RBD Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

Product Capability | Manufacturing Facilities | Quality Control

Product Capability

We produce Clutch Pressure Plate and Cover castings mainly for Commercial Vehicles (HCV,MCV,LCV), Tractors, Farm Equipments, for the Indian Automotive Industry used for OE applications in Tata Motors Ltd., Ashok Leyland, TAFE, BAJAJ, EICHER, AMW, vehicles through their clutch suppliers. We also manufacture Intermediate plates, Spider hubs, Bearing cages, Release sleeves for clutch bearing, components for Power Take Off's (PTO's) like Bell Housings, Adjusting rings, Release sleeves, Clutch bodies, Bearing retainers, bearing carriers, components for Earth Moving equipments, construction and Industrial applications for the U.S. market for OEM application.

Product weight Range	:	750 grams To 40 Kg.
Dimensions	:	Up to 20 inches in Diameter and 10 inches in height.
Metal Cast Range	:	All Grades of Cast Iron. GG 15,20,25,30,35 : DIN 1691 FG260, FG 300, FG 350 : IS 6331 SAE 3000, SAE 3500 : ASTM A 159-83, J431 FC 250, FC 300, FC 350 : JISG5501(95) Ductile Iron GGG 40,50,60,70 : DIN 1693 SG 400/12,500/7,700/2 : IS 1865 65-45-12, 70-55-05, 80-55-06, 80-60-03 : ASTM 536(93) FCD 40, 50,60,70 : JIS G5502(95)
Capacity	:	400 MT's per month.
Lead Time for Development	:	4-6 weeks from purchase order.
Production Lead Time	:	4-6 weeks.
Delivery	:	As per customer schedule.

At RBD Engineers we offer value addition to our castings by painting, fully machining and balancing in a "ready-to- assemble" condition.

Manufacturing Facilities

We use modern foundry technology to assure very high quality, precision castings at a very competitive price. All tooling and fixtures are designed and manufactured in house using CAD/CAM.

Moulding Facility

• Simultenous Jolt and Squeeze machines - Equivalent to ARPA 300
• Squeeze and Joling Machines
• Intensive Sand Mixers
• Sand Muller
• Track - Trolley System
• Sand Sievers

Melting Facility ( Furnace )

• Induction 500 Kg. Inductotherm Make - 1 no.
• Induction Furnace - 350 kg - Inductotherm make. - 1 no.
• Cupola Furnace - 1.25 MT/ Hr. capacity - 2 nos.

Fettling Facility

• Rotary table type shot blasting machines.
• Pedestal grinders.
• Portable pneumatic grinders.

Pattern Shop Facility
All patterns are developed in house using on BFW make VMC, and ACE make CNC employing latest CAD/CAM techniques.

Machining Facility

• CNC Turning centers.
• Vertical Machining Center( VMC).
• Lathes.
• Drilling Machines.
• Milling Machines.
• Dynamic Balancing Machine.

Quality Control

RBD Engineers is ISO/TS 16949:2002 certified company.

Metal Testing facilities - The foundry has following metal testing facility to check , control and certify:

• Mechanical Properties
  • Universal Testing Machine.
  • Hardness Tester.
• Chemical Composition and Temperature
  • On Line Carbon Silicon Analyzer.
  • Dip Type Pyrometers for temperature measuring.
  • Complete Lab for wet analysis to determine basic chemical elements.
• Microstructure
  Metallurgical Microscope (100-1000X).

Sand Testing Facilities

• Sand Testing Equipment.

Quality Control Facilities for Dimensional Check

• Height Gauges, Verniers, Micrometers, slip gauges, air gauges etc.
• Special Purpose Gauges.
• Surface roughness measuring instrument.