https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/steel-billet-and-precision-casting-foundry-south-africa-2024-06-14
14th June 2024 By: Sheila Barradas - Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor Mold Maker
Name of the Project Steel billet and precision casting foundry.
Location Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.
Project Owner/s GeT Steel, part of the GeT Metal Group.
Project Description A draft scoping study has proposed the refurbishment of the former Naledi Foundry.
The project will comprise two operational areas: Area A – a steel billet manufacturing foundry, and Area B – a precision casting/investment casting foundry. Area A will process incoming raw materials at up to 15 000 t a month of scrap steel, iron and stainless steel, and produce up to 14 000 t a month total output of steel billets. The steel billet manufacturing foundry will include, inter alia:
An estimated 200 000 kWh a month of electricity from Eskom will be used for the melting, refining and casting of the steel in electric induction furnaces and kilns. Municipal water will be used.
About 900 000 ℓ of water a month will be required to service the precision casting foundry and three-million litres a month for the steel billet manufacturing foundry.
A closed water circulation system will be implemented in both areas; therefore, there will be no wastewater output.
Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) will be used to fire the gas-fired top hats in the rolling mill at the steel billet manufacturing refinery.
A maximum of 1 140 GJ a month of LPG will supply the gas-fired bake-out ovens at the precision casting foundry to fire the gas-fired top hats in the rolling mill.
Potential Job Creation Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date Get Steel invited interested and affected parties to submit comments on the draft scoping report on the refurbishment of the Naledi Foundry in May 2024. Comments needed to be submitted before June 14.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants None stated.
Aluminium Cnc Machining Contact Details for Project Information GeT Metal Group, tel +27 21 853 3086 or email info@getmetalgroup.co.za.