Facilities
Foundry
- 6 Coreless Induction Furnace (Total Capacity of 80 tons)
- Thermal Analysis Systems to evaluate and optimize molten metal quality before tapping and casting
- Horizontal Centrifugal Caster (HiCr, ICDP & HSS 600 to 840mm dia.)
- Vertical Centrifugal Caster for sleeves/rings
- 3 Continuous Sand Mixers (resin – self setting system)
- Sand Reclamation Plant and sand testing station
- Moulding Equipment & Chills for Static and centrifugal casting
- 8 Natural Gas Fired Heat treatment Furnaces
- Various Casting pits ranging in width and depth to accommodate big size castings
Machine Shop (Heavy and Light Bay)
- Heavy Duty Roughing and Finishing Lathes (CNC)
- Roughing and Finishing Grinders
- Automatic Ultrasonic Scanning Equipment (centrifugal cast rolls)
- Horizontal Boring and Duplex Neck Milling Machines
- Vertical Boring Machines (rings)
- LISMAR Roll Inspection Machine for surface defects detection
Technical
The laboratory is fully equipped with the following:
- Q4 Tasman Bruker Spectrometer for chemical analysis
- Sample cutting and preparation equipment
- Microscope with Image Analyzer for microstructure analysis and quantification of phases present
- Portable sample preparation and microscope for on-site casting evaluation
- Emcotest Rockwell Hardness Tester for sample hardness measurement
- Ferritscope machine to measure and evaluate effectiveness of heat treatment
- Laboratory furnaces for heat treatment of samples and smaller components
- Software to determine liquid metal solidification morphology
- Mould design and solidification simulation for rolls
Research & Development
- SARCO’s globally competitiveness is attributed to continual improvement of its manufacturing processes and materials
- A process improvements and projects department specifically drives research and development of new material specifications with the aim of meeting and exceeding customers’ expectations and increasing demands.
- The department also focuses on ensuring that customer queries are resolved timeously.
- Partnerships or collaborations with local universities enables SARCO to strengthen its research and development
Quality Assurance
- SARCO is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and OSHAS 18001:2007 accredited.
- The Quality Assurance department has strict procedures for planning, manufacturing, testing and document control.
- Equipment in the department include a portable Bruker metal analyzer, Equotip hardness tester, Ultrasonic Scanners (evaluating bond integrity in spun cast rolls and sleeves and defects) and LISMAR Roll Inspection Machine for surface defects detection
