Uitenhage, South Africa

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Forging Capability:

• 14 Mechanical & screw presses, ranging from 1000 to 2,500 tons.
• 3 x 250 kV electrical upsetters.
• Specialised in closed die, carbon and alloy, hot steel forgings (ranging from 0 to 15kg), with electrical induction heating and electrical upsetting with pyrometric temperature control.

Machining capability: 

• More than 115 combination horizontal and vertical CNC machines suitable for parts up to 12 kg, including various turning, milling, drilling, broaching, hobbing, spline and thread rolling technologies.

Heat Treatment Capability:

• On-site Isothermal and sub-critical normalising.
• Induction Hardening capability.
• In-process Magnaflux crack detection and Eddy Current Flaw detection.

Quality Assurance Facilities and Certification

• ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 certification with ASR.
• Full on-site metrology laboratory with CMM measuring center.
• Full on-site metallurgical laboratory with spectrograph analysis capability.

Tool Making:

• Self contained, on-site tool making with CAD / CAM capability and simulation software.

Capacity:

• Capacity for 3.5 - 4 million forgings per annum.

Logistics:

• Logistically well positioned within 30 km of seaports and exports.