Corporate Members List
A Comprehensive List of Foundries in South Africa and other Foundry Services
Contact Person: Phiwe Katshing
Telephone: +27726060913 / +27215737311
Email: phiwe.nene@daimlertruck.com
Website:
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Heavy Duty Engine Blocks
Atlantis Foundries is a global company with a wealth of experience in casting and machining engine blocks for heavy duty commercial application and has been in operation for 43 years. Atlantis Foundries is based in Cape Town South Africa, and has a workforce of 835 people.
Contact Person: Rosario Moz
Telephone: +27614663265
Email: rosario.moz@autoindustrial.co.za
Website: https://autoindustrial.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry, Forge, and Machining
Auto Industrial Group (Pty) Ltd, headquartered in Kempton Park. South Africa, is an integrated provider of machining, ductile, and grey iron costings and hot steel forgings of various automotive components.
The company’s product portfolio includes a broad range of chassis and brake products, including brake discs, steering knuckles, brake drums, hubs, wheel carriers, differential housings, flywheels, pinions, side gears, and complete corner modules.
The head office and the machining facilities (“AIM”) are located in Kempton Park, while the two cast iron foundries are located in Wadeville, (“AIF”) and Isando (“IF)” respectively. The company’s forging plant (“Hubco”) is also in Wadeville.
Contact Person: Jovan Botha / Johan De Jager
Telephone: +27 10 980 0005
Email: jovan@eximus-za.co.za
Website: https://eximus-za.co.za/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry / Smelter
Non-Ferrous Smelter, Exporting Semi-finished products to international markets.
Contact Person: George Devenier
Telephone: +27 11 842 9168
Email: george.devenier@grindingmedia.co.za
Website: www.grindingmedia.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Supplier of Grinding Media
GMSA is the leading supplier of the grinding media requirements for the South African mineral processing industries (Gold, Platinum, Base Metals, Cement, and Power Generation), with exports to African countries as well as overseas.
GMSA Has been producing and supplying grinding media for longer than 70 years.
Contact Person: Joaquim Bernardes
Telephone: +27 76 325 8534 / +27104496381
Email: joaquim@grovesfoundry.com
Website: https://grovesfoundry.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry
Supplier of stainless steel, steel, non-ferrous and ferrous castings.
Contact Person: Sophy Morwasehla
Telephone: +27117621239
Email: info@malondi.co.za
Website: www.malondi.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Casting in Stainless Steel and Special high alloy Steel. Machining, Drilling and tapping of Castings.
Malondi Foundry is the supplier of stainless steel and special steel castings of good quality. We pride ourselves with exceptional on time delivery and competitive pricing. We have a fully equipped mechanical laboratory and a well sized jobbing CNC machine shop.
Contact Person: Walter Whiting
Telephone: +27 31 480 7388
Email: walterw@nfm.co.za
Website: www.nfm.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Manufacturer of Semi-fabricated copper and copper-based alloyed extruded products. The foundry manufactures Billets according to various international specifications, predominately as feedstock for the extrusion plant.
NFM Primary Activities
With “Recycling” being the foundation of the business, the Non-Ferrous Metal Works Group is one of the major metallurgical undertakings in Southern Africa. Its head office and two production units are situated just outside the proximity of Port Natal, so as to gain maximum international exposure.
NFM is ideally situated to serve both local and overseas consumers of nonferrous semi-fabricated products and exports a significant portion of its extruded products across continents, covering destinations such as Australia, China, the Pacific Rim and the United States of America.
Non-Ferrous Metal Works was founded in 1947 (Jacobs, Durban) and still is a family owned and managed business.
NFM’s two manufacturing sites (ISO9001:2015) are situated 10km apart with the Casting Division located in Jacobs and the Extrusion Division in Prospecton, Durban.
NFM also has distribution centres located in Durban, Johannesburg, East London, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, and Pretoria to adequately service customers throughout South Africa’s industrial sectors.
Contact Person: Jaco Wiese
Telephone: +27 33 397 5500
Email: jacow@pdc.co.za
Website: www.pdc.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry processing 300t of brass, aluminium, zinc and plastic per month
PDC is a high pressure die caster of brass, aluminum and zinc components. They have 14 die casting machines ranging from 100t to 630t.
They have the ability to design and manufacture all their own tooling, alloy modifications, die casting, CNC machining and turning, powder coating, and assembly – a vertically integrated process offering a one-stop-shop to their customers.
Contact Person: Jaco Smit
Telephone: +27 11 421 6911
Email: jaco@primaindustrial.com
Website: www.primafoundry.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Steel Foundry manufacturing a wide range of AG, Ball, SAG mill liners and Cone, Gyratory, Jaw crusher wear parts (Bowls, Mantles and Jaw liners). Metal shredder wear parts is a growing market for PRIMA which are being supplied to the global market in various alloy specifications.
Prima Industrial Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a family owned company founded in 1937, with the fourth-generation involved in the day to day management. We offer 80 years of experience as manufacturers of cast wear parts.
We are an internationally recognized foundry manufacturing iron and steel components for the worlds milling & crushing industries. With Chrome Moly Steel & High Chrome Iron being the preferred materials for large SAG and AG mills, PRIMA has developed a wide variety of material specifications over the years suitable to address the requirements of all types of milling applications. In addition to our mill liner capabilities we supply Manganese wear parts for all crusher makes throughout Africa, Europe, America and Australia. Prima has been an exporter of quality parts for over 40 years and has an extensive pattern register of 4500+ items.
Contact Person: Anton Kritzinger / Jacques Ferreira
Telephone: +27 14 538 1014
Email: antonk@joerg.co.za / jacques@joerg.co.za / reception@joerg.co.za
Website: http://www.joerg.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Jobbing, Foundry
Rustenburg Engineering and Foundry was established in 1964 and has been operating in Rustenburg, North West Province as a medium-size iron foundry producing castings for original equipment manufacturers and end-users in a range of international material specifications.
Manufacturing facilities at Rustenburg Engineering and Foundry include a no-bake resin sand foundry for jobbing and short runs, a greensand foundry for production runs, and a fully equipped engineering workshop.
The foundry produces a variety of high integrity castings ranging from five kilograms up to 3 000 kilograms net weight.
The engineering workshop produces a variety of pulleys, flanges, couplings, and other OEM products to industry.
Contact Person: Joubert Groenewald
Telephone: +27132469100
Email: joubertg@thosbegbie.com
Website: https://thosbegbie.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Specialist Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundry
Thos Begbie is an integrated foundry and engineering business, based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. It is recognised as a global leader in the supply of bespoke cast and fabricated components to the pyro-metallurgical industry.
The business is focussed on the manufacture of the components from drawings to the final completed component as specified by the customer to ISO 9000 and the exacting international standards as required.
Whilst specialising in high conductivity copper, it also produces components in bronze, stainless steel, other steel and cast iron as specified.
The integrated plant includes a fully equipped modern foundry, fabrication, CNC machining, NDT and finishing facilities.
Contact Person: Portia Mgeyane
Telephone: +27 31 579 1361
Email: portia.mgeyane@uiw.co.za
Website: https://uiw.co.za/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Manufacturing of ferrous and non ferrous
Umgeni Iron and steel foundry is a manufacturing industry of ferrous and non-ferrous iron and steel casting. Umgeni Iron Works started life in the late 1890’s as “Umgeni Engine Works, Foundry and Forge” and operated in the premises of an old cotton mill on the southern bank of the Umgeni River, some half a kilometer from the present site. In January 1919, Umgeni Iron Works was established under the “Old Firms Act” and took over the assets of the original company. Manufacturing at this time consisted of grey iron castings for farming, ship repair, brick making and general engineering applications.
Contact Person: Bronwyn Lyndon
Telephone: +27 79 127 3502
Email: bronwyn@vfdy.co.za
Website: https://vfdy.co.za/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Stainless Steel, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Founders and Patternmakers
Viking Foundry is a privately owned family operated ISO9001 certified business in the industrial heart of Germiston South in Ekurhuleni.
From humble beginnings, Viking Foundry has been able to offer quality and service to several large organizations and SOE’s, whilst still having a personal business relationship with small and medium businesses, coupled with a fast turnaround time at competitive prices.
Viking Foundry offers these services and capabilities in our fully equipped Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundries, such as – Large and Small, Jobbing and Production Run Castings on our Track and Floor Moulding Lines, Green-sand Moulding, Pattern Making and CNC Pattern Centre’s, CAD Reverse Engineering, 3D printing Capabilities, Heat Treatment and selective
in-house Non-Destructive Testing Lab.
We can cast up to –
7 000 kg in Cast Iron & SG Iron
5 000 kg in Chrome Iron
4 000 kg in Steel, Stainless Steel & Alloys
1 000 kg in Bronze, Brass & Copper
1 000 kg in Aluminum
There is no casting too small.
Every department has fully trained and skilled personnel with the correct equipment and consumables to meet your requirements.
Should your company have any further inquiries or request a quotation please do not hesitate to give us a call or drop us an email.
The Viking Team
Contact Person: Gary van der Elst / Moira Herbert
Telephone: +27 11 474 0220
Email: gary@wahl.co.za
Website: www.wahl.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Aluminium low-pressure gravity and tilt die-casting foundry
Wahl Industries is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and has over 70 years experience in the gravity and tilt casting industry. Wahl Industries consists of three divisions – Wahl Aluminium, Regent Lighting Solutions, Regent Outdoor Furniture and Wahl Irrigation. The group operates an aluminium gravity and tilt die-casting foundry which produces a wide range of castings for the automotive, irrigation, catering, general engineering, furniture and lighting industries. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified.
Contact Person: Peeyush Kumar Sinha (DGM Export Sales)
Telephone: +917330717017
Email: peeyush@3akchemie.com
Website: https://3akchemie.com/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry Supplier
It’s a pleasure to introduce to you that 3AK Chemie Pvt. Ltd., a Licensed Manufacturer & Distribution Partner of MR Chemie GmbH, Germany.
3AK Chemie is a global leader for NDT technology with exports to over 65 countries today. We specialize in offering a standard & customized range of solutions for Dye- Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Equipment’s and other Accessories.
3AK Chemie has successfully pioneered the development of Safe Chemical Technology for NDT. Our Eco Line series has become increasingly popular owing to its Biodegradability, Non-Toxic & Non Carcinogenic nature of our products.
Contact Person: Raoul Mieny / Simone Cloete
Telephone: +27 66 287 5585 / +27 82 410 1572
Email: raoulm@cabocraft.co.za / simonec@cabocraft.co.za
Website: N/A
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Technical Abrasive Products
Cabocraft (Pty) Ltd is the agent for Weiler Abrasives in Sub-Saharan Africa.
We specialize in the supply, manufacture, and development of technical abrasive products. Currently our repertoire of products includes, but is not limited to:
Cutting Discs, Grinding Discs, Swing-Frame Wheels, Pedestal Wheels, Mounted Points, T.C. Burrs, Off-Hand Grinding Wheels, Cup Stones, Precision Wheels, Flap Discs, Sanding Discs, Belts, Wire Wheels, HP Wheels for slab grinding, Roll Grinding Wheels, and a range of several machines.
At our core, we are Abrasive Specialists with a vast network of partners geared towards delivering solutions to improve productivity and reduce costs.
Contact Person: Bennie Nortje
Telephone: +27 82 771 7638
Email: bennie.nortje@calderys.com
Website: https://calderys.com/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundries. We Offer Turnkey Solutions for Foundry Refractories, as well as Core and Moulding Sand Additives.
Calderys is a leading global provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions. We serve all major players in high temperature industries from choosing and tailoring the right product and equipment to designing and applying our groundbreaking installation techniques.
Iron & Steel:
Our product portfolio ranges from acidic monolithics to basics and bricks, while our services include everything from ironmaking and continuous castings, to the supply of equipment for the full steel process.
Foundry:
As exports in both the ferrous and non-ferrous foundries, we offer an array of turnkey solutions for the Foundry refractories, as well as core and moulding sand additives.
Thermal:
We offer a wide range of products and services for boilers, incinerators, and high temperature solutions designed for aluminium, cement, and petrochemical projects.
Contact Person: Scott Melville
Telephone: +27824478406 / +27118453253
Email: scott@cerefco.co.za
Website: https://www.cerefco.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry Supplier
Supply of Spare parts and Services to Induction Furnaces, Melting and Heating equipment in the steel pipe industry.
Contact Person: Farah Swanepoel
Telephone: +27 83 363 9857
Email: admin@dzanetech.co.za
Website: https://www.dzanetech.co.za/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry Supplier
Contact Person: Matthan Oxche
Telephone: +27671688734
Email: matt@eareources.co.za
Website: www.earesources.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry Supplier
Our company operates in the dynamic and vital ferroalloys business.
We are a key player in the production and distribution of essential alloying elements used in metals, particularly steel, to enhance their properties. Our portfolio includes ferrochrome, ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, and more. With a strong presence, we serve diverse industries such as manufacturers and foundries. We are committed to quality, environmental responsibility, and innovation in our smelting processes.
Our success is closely tied to the steel market’s fluctuations and the evolving demands of our clients. We adapt swiftly, ensuring a stable supply of top-quality ferroalloys to meet industry needs.
Contact Person: Joel Mutero
Telephone: +27 11 865 2845/1649 or +27 605 700 035
Email: joel@fpspecialty.com
Website: www.foracepolymers.net
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business:Supplier of binders, coatings and other auxillary products.
FP Specialty is a South African company which is wholly owned by Forace Polymers from India. FP Specialty supplies to the South African foundry industry mainly binders and coatings, as well as other auxillary foundry products like slag coagulants, thermocouple tips and core glues. Most of our products offered to the market are manufactured by our parent company, Forace Polymers. Our organisation has got two warehousing facilities in Johannesburg and Durban respectively, making us to be close to 78 % of foundries in South Africa. At FPS, we pride ourselves in excellent quality products, competitive prices and short turnaround times.
Contact Person: Nicolene Breitenbach
Telephone: +27112716400
Email: Nicolene.breitenbach@grindtech.com
Website: www.grindtech.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: All foundries make use of abrasives, so all of them would be our target.
Grinding Techniques was founded in Chamdor (Krugersdorp) in 1981 with the aim of supplying specialised grinding products. Since then, our company has developed into an important force in the industrial abrasives market.
With an extensive range of high-quality cut-off and grinding wheels, specialised industrial and diamond tools and a wide range of surface finishing tools, you will always find the right product for your application.
Since 2014, Grinding Techniques is an important part of the global TYROLIT Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of grinding and dressing tools and a system for the construction industry based in Austria
With realistic minimum quantities, competitive production times, technological expertise and attractive prices we offer a complete package focused on service and customer satisfaction.
All products are manufactured locally in accordance with international standards (ISO, EN and OSA) and exported to satisfied customers all over the world.
Contact Person: Craig Bateman
Telephone: +27662477181
Email: craig@innovxafrica.co.za
Website: https://www.innovxafrica.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Supplier
Innov-X Africa is the official distributor for Olympus/Evident XRF Products in Africa. The company started trading in 2007 and has grown to be one of the leading XRF specialists in Africa.
Situated in Edenvale, Johannesburg, with a full-service Centre where analysers are serviced, maintained, calibrated and repaired. No need to send your equipment out of the country for repairs, saving both time and money. Backed by dedicated and highly skilled staff, who are passionate about customer service and ensuring the customer receives the most suitable solution for their specific needs.
Innov-X Africa has Product Specialists who offer individual and comprehensive training to customers on installation of their purchases.
Contact Person: Johan Botes
Telephone: +27 82 409 7475
Email: johan.botes@jtecengineering.com
Website: https://www.jtecengineering.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Turnkey Projects / Project Management / Plant Design / Equipment Installation / Maintenance / Training
JTEC ENGINEERING is a specialised engineering company offering a range of technical services to foundries, melting plants and industrial manufacturers, including turnkey solutions, project management, plant design, equipment installation, aftermarket support, maintenance and training. With decades of combined industrial plant experience, JTEC ENGINEERING offers optimum project solutions.
Contact Person: Wilma Buys
Telephone: +27538410474 / +27538410473
Email: wilma@kewfoundries.co.za
Website: https://www.kewfoundries.co.za
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: General Engineers & Founders
Contact Person: Benno Kuhn
Telephone: +27846602874
Email: benno.kuhn@maxionwheels.com
Website: maxionwheels.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Low Pressure Wheel Manufacturing
Maxion wheel is a wheel’s manufacturing company, casting wheels mainly for: Toyota, BMW, Volkswagen, and Mercedes. Maxion an aluminium low pressure casting foundry. Maxion is an international company. Maxion has around 12 aluminium low pressure casting foundries over the world, with one plant in Africa.
Contact Person: Pauline Arde
Telephone: +27118945255
Email: pauline@metal-connection.com
Website: metal-connection.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Processors of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
Metal connectionis a scrap steel recycling company. We purchase scrap steel from all the major profiling companies and bring it back to our yard. We process the material to our local foundry specs and supply to them.
Contact Person: Candice Benton
Telephone: +27 10 612 6524
Email: candice@pelagicresources.com
Website: https://www.pelagicresources.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Supplier
Pelagic Resources specialises in Global principal trading, Agency trading and Investments upstream into extraction projects in order to further develop the Company’s global portfolio of specialty mineral ores and alloys
Principal Trading
Originating physical commodities and products from our diverse supplier base in Africa, we provide full supply chain solutions ex-mine gate, delivering products to global end use markets
Virtual Supply Chain
We offer end users and traders the opportunity to virtually extend their existing infrastructure for instant access to our African markets without the upfront investment in people or processes
Investments
Origination, development and execution of natural resource targets as proprietary asset development strategies or as co- investment projects with our operating partners.
Contact Person: Marius Steyn (Training and Product Manager)
Telephone: +27 11 230 4053
Email: marius.steyn@pferd.co.za
Website: https://za.pferd.com/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Supplier of Abrasives
PFERD is a leader in the development, production, support and distribution of premium tool solutions for work on surfaces, including cutting, grinding, polishing, cleaning and finishing.
Established in 1968, PFERD-South Africa is a major player in the abrasive industry within South Africa and on the African continent. The South African operation includes five Sales offices and services the entire sub-Saharan Africa. For over 50 years, PFERD-South Africa’s main goal has been to consistently supply industry with the highest quality products that offer the user maximum safety and
comfort.
As a founding member of the Organisation for the Safety of Abrasives (oSa), PFERD is committed to producing high-quality products that offer the user the highest level of safety.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY!
Contact Person: Zelda Du Preez
Telephone: +27 11 463 9000
Email: randyork@mweb.co.za
Website: https://www.randyorksa.com
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business: Foundry Grade and Chemical Grade Chromite Supplier.
Rand York Minerals (Pty) Ltd processes and markets foundry chromite sand and chemical grade chromite sourced from various suppliers in Southern Africa. All material is mined in the heart of the Bushveld Complex, the principal chromite deposit in South Africa.
Rand York was established in 1992. Our plant is conveniently situated in the heart of the Bushveld Complex alongside the railway line to Durban and Richards Bay, approximately 160km North West of Johannesburg. Our head office is in Sandton, Johannesburg.
Founry Grade Chromite Sand is a complex compund of various elements. The main elements Chromium ac Cr2O3, Aluminium as AI2O3, Silica as SiO2, Magnesium Oxide as MgO. It is Lustrous, brittle, hard metal. Its colour is silver-grey and can be highly polished.
It does not tarnish in air, when heated it burns and forms the green chromite oxide.
Chemical Grade Chromite Sand with some of the lowest Silica (SiO2) content in the market. As our material is mined from the principal Chromite Ore Deposits in South Africa, quality is guaranteed.
1. Basis 44% Cr2O3 Content
2. Basis 45% Cr2O3 Content
3. Basis 46%-48% Cr2O3 Content
Contact Person: Quintin Starkey
Telephone: +27 11 864 5130
Email: Quintin@src.co.za
Website: https://src.co.za/
Type of Foundry/supplier/core business:
Supplier of Raw material to the Foundry Industry
SRC has been recycling since December 1994. Over the past two decades, the company has undergone a number of changes, with a ‘back-to-basics’ ideology in 2016 to ensure long term sustainability. Today SRC boasts a state-of-the-art recycling facilities in Johannesburg, more than 50 collection and delivery vehicles as well as over 50 employees. SRC services the greater PWV area and is centrally positioned to ensure timeously serviceability.
