Masport Foundries Ltd is New Zealand's largest metal casting production plant .
The company was founded in 1911 and, since that time, has continued to
stay at the forefront of the industry.
Employing around 100 people at its Auckland plant, the foundry manufactures
high integrity iron castings. Each of these castings requires close monitoring to
ensure dimensional accuracy and adherence to the metal's tight metallurgical
properties. The company supplies a wide range of castings into the agricultural,
automotive, structural and mineral processing industries, as well as consumer
durables (including the Masport branded solid fuel heaters). Some 40% of the
products manufactured are exported to customers in Australia, UK, Dubai and
USA.
The foundry uses a high speed DISAFORMA green sand moulding system, high
efficiency electric furnaces and both shell and cold-box core making. In-house
tooling manufacture and heat-treatment furnaces , as well as the latest
spectrographic alloy analyser, round out the foundry equipment. Recent new
technology includes 'Magmasoft' solidification simulation software.
The company also has machining capability and specialises in finish -machined brake drums and rotors for caravans , boat trailers as well as semi trailers and trucks .
With close to a century of metal casting experience,
Masport Foundries has always focused on using proven , flexible , high technology based plant and processes to maintain the highest quality standards,
As well as environmental standards , as evidenced by its Telarc accredited
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 management systems. |