Bellfounding

The job of a metal and bell founder in Germany is a recognized vocational training ( Regulation of 15 May 1998 ( Federal Law Gazette I, p 996 ) ).

Training and tasks

The three-year course is divided into the following three fields:

  • Art and bell casting technique
  • Metal casting technology
  • Zinngusstechnik

Metal and bell founders work in foundries or bell foundries and manufacture bells and other metal objects and the estimated amount required molds. The creation of the molten metal, the casting into the molds as well as the post-processing as well as the final assembly of church bells are among the tasks. The qualification for the metal and bell founder Master is also open.

Bell foundries are still mostly traditional family farms. Often the craft is practiced over many generations.

Swell

  • Craft
  • Glockengießer
  • Training occupation
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