Specialists in the production of zinc & aluminium sand castings & gravity die castings
Our established zinc & aluminium foundry in the West Midlands produces high quality castings in various grades, sizes and quantities using the airset and gravity die casting processes.
5,000m² Facility
50+ Materials
5 Cold Box Core Blowing Machines
3 Dressing Robots
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Telephone: +44 (0) 121 557 9831
Email: sales@newbyfoundries.co.uk
High or Low Volume Runs
From tens to tens of thousands, we have the flexibility to cater for both.
Wide Range of Sizes
Our variety of furnaces allow us to cast intricate parts from 100g up to large 150kg castings.
Zinc Gravity Die Casting
We are one of the few foundries who cast zinc alloys using the gravity die process.
Processes
Newby Foundries Light Alloys primarily produce castings using the airset moulding and gravity die casting processes. Gravity die casting is most suited to higher volume runs whereas airset moulding is most suited to low to medium volume production and large zinc or aluminium castings. Utilising the facilities of the Newby Foundries Group we are also able to offer 3D sand printed moulds & cores for prototypes or complex geometries. Therefore, we can provide customers with the most suitable casting solution for many applications, from 1 offs to thousands.
Find out more about the processes we offer below.
Airset Moulding
Cost effective resin tooling
Low to medium volume
Up to 150kg
CT9 tolerance
Cold Box Core blowing
Cost effective resin tooling
Low to high volume
CT9 tolerance
Gravity Die
Medium to high volume
Up to 20kg
Cost effective piece price
CT7 tolerance
3D Sand Printing
Furan system
1,800 x 1,000 x 700mm bed size
Layer thickness: 280 - 500μm
No tooling required
Undercuts possible
CT9 tolerance
Materials
We produce many grades of zinc and aluminium including those requiring solution & precipitation heat treatments. Customer specific grades are also available on request. Our range of furnaces allow us to cast zinc parts up to 80kg and aluminium parts up to 150kg.
We can produce the following materials. Non-standard and customer specific grades are available on request.
Aluminium
Al 99.5
Al-Si5Cu3
Al-Si12
Al-Si12Fe
Al-Si10Mg
Al-Si12Cu
Al-Si12CuFe
Al-Si5Cu1Mg
Al-Si12Cu
Al-Si12CuFe
Al-Si7Mg
Al-Si7Cu2Mn0.5
Al-Si17Cu4Mg
AlSi7Mg0.3
AlSi7Mg0.6
AlSi9Cu1Mg
AlSi5Cu3
AlSi7Mg0.3
Zinc
ZnAL4Cu1
ZnAl11Cu1
ZnAl27Cu2
Newby Foundries are committed to sourcing materials from companies that share our values in relation to human rights, ethics and environmental responsibility. We demand our suppliers comply with our code of conduct, and meet our sustainability expectations, including conflict free sourcing of materials. To ensure this commitment is fulfilled Newby Foundries ensures that its products are produced using only materials which can be proven to have originated from non-conflict sources.
Sectors
Newby foundries light alloys operate in the following industries:
We supply castings such as pumps, fans, brackets, and housings to a diverse range of customers. These include automotive, electric vehicle, oil & gas, power generation and pump OEMs as well as general engineering.
Equipment
Core Making
4X 20L cold box core blowing machines
1x 10L cold box core blowing machine
Melting
22x electric holding furnaces
3x bulk melt furnaces
2x plc controlled rotary degassing units
1x rotary degassing unit
2x density index verification machines
4x plc controlled gravity die tilt rigs
Moulding
3x 5 tonne per hour airset mixers
Sand Reclamation
3x attrition units
Blasting
2x rotary hanging shotblast units
1x directional shotblast cabinet
Fettling
3x CNC dressing robots
Heat Treatment
2x heat treatment ovens
1x quench tank
Quality
Spectrograph
Brinell hardness machine
Pressure test unit
Other Services
Discover the services Newby Foundries Light Alloys can also assist with:
QUALITY
Material testing laboratory
Dimensional analysis reports
PPAP & APQP
MPI, DPI & X-ray
Pressure testing
Ultrasonic testing
FINISHING
Heat treatment
Impregnation
Plating
Painting
Passivating
Anachrome
Anodising
Divisions
Explore the Newby Foundries Group
The Newby Foundries Group produce high quality castings in a variety of materials, sizes & finishes across our 4 sites. Our range of casting processes, combined with our ability to develop castings from prototype through to production means we can provide customers with an optimal casting solution for many applications.
Our flexibility of processes, materials, quantities & sizes means we can find the optimum casting solution for many applications
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Newby Foundries are specialists in the production of zinc & aluminium sand castings & gravity die castings.
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Telephone: +44 (0) 121 557 9831
Email: sales@newbyfoundries.co.uk
Address:
Bagnall Street, Great Bridge, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7BS
Charter Castings Ltd. T/A: Newby Foundries Light Alloys
