In-House Capabilities

8 stages of production, each designed to unlock more casting potential from components.

DESIGN OPTIMISATION

CASTING SIMULATION

IN-HOUSE TOOLING

CORE MAKING

MOULDING & CASTING

CUTTING & FETTLING

CNC MACHINING

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Specifications

WEIGHTS, SIZES & CAPACITY

MAIN CASTING ALLOYS

CASTING WEIGHTS
HIGH PRESSURE GREENSAND UP TO 30KG

3D PRINTED MOULDS UP TO 80KG

FLASK SIZE
19” X 14” X 10”

CAPACITY
UP TO 1000 MOULDS PER SHIFT

ANNUAL CAPACITY
600 TONNES OF FINISHED CASTINGS

GUNMETALS

LG1 – CB490K – C83810

LG2 – CB491K – C83600 – RG5

LG4 – CB492k – C93400

 

LEAD FREE ALLOYS

C89833 – Bismuth Bronze

ALUMINIUM BRONZES

AB1 – CB331G – C95200

AB2 – CB333G – C95800

 

ALUMINIUM 

LM25

LM6

DEFENCE STANDARD

Def Stan 02-747 (NES 747)

Def Stan 02-830 (NES 830)

OTHER GRADES

90/10 Copper Nickel – C96200

HTB1 – CB765S – C86400

PB1 – CB481K

PB2 – CB483K

Plant list

Software, Prototyping & Core Production

Melting & Moulding

CNC Machining

CAD/CAM DESIGN & SIMULATION

• Magmasoft

• SolidWorks

• OneCNC

RAPID PROTOTYPING & TOOLING

• Objet 30 Prime

• Doosan DNM 500

CORE SHOP

• 5 x automatic shell core blowers by Primafond

• 1 x coldbox core shooter by Laempe

• 1 x automatic shell core blower by MEC Industries

MELTING PROCESS

• 350KW Meltech power pack with 2 x 500Kg tilting furnace bodies

• 350KW Inductotherm  power pack with 2 x 500Kg tilting bodies

• 175KW Inductotherm power pack with 1 x 60Kg drop-down furnace

• 125KW Inductotherm power pack with 1 x 250Kg tilting furnace bodies

• Meltech 250kg bale-out electric resistance furnace

FOUNDRY PRODUCTION LINE

• EMI 10 high-pressure green-sand moulding machine

• Hunter accumulating pallet-line with fully-automated linear mould-handler

• Didion Drum

• Koyama Auto-Grinder

MACHINE SHOP

• 3 x Mazak Variaxis 500 5-axis machining centres

• Mazak Nexus 4000 II horizontal machining centre

• Mazak 200 II Integrex mill-turn centre

• 2 x Mazak I-200 Integrex mill-turn centres

• Mazak 300-3 Integrex mill-turn centre

• 1 x Doosan Puma 3100LM 12” slant bed lathe w/power tooling

• 3 x Doosan Puma GT2100M lathes w/power tooling

• 2 x Doosan Lynx slant Bed lathes w/power tooling

• Doosan DNM 500

• Doosan NHP 4000 Machining Centre

•Doosan DVF5000 5-Axis Machining Centre

Quality Standards

Every component we manufacture is tested to the highest levels.

IN-HOUSE TESTING

ADDITIONAL TESTING

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

CMM for inspection

Hydrostatic testing to 70bar

PMI certi.cation

X-Ray analysis

3.1 chemical & mechanical testing

Dye penetration testing

Lloyd’s Register Approved Foundry

BS EN ISO 14001:2015 – AJA Europe

BS EN ISO 9001:2015 – AJA Europe