BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON · Awarded contract
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Supply of Advanced Sand Casting System for Light Metal Research at Brunel University London

Awarded 01 Feb 2017

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Awarded01 Feb 2017
Value£210,286.75
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 8y 5mo ago1y 4mo term
Awarded 1 Feb 2017Expired 30 May 2018

Brunel University London awarded a contract to Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd.

for the supply of an advanced sand casting system and associated equipment for research and development purposes.

The system includes raw sand delivery, sand mixing, moulding, mould stripping, reversing and assembly, and two furnaces for melting and holding aluminium alloys.

The equipment is intended for the AMCC 2 phase of the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST), funded by HEFCE and supported by industrial partners, to expand a national facility for light metal research.

The contract value is £210,286.75.

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