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International Conference on Foundry for the Future INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOUNDRY FOR THE FUTURE The large foundries are modern & globally INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INDIAN FOUNDRY INDUSTRY – THE competitive and are working at nearly full ON PRESENT capacity. Most foundries use cupolas using FOUNDRY FOR THE India is a country of great opportunities. The LAM Coke. There is growing awareness about Indian Metal casting (Foundry Industry) is environment & many foundries are switching FUTURE well established. According to the recent over to induction furnaces & some units in WorldCensusofCastingsbyModern Agra are changing over to cokeless cupolas. Castings,USA,IndiaRanksas2ndlargest casting producer producing estimated 7.4 The Exports are showing healthy trends approx Million MT of various grades of Castings as 25‐30% year after year. The industry directly per International standards. employs about 5,00,000 people & indirectly about 1,50,000 people and is labour intensive. Theme: The various types of castings which are Thesmall units are mailinly dddependent on INDIAN FOUNDRY INDUSTRY – ISSUES produced are ferrous, non ferrous, manual labour. There are several foundry AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH aluminium alloy, graded cast iron, ductile clusters. Some of the major clusters are at Batala, Belgaum, Rajkot, Agra, Jalandhar, 14th to 16th Oct 2011 iron, steel, etc. for application in Automobiles, Railways, Pumps, Chennai, Coimbatore, Ludhiana, Kolhapur, Howrah and Pune. Vijjyaya Fair Grounds, Compressors & Valves, Diesel Engines, Cement / Electrical / Textile Machinery, Tiruchy Road, ISSUES & OPPORTUNITIES Coimbatore, India Aero & Sanitary pipes & Fittings, etc. & Castings for special applications. However, Investment: Organised by Grey iron castings is the major share approx India would need approx. $ 3 Billion in 70 % of total castings produced. There are investment to meet the demand of growing approx 4500 units; out of which 80% can be domestic industry and strong export drive. classified as Small Scale units & 10% each as Following the economic reforms the The Indian Institute of Medium & Large Scale units. Approx 500 Government of India has reduced tariffs on Metals TIFE Tiruchirappalli Chapter COIMBATORE units are having International Quality imported capital goods. As a result, the & Coimbatore Chapter Accreditation. annual average amount of FDI is reported to have increased; but is still one tenth of the THE FUTURE • Higher cost of inputs such as power, raw annual FDI in China. The reforms also materials, higher import duties on raw encourage the privatization of industry, The World Foundrymen Organisation (WFO) materials such as pig iron, as compared enabling foreign companies to invest or predicts a continued strong growth for the to in the competing countries enter into joint ventures with Indian Indian and Chinese foundry industry. Few more Foundries. Several International Corporates predictions of WFO are: • Improving productivity from USA, EU and East Asian countries have • Simple mechanisation & automation increased overseas foundry operations in • Existing foundries are busy making India. i.e. VOLVO foundries in Chennai and investments to increase capacities. • Modern manufifacturing techihniques, Suzuki in Haryana. Sundaram Clayton has design and in process quality techniques • Present rapid growth in foundry business joined hands with Cummins. Hyundai will continue for next few years. Margins • Modern foundry manufacturing Motors, Delphi. Ford India, Tata‐Cummins, are, however, low. techniques GM and Ford have contracts of foundry products for export with a value of $ 40 • SUVs and Heavy Truck makers have made • Reducing power consumption Million. big investment in IdiIndia. Raw material & Energy: • There has been large increases in Raw will address the above issues Since 2003, the steep increase in cost of raw Materials price. concerned to the foundry materials and energy have resulted in the • The biggest problem was a huge shortage professionals. The closure of approx. 500 units. Overall, India is of Trained Workers. presentations will include exporter of Pig Iron; but must import Scrap applications in the following metals and coke, etc. Cost recovery for • Invested a great deal in Education and areas: material and energy is very difficult as most Training. contracts are long term contracts without • India has started a programme to set up • Steel Casting any clause for price adjustment. Moulding Centres of Excellence for different need • Non‐Destructive Testing sand is locally available & India has an based training, and as and when needed, • adva ntage on ttshis account . Eneegyrgy cost WFO would be called on for advice. Energy Management and Audit in typically vary between 12‐15%. Foundries FOUNDRY FOR FUTURE • Repair and Reclamation Technology of Labour: The International Conference “Foundry For Casting India has major competitive advantage over Future” will take stock of the situation and • EngineeringMethodandPracticesina the foundry industries in the developed provide a platform to deliberate on the positive Foundry countries. The total labour cost account for steps to be taken up to seize the opportunities • Moulding Processes 12‐15 %. But availability of skilled labour and the ways to face off the challenges. The becomes an issue; bothering many deliberations spread over for the three days • Air Pollution Measurement and industries including the foundry industry. will cover: Control in Foundries FOUNDRY TECH 2011 • Theprofessionals,experts,scholars,research Heat Treatment of Quality Ferrous (An International Exhibition on Foundry Castings scientists will be attending the conference Technology) from all over theworld. Also, a number of • Application of Welding in Foundry Foundry Tech 2011 is an ITPO approved industries involved in foundry technology Casting international exhibition providing opportunity and allied areas will take part in the • Machining Technology for Castings for foundrymen, professionals & technocrats to exhibition, from all over the world. discuss more about the latest equipments & • Application of robotics and automation technologies. The fair will be an ideal platform MODE OF PAYMENT in foundry technology for the Indian and overseas companies to show All remittances should be made through bank • Inspection and Quality Control case their state‐of‐art equipments, technologies draft drawn in favour of “Foundry For Future • Health and safety and services to the vibrant industries, so as to 2011” payable at Tiruchirappalli, India. get exposed the new business opportunities and • Training in foundry technology Remittances by foreign delegates / quick solution to solve their productivity and organisations, should be made in equivalent quality related issues. FOUNDRY TECH 2011 will convertible foreign currency by DD as above. th th INVITATION TO DELEGATES be held from 14 to 16 Oct 2011 at Vijaya Fair Information about telegraphic transfer are Grounds, Coimbatore, India. given in the forms. The organisers are pleased to invite the INVITATION TO ADVERTISERS & SPONSORS professionals and engineers engaged in All the technical papers accepted for REGISTRATION FORMS design, manufacturing and quality control presentation will be brought out as a functions and academicians to participate as compendium. It would be an ideal media for The application forms for registration as delegates and make the interaction mutually publishing advertisements by organisation in the delegates, advertisements as well as beneficial. Foundry For Future 2011 aims at foundry arena, as the proceedings will have a sponsorships are enclosed. We request you to providing a technical platform for well wide reach among the foundry professionals. forward the duly filled‐in application with the known international and national experts to demand draft for fees to the convenor, at the deliberate on the key issues of foundry PARTICIPANTS earliest. industry and the emerging trends. Eminent speakers from IISc, BEML, IITs, WRI, BHEL, MAGMA Engineering Asia Pacific PTE Ltd ORGANISERS The delegates will be immensely benefitted Maruti Suzuki, Cummins India, Tata Motors, by the deliberations. Mahindra & Mahindra have been invited to be TheIndianInstituteofMetals, In addition, the delegates will have an on the panel. All interested delegates are Tiruchirappalli Chapter opportunity to get first hand information on requested to take note of this and participate in Ever since its inception in 1981, has been the latest trends in foundry equipments and the programme as per details above & make it a ppgromoting the cause of materials by reggyularly accessories that would be displayed in the lively session with your active participation. We organising technical lectures, seminars, concurrent FOUNDRY TECH 2011. now look forward to welcoming you to the workshops, conferences, training session. programmes, quiz programmes, etc,. The chapter has been awarded the “Best known for its handloom products. This has Chapter in the country” for eleven times by attracted a large number of textile mills and DELEGATE FEE the National professional body, IIM. It has foundries to this region. There are about 4500 Members of IIM from India 4000 also achieved the “Nil Defaulters award” for foundries and allied industries in and around Non‐Members 5000 four consecutive years. The seminars and Coimbatore. Coimbatore being a business workshops organised by this chapter have and manufacturing hub is well connected by Faculty Members 1000 been well received by all with overwhelming air, rail and road to major
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