Chamberlin & Hill Castings Ltd, (Russell Ductile)

Description

Chamberlin & Hill Castings Ltd have been manufacturing in Leicester since 1864 and are part of the successful Chamberlin & Hill plc group.

We produce castings from 0.1 kgs to 6000 kgs – supplying product for turbines, transmissions, oil and gas compressors, earth moving equipment, vacuum pumps and more. Metal types include Ductile Iron (SG Iron), Grey Iron and Alloyed Iron. The company is also a world leader using Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI).

Chamberlin & Hill Castings Ltd is the result of two successful foundries joining together. The new company currently has 200 employees and a turnover of over £19 million.

Address: Chamberlin & Hill Castings Ltd, (Russell Ductile)
Bonchurch Street
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 5EP
United Kingdom
Phone: 0116 2992000
Fax: 0116 2998844
E-mail: send e-mail
Web address: www.iron-foundries.co.uk
Contact: Phil Lucas
Phone: 01724 862152
Employees: 101 - 200
Turnover: 15,000,000

Products and Services

Chamberlin & Hill Castings Ltd produces Grey Iron , all grades of SG / Ductile Iron and Austempered Ductile Iron and supplies finished machined components for Turbines, Transmissions, Oil & Gas Compressors, Earth Moving Equipment, Vacuum Pumps and Machine Tools.

ISO 9001:2000, Lloyds Register of Shipping.

Other Services:
3D modelling, with 2D to 3D conversion.
Computer aided and traditional pattern making; prototype and production manufacture; mould filling and solidification modelling; image capturing; non destructive testing; mechanical and chemical certification; heat treatment; chemical cleaning; shot-blasting; surface coating; machining; on-site assembly facility; kan-ban and line-side delivery.

Specialist Products:
Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) high integrity components; hydraulic parts in Ductile and Grey Cast Iron; supply of machined and assembled components to line side; safety critical components to a variety of markets including Railways, Commercial Vehicles, Materials Handling, Petro-Chemical and Construction Equipment.Heavy sectioned Ductile Iron. A variety of large castings for use in the quarrying or secondary processing markets.

Clients

Rolls Royce,
Siemens,
General Electric,
Timken, SNCF,
600 Lathes,
SKF,
Cummins,
NACCO,
JCB,
Bosch
Rexroth,
Kawasaki,
Textron,
Terex,
Caterpillar,
Linde,
Bombardier
Transportation,
Balfour Beatty,
Edgar Allen,
Sab Wabco.

Plant and Equipment

Greensand
Facilities include a Hunter for automated Greensand and a BQ3 for mechanised Greensand production.
Coremaking Equipment
Shell - up to 0.5 metre
Cold box - up to 0.3 metre
CO2 - up to 0.9 metre

Volumes
Low to medium, maximum flexibility from small batch production ie 10's, 20's, 50's, 100's etc to quantities exceeding 20,000 per year.