Kimberley Engineering Works (Pty)Ltd

Introduction

KEW Foundries specialises in all grades of Grey and SG Irons and is closely affiliated with its clients to develop appropriate patterns and improve on existing products. Although KEW Foundries is an accredited supplier to the major mining houses in South Africa, it is also in the process of obtaining an ISO 9001:2000 listing. The company operates its own fleet of trucks, which ensures timeous delivery throughout South Africa.

Laboratory

The foundry has a modern laboratory equipped with an ARL 3460 Ret B optical emission spectrometer, metallographic section and a sand testing section.

Foundry Facilities

There are two furan sand foundries on-site that are capable of producing castings from 1 kg to 7 500 kg, from single to complex shapes. The two foundries are supplied with metal from one of 6 000 kg induction furnaces and either of the two 3 000 kg furnaces feeding off a common power pack.

Custom Patterns

As well as storing and maintaining customer patterns, KEW Foundries has its own extensive pattern library. In addition, KEW Foundries works closely with each client to design and modify castings and or pattern equipment to improve quality and reduce costs.

Testing

A full range of non-destructive testing can be performed on-site inclusive of magnetic particle, die-penetrant and ultrasonic testing. Physical testing is, at present, performed by an independent laboratory.

Machine Shop

Each section of the engineering division including the design, material controls and production, is actively supported by the Quality Assurance Department. The KEW Foundries Machine Shop covers an area of approximately 20 000 m2 and is serviced by a 3 X 8 tonne, 1 X 5 tonne and a 1 X 3 tonne overhead crane.

It is equipped with the following:

1 X vertical boring machine 7.1m swing X 2m under bridge
1 X vertical boring machine 2.1m swing X 2m under bridge
1 X gear cutter up to 1.2m diameter
1 X slotting machine with a 300mm stroke up to 1.5m diameter
1 X milling machine
1 X horizontal boring machine
1 X CNC lathe 400mm swing and 1.7m between centres
1 X conventional lathe 500 swing and 3m between centres
1 X conventional lathe 300 swing and 1.5m between centres
5 X radial arm drills
3 X presses up to 300 ton
2 X cut-off saws up to 350m diameter
Plus various machines specifically used for the manufacture of our latest generation sheave wheels.

KEW Foundries produces a vast range of products cast in all grades of Grey and SG Iron. Some of these include:

Sheave wheels
Gearbox castings
Bearing housings
Pump casings and associated parts
Valve bodies and discs
Railway blocks and stops
Heavy duty brake drums
Fly wheels and associated crusher parts
Mass measuring weights and counterweights
Slag pots, buckets or baths and ingot moulds
Cameron pumps
Girth gears and spur gears
Chill Moulds

KEW Foundries has over 100 years experience in the foundry and engineering industry, specialising in a wide range of small to large castings in Grey and SG Iron.

The company offers an extensive range of hand-moulded castings with the production of sophisticated castings up to 7 000 kg and mass weight castings up to 7 500 kg. Additionally, KEW Foundries is the only supplier of cast headgear sheave wheels in Africa and can machine head gear sheave wheel assemblies up to 7,1 metre outside diameter.

KEW Foundries has its own extensive foundry and engineering capabilities and offers an on-site laboratory, testing facilities, machine shop, design and draughting facilities, so that work can be completed efficiently and effectively.

Occupying 60 000 m² of facilities on a 13 hectare (32 acre) property within the city itself, KEW Foundries’ factory site is strategically based on the national grid creating fast and efficient access to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban, which ensures fast movement of exports. Operating its own fleet of vehicles also ensures timeous local deliveries. Besides good delivery times, KEW Foundries is well-known for its quality.

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