplier industry, medical, aerospace industry, tooling, die and mold, transportation and heavy industry, machine manufacturers, energy and precision engineering.

Our top priority in all that we do is to contribute to our customers' success –UNITED FOR YOUR SUCCESS.