We are steel foundry in Amarante, Portugal, manly dedicated to steel castings, and with a special dedications for technical and engineering parts. The materials that we feel that we could be more competitive are: - steels range, and that family, we feel that we must be competitive and Ni, Cr e Mo steel alloys, and stainless steels, but as well carbons steels. - for irons range, we have quite lot experience on Ni-hard alloys, and high Cr alloys, and we are very competitive for some range of wear resist parts for concrete applications and asphaltic and cement applications. About batch sizes, and quantities, it’s really very hard, do the fact that we have a large range of different type of parts. But I feel that we are well prepare for small and medium series, that could go from 5 to 50 parts, and from 50 parts to 200 parts. Some other type of parts, with patterns plate, we could produce in good condition several thousand parts a year. Concerning the weights, it’s also very diversified, but for the highest production, let me say parts till 50 Kgs, we can made several hundreds or even some thousands a year. Medium weight we could divide in four sizes: - < 50 kgs, - > 50 kgs to 200 kgs - > 200 kgs to 500 kgs - > 0,5 Ton to near 2,3 Ton as clean parts, around 3,2 Ton metal capacity on melting.

The markets that we feel that we could get some results, more quickly, they are: - Pumps and valves (carbon steels and stainless steels, duplex), for liquids and solid “materials” - Construction equipment’s, steel parts (mechanical parts, complex parts) - Environmental field, like biomass, for burners plants, heat-resistant steels, we have quite goods result ion that - Railways, for steel parts - Special transports - Mining and construction equipment producers fields, name s, like METSO, SANDVIK, THYSSENKRUPP, Kleemann, Arcen, are running at our production since years.

The main qualifications and preparation that we have and that we are working on are: Knowing that nowadays quality is an item of extreme relevance this company has the certification NP EN ISO 9001:2008. FAL quality assurance system for manufactory of materials is certified according to the European Directive 97/23/EC, annex I, Part. 4.3. and AD 2000-Merkblatt WO

FAL is homologate by TUV also for the welding procedures for railways markets according the EN 15086, class I. Our welders staff are qualify according EN287-1 and ASME IX. Welding procedures are certified according EB ISO 15614-1 and ASME IX validated by 3rd parties, by Lloyds Register, we have experience and work with several 3rd party DNV, Vinçotte, LR, TUV. In preparation, casting steels manufactory (foundry) with Lloyds, DNV, GL, and Norsok.

Our main focus at the moment is to increase our base of customers in Central Europe, North Europe (Scandinavia), and we hope explore the United Kingdom market, and we have some tasks also for the North America markets. Pls, let me send you some reference of our important costumers,: Huisman, Indexator, Komatsu, Bombardier, Faiveley, Nicolas, Roplan, Metso, Cascade, Iti, IMF, Fives Cail, Manitowoc, KoneCranes, Velan, Segault, Efaflu, Ktm, Guichon Valves, Rpa Porcess, Altsom power, Altom ferroiviaeire, Skf, SNCF, Eiffel, Vanatome, , Terex, Sandvik, Hitacchi, Geismar, Sirpa, ThyssenKrupp, Kleeman, Crm, Detloff, PTC, IHC, Lacom, Tridec, Lafarge, Cimpor, Arcen,, Arcelor, CMI, Pompes Briere, Descote, Friatec, Itt, Terberg, Redaelli, Teixeira Duarte, Edp, Voith, etc….

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