BULGARIA
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Chairman of The Supervisory Board Metal
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METAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP- Angel Balevski INC. SOFIA

30A Elemag Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Tel: (+359 2) 9630670 / 0760 / 1754 / 1352.
Fax: (+359 2) 963 0320
Email: mtg@mtgbg.com
Website: www.mtgbg.com
The Group consolidates leading Bulgarian companies well-known for their production all over the world. With their more than 70 years tradition in manufacturing and research activities, they guarantee good acceptance of the produced equipment. Despite the great variety, there are common features that unify the companies:

· constant development and improvement of technologies and equipment distinguished by many international awards.
· building-up complex manufacturing installations for certain products, covering the complete production process and required control equipment.
· meeting all clients' requirements in case of complex deliveries.
· entire automation of the technological and production processes by using the latest achievements of microprocessor engineering.
· covering the highest requirements for labor safety and environment protection.

Since 1961 all the companies have been implementing the most modern equipment and processes developed by the Institute for Metal Science and Technology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, including the counter pressure casting method.

WHAT CAN EACH OF OUR COMPANIES OFFER TO YOU:

· "ALUCOM" INC. - Pleven /*/

The largest plant in the Balkan Peninsula for production of aluminum castings. It is specialized in manufacturing truck and automobile wheels, radiators. It possesses the only line for aluminum tank wheels in Europe put in operation in 1987. The plant meets the demands of automobile, electronic, chemical, food and other industries by using all modern methods and technologies for casting of aluminum castings.



It casts all pieces and spare parts for electric and motor trucks. It is equipped with all the necessary counter pressure, low pressure and high pressure casting machines.

A procedure is in process for developing a quality system in compliance with ISO 9001 with the participation of TUV Rheinland.



· "CENTROMET" INC. - Vratsa /*/



The company is established in 1977 with Bulgarian "know-how". The mission of the company is scientific research and production of products with special application in high-temperature furnaces in the chemical industry, cylinder sleeves for ship engines made of special materials, bi-metal roller for the ceramic industry, thermo-resistant rollers for furnaces for the glass industry, aluminum industry, metallurgy etc.

Since 1989 the degree of the scientific research and experimental activity has considerably decreased and the company directed its production towards some unique products for the European market.

Some of its major products and clients are:
-Complex products for the chemical industry for: BASF, UHDE, Linde, Carolic-Germany, etc.;
-Cylinder sleeves for ship engines with diameter of piston from 180 to 400 mm for: Sadefa-France, Sulzer-Switzerland, Finkatieri-Italy, Mahle-J.Wizemann Pleuco-Germany, etc.;
-Bi-metal products for the ceramic industry with weight of the product from 500 to 2000 kg for: Handle-Germany, SPIK-Macedonia, Gitaric-Jugoslavia, etc.
-Furnace rollers from thermo-resistant steel for: Sadefa-France, Hauffe&Muller, Nippes&Schmidt-Germany, etc.
The production of Centromet Inc. is certified and the company has special licenses from Lloyds Register and TUF. It also possesses modern laboratory equipment for control and guarantee of the quality and the special requirements of each client.
"METACOM" INC. - Pleven /*/



Traditional producer of shaped castings from ferrous alloys for the truck industry, heavyweight automobiles, for energetic and forging equipment, metal-working machines, for furnace manufacturing and casting moulds, for fittings - valves, flaps etc., weighing from 5 kg up to 5000 kg and max. overall dimensions 5000x2400x1500 mm.

The production program covers:

1) Designing casting technologies and equipment with CAD/CAM systems.
2) Producing casting equipment using metal-working machines with CNC.
3) Manufacturing and delivery of shaped castings made of:
· constructional and carbon steels according to DIN GS35 to GS70 and acc. ASTM;
· constructional, alloyed according to DIN steels with Manganese, Silicon, Chrome, Molybdenum, Vanadium;
· high alloyed heat-resistant alloys according to DIN GX40 Cr N; Si 2520; GX40 NiCrSi 3818; GX25 CrNiSi 2014;
· gray and alloyed (hematite) cast iron, spheroidal-graphite cast iron GGG60.

· "OSAM" INC. - Lovetch /*/

The company is specialized in the production of moldings of cast iron utilizing the method of form modifying. It has adopted more than 200 types of castings for fork-lift trucks, cars and trucks. The castings are used mainly in the transmission, running gear and brake system (bodies, cassettes, hubs, brake discs and drums, brake shoes etc.).



For the last five years the company has adopted the production of 400 castings which are fashion profile of water and gas supplying systems. The plant is put into operation in 1980 (its reconstruction and modernization have been made in 1987).

· "VAPTZAROV" INC. - Pleven /*/

1) Omnidirectional press equipment which includes:
eccentric presses, hydraulic presses, sheet-bending press, guillotine shears for sheet metal cutting, pneumatic hammers.
2) Compressor equipment which includes:
tractor mounted piston compressors, stationary piston compressors, rotary compressors.
3) Turbines and facilities for Hydroelectric station which includes:
micro turbines - 0.5 to 50 kW;
mini turbines - 50 to 2000 kW;
macro turbines - up to 260 mW.
4) Pump equipment which includes:
axial and condense pumps for Nuclear power station, axial pumps for irrigating systems, centrifugal single-stage double suction pumps, centrifugal vertical pumps.
5) Production of various engineering parts using drawings or client's samples.
The company possesses a quality certificate ISO 9001 issued by AFAQ ASCERT International in 1997.


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