175 years of expertise in Niederrohrdorf
From the Bircher grater to high-tech products
Founded in 1849, Egro Industrial Systems AG is one of Switzerland’s oldest industrial companies.
It is responsible for innovations such as the Bircher grater, the first fully automatic coffee machine, and patents in the field of sanitary fittings. Today, Egro Industrial Systems AG focuses mainly on contract manufacturing in the field of sheet metal processing, such as laser cutting, bending, hydro-mechanical deep drawing, pressing, and punching.
Egro Industrial Systems AG also has extensive welding expertise, e.g. in 3D laser welding, robot welding, pressure vessels, and also in regulated areas such as welding for public transport.
Contact
Egro Industrial Systems AG
Mellingerstrasse 10
5443 Niederrohrdorf
+41 56 485 97 97
info@egroindustry.com
Management team 2025
Thomas Müller
CEO
t.mueller@egroindustry.com
Leandro Russo
Head of QS and Logistics
l.russo@egroindustry.com
Ersoy Savas
Head of Sales and Technology
e.savas@egroindustry.com
Naim Aliaj
Head of Production
n.aliaj@egroindustry.com
175 years of experience
Milestones in the company’s history
1849
Founded by Kastor Egloff
1884
Renamed Egloff & Sohn
1902
Sale to Merker & co.
1926
Development and production of the
“Dr. Bircher-Raffel” (Egro patent)
1934
Development and production of a
gas-heated coffee machine “Supra I”
1972
Development and production of the
world’s first fully automatic
coffee machine (“Micado”)
1972
Patenting of mixing valve
1979
Patent for sanitary fittings,
hand shower technology
1997
Development and patenting
Mill and brewing chamber system
2010
Established as the Swiss technology leader
for deep drawing and 3D laser welding
2020
Affiliation with the SwissFactory Group
2024
High-tech projects such as the
power connector for e-mobility
