Grey & Ductile Iron Castings Manufacturer

Dual-Action Performance: Premium Bentonite + Proprietary Lustrous Carbon Additives in One Pre-Blended Solution

Project Overview

Region

Central India

Industry

Grey iron (CI) & ductile iron (SG iron) castings manufacturer – housings, brackets, covers, hubs for automotive, engineering, agricultural, pump, valve and industrial sectors (ARPA automatic flask line, 1,000 MT/month capacity)

Engineering Focus

Sand inclusion defects, blow hole and core blow hole defects, mould breakage, high rejection and rework.

Solution

Lustronite – pre-blended premium bentonite and proprietary lustrous carbon additives for consistent mould strength.

Goal

Transforming Casting Quality by Reducing Sand Inclusion, Blow Hole, and Mould Breakage Defects Through Advanced Pre-Blend Technology

Outcome

Premix consumption reduced from 5.0 to 4.5 kg/batch — 10% saving.
Consumption reduced from 40 to 37 MT/month — 7.5% saving.
Rejection reduced from 8.93% to 6.9% — 22.73% saving.
Premix cost reduced from ₹13.2 to ₹11.84 lakh/month — 10.3% saving;
Average casting weight reduced by 0.5–0.55%.

Net result: ₹0.99 lakh/month additive cost saving plus ₹8.90 lakh/month rejection cost saving — Lustronite recommended for regular production.

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