Quality

Quality castings demand strict production procedures, rigorous quality control and the best inspection facilities – all of which can be found at P.I. Castings, along with a wealth of experience in the production of investment cast components. The established policy of P.I. Castings is to provide products of consistently high quality, fit for their intended purpose and delivered in conformance with the agreed specifications.

The company participates in national development work on techniques and materials and will continue to invest in new equipment and to employ the latest production methods and Quality Assurance philosophies.

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High Quality Investment Castings

APPROVALS

P.I. Castings has always kept up to date with the latest approvals and has usually been the first in our field to receive accreditations such as CAA, DEF STAN 05-24, BS 5750 and now BS EN ISO 9001:2008 which includes the aerospace certification AS9100 audited by Rolls Royce on behalf of AECMA EASE.

P.I. Castings also have the prestigious NADCAP approval for non-destructive testing. and hold many approvals from leading companies in the UK & overseas.

QUALITY PROCEDURES

The P.I. Castings’ Quality Manual provides a picture of the overall quality ethic of the Company, whilst the related Procedures cover manufacturing and process controls.

Statistical Process Control systems (SPC) are applied to the manufacturing process and also, where appropriate, on defined component parameters.

Systematic reviews and audits are undertaken in each department to ensure compliance with Quality Assurance Procedures. Sub-contractors have to be approved before they can undertake work for P.I. Castings and are then routinely monitored to ensure continuing compliance.

FACILITIES

The most comprehensive facilities of any independent UK investment casting company can be found at P.I. Castings, including:-

  • Three-dimensional co-ordinate measuring; shadowgraph projector.
  • X-Ray (3 sets); real-time x-ray
  • Dye Penetrant; magnetic flaw detection
  • Spectrographic analysis; mechanical testing; metallography
  • Heat-treatment for steels and aluminium
  • Rapid Prototyping – 3D Systems Thermojet Printer
  • Machining facilities - CNC & conventional
  • Tensile testing Tensile testing
    The 3D printer installed at P.I. Castings works on a similar principle to an inkjet printer, but sprays wax instead of ink, building up a model, layer by layer. As this model is the same as a wax pattern, it can be used in our standard lost-wax process.
  • imensional inspectionDimensional inspection
    The 3D printer installed at P.I. Castings works on a similar principle to an inkjet printer, but sprays wax instead of ink, building up a model, layer by layer. As this model is the same as a wax pattern, it can be used in our standard lost-wax process.
  • Real Time X-RayReal Time X-Ray
    The 3D printer installed at P.I. Castings works on a similar principle to an inkjet printer, but sprays wax instead of ink, building up a model, layer by layer. As this model is the same as a wax pattern, it can be used in our standard lost-wax process.