Manufacturing
Our manufacturing facility, located in Cape Town, was established in 1954 and has been developed and expanded over the years to become one of the top facilities of its kind in the Republic of South Africa.
We have been serving the industry for more than 50 years, staying abreast of technological development and playing an innovative role in the engineering field. This dedication won the company the South African Institute of Welding’s Gold Medal Award in 1993 for 40 Years’ Service to industry. We has established an international reputation with exports to sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East and Asia.
Quality System
The company is listed by Lloyds Register of Industrial Services as an approved manufacturer for Class I fusion welded pressure vessels. The company was also the first in Africa to be certified by the ASME.
Our Quality System has been assessed to the ISO 9001 system by the SABS and listed accordingly. We have designed and built equipment in accordance with a number of international codes and specifications. These include AD Merkblatter, ASME, British Standard Specification, ANCC (Italian), TRD and EN.
In 2001 we were awarded a Safety Quality License for boilers by the Chinese government.
Our Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Services Dept and Laboratory headed by our resident metallurgist provides comprehensive destructive and non-destructive services in all disciplines.
Fabrication Facilities
Cranes: Lifting capacity up to 100 ton
CNC Plasma and Oxy-acetylene Profile cutting and flame planning:
Largest plate size 4 m x 14 m
Guillotine: Up to 3 m wide by 12 mm thick
Plate Rolling: Up to 3,2 m wide and 70 mm cold
Press Brake: Up to 400 ton, knife length 3 730 mm
Hydraulic Press: Up to 500 ton
End Plate knuckling capability to 25mm.
Submerged Arc Welding Machines:
Max. boom travel vertically 6 100 mm
Max. boom travel horizontally 6 100 mm
Thermal Stress Relieving:
Size 21000 x 5 150 x 5 855 mm
Capacity 100 ton
Radial and Traveling Bed Drilling Machines:
Max. distance outside column to spindle center 2 515 mm
Max. height under spindle 2 200 mm
Max. drill size 100mm, travel 11000 mm
CNC Pipe Bending:
Up to 115 mm diameter – cold bending Above 115 mm – hot bending
Automatic panel/membrane wall welding machines1
Panel bending machine
Automatic economiser tube fin welding machines
Pre and post weld heat treatment equipment for exotic welding
Inspection and Testing
X-Ray installation of 300 kV
Universal Testing Machine
Impact Testing (Notch Toughness)
Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Hardness Testing (Fixed & Portable)
Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI)
Static & Dynamic Balancing – max. diameter 1520 x max. length 2380mm
Tensile: Bends, Drift Expanding, Compression
Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI)
Welding
The following welding processes are in use:
FBW Flash Butt Welding
MMA Manual Metal Arc
FCAW Flux Cored Arc Welding
OA Oxy-Acetylene
MCAW Metal Cored Arc Welding
SA Submerged Arc
MAG & pulsed MAG Metal Active Gas
MIG & pulsed MIG Metal Inert Gas
TIG & pulsed TIG Tungsten Inert Gas
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