9th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2011

September 23 2011, Grand Regency Hotel, Qingdao, China

Sponsors: China Foundry Suppliers Union (CFSU)
Suppliers China Co., Ltd. (SC)

Co-sponsor: National Technical Committee 54 on Foundry of Standardization Administration of China

Organizer: Suppliers China Co., Ltd. (SC)

Supporting Media: FOUNDRY, China Foundry ( English Edition ),Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys, Modern Cast Iron, China Foundry Machinery & Technology, Research Studies on Foundry Equipment, MMR,  Foundry-Planet, Fundidores, Foundry Gate, Casting Area, ME-METALS, Foundry Management & Technology, Metal Casting Technologies, HBIA, Metal Bulletin, F&L Asia……

Conference Purpose is to establish a communication and trading platform for global casting purchasers and Chinese casting suppliers.

Seminar: opportunities are provided for the buyers to make special purchasing presentations, and the suppliers to hold products promotion seminars.

Attention: only open to the suppliers and purchasers registered in advance, while not being available for ordinary visitors.

Conference Review

The 8th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2011 was held successfully at Rainbow Hotel Shanghai, China on March 23rd 2011. It has attracted more than 320 representatives at home and abroad. Among them, there are more than 100 global purchasers from over ten different countries, including America, Canada, Germany, UK, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Australia, Japan, India, Pakistan, etc. In addition, some purchasers like Rossi, CAPRARI S.p.A, Outsorceror Ltd, Rotork, ZF, Federal Signal, and Iveco have held special purchasing presentations. They have made an introduction of their purchasing products, the requirements for casting materials and casting techniques, annual purchasing amount, and the way to enter the supply chain in the purchasing presentation.

More than 220 casting suppliers from the enterprises of self-owned foundry plants participated in the 8th FSC Conference. Among them, representatives from Shenyang Casting Institute, Shanghai No.1 Machine Tool Foundry (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, Ningxia Hong Rock Mining Co., Ltd., Shandong Xinankai Power Technology Co., Ltd., have made the products presentations, which have drawn the most attention from purchasers, as they have made an introduction of the company, its speciality, the blueprint of the company’s future, etc. during the presentations. Besides, some suppliers have brought casting samples of various materials, which have a strong appeal to the purchasers for visiting and negotiating with them.

In the afternoon, the conference tables were set up for the purchasers and suppliers to have a free talk with each other.  Most purchasers had found their potential suppliers and they had made an appointment to visit the suppliers’ factories after the conference.

Conference Characteristics

• Specialty: Focusing on castings;
• Internationalism: The buyers are mainly from North America, West Europe, Japan, Korea, as well as domestic manufacturers requiring large procurement etc. Most of the suppliers have their own factories in China mainland;
• Targeted service: At the request of buyers, SC will invite appropriate suppliers or assigned suppliers, and assist buyers forming business partnerships with suppliers before the conference;
• Reliability: All the information on suppliers and buyers will be strictly examined by SC;
• Feasibility of trade agreements: Purchase discussion, purchase explanation and the products promotion conference will help facilitate an understanding between buyers and suppliers, and the goal of the trade agreement will then be realized;
• Interactivity: SC will assist you in operating casting transaction with the aim of creating a purchasing platform both online and offline. Apart from having collected over 3000 Chinese casting suppliers’ information on the scope of business, orientation of products, standard authentication, casting technology, manufacturing capacity and annual output, etc., our online platform –www.Foundry-Suppliers.Com also contains all the detailed information regarding purchasing blueprint/drawing papers, manufacturing requirements and contact information of transnational casting purchasers to promote online trading for both suppliers and purchasers.

At the FSC, you will find:

• Most suppliers have passed ISO/QS/TS certificate or QC/QA process and understand products’ drawings and requirements in English;
• High-qualified suppliers own casting factories;
• Most suppliers provide one or more of the world top 500 companies with casting products;
• Provide good quality products and guarantee delivery time;
• Learn more about industry information;
• SC has a better understanding of China foundry market, and will response to your castings purchasing demand at any time on the philosophy of faster under marketization.
• FSC is the best trading platform for your various kinds of castings purchase in China.
• Based on China Foundry Suppliers Database, FSC established the professional online trading platform—www.foundry-suppliers.com to offer better services.

As buyers, you can:

Register for free membership

Casting buyers can register for free membership on the website of China Foundry Suppliers Union — www.Foundry-Suppliers.Com to post trade leads, browse information of China Foundry Suppliers Database.

Register for full membership

Full membership can browse the details of suppliers in China Foundry Suppliers Database including materials, equipment list, size, annual output, main customers, contact information, etc.

US $200/year for New Full Membership and you are entitled to participate in the 9^th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference which will be held on September 23^rd 2011, Qingdao for free.

Participate in the conference

Meet more high-qualified casting suppliers and get China’s Castings Guide for free. You can bring samples and drawings and communicate further with suppliers in the conference. SC will be responsible for recommending suppliers for you 60 days prior to the conference beginning and provide full membership service for six months.

US$100 for each company attending the conference includes registration fee, 1 negotiation table，a complete set of conference materials and the conference lunch.

Note: FSC original customers and the world’s top 500 customers can apply for free before August 15^th, 2011.

Purchasing explanations

SC will release related information on more than 50 overseas and domestic media, and be responsible for recommending suppliers 60 days prior to the conference beginning, matching you with suitable suppliers, providing further communications and 365-day tracking services;

Each buyer can hold a 15-minute presentation for free, but an application should be submitted to the committee to audit. Through the audit the presentation can be conducted free.

Products List

Castings: grey iron, nodular iron, malleable cast iron, vermicular cast iron, alloy cast iron, alloy steel, carbon steel, superalloy, magnesium alloy, aluminum alloy, zinc alloy, copper alloy, etc.

aeronautics, astronautics, medical instrument, computer, communication, electronics, household appliance, etc. automobile, internal-combustion engine, ship machinery, construction machinery, heavy machinery, textile machinery, agriculture machinery, railway machinery, machine tools, general machinery, etc. valve, pipes and fittings, manhole covers, pump, heating and plumbing, hardware, etc. all kinds of iron fence casting, gate, garden chairs, art casting, etc.

Related casting equipment

die-casting equipment, casting machinery, apparatus, materials, processing control, detection simulation software etc.

A professional e-commerce exchange platform: www.foundry-suppliers.com

Global foundry purchasers’ database, collected by CFSU (www.foundry-suppliers.com), is the best platform for casting suppliers, which includes annual purchasing value, timetable of normal purchases, technical drawing and contact, etc.