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METAL APPLIED TO ENGINEERING – IT’S OUR SCIENCE
The production and supply of specialist steel forgings and components is a core competence at Copper Alloys Ltd.
Copper Alloys Ltd has created sophisticated production processes that guarantees the same level of technical capability and reassurance you would expect on packages of work including non-ferrous forgings.
Copper Alloys Ltd secured its first machined steel forgings contract a world-renowned engineering company in 2007, for part of the critical nuclear cooling systems on the Astute Class submarine. These were Class 1, "too critical to fail components".
COMPLEX MACHINED PARTS AND FORGINGS
From periscopes for the Royal Australian Navy to the market leading sonar equipment, Copper Alloys Ltd has supported advanced engineering in the production of complex Stainless Steel components.
CONTROLLING MACHINED PRODUCTS
Copper Alloys Ltd has the ability to ensure that this potentially problematic stage in the supply chain is completed controlled. Through decades of development, our Process Engineers have created effective risk mitigation strategies and project management software that enable Copper Alloys Ltd to outperform the market.
COMPETITIVE ENGINEERED PROJECTS
By presenting a fully integrated single source supply solution, Copper Alloys Ltd finds itself globally competitive against conventional mills around the world.
A recent contract was won on competitive tender against a German and Italian mill, and the contract was placed with Copper Alloys Ltd because “the cost of non-delivery was so great that we went with a company who demonstrated the greatest understanding and control of the metallurgy”. See picture below which is one of these forgings that is awaiting trepanning and machining.
WHY SHOULD I TRUST COPPER ALLOYS LTD WITH MY STEEL PROJECTS?
We care about you. You can get direct communication with the decision makers and Directors of the business. One benefit of the Copper Alloys Ltd approach is that there is absolute project-based precision focus, where plans and quality control is bespoke to the project. Compare that to enormous mills and machining organisations and then the project has to fit in with the much bigger problem of filling the plant.
We get it right. Copper Alloys Ltd have a proven track record of performing when others have failed. The first project we won in 2007 for precision machined steel forgings was awarded on a competitive basis and was a great success, to the point that our customer’s project team won an award for outstanding performance.
Since then, specialist steel forgings have become an increasingly significant part of the business. Copper Alloys Ltd has successfully bid on the subsequent classes of submarine, and have also secured projects for additional seawater circulatory systems in Trafalgar Class and Vanguard Class submarines.
Recent projects include a vast amount of D-50/XM19 high strength corrosion resistant stainless steel forgings. New forging techniques were developed for this project to minimise metal and machining costs as well as maximising mechanical strength, especially at high stress points in the component.
Since then Copper Alloys Ltd has been awarded for its customers to trust it with the most challenging projects.
IS MY PROJECT RIGHT FOR COPPER ALLOYS LTD?
Please call us, we have real people who pick up the phone and you will quickly find the answers you seek.
Most of the time CAL secures contracts for critical engineered equipment because of a combination of its attention to detail, metallurgical understanding and subsequent ability to control the risks inherent in the production of any large high integrity forged products.
MORE THAN WORDS…
If you are interested, please call and arrange for a visit to the CAL site and you will see this way of working demonstrated.
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