2. Customer Empathy & Swift Response
Collaborative approach
Quality Process control
Lean Kanban 5S
Hands-on expertise of over 125 years
Oilfield Mining Railways Plumbing Defense
& more…
3. Synergy … Our approach
• Started in Oct 2005 as a consulting company and underwent
metamorphosis into a full fledged Engineering Sourcing provider-cum
Merchant Exporter
• Offer value based professional sourcing solutions to clients in the U.S,
Canada, Europe & U.K.
• Single source for diverse valued added parts and sub-assemblies.
• Varied volumes and integrated supply chains. Your own sourcing base
in India !
• Earn trust and confidence of clients to develop life long relationships.
• Swift response to clients and suppliers, which eliminates huge hidden
costs.
5. Manufacturing
• Precision Machined parts
• Castings
• Forgings
• Sheet metal fabrication & welded assemblies
• Coils for electric motors and generators
• Electrical insulating parts
• Ceramics
• Products filters, pumps, valves, compressors, enclosures, etc.
• Tools, Dies & Moulds
• All types of surface finishing
Services
• Sourcing, supply chain and inspection services
• Design and engineering services
• Prototyping
Potential Sourcing Areas
6. Product Diversity
• Size : Parts of less than 0.10” dia. to huge castings / forgings eve
upto 44,000 lbs.
• Materials: From aluminum to exotic materials (Titanium, Inconel,
Monel, Aerospace & MIL grades, etc.)
• Industry Segments: Mining, Railways, Off-road machines, High
Voltage Electricals, Heavy duty plumbing, Military, Aerospace and
nuclear industries.
• Technologies: Custom built machines for manufacturing & testing
• Value addition: Sub-assemblies, special processes and fully
developed products.
7. Core capabilities of our team
• Lean Manufacturing – 5S, Kaizen, SMED, Cellular Manufacturing, Kanban, etc.
• Vendor assessment and qualification per ISO stanards.
• Manufacturing cost estimation of components, jigs, fixtures and tooling.
• True Savings : Optimum total costs to ensure true value attractive savings and
not just up-front cheap prices.
• Process Control: Process charts, quality plans, PPAP, inspection standards,
inspectors trained on quality management systems. Technical on-site support to
vendors on process design.
• International business: Over 75 years of combined business international
experience with U.S.A., Canada, U.K, & Europe.
• Export Packaging: conforming to international standards as per ISPM-15
8. Key people & profiles
D.K.Somaiya
Partner
U.S. citizen | 50+ years of key manufacturing and supply chain positions in U.S.A. at
TRW Inc., FMC Corp. | Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering | Master’s in
Industrial Engineering & MBA from University of Houston, Texas, USA. | “Hands-on”
Lean Manufacturing consulting for 25 years.
Ketan B C
C.E.O.
Over 21 years in Supply chain management of mechanical, electrical and electronic
components and sub-assemblies, | Sourcing | Foreign technical collaborations and joint
ventures between India and overseas companies | Lead sourcing and business
partnership programs for companies in U.S.A, U.K & Europe to establish in India |
Managed sourcing efforts in India for U.S. | Expertise in Lean, Kanban, 5S, Kaizen
Nitin R Patel
C.O.O.
Over 25 years expertise in export packaging | Sound knowledge of international
standards like ISPM 15 | Corrosion protection techniques for exports to USA, Europe,
Japan, Australia | Owns dedicated facility for wood processing and treatment | Niche
packaging materials for export.
J Srinivasan
Senior Consultant
Over 45 years of experience in manufacturing and heading operations of plants in the
automotive & earthmoving industries.| Mechanical engineer and Metallurgist | Widely
traveled in Europe and USA for business development | Customer relationship
management | Quality requirement | Raw material and vendor development |
Manufacturing process design | Cost estimation | Lead assesor Quality management
systems | New supplier development.
Bharat Thakkar
Director Business
Development
Over 40 years of multi-faceted experience in industry | International business liason |
development both for import and export in a variety of industries like steel, fabrication,
electrical industry, engineering components and sub-assemblies for wide ranging
domains.
15. • Processes: Closed die and open die, cold and hot & ring forging.
• Materials: Ferrous (all iron and steel), Nickel based alloys; Non-ferrous
(Aluminum, Tenzalloy, Lead free brass, Bronze, Zinc)
18. New Projects
Parts & assemblies for metro transportation
Linear Induction Motor parts for Metro trains
Parts & assemblies for Army & Navy
19. Electrical Coils & motor parts
• Highly application critical Electrical coils were developed for Linear motors.
• Diverse materials used like Dupont Kapton grade FWN insulated copper,
Nomex insulating materials, highly skilled coil taping.
Finished coil
Insulating parts for linear motor from NEMA G11, SG-200, etc.
23. Supplier development process
► Overall feasibility study of client’s needs
► Supplier identification & market research
► Research key information from suppliers
through an RFI process
► On-site evaluation / audit of suppliers
► Audit of quality systems
► Management systems
► Health, Safety and Housekeeping
► Feasibility report
► Pre-qualify and recommendation
► Budgetary quotations and internal cost estimation
► Organize supplier visits for client
► Final selection of supplier by client
► Launch and manage RFQ process
► Quotation evaluation, negotiations and order finalization
► Supply chain design, set-up and management
26. Clients
T & S Brass &
Bronze Works, SC,
U.S.A.(heavy duty
plumbing)
IdaTech, OR, U.S.A.
(hydrogen fuel cell
systems)
Unit Electrical Engg.
Canada.
(mining & metro
railway)
TBI Mfg.Ltd. UK,
(construction
machinery)
Military components Los Angeles U.S.A.
Military components
27. Belgium
Cast Strategies LLC
Mr.Mike Swartzlander
Managing Director
Cast Strategies LLC
U.S.A.
Poland
Mr.Tony Silver
Director – Business
Development
U.K & Europe
28. Synergise with us
►Rapid development and sourcing from India
►Your own reliable sourcing base
►Open to Challenges
►Trust, Teamwork and respect for Time.
