Quality Assurance Technician Required
Following re-organisation and expansion of our engineering department, we have an immediate requirement for a Quality Assurance Technician to join the department. Reporting directly to our Design Engineer, the successful candidate will work closely with our design and engineering teams, as well as those of our customers and suppliers, to maintain the excellent quality standards...
NovaCast achieves UKAS accredited ISO9001:2015 Certification
As part of its ongoing programme of investment in the infrastructure of the business, the management team at NovaCast has been determined to drive up quality standards and expand the capabilities of the business to allow it to compete with the best foundries in the world. When its ISO9001 certification needed to be renewed, there...
All change at NovaCast as Barry Hayward retires and new faces join the team
Following a period of sustained growth, with new business growing strongly and consolidation of existing contracts, NovaCast is looking to the future with confidence. During the past few months a transformation has occurred that has seen the re-organisation of the business, the opening of new offices at its Bowerhill site, investment in the Melksham foundry...
NovaCast team complete Tough Mudder for charity
Billed as “Probably the Toughest Event on the Planet”, Tough Mudder is a uniquely challenging obstacle course that requires endurance, fitness, determination to succeed and a love of mud! So, when Richard Phillips, Sales Director at NovaCast, was looking for events to boost the coffers of the company’s chosen charity, Wiltshire Air Ambulance, the...
Engagement with Xylem’s VA/VE Programme delivers improved castings
Xylem, one of the leading global water technology companies, is committed to an ongoing process of product improvement and cost reduction. It does this, in part, through a Value Assessment and Value Engineering (VA/VE) programme in which it challenges its international supply chain to refine and improve every aspect of what they deliver. As...
NovaCast Donates $2,000 to the Planet Water Foundation
NovaCast is committed to supporting causes that enhance quality of life in communities around the world, particularly those where interventions can save lives. Having long been a supporter of Xylem Watermark, NovaCast has recently donated $2,000 to the Planet Water Foundation, one of their partner non-profit organisations. The Planet Water Foundation is a US based,...
NovaCast Invited to Join Wiltshire Air Ambulance 100 Club
In recognition of its ongoing support for Wiltshire Air Ambulance, NovaCast has been invited to become an honorary member of the 100 Club, the elite club for businesses pledging larger sums. In addition to the monthly contribution by NovaCast, staff members, led by Sales Director Richard Phillips, have already completed sponsored events to raise money for...
NovaCast launches new company brochure
Download the NovaCast brochure “A Single Source Solution for Precision Cast and Machined Components” for an overview of our capabilities in Sand Casting, Gravity Die Casting and Investment Casting. Optimised for viewing on digital screens, our brochure will be updated regularly as we grow into new markets and introduce new technologies to our business.
Fabrication to Casting: Steam Trap re-design creates market leading solution
As specialists in the conversion of fabrications and assemblies to single cast components, NovaCast is cutting costs and improving efficiency for its customers. One such customer is EBE Engineering; manufacturers of an innovative Venturi Orifice Steam Trap. Originally a fabrication comprising a cast stainless steel body with two welded flanges; the steam trap was slow...
NovaCast shows its support for Wiltshire Air Ambulance
As well as making a donation of £1,000 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s Airbase Appeal, NovaCast has pledged ongoing support by making monthly donations. NovaCast’s Sales Director, Richard Phillips, said: “Even though NovaCast is a business that trades internationally, we feel that we are part of the local Melksham community and want to contribute wherever...
Brexit: Snakes and Ladders on an industrial scale
So here we are. Almost a year since Article 50 was invoked and the countdown to Brexit began. The political debate rumbles on and the media frenzy about the looming “cliff edge” if no deal is agreed is gathering pace. Against this backdrop it is easy to assume that the UK economy, and UK manufacturing...
Xylem and NovaCast join forces for Cotswold conservation project
Richard and Lauren Phillips and Richard Chandler of NovaCast recently joined employees of Godwin Pumps to support a Xylem Watermark conservation project at Abbey Grounds in Cirencester...
NovaCast strengthens its Gravity Casting Capability
Richard Chandler, formally Production Manager at NovaCast, is taking on a the newly created role of Technical Sales Manager at the company’s Melksham Head Office. During a difficult few years for the UK metal casting industry, NovaCast has continued to prosper, largely due to its outward-looking approach to world markets and its willingness to invest in people, technology and infrastructure within its Melksham Foundry...
Top 10 Design Tips for Problem Free Gravity Die Casting
Gravity Die Casting (also known as Permanent Mould Casting) is a repeatable process primarily used to produce medium-run, dimensionally accurate, non-ferrous castings, most often in alloys of Aluminium, Zinc and Bronze. Here are the Top 10 Tips for designing problem-free casting geometry…
Top 10 Tips for switching fabrications and assemblies to castings
There are many reasons why a manufacturer may choose to substitute complex fabrications, weldments and assemblies for castings. Here are the top 10 tips for selecting suitable candidates for conversion.
NovaCast is delighted to announce that our new website is up and running
After months of hard work, our fully re-developed website is here. It’s a comprehensive information resource covering casting techniques, metal specifications and casting capacities but just as important, it is also a window on our business. It’s a way to get to know us and the way we do things both at our Melksham Foundry...
NovaCast invests in casting process simulation software
Following on from the acquisition of new 3D modelling software, and as part of our programme of continual improvement, NovaCast is investing in Click2Cast casting simulation software. The innovative and intuitive user interface will allow our engineers to identify potential casting issues, such as air entrapment, porosity and cold shuts, thanks to a simple and...
NovaCast upgrades its 3D Modelling Software
At NovaCast we are continually investing in technology that will benefit our customers and improve the service we are able to provide. Although we have worked with CAD for many years, we have recently upgraded our in-house system to SpaceClaim 3D Modelling software. This provides us a faster, more intuitive way of managing CAD files...