Aakar Foundry Pvt. Ltd. (AFPL) | Vishwakarma Group | Pune
Aakar Foundry Pvt. Ltd. (AFPL) is a Green-Field project started in the year 2007. It offers solutions right from the stage of proto type conceptualization & its development through to final serial production through HPDC, LPDC & GDC route including designing and provision of value-added services.

It has its own aluminium foundry with an installed annual capacity of 3500 tons and supplies to the Automotive and Non-automotive segments.

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Core Competencies

  • Initial stage Prototype Development in soft tooling
  • In-house Design & Tool Room
  • Entire manufacturing for castings under one roof using GDC, LPDC & HPDC processes
  • In-house capabilities for powder coating & heat treatment
  • Facility for machining, sub-assemblies and testing of final products


Infrastructure

  • Logistically in a strategic location: At Talegaon on the outskirts of Pune & in close proximity to the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway.
  • 12 Acres of Land, Built-up plant shed 80,000 Sq. ft. +25,000 sq. ft. basement for vendor park.
  • MSEB – Express feeder + 100% DG set back-up.
  • State-of-the-art equipment for foundry - GDC, LPDC,HPDC die-casting processes coupled with Tool Room& Design.
  • Experienced manpower for product developments & serial production of critical parts given AFPL‟s proximity to VIT.


Products

  • One-stop manufacturing solution of aluminium casting in gravity, high pressure and low pressure for automotives
  • Manufacture of aluminium prototypes through soft tooling with all process (HPDC, LPDC &GDC) to avoid repeat validation process.


Awards & Citations

  • ISO 900: 2008 by TUV Nord
  • ISO/TS 16949-2009 by TUV Nord
  • Alucast for “Best Foundry” in 2016
  • Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd for “New developments”in 2016
  • ACMA for “Lean Cluster” in 2015
  • Greaves Cotton for “New Development” in 2014
  • Cummins India for “Excellent Support and Responsiveness in volume ramp-up and new development” in 2013