The Yash Birla Group has acquired 100% stake in Birla Perucchini. Established in 1997, as a joint venture with Fonderia Perucchini, Italy, with an installed capacity of 6000 MT/ annum, the company has been renamed Birla AccuCast Ltd.
The foundry produces shell moulded ferrous castings, straddling the entire spectrum of nodular, vermicular and Grey Cast Iron, for automotive, hydraulic and engineering industries. Birla AccuCast is one of the few foundries in India with a controlled cooling line which enables production of castings with consistent microstructure. The product mix includes Turbo Charger Bearing Housings, Rocker Arm Levers, Hydraulic Actuator Cylinders, Brake Wheel Cylinders, Halter, End Yoke, Crank Shafts, and Fork Selectors.
The company has implemented Quality Management Systems effectively and has been certified for ISO 9002-1994 AND QS 9000 (ISO9002-1994). It was further accredited with TS 16949:2002 in August 2004, thus becoming eligible to be a tier one supplier to the global automotive industry. Its customers include global automotive giants such as Bosch, Cummins, Knorr-Bremse, Magna, Husco and Eaton.
Says, Mr. Murali Cherat, CEO, Birla AccuCast, "Leveraging increased sourcing of castings from India, Birla AccuCast is looking to be in green sand moulding with an installed capacity of 2000T /month. The company is also looking to double its shell moulding capacity, once the economic situation is more favourable. A state of the art machining facility is also being set up with capabilities to manufacture sub assemblies to meet exacting quality standards of our global customers."