Month: January 2023

How does Austin Alloy Cast help minimise challenges in the food processing industry?

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If you are in the food processing industry, you contend many challenges daily to maintain the quality and standards of the food manufactured. If the hygiene and regulations are not maintained, it can result in huge problems like a lawsuit or health hazards to thousands of people. Many problems in the industry are pertaining to food machinery or equipment used for manufacturing. Following food equipment related issues can lead to problems:

Imperfect Design:

Imperfect design can lead to problems like food contamination, irregularities in measurements, etc. Food grade equipment should be designed in a way that abstains from gathering food particles in corners or at joints to avoid contamination of food. It is always best to consult with the equipment manufacturing design and development team to create perfect design of food equipment.

Non-food grade Metal:

Metals or alloys used for food equipment need to be food grade. Some alloys are suitable for food grade equipment whereas some are not. For example stainless steel is easy to clean and hygienic because of its non-porous surface. On the other hand aluminium and copper are acid reactive metals and can be harmful to make food using such equipment. However, there is a wide range of stainless steel quality and one needs to dive deep to understand which is the best for their equipment.

Non-compliance with regulatory standards:

If the equipment does not meet regulatory standards then you have to face a huge loss by paying fines. It’s very crucial to discuss with the manufacturers.

These challenges can be addressed and risk can be reduced if controlled manufacturing is practised.

Austin Alloy Cast is an industry leader in manufacturing of Food grade Investment Castings and has product expertise in castings for Hygienic Valve Body, Lobe Pump Castings, Mixing Blades, Centrifuge Bowls, Meat Grinding Components.

Our team at Austin Alloy Cast:

● Offers technical consultation to make your project successful.

● Is able to design food grade equipment that fits well and is precise for the production.

● Can easily handle metal complexity.

● Can achieve exceptional surface finish that doesn’t allow bacteria to stay.

● Value-added processes like polishing for exceptional surface finish.

Let’s discuss your next project for food processing equipment manufacturing or how to convert the current project to the right process. Below given are our contact details.

Guide to decide the process for your next metal component manufacturing project: Investment Casting or other Fabrication process?

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A key to make any new project successful is the planning and right decision. Before starting any new component manufacturing project, you must have to plan the budget, manufacturing and delivery schedules, etc. Also, deciding upon the metal or alloy, design, the manufacturing process are vitally important to make the project successful.

Below given table will be helpful in deciding if the Lost-wax Investment Casting process is the right process for your metal components sourcing requirements:

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To conclude, choosing the right manufacturing process for your metal components depends on a variety of factors. To summarise it all, the Investment Casting process is best suitable for small/medium sized components with not so complex geometry and a requirement of aesthetically (good surface finish) pleasing components.

Whether it’s investment casting or other, choosing the right process is not enough. Choosing a competent service provider or manufacturer is an equally important and a decisive factor in the subcontracting industry. If you choose the right process but the manufacturer is not competent, the project may end-up costing a lot both financially and from a lost time perspective.

Reach out to none other than Austin Alloy Cast Pvt. Ltd for your Investment Casting requirements. We have one of the largest investment casting manufacturing facilities in Western India with in-house capabilities for testing & supplying fully finished castings. The state-of-the-art facilities include advanced manufacturing and testing equipment, skilled experts & workers and connected services. As Western companies re-thinks their sourcing course, India’s geo-political stability is also an added benefit when you source Investment Investment Castings from Austin Alloy Cast.

If investment casting is the most suitable process for your next metal component manufacturing project, Austin Alloy Cast is just a click away to connect and discuss how we can best support you.

Working with a truly global & a diversified corporate group and the advantages it offers

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A diversified business group consists of different companies with related or unrelated product & service offerings. These different companies act independently but have strings attached to one another. Austin Alloy Cast Pvt. Ltd. is proud to be a part of such a diversified conglomerate. There are many benefits of working with such a diversified business group company. Before we learn about the benefits, let’s have a look into the group of which Austin Alloy Cast Pvt. Ltd. is.

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Working with a truly global & a diversified corporate group and the advantages it offers

Easy availability of related products or services:

If a diversified business group has related products or services, it becomes easy for the customers to avail those products. For example, Austin Alloy Cast Pvt. Ltd. offers investment casting manufacturing of steel alloys with the capacity of per piece up to 150 kgs. But if the project requires steel sand casting parts of higher weight, switching it to our sister concern Metflow Cast Pvt. Ltd. will be an option available for the customers. It offers a single vendor sourcing advantage.

Product vertical saves cost:

Product vertical from a group company saves cost and time. Suppose if some parts at Austin Alloy Cast require machining & CMM inspection, the process can be sourced from our group company Ayushi Engineering. This minimises the dependency on outside vendors for some value added processes and improves the quality as well as delivery time. If the customers do it from their end, they have to go through a process of sourcing other services, managing logistics, etc. However, at our group companies we take care of everything and offer managed solutions.

Employment or Business Opportunities:

Diversified business groups operate on a large scale so the employment or business opportunities are vast. There can be a chance for employment or business in one company or another. At a Group level, we take pride in generating employment opportunities for 1200 Team members.

Credibility Benefit:

Associated groups of companies symbolise strength and this strength is transformed into credibility. It’s very important to check the credibility of the company while purchasing any product or services. When you purchase any goods from a company which is part of an established group, the credibility level of the company is very high.

Our Group has customer presence in more than 35 countries, an overseas office in Singapore, representatives in Europe, North America, South America, APAC regions and a warehouse facility in the United States. Hence Truly Global yet Local.

Our group does not only have business interests but we also strongly believe in contributing back to society. Activities to uplift the not-so-privileged sections of the society and other CSR (corporate social responsibilities) are undertaken through Nirvaan Welfare Foundation.

Importance of collaborating with Investment casting manufacturers who can provide technical consultation for your metal component requirements.

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Outsourced manufacturing of metal components like Investment castings can potentially reduce your cost, effort and time and allow you to focus on other important tasks of your business. But be aware, outsourced manufacturing or contract manufacturing without technical consultation can prove disastrous. Investment casting sourcing pertains to highly technicality. Only investment casting companies with technical expertise and capabilities to tackle various types of situations can manufacture precise and high quality parts. Moreover, best investment casting companies will offer technical consultation to their clients. Technical consultation includes advice on best suited design, alloy and manufacturing process for different applications. Selection of the right metal forming process is utmost important to save cost and time.

There are many reasons one should have technical consultation with the investment casting manufacturing company:

1. You can gauge technical expertise of the manufacturing company:

Technical consultation with outsourced manufacturers before partnering will help you gauge the technical expertise & knowledge of the company. Technical know-how of the complete process of manufacturing, nature of alloys used in the parts or equipment, critical dimensions,etc. with the investment casting manufacturer is very important. You can gauge these aspects of technical capabilities of outsourcing manufacturers or investment casting companies during the technical consultation session.

2. Improve quality of the component:

Technical consultation will be helpful in improving the quality of the Investment cast components produced. Technical consultation with investment casting manufacturers covers alloy selection, feedback on critical dimensions, testing requirements, advice on metal forming process selection. To conclude, we do not work with customers to just win new business but to help them achieve cost savings on their metal components sourcing.

3. Estimation of cost and time of the project:

Without cost and time estimation, it’s not wise to start any project. Technical consultation with the outsourcing manufacturer of parts can give you insight of the cost and time to complete the project. To achieve a particular quality and precision level in manufactured parts, the manufacturers have to follow a certain process and choose the right mixture of alloys. If you have technical consultation, you get to know the mixture of process and alloy required for the project. Based on that you can estimate the cost and time of the project.

Technical & highly experienced team of leading investment casting company Austin Alloy Cast Pvt. Ltd. can assist you to convert your fabrication, sand casting, forgings & machining requirement into one single investment casting. Investment casting process offers a wide range of benefits like better surface finish, complex geometries and near net shape. Contact us to know more about the technical consultation project references at Austin Alloy.