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Foundry Sector
Sustainable Practices
Environmental Compliance
FOUNDRY INDUSTRY
8 to 10 thousand years old
Presently there are 40 to 50 thousand
foundries in the world
World annual production is about 90
million tonnes of castings worth about
250 billion US$
About 2 million people are working in
the foundries globally.
FOUNDRY INDUSTRY
First foundry was set up in China during
the Shang dynasty about 3500 years ago.
First cast iron foundry was established in
England by Abraham Darby in 1709 AD.
John Wilkinson of England obtained a
Patent on cupola furnace in the year
1794 AD.
FOUNDRY INDUSTRY
Global average casting productivity: 34
tons/man.year.
Casting productivity in Japan: 97
tons/man.year.
Casting productivity in India: 16
tons/man.year
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Standard Norm
Cupola Capacity
(Melting rate)
Less than 3 tonne
per hour
3 tonne per huor or
more
Particulate
Concentration
(mg / m3)
450
150
Pollution Prevention
Good Practices
Practice Green Foundry energy efficient
practices and use of renewable sources of
energy
Practice lean casting manufacturing
techniques
Reduce waste and recycle waste
Protect workers, the public and the
environment
Reduce risk of spills, accidents and
emergencies
Good Practices
Pursue quality of life through human
resource development,
Have faith in science, technology and
human resources,
Promote a work culture symbioting world
of knowledge and work through
reengineering, participation and
motivation,
Build a partnership between industry, govt
agencies, funding agencies and academia.
CONCLUSION
To understand sustainable practices needed
for environment compliance, SWOT analysis
of Howrah Foundry industry has been
presented,
Possible common measures have been
identified and discussed.