buyCASTINGS Smoothes Out Casting Problem for Local Ice Cream Manufacturer

Oct 11, 2010

buyCASTINGS was approached in March, 2010, by a local company to assist in a project to quickly produce stainless steel castings. It turns out that the end user was a leading local manufacturer of ice cream. Their previous supplier had gone out of business and they weren't sure where to go for the castings. What was so important to them is that they were building a new plant to expand their business. Critical parts were needed for their custom made manufacturing machinery.

buyCASTINGS assembled the best sources and presented a proposal to them within 3 days. We shortly received the purchase order and the delivery of the existing tooling. buyCASTINGS went to work. Within three weeks the customer received from their refurbished tooling 4 heat treated first article castings for qualification of the foundry. The first articles were machined over the weekend and buyCASTINGS received notice on Monday to proceed with the production order. Within 7 working days the balance of the order was delivered to the customer. The castings worked well and the construction of the machines proceeded on schedule.

In July, 2010, the local newspaper carried an article detailing the history of the local ice cream manufacturer and their new plant. The new plant will quadruple production. This is the first step in the manufacturer plans to expand the distribution of their delicious ice cream nationwide. We are so glad to be part of this delicious success story. This is a typical example of how the buyCASTINGS team helps casting buyers.