The Iron Casting market worldwide is developing exponentially and is projected to reach a value of $196.3 billion by 2028. Within India, this industry contributes 2.3 percent of the nation’s GDP, and is undergoing extensive growth driven by factors like growing demand for castings globally, competitive pricing offered by Indian manufacturers, high-quality of the castings, technical superiority of castings, immense production capacity with over 5000 foundries (and growing), governmental support, and a seamless foundry infrastructure. Nevertheless, the industry is not free of challenges. Indo Shell Cast (ISCPL), an industry pioneer established over 50 years ago, is addressing these challenges by pre-planning its productions in consultation with customers.
Ganesh Jagadeesan, Managing Director
Leading Shell Moulding Foundry
As a prominent firm with decades of presence in the industry and a global footprint, ISCPL is a preferred partner supplying castings to various OEMs within India and abroad. The firm’s main products include engine, transmission, and hydraulic parts for tractors, passenger cars, trucks, and other types of earth movers.
The firm boasts an expansive production capacity of 1.5 million parts per month which are supplied to more than 75 clients.
Parts are going directly and indirectly to including leading names like Daimler, Cummins, Iveco, Scania, General Electric, Caterpillar, Toyota, Bosch, Danfoss, Bajaj Auto, Poclain, JCB, Johndeere and many more. Moreover, the company possesses a melting capacity of 2700 metric tons per month, and maintains a spare capacity of 200 tons to accommodate any surge requirements or for the development of new products.
In addition to traditional ductile iron and grey iron products, the company is also producing and exporting compacted graphite iron and striving to popularize austempered ductile iron within India and abroad. “ISCPL works with the customers very closely starting from the RFQ stage to get all their requirements to design the product patterns, machining fixtures, and processes, in a manner that their requirements are met. None of the company's products are the same. Every product is unique with different dimensional, metallurgical and mechanical properties characteristics. Maintaining a strong database for every product and designing a robust process for every product along with a separate inspection and testing system to ensure the customer requirements are met set us apart from other foundries”, shares Dr. V. S. Saravanan, Jr. Vice President.
ISCPL has a full-fledged tool room for in-house pattern development with facilities like 3D modeling, 3D scanning, metal flow simulation software and dedicated machines for pattern machining. The company also holds various certifications including the IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 50001 and PED/AD Merkblat 2000-W0.
As a prominent firm with decades of presence in the industry & a global footprint, ISCPL is a preferred partner supplying castings to various OEMs within India & abroad
Future Roadmap
As stated by Ganesh Jagadeesan, Managing Director, "The company is preparing to supply more fully finished parts, as-semblies, and sub-assemblies, and add more value. ISCPL is also planning to create a Centre of Excellence for Research and Development for Casting, Rapid Prototyping and 3D printing solutions and working aggressively developing IoT solutions to self and other industries through its sister concern Acceedo, making the firm fully IoT-based by 2026". Moreover, the firm’s plans include expanding its green energy usage from 75 percent to 90 percent by 2025. ISCPL is working towards energy conservation, innovating its mould process to enhance productivity to decrease the mold weight ratio.
Through these procedures, ISC is not only planning to achieve greater success but more importantly, revamp its functions to completely modern and ecofriendly ones aligned with modern needs. ISCPL has also have a diversified business of Aluminium Casting through its sister company Unique Shell Mould India.
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