Marine Hardware

❝ Investment casting is perfect for marine hardware such as cleats, hatches, and propeller components. Marine hardware made with alloy steel by lost-wax investment casting provides long-lasting reliability and safety for marine vessels. ❞

❚ Foundry: Valve-tek’s self-owned in-house casting foundry located at Taiping Dist., Taichung (Taiwan)

❚ Manufactured by: Investment Casting, Lost-Wax

 ➨ Multiple options of materials. Mass Production Available

 ➨ Idea for High-Precision Dimensional Designs and Complex Shapes

 ➨ Cost Competitiveness in Raw Materials and Equipment

❚ Service Scopes: Casting solution planning, investment casting production, mold design, mold flow analysis, raw castings, machined castings, quality control program, packaging, and delivery.

❚ Materials: Stainless Steel (CF8M, CF8), Carbon Steel (WCB), Alloy Steel, etc. Please refer to the Material Comparison Table.

❚ QC Inspections: Chemical Analysis (Material), Impact Test, Tensile Strength Test, Hardness Test, Penetrate Test (PT), X-Ray Radiograph (RT), Coordinate Measuring, Inter-granular Corrosion Mearing. All tests are available upon request.

❚ Inquiry Process:

 Step 1. Contact Us

 Feel free to email us at casting@valvetek.com.tw for online inquiries and quotes.

 Step 2. Inquiry with Drawing

 Please provide 2D or 3D drawings. If you can also provide material, weight, quantity, and usage information, we can offer you the most favorable and suitable customized products and services.

 Step 3. Samples

 Our research and development design team will create samples based on your specifications (dimensions, material, inspection tests, and processing).

 Step 4. PO (Purchase Order) & Production

 Confirm the order quantity and lead time, and proceed with the investment casting production process.

 Step 5. Quality Inspection & Delivery

 After thorough quality assurance, the deliverables will be shipped to the specified location, or they can undergo the final machining process and testing to become finished products.