Engineering

GEMCO together with its sister company Knight Wendling is one of the world’s leading independent full service companies to the Cast Metals Industry, including High Pressure Diecasting. They combine over 40 years of consulting, engineering and general contracting experience. All aspects from the industry and particularly the client’s are taken into consideration, allowing the company to provide creative, practical and sustainable solutions to managerial and technical issues. The work is based on in-depth analysis leading to effective and realistic recommendations that is followed by efficient implementation.A highly qualified staff of foundry consultants, engineers and project managers provide a comprehensive range of services.

Management and Engineering know-how combined for successful foundry projects. Building long-term relationships with the client’s team at both the strategic and operational levels, ensures the successful transfer of expertise and improves effectiveness to yield higher profitability.

Gemco and Knight Wendling operate worldwide, advising clients on the resolution of issues of Corporate Strategy, including:

• Market studies
• New product opportunity reviews
• Benchmarking
• Feasibility and capital investment reviews
• Site selection for new facilities
• Relocations
• Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Financial Engineering
• Interim Management

Many of our assignments also involve operational improvement programs. From our experience of best practice, areas with improvement potential can be identified and appropriate measures will be recommended, committed to optimizing activities in all parts of the Metal Casting Operation in areas such as:

• Technological Assistance
• Environmental Control
• Quality
• Plant Utilization
• Profit Improvement

Engineering and Contracting in both the ferrous and non-ferrous industry
The whole philosophy of our product is one of tailor made foundry solutions, which stems right from the feasibility and pre-engineering studies of the concept phase. Always in close co-operation with the customers we resolve issues such as:

• Process Technology
• Process Flow & Logistics
• Lay Out studies
• Systems & Capacities
• Costs & Viability

Developing a cast metal product requires focus on its function and targeted performance. This means establishing the right conditions to produce accurate castings, using the most efficient manufacturing technology.

• Equipment & System Specifications
• System Integration
• Automation & Process Control
• Building & Auxiliaries

Project Management and General Contracting
With Project Management Gemco can take full responsibility for all project engineering and management activities required for the foundry project. Conceptual engineering and detailed design will be carried out based on the customer’s basic design data and in close co-operation with the customer’s staff to ensure that all requirements are met.

• Professional Teams
• Strong customer involvement
• Modern Control Tools

As General Contractor, Gemco takes full responsibility for Turn Key Foundry Projects including utilities, civil works and building requirements with:

• Product Quality and Output guarantee
• On Time
• Fixed Costs

With this overall responsibility Gemco can also provide overall guarantee on budget, quality and timing for all sub-contractors working under Gemco’s responsibility. With minimum effort for the customer, projects are realized under maximum guarantee. Both Gemco Engineers and Knight Wendling can draw upon substantial international experience, accumulated on a wide range of projects across the world.

Together with the clients a working approach and methodology will be defined and established:

• Analysis - Optimisation - Concept and Implementation plan - Implementation