NovaCast can provide castings raw, with proof-machining or full precision machining as required, in both its UK machine shops or those operated by partner foundries in the Far East. Quality assurance and testing is provided in the UK. Options include turning, milling, grinding and drilling with final inspection once machining operations are complete and all machining is carried out in ISO9001:2015 accredited machine shops.
Precision turning services deliver axi-symmetric components which typically include features such as holes, grooves, threads, tapers, diameter steps and contoured surfaces.
NovaCast can provide high volume milling services for components that are typically not axially symmetric and which require holes, slots, pockets and three dimensional surface contours.
Grinding is generally used to create a precision flat surface, using an abrasive grinding wheel to remove material and produce a smooth surface.
NovaCast can provide a variety of drilling operations, depending on the project requirements. As with all machining processes, expertise is needed to avoid adversely affecting the mechanical properties of the component.
To discuss your requirements, call a member of NovaCast’s team on +44 (0) 1225 707466, send us a message here or email sales@novacast.co.uk.
Casting processes available from NovaCast now include sand, shell mould, gravity & pressure die, investment, silica sol and lost foam casting. With materials ranging from specialist aluminium and copper-based alloys to high-grade stainless steels, NovaCast has the ability to support our customers’ most demanding requirements.
Find out moreWe routinely provide a wide range of metal finishing and surface treatments to our cast products in order to enhance their mechanical or aesthetic properties. Once the component surface preparation, usually in the form of fettling, linishing and shot blasting is complete, surface treatments and finishes are applied and these can include heat treatment, anodising, plating, alocroming, painting, powder-coating or lacquering.
Find out morePorosity and other casting defects are common with cast metals but these can be significantly reduced or eliminated entirely by post-casting treatments, such as Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)
Find out moreAlthough metal casting is the core of our business, we have always strived to deliver a comprehensive service to our customers. converting complex fabrications or assemblies to single castings can be cheaper, lighter, perform better and be more aesthetically pleasing. For some projects, however, fabrication or assembly is the right or only solution.
Find out moreNovaCast is able to replicate existing cast components using a variety of techniques from basic measuring and working up CAD files for basic geometries, to 3D scanning of complex components.
Find out moreAt NovaCast we have worked with equipment manufacturers across many sectors to deliver cost and performance improvements by converting fabrications to castings and simplifying the manufacturing process by eliminating several steps in the process.
Find out moreNon-Ferrous Alloy Specifications (Aluminium and Copper-based) When the NovaCast foundry was created in Melksham over 40 years...
Find out moreAluminium casting alloy LM25M (Standard Casting to BS 1490:1988 LM25) is a common general purpose alloy of aluminium which is...
Find out moreAluminium casting alloy LM25TF (Heat Treated Casting to BS 1490:1988 LM25TF) is a common general purpose alloy of aluminium which...
Find out moreAluminium casting alloy LM6M (Standard Casting to BS 1490:1988 LM6) has a high resistance to corrosion and excellent castability....
Find out moreAluminium bronze AB1 is an aluminium bronze conforming to the requirements of BS 1400. It has good strength and wear resistance...
Find out moreAluminium bronze AB2 is a nickel aluminium bronze conforming to the requirements of B.S. 1400 - 1985 alloy AB2. Suitable for...
Find out moreCarbon steel BS EN 10213:2007 (Gr 1.0619) castings used for pressure purposes are normally used in the annealed or normalised...
Find out moreCarbon Steel EN10293:2015 (G28Mn6 - 1.1165) is a ‘middle carbon steel' and one of the most widely used carbon steels in...
Find out moreOne of the most widely used carbon steels in the industry. Carbon steel SA216 WCB is used not only in many of the water- and...
Find out moreCarbon steel SA216 WCC is one of the most widely used carbon steels in industry. This material is used not only in many of the...
Find out moreCarbon steel SA352 LCC is one of the most widely used carbon steels in industry. Typically referred to as a cast low temp steel,...
Find out moreTo discuss your requirements, call a member of NovaCast's team on +44 (0) 1225 707466, send us a message here or email...
Find out moreGrey iron EN-GJL-200 is a type of cast iron that has a graphite microstructure. It is named after the grey colour of the fracture...
Find out moreGrey iron EN-GJL-250, or grey cast iron, is a type of cast iron that has a graphite microstructure. It is named after the grey...
Find out moreAustempered Ductile Iron or ADI is a heat-treated form of ductile iron that exhibits enhanced strength and toughness. Its...
Find out moreLeaded bronzes and gunmetals (also known as red brass) offer better machining characteristics than other bronzes while...
Find out moreLeaded bronzes and gunmetals offer better machining characteristics than other bronzes while maintaining a good balance of...
Find out morePhosphor bronzes have phosphor added to the alloy to improve strength and hardness. Phosphor bronze PB1 (BS 1400 1985 PB1) is a...
Find out morePhosphor bronze PB2 (BS 1400 1985 PB2) is a phosphor bronze with a higher tin content than PB1, which means it has excellent...
Find out moreSpheroidal graphite cast iron 420/12 (BS EN 1563:1997), also known as ductile cast iron, is a type of cast iron that has been...
Find out moreSpheroidal graphite cast iron 600/3(BS EN 1563:1997), also known as ductile cast iron, is a type of cast iron that has been...
Find out moreDuplex stainless steel 332C13 (BS 3100:1991)Â has a structure that is usually 40 to 50% ferrite with the balance of the...
Find out moreStainless steel SA-351 CF3 is the cast equivalent of type 304L stainless steel. CF8 and CF3 have very similar chemical and...
Find out moreStainless steel SA-351 CF3M is a molybdenum bearing modification of CF3 austenitic steel alloy and is the cast equivalent of...
Find out moreStainless steel SA-351 CF8 is the cast equivalent of Type 304 Stainless Steel, part of a range of austenitic chromium-nickel...
Find out moreStainless steel SA-351 CF8M is a molybdenum bearing modification of CF8 austenitic steel alloy and is the cast equivalent of...
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