Automotive production
Production for automotive is in Seco Industries, s.r.o. represented by castings and workpieces mainly from ductile iron. To lesser extend it is from gray cast iron. These components form parts of assemblies in cars, trucks, and buses. We specialize in small, dimensionally accurate castings ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 kg. We manufacture rocker arms for internal combustion engines, axle holders, shift forks and crankshaft bearing caps. Automotive castings and workpieces from Seco Industries, s.r.o. are also used in car air conditioning compressors.
A separate and independent production unit producing parts for the automotive segment in Seco Industries, s.r.o. is the production of wet cylinder liners for diesel engines of trucks. The overall production process begins with a foundry part to produce castings from special alloy gray cast iron. Subsequently, it goes through cylinder machining, where there is a precise multi-stage machining. It is done to achieve the required parameters of the cylinder liners. The final output inspection and subsequent packaging of cylinder liners is subject to the strictest criteria of our customers. Production and logistics conditions for these parts meet the standards according to the IATF methodology 16949: 2016.
Manufacturing for automotive in Seco Industries, s.r.o. and its specifics
The production of automotive castings differs from other industries in that there are often changes in the volumes and priorities of customer orders in this downstream chain. It is necessary to react flexibly, predict and balance from the delivery of input materials to the final shipment. It is always necessary to respond flexibly according to current needs and requirements from customers.
The complexity of production for the automotive industry also lies in the global competition on the worldwide market. This is related to pressure on prices, selection of approved suppliers, security stocks and long-term logistical precision. At the same time, extreme emphasis is placed on the quality of deliveries with minimum scrap pieces (zero defect principle), which would jeopardize the flow of production on assembly lines for automotive customers. In Seco Industries, s.r.o. so we can offer our services to a wide portfolio of customers thanks to many years of experience with production for automotive.
