Industry
Pumps, Valves & Flow Control
Pump and valve makers live on castings and precision machining in high mix and small batches, where yield, set-ups and material grades decide the margin.
The context
Where the cost hides in a casting.
Bodies, bonnets, impellers and casings are cast in grades from grey iron to stainless and duplex, then machined on faces, bores and seats. Pour weight against net weight, core complexity, rejection and machining allowance decide the cost long before the purchase order does.
High mix, small batches and a long tail of variants make supplier selection and set-up economics as important as unit price.
Where we help
The work we do in Pumps, Valves & Flow Control.
Casting should-cost and yield
Pour weight, gating, cores, fettling and rejection rebuilt line by line.
Machining set-ups and fixtures
Cycle time per operation, set-ups and machine-hour rates for small batches.
Alloy and grade specification
Grades challenged against duty, not habit.
Foundry capability audits
Porosity control, X-ray, NDT and process capability verified on site.
India sourcing for machined castings
Foundries and machine shops qualified through the whole process route.
Long-tail supplier consolidation
Fewer, better suppliers across a wide variant range.
The same categories, other industries
Sheet metal, forgings, castings, machining and electrical components serve all of these.
The process is the same; the standards, volumes and approvals change. Our specialists work across every industry below.
Castings that cost more than the drawing says?
Tell us about the part, the programme or the supply base. A senior member of our team will respond.
Talk to IICGcontact@iicgpl.com