Sweden's SinterCast Wins Order for Casting Equipment for Nordic 13-Litre Commercial Vehicle Engine

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 6, Swedish casting technology supplier SinterCast announced that it has signed a compacted graphite iron (CGI) technology licensing agreement with a European commercial vehicle manufacturer and received an order for a System 4000 Plus casting process control system. The equipment will be installed at the customer's own foundry in the Nordic region for the production of cylinder blocks for a new-generation 13-litre commercial vehicle engine, with installation and commissioning scheduled for completion in November 2026 and series production to begin before the end of the year.

The cooperation centres on the engine cylinder block casting process. The customer and SinterCast had previously engaged in a period of technical collaboration to jointly develop and validate a casting process control solution suitable for the new-generation 13-litre engine cylinder block. The new equipment will be responsible for monitoring and controlling the compacted graphite iron production process, working in conjunction with the casting line to manufacture key structural engine components.

The System 4000 Plus will be integrated with the customer foundry's existing SinterCast Ladle Tracker system. The two systems will operate in tandem to control and track molten iron treatment and the casting process, improving process stability and material quality traceability. The equipment delivery involves not only the installation of the process control system but also technology licensing for the cylinder block production process of the new engine platform.

Compacted graphite iron is the core material in this engine manufacturing process. Compared with conventional grey cast iron, this material offers higher strength, stiffness and durability, meeting the performance requirements for structural components of commercial vehicle engines operating under high-load conditions. Using this material for cylinder block production enables optimisation of engine structural design while meeting mechanical performance requirements, and supports reduced overall engine weight and fuel consumption.

The Nordic order will also create synergies with production arrangements previously announced for the same global engine platform at other SinterCast-licensed foundries. According to SinterCast's projections, as the related projects gradually ramp up output between 2027 and 2028, the combined new business from this engine platform is expected to increase the company's current series production volume by more than 20%. This increase represents the combined contribution of the same engine platform across multiple licensed foundries and is not the production growth of this single Nordic plant.