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Defence & Marine
Security of supply is key to the success of defence-related projects. Goodwin Steel Castings’ long term vision and continued investment delivers supply capabilities that are unsurpassed.
We are regarded by both new and long standing customers as a critical path supplier, where real value is added to complex programmes. Through early engagement in terms of Design for Manufacture (DFM) and performance reviews in the form of Learning from Experience (LFE), we assist our customers with reduced cost of acquisitions as a result of improved manufacturability, where it is possible to incorporate our proposals.
Our experience and expertise extends to the supply of finish machined castings for the most technologically advanced and prestigious programmes globally, under Manufacturing License Agreements (MLA) and Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA) for Navies around the world.
Goodwin Steel Castings has employees who are Security Cleared (SC) and Developed Vetted (DV), along with secure offline facilities, enabling the execution of classified programmes.
Goodwin Steel Castings supports future platform innovations by actively participating in development work with research organisations, developing next generation materials and manufacturing processes.
Nuclear Decommissioning
Nuclear energy provides a unique set of challenges in terms of transport and storage of radioactive material from energy production, as well as legacy decommissioning of sites such as Sellafield Limited in the UK. Goodwin Steel Castings is actively engaged in supplying products for spent fuel transport and storage for both defence and civil nuclear applications, as well as long term storage of radioactive material from legacy sites.
For these critical projects, our customers can have confidence in Goodwin Steel Castings to deliver their requirements. This is achieved using our extensive metallurgical knowledge and our proven quality system, combined with precision engineering support provided by our sister company, Goodwin International.
Goodwin Steel Castings assign dedicated project managers to nuclear contracts, given the need for close co-operation between end user, client and supply chain. This guarantees that from the point of contract award through to successful delivery, there is efficient
programme management, ensuring stakeholder needs are met.
Infrastructure
We manufacture steel castings, allowing architects the freedom to achieve unique and architecturally attractive components for bridges and buildings. Whilst infrastructure components may be by design decorative only, they can also utilise the high strength and reliability of steel to carry structural loads.
Utilising castings allows for production of complex geometries with high strength, ductility and toughness with excellent surface finishes, maintaining the functional design brief. Finishing processes such as machining, fabrication, welding and painting are regularly included in our work scope; all part of the service that we provide.
There are several inherent benefits to specifying castings for infrastructure applications, due to the manufacturing flexibility that exists. The correct design and execution of infrastructure castings can yield minimal stress concentrations and reduced load fatigue sensitivity.
A range of material grades can be specified, in which the through section mechanical and metallurgical properties can be provided to support the design process. As cast components are produced near net shape and are highly repeatable and accurate, they are the shrewd architect’s choice for prestigious projects.
Nuclear New Build
Goodwin Steel Castings are an experienced and trusted supply chain partner, supporting nuclear new build globally, delivering outstanding quality castings, with appropriate certification and supporting documentation. Our historical supply includes Sizewell B, as well as components for the UK’s nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point C.
We supply cast components for primary (class one) and secondary (class two) cooling loops, in which the component parts manufactured by Goodwin Steel Castings include valves, pumps, impellers and diffusers. We have also supplied critical duty class one structural components for civil and military facilities within the UK.
Goodwin Steel Castings maintains an independently accredited ISO 9001 Quality Management System that meets the requirements of ASME Section III, Division 1 – NCA-3820 (b) and NCA-3842. This allows customers to approve our facility which allows for the supply of castings to ASME or RCCM for nuclear facilities.
We hold customer approvals for the manufacture of high alloy steel and nickel alloy castings, including X-ray radiography, Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI) and heat treatment processing for nuclear submarines.
Petrochemical
Goodwin Steel Castings have a multi-generation experience in supplying critical pressure vessel castings to the petrochemical industry. By supporting our sister companies who manufacture an array of valve products including dual plate, axial non-return and actuated valves, we have approvals from nearly every global oil major.
This relationship provides Goodwin Steel Castings with a unique insight into the requirements of valve manufacturers and end users alike. Utilising our qualifications, other organisations with large valve requirements seek our expertise. We supply pump, gate valve, butterfly valve, swing check valve and globe valve castings to other valve manufacturers. We retain material qualifications to NORSOK M650, as well as a producing material in accordance with a number of internationally recognised classification societies.
We have a vested interest in our own world leading range of valves, which enables our external clients to benefit from the latest material and foundry process advancements in support of the sector.
Power Generation
The wealth of our metallurgical knowledge embedded in our devoted team has seen Goodwin Steel Castings invited to participate in multiple research and development programmes within the power sector. We have developed a specialist capability of manufacturing large section cast materials with creep resistance at higher temperatures.
By continued investment in material and process development, we have developed cast materials, which make significant contributions to emission reduction. In having materials that can continuously operate at higher temperatures, this allows the turbines to operate at higher temperatures and thus more efficiently, resulting in lower CO2 emissions.
The most reliable advanced turbine efficiencies are achieved in the sector with the uptake of Goodwin Steel Castings’ G130 gamma prime strengthened nickel alloy for advanced ultra-supercritical operation at 700°C. Where nickel alloy is deemed cost prohibitive, our 9.5%Cr MARBN steels have been developed with exceptional creep rupture strength and hot corrosion resistance when operating at 630°C.
Goodwin Steel Castings support Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with mechanical and metallurgical material data at the onset of turbine development and can provide a complete manufacturing solution, inclusive of casting manufacture, non-destructive testing, fabrication / overlay welding, final machining and pressure testing.