Precision investment casting in steel, aluminium, cobalt and nickel alloys in air-melt and vacuum casting – worldwide at 5 locations
Texmo Blank
Sheffield (UK) · Warsaw, Indiana (US) · Riedlingen (DE) · Timisoara (RO) · Coimbatore (IN)New on Amplifa
About Texmo Blank
Texmo Blank is an internationally active manufacturer of precision investment cast components headquartered in Sheffield (UK) with five locations in the UK, USA, Germany, Romania and India. The company produces complex, high-performance castings in steel, aluminium, cobalt and nickel-based superalloys using both air-melt and vacuum casting. The value chain includes design engineering and casting simulation, rapid, wax-die and metal prototyping, in-house toolmaking, wax injection and ceramic shell building (also automated and with 3D printing of wax patterns), melting and casting via induction, resistance and vacuum systems, heat treatment, post-casting machining, surface finishing as well as assembly and inspection through to smart warehousing and distribution. Producing around 35 million parts per year on 850,000 sq ft of manufacturing space, Texmo Blank serves industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical technology, energy, agriculture, defence, oil & gas and rail. The Riedlingen site (Texmo Blank Germany GmbH, founded 1960) is an end-to-end foundry offering design, casting, finishing and assembly from a single source and operates its facilities with hydropower.
- Site
- Riedlingen
- Processes
- Investment Casting, Air-Melt Investment Casting, Vacuum Investment Casting, Centrifugal/Spin Casting, Low Pressure Casting, Open/Atmospheric Casting, Roll-over/Tilt Casting, Automated Shelling
- Materials
- Low Alloy Steel 4140, 17-4 Precipitation-Hardening Stainless Steel, A-356 Aluminium, Hastelloy X, IC 8620 Low Alloy Steel, CF3M Alloy, Cobalt-Chrome Alloy, F75 CoCr Alloy
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, IATF 16949:2016, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 14064-1 (GHG), ISO 50001:2018, AD 2000 W0, AEO (Authorised Economic Operator), ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001
- Founded
- 1960
- Employees
- 1.750
- Industries
- Aerospace, Automotive, Medical Technology, Industrial, Energy/Energy Technology, Agriculture
- 01
Design Engineering & Casting Simulation
- 02
Prototyping (Rapid, Wax-Die, Metal)
- 03
Toolmaking (in-house mould making)
- 04
Wax Injection / Pattern Assembly incl. 3D Printing of Wax Patterns
- 05
Ceramic Shell Building (incl. Automated Shelling)
- 06
Dewaxing
- 07
Melting & Casting (Air-Melt, Vacuum, Low-Pressure, Centrifugal)
- 08
Heat Treatment
- 09
Post-Casting Machining (CNC)
- 10
Surface Finishing
- 11
Assembly & Inspection
- 12
Smart Warehousing & Distribution
Locations
Riedlingen
DEEnd-to-End Foundry (Design, Casting, Finishing, Assembly)
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, aluminium, nickel and cobalt alloys; air-melt and vacuum casting; biocompatible alloys
- Induction melting furnace
- Resistance melting furnace
- Vacuum casting systems
- Toolmaking machine park (in-house mould making)
- Wax injection machines
- Ceramic shell building systems
- Dewaxing furnaces
- Heat treatment furnaces
Sheffield
GBHead Office
Warsaw, Indiana
USFoundry (Industrial & Medical)
- Materials
- 250+ alloys; introduction of titanium and superalloy casting
- Automated shelling systems
Timisoara
ROProduction
Coimbatore (Kovilpalayam)
INProduction
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment CastingCasting | – | – | – | – | Carbon steels, Low-alloy steels, Alloy steels, Austenitic stainless steels, Ferritic stainless steels, Precipitation-hardening stainless steels, Nickel-based superalloys, Cobalt alloys, Aluminium alloys |
| Air-Melt Investment CastingCasting | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium, Cobalt, Nickel superalloys |
| Vacuum Investment CastingCasting | – | – | – | – | Steel, Nickel superalloys, Cobalt alloys, Titanium (being introduced) |
| Centrifugal/Spin CastingCasting | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Bronze, Aluminium |
| Low Pressure CastingCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Magnesium, various steels |
| Open/Atmospheric CastingCasting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roll-over/Tilt CastingCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Bronze, Steel |
| Automated ShellingCasting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dewaxing / Ceramic Shell MakingCasting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wax Injection / Pattern AssemblyCasting | – | – | – | – | Wax |
| Wax 3D PrintingAdditive | – | – | – | – | Wax |
| 3D Printing of Castings (Metal 3D Printing for Castings)Additive | – | – | – | – | Cobalt-chrome alloy |
| Rapid, Wax-Die & Metal PrototypingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Toolmaking for Investment Casting (in-house mould making, injection moulds)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Post-Casting Machining / Machining of CastingsMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium, Cobalt-chrome, Nickel alloys |
| Machining from Solid (churgical instruments)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface Finishing & ProcessingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heat Treatment (e.g. EN AC-42000-T6, precipitation-hardening stainless steels)Heat Treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly & Quality TestingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Smart Warehousing & DistributionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design Engineering / DFM EngineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Casting SimulationEngineering | – | – | – | – | Hastelloy X |
| Testing: X-ray/Radiography, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, Penetrant InspectionTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing: Tensile, Hardness, Impact Testing (destructive testing)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
10 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wax Injection Machine | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ceramic Shell Building Systems (Slurry Tank, Fluidised Bed, Robotic Dipping Systems) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dewaxing Furnace | – | – | – | – | – |
| Induction Melting Furnace | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electric Resistance Melting Furnace | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vacuum Casting Systems (Single/Double Chamber Vacuum Casting Systems) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Centrifugal Casting Machine | – | – | – | – | – |
| Low-Pressure Casting Machine | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated Shelling Systems | – | – | – | – | Texmo Blank USA, Warsaw, Indiana |
| Toolmaking Machine Park (in-house mould making) | – | – | – | – | Germany (Riedlingen) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certifications
Quality assurance includes non-destructive testing methods such as X-ray/radiography, ultrasonic, magnetic particle and penetrant inspection as well as destructive testing (tensile, hardness and impact tests). The sites are certified to ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485 and further management systems.
| Evidence | Riedlingen | Sheffield | Warsaw, Indiana | Timisoara | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |||||
| IATF 16949 | |||||
| ISO 13485 | |||||
| ISO 14001 | |||||
| ISO 45001 | |||||
| ISO 50001 |
History
- 1956
Ramana Ramaswamy founds Texmo Industries in Coimbatore, India.
- 1960
Wilhelm Blank's machine tool agency begins investment casting production in Germany (start with 8 employees).
- 1984
Werner Blank takes over the company; renamed FEINGUSS BLANK GmbH.
- 1985
Founding of Medcast Inc. in the USA (Warsaw, Indiana).
- 1992
Founding of Texmo Precision Castings by Damayanti Ramachandran.
- 1993
Founding of the original Romania company by Alfred Barth.
- 2009
Opening of the UK headquarters in Sheffield.
- 2014
Texmo Precision Castings acquires Medcast Inc.
- 2017
New business center opened in Germany.
- 2020
Feinguss Blank acquires B2 Smart Precision in Romania.
- 2023
Texmo Precision Castings takes over Feinguss Blank; rebranding to Texmo Blank.