Automotive Castings

India manufactures and exports all kinds of castings and forgings for automotive, defense, material handling, earthmoving and electrical applications. There are over 300 companies that manufacture forged parts (excluding the large number of units classified as tiny) and forging capabilities exist for all kinds of carbon, alloy and stainless steels using open-die and closed-die processes. Of these, there are about 10 large units and about 100 mid-size units.

India is the fourth largest manufacturer of castings worldwide and its output has more than doubled in the last 10 years. There are 4,500 foundries and are clustered in some parts of the country. Capabilities exist for expendable mold castings including precision castings, and for non-expendable mold die casting. Castings produced span ferrous, nonferrous, aluminum alloy, graded cast iron, ductile iron, steel etc for application in automobiles, pumps, compressors & valves, diesel engines, and, sanitary pipes & fittings etc. Grey iron castings constitute about 70% of total castings produced.