Engineering Castings Company, claimed to be the first ferrous foundry in the Sultanate established in 1996, was recently relaunched as part of a modernisation and expansion project.
The installed capacity of the plant will be increased to 3,000 tonnes per year (tpy) from the earlier 800 tpy. Simultaneously, technological upgradation is also being undertaken by incorporating the latest technology.
With the expansion and modernisation, set for completion by March 2001, the company will be able to produce high technology, high value castings in grey cast iron, ductile iron, steel and wear-resistant material, in addition to its current range of predominantly sanitary castings in grey cast iron and ductile iron.
Engineering Castings is also installing quality assurance facilities to ensure global standards and accreditation to ISO 9002 and other standards.
The production facilities being added include:
The QCA facilities being added are:
"The foundry is able to meet the precision and quality standards demanded by discerning clients. A background of manufacturing high integrity castings, for a diversity of market sectors, underpins the success of this new venture," says general manager D Panduramgam.
"We are able to produce castings in all grades of flake graphite irons up to piece weight of 750 kg and up to 600 kg in spheroidal graphite iron and steel utilizing state-of-the-art electric medium frequency coreless induction furnaces," he says.
"Our craft foundry facilities match any in the world within the designated weight range," adds Panduramgam.
