Press Release
For Immediate Distribution
- SinterCast System 4000 to be installed at Dongfeng Automobile Company
- New CGI production capacity for medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles
- Growing Asian footprint: 15 installations in China; 23 installations in Asia
[Stockholm, 26 October 2022] – Dongfeng Automobile Company Co., Ltd, (DFAC) a subsidiary of the Dongfeng Motor Corporation and one of China’s leading manufacturers of medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles, will install the SinterCast process control technology for Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) production at its new greenfield foundry located in the Automobile Industrial Park of Xiangyang City in Hubei, China. Constructed under the management of China’s Machinery Industry Fourth Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd, the new foundry replaces an older foundry, providing increased production capacity, the ability to produce larger engines, and improved environmental efficiency. Under the terms of the agreement, SinterCast will install a full System 4000 process control system and will also provide technical support for the establishment of robust CGI series production procedures. The System 4000 is planned to be shipped before year-end with installation and commissioning during the during the first half of 2023.
The new order becomes the second SinterCast installation in the Dongfeng group, following the 2015 installation of a Mini-System 3000 at the Dongfeng Commercial Technology Centre for CGI process development and product development. It also marks the fifteenth installation for SinterCast in China and the twenty-third installation in Asia.
“Building upon our series production installation at the First Automobile Works (FAW) foundry in 2021, this new installation with the Dongfeng Group establishes SinterCast-CGI production capacity at both of China’s top-two commercial vehicle manufacturers” said Dr Steve Dawson, President & CEO of SinterCast. “With an initial order value of SEK 3 million, the installation enables the greenfield foundry to compete for new CGI engine programmes within the Dongfeng group. We look forward to developing the series production potential together with the team at DFAC.”
For more information:
Dr Steve Dawson
President & CEO
SinterCast AB (publ)
Tel: +44 771 002 6342
e-mail:steve.dawson@sintercast.com
Established in 1999, Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. (DFAC) is a specialist provider of light, medium, and heavy duty commercial vehicles, busses and off-road construction equipment. DFAC exports vehicles to more than 100 countries and regions around the world. DFAC Foundry Branch also supplies engine castings to its sibling company Dongfeng Cummins Engine Co., Ltd with displacements ranging from 3.9 litres to 13 litres. For more information: https://dfac-truck.com/sy
SinterCast® is the world’s leading supplier of process control technology for the reliable high volume production of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI). The properties of CGI enable improved transport solutions, increasing efficiency and reducing carbon emissions in passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle and industrial power applications. As a specialist supplier of precision measurement and process control solutions to the metals industry, SinterCast also supplies the SinterCast Ladle Tracker® and SinterCast Cast Tracker® technologies, to improve production efficiency and Industry 4.0 traceability in a variety of applications. With 56 installations in 14 countries, SinterCast is a publicly traded company, quoted on the Small Cap segment of the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange (SINT). For more information: www.sintercast.com
This press release contains information SinterCast AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the President & CEO Dr. Steve Dawson, at 12.00 CET on 26 October 2022.
This press release contains information SinterCast AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the President & CEO Dr. Steve Dawson, at 13.45 CET on 26 October 2022.
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