company . for other uses see mtg disambiguation . metalogenia sa type private industry manufacturing founded 1957 headquarters barcelona spain key people francisco triginer chairman products wear parts for industrial applications website mtg.es metalogenia sa also known as mtg is a spanish international corporation which designs manufactures and markets protection systems and wear parts get for earthmoving machinery within multiple industrial applications such as mining construction and dredging . mtg s products are sold to customers via a worldwide network of over 300 dealers throughout 60 countries . this privately held company was founded in 1957 and has its headquarters located in barcelona spain . mtg currently has over 280 employees around the world and has expanded its presence overseas with offices and a warehouse in houston a sales branch in shanghai and chile and a production plant in monz n spain . the company produces ground engaging tools such as patented cast steel tooth and adapters systems as well as blade protectors for earthmoving ground engaging and rock loading applications . contents 1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 specialisation 1.3 the mtg brand 1.4 internationalization 1.5 new challenges 1.6 technological development 2 products 3 environmental records 4 awards 5 references 6 external links history edit the molten steel is poured into the moulds origins edit metalogenia was founded on july 4 1957 by the triginer family as a local source of steel castings . during its first 12 years metalogenia was a non specialist foundry until the company took over a teeth distributor called remop in 1969 and started specialising in manufacturing wear products for earthmoving machinery . specialisation edit during the 70s the company became a supplier for leading european manufacturers of public works machinery such as poclain . in the 80s metalogenia was a sole licence holder to manufacture patented products for world leading consumables brands of wear materials such as fiat allis . the mtg brand edit the company s technological development during the 80s made it possible to redesign manufacturing processes in the 90s . mtg s new product designs were adapted to suit a variety of applications and in 1997 metalogenia launched its own brand mtg. a year later mtg systems fixmet 1998 was launched and soon after the new mtg systems kingmet product range 2000 . both were awarded with a number of international prizes . internationalization edit in 1999 the company expanded operations in us and set up its subsidiary mtg north america corporation in houston texas . the 2000s started with the acquisition of the quality management system iso 9001 and the environmental management system iso 14001 certifications 2001 . also during this decade the new generation of hammerless get products was launched mtg systems starmet 1 promet and ripmet and the new mtg twist locking system 2 which received an innovation award at intermat 2006 . a year later mtg celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation and in 2011 mtg systems ripmet was awarded the bronze medal at the smopyc 2011 technological innovation awards . new challenges edit the setup wizard available from the mtg pro ipad application in 2013 mtg launched mtg pro the first ipad application of the sector of wear parts for earth moving machinery . 3 with this ipad app mtg became the first company in the get sector to connect its own network of professional users through an ipad platform . mtg pro was also shortlisted as one of the world s top 100 mobile marketing campaigns of 2014 by the mobile marketing association and was selected as a finalist within the mobile search category at the mma global 2014 smarties awards . 4 5 in february 2015 the company launched a new version of the mtg pro app optimised for iphone mobile devices . 6 technological development edit mtg s manufacturing plant in monz n spain in 2013 the company opened a new manufacturing plant in monz n spain and presented the mtg tour guide 7 ipad app a new interactive tool aimed at guiding the monz n plant visitors throughout the factory using augmented reality 3d computer graphics and video technology to explain the complete production process for mtg products . this foundry has more than 12 000 square meters has increased the annual production of wear parts as well as the company s product range . furthermore the plant is specifically equipped to develop and manufacture get material for the mining sector . 8 the monz n plant project was presented in 2008 and represented an investment of 37 million euros as well as the creation of 150 new jobs in the area . 9 in this context of technological development particularly within the mining and dredging sectors mtg launched during 2013 the new rope shovels system for cable shovels 10 and the new promet ii range of lip and wing protectors for buckets . 11 in july 2015 mtg introduced a new bucket protection system for underground mining lhd machines . 12 moreover in september 2015 the company presented its new three part get hammerless system twinmet for hydraulic excavators over 350 tonnes used in mining applications . 13 mtg also showcased its latest cutting solutions for the dredging market dmet at the europort exhibition celebrated in november 2015 in rotterdam netherlands . 14 furthermore the company is also planning to develop a complete cast lip system for mining buckets that will feature its three part twinmet hammerless locking system . 15 products edit detail of a bucket featuring different get parts such as teeth adapters and bucket and wing protectors . ground engaging tools get are specially designed sacrificial pieces of metal that have two main purposes increasing machine productivity and protecting the more expensive structural components from wear . the term covers components such as teeth shrouds and cutting edges that are used on a range of mining machinery . 16 mtg manufactures tooth adapter systems designed to increase the productivity of machines such as excavators loaders shovels and dozers as well as lip and wing shrouds and corner heel shrouds that can be used on loaders and excavators within the sectors of mining construction and dredging . 17 environmental records edit mtg has been certified with quality management system iso 9001 and environmental management system iso 14001 certifications since 2001 . in 2012 according to energy operator energias de portugal edp mtg s foundry in premi de mar was supplied 100 % by renewable energy sources . 18 awards edit commercial innovation samoter 1996 technological innovation 1998 generalitat de catalunya smopyc 1998 technical innovation fixmet locking system smopyc 2000 kingmet system commercial innovation samoter 2002 kingmet system intermat 2006 smopyc 2011 ripmet system references edit lopez almendros jos ; p rez lado francesc ; fernandez mu oz roberto 2005 . wear assembly and components thereof which is intended for machines that are used to move materials such as earth and stones . espacenet patent search . retrieved 27 november 2014 . lopez almendros jos ; p rez lado francesc ; tut faja joan ; alonso frijola ester 2005 . device for removably fixing two mechanical parts to one another . espacenet patent search . retrieved 27 november 2014 . moore paul april 2013 . bauma preview flash . international mining magazine april 2013 82 . retrieved 23 october 2014 . mma global 2014 smarties shortlist unveils the best in mobile marketing from around the globe press release . new york . pr newswire . 18 august 2014 . retrieved 21 october 2014 . la aplicaci n para ipad mtg pro seleccionada entre las mejores del mundo press release in spanish . europa press . 18 september 2014 . retrieved 22 october 2014 . discover the new mtg pro app for iphone . barcelona metalogenia . 13 february 2015 . retrieved 26 january 2016 . visitas virtuales a la f brica de metalogenia en monz n in spanish . monz n cadena ser . 25 july 2014 . retrieved 21 october 2014 . manfredi jim 2012 . new mtg factory in monz n by the end of 2012 . machinery outlook europe 3 12 . la empresa metalogenia invertir 37 millones de euros en el pol gono la armentera y crear al menos 150 empleos in spanish . monz n. europa press . 16 may 2008 . retrieved 23 october 2014 . moore paul 12 december 2012 . wear protection for mining equipment & processes . international mining magazine . retrieved 23 october 2014 . barratt trevor april 2013 . plant & equipment pre bauma . mining world april 2013 56 . latimer cole 3 july 2015 . new lhd lip system launched . australian mining . retrieved 26 january 2016 . dyson noel 1 september 2015 . a display with teeth . australia s mining monthly . retrieved 27 january 2016 . interview with mtg . dredging today . 3 december 2015 . retrieved 26 january 2016 . teeth systems lengthen wear pdf . national mining chronicle . australia january 2016 13 . retrieved 26 january 2016 . goodbody ailbhe 27 march 2013 . rules of engagement . mining magazine april 2013 98 104 . retrieved 23 october 2014 . goodbody ailbhe 27 march 2013 . rules of engagement . mining magazine april 2013 98 104 . retrieved 23 october 2014 . allocation of renewable energy certificate 2012 pdf . energias de portugal . retrieved 23 october 2014 . external links edit official mtg corporation website mtg youtube channel mtg pro ipad app retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title metalogenia & oldid 735050995 categories companies established in 1957manufacturing companies based in barcelonasteel companies of spainhidden categories cs1 spanish language sources es navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 august 2016 at 09 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view