BERNARDES & KIN FOUNDRY

SUPPLIERS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY CASTINGS IN ALL GRADES OF  STAINLESS STEEL,STEEL,LOW ALLOY STEEL AND CAST IRONS FOR HEAT,CORROSION,WEAR AND ABRASION RESISTANCE.

Managing Member Rocky Bernardes next to a pump volute casted at our works in Chamdor.

About Us

WE HAVE DONE A HUGE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND THE INDICATORS WERE THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN ENOUG ROOM AND CALL FOR A NEW FOUNDRY TO OPERATE IN THE STAINLESS STEEL CASTINGS MARKET.ESTABLISHED IN 2008 THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WERE USED TO SET THE FOUNDRY UP IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE SPACE AVAILABLE WAS UTILIZED TO PROMOTE THE BEST WORK FLOW.MAY 2008 SAW US CASTING OUR VERY FIRST CASTINGS.PRIDE OF PLACE IS OUR TWO SOLID STATE INDUCTION FURNACES ONE WITH 400KG CAPACITY AND THE OTHER WITH 600KG CAPACITY.

WE ALSO HAVE 150KG AND 500KG GAS FIRED FURNACES WHICH IS COMPLIMENTED WITH A 150KG ELECTRICAL MORGAN FURNACE.WE ARE CURRENTLY BUSY WITH A FEW PROJECTS TO WIDEN THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS.ROCKY BERNARDES SOLE OWNER AND MANAGING MEMBER HAS BEEN IN THE FOUNDRY BUSINESS FOR MOST OF HIS WORKING LIFE,STARTING OF AS A FURNACE OPPERATOR IN 1988 WITH MELALLURGICAL PROCESSES.HE MOVED THROUGH THE VARIOUS PRODUCTION DEPARTMENTS BEFORE JOINING RELY PRECISION CASTINGS IN 1994.HE HAD THE URGE TO MOVE INTO SALES WHICH HE DID IN 1996 WHERE HE EXCELED AND BECAME SALES MANAGER.IN 2001 HE JOINED STELOY CASTINGS AS SALES AND CUSTOMER LIASON MANAGER UNTIL 2007 WHEN HE LEFT TO SET UP B&K FOUNDRY.

STANLEY TSHIVHASE.

STANLEY THE FOUNDRY METALERGUST WHICH WAS TRAINED AT ISCOR WORKED AT BOARD SECO AND AT INDEPENDENT FOUNDRY.

JOAQUIM BERNARDES.

JOAQUIM THE PRODUCTION MANAGER HAS WORKED AT VARIOUS ENGINEERING AND PUMP MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.

Foundry Metallurgist Stanley Tshivhase

Production Manager Joaquim Bernardes

EDDIE HOLTON.

EDDIE THE MAINTENANCE WORKED AS ELECTRICIAN AT VARIOUS MINES BEFORE JOINING MMC WHERE HE WORKED FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance Manager Eddie Holton

LINDA BERNARDES.

LINDA THE ADMIN MANAGER ALSO WORKED AT STELOY CASTINGS FOR MANY YEARS.

 

Admin Manager Linda Bermardes

CAREL MINI.

CARL THE MELTING MANAGER WORKED AT VARIOUS FOUNDRYS AND HAS RECENTLY JOINED B&K FOUNDRY.

 

Melting Manager Carel Mini