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Gibson Centri Tech Limited Additional Products

In the addition to the supply of equipment and parts Gibson Centri Tech Limited also provides a broad range of complementary services that includes:

• Plant layout
• Equipment Installation
• Full Technical Support

Applied to projects both in the UK and overseas, this comprehensive capability has continued to prove it’s worth providing cost effective solutions to casting problems encountered by foundries worldwide. Gibson Centri Tech Limited uses the latest techniques to design centrifugal casting machine systems for business in many industries across the globe; our engineers solve even the toughest design problems quickly and efficiently using the latest techniques.

Our Engineers complete 3D designs of every customers centrifugal casting machine before any metal is cut. This allows design reviews to be presented in an easy to understand format, allowing a rapid and inexpensive development process. Gibson’s customers can then realistically visualise all components parts prior to machine manufacture, giving them a better understanding of each machines capabilities.

Gibson Centri Tech Limited utilise the customers requirements, objectives and design constraints to provide the right automation solution for every customer. We offer a large range of solutions from prototypes, fully manual stand alone machines, manually loaded semi automated machines to fully automated stand alone and integrated factory systems employing innovative process automation technology.

Our Engineers are experts in the design and building of Centrifugal Casting Machines with electric, pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical drive mechanisms for virtually any project.

Custom features are also available on Gibson Centri Tech Limited machines; they can be equipped with custom features such as SCADA (Supervisory control and data acquisition). As with all our automation systems, the Gibson Centri Tech Limited systems are custom designed and built to fulfil the customers project requirements. 

Gibson Centri Tech Limited – The Horizontal and Vertical Process

It is acknowledged that both Horizontal and Vertical Centrifugal Casting process can be used with ferrous and non- ferrous materials. The same machines can cast ferrous and non – ferrous, the only difference is some process features have to be tailored to suit the alloy, such as: 

• Spinning speeds
• Pouring rates
• Mould temperature
• Molten metal temperatures
• Mould coating
• Water Cooling

Horizontal Centrifugal Casting or Vertical Centrifugal Casting:

Horizontal Centrifugal Casting is best applied to castings of greater length than the diameter and which have cylindrical bore. This is why you will commonly find tubes between 300mm to 6000mm long. It is possible to create shaped casting horizontally using a shaped mould or sand inserts.

Vertical Centrifugal Casting on the other hand is commonly used for cylinder shapes where the diameter exceeds the length or height of the casting one exception to the are steel mill rolls where using a roller guide system, castings with a longer length to the diameter are manufactured this is to allow the manufacture of solid castings.

It can also be used for complex casting shapes such as Ball Valves and Propellers. 

Due to the Gravitational pull while pouring the material a parabolic effect takes place in the bore, this can be altered by changing the speed for casting. 

Why Choose Centrifugal Casting?

The practice of centrifugal force, the force when a body is subject to a high velocity spinning action to exert pressure onto molten metal as it is poured into a die, this method has a number of advantages over traditional static die-casting methods. 

Centrifugal force brings about an even distribution of the metal and forces gases and other impurities out of the critical section of each casting, resulting in consistent, high quality output with superior physical properties. 

By refining the operating techniques and upgrading it’s programmable machines with a number of innovative features, Gibson Centri – Tech Limited has improved still further the efficiency and productivity of a well established process.

Other Advantages of Centrifugal Casting are:

• Reduction of equipment cost
• Reduction of Manufacturing Costs
• Extensive Life
• Fewer castoffs
• Flexibility

In short centrifugal casting results in longer life, reduced rejects, reduction of manufacturing costs and production flexibility.

Bank Holiday May 7th 2018

We will be closed on Monday 7th May for May Bank Holiday. We will re open at 9.00am on Tuesday 8th May 2018.

World Leaders in the design and Manufacture of Centrifgual Casting Machines

Gibson Centri Tech Limited is acknowledged as one of the leading manufactures of technologically advanced Centrifugal Casting machine systems. 

Ninety per cent of Gibson’s output has been exported worldwide, achieving major sales in the USA and Europe. Products included equipment to manufacture rolls, tubes, cylinder liners, bearings, pipes and brushes. 

Beginning with the careful evaluation of customers requirements, Gibson Centri Tech Limited select the most efficient Centrifugal Casting equipment and process. Every stage of manufacture is under the company’s control and precise dimensional accuracy is assured. Prior to delivery, each machine is assembled and workshop tested to the most rigorous standards. Our extensive experience in project management and commissioning ensures that ensures that every aspect of the scheme is coordinated to meet production deadlines and all the necessary performance criteria. 

For more information on the types of products and services that we can provide, please email our sales team: sales@gibsoncentritech.co.uk 

Additional Services

In Addition to the supply of centrifugal casting machines and equipment. Gibson Centri Tech Limited also provides a broad range of services that includes:

• Plant Layout
• Equipment Installation
• Full Technical Support
• Project Management
• Foundry Design

Applied to projects both in the UK and overseas, this comprehensive capability has continued to prove it’s worth providing cost effective solutions to casting problems encountered by foundries worldwide.

For further information, contact our Sales team: sales@gibsoncentritech.co.uk

Easter Break

Gibson Centri Tech Limited will be closed on Friday 30th April 2018 for the Easter Holiday. We will re open on Tuesday 3rd April at 9.00am.

Castcon 27th – 28th March 2018

Gibson Centri Tech Limited will be attending the Castcon conference 27th – 28th March 2018