Extensive use and product application for engine components

The key engine components necessarily have to be the ones that define accuracy and precision. While an engine consists of a number of components of varied nature and structure, each of these are important to define the overall workability and in defining the efficiency of an engine. Cylinder liner, pistons, cylinder sleeves, crankshaft are those key components manufactured by the aluminium parts manufacturers in India. Cooper Corporation is one of the key players in the segment and is among one of the top crankshaft suppliers of the country as well. While Cooper is one of the prominent players among engine manufacturers and generator manufacturing companies, almost 50% of the total revenues come from the sales of engine components.

Having said this almost 70% of the engine components used for the manufacture of the Cooper-make of generators and engines are manufactured at the Cooper foundry in Satara. This accounts for what is known as precision technology and keen supervision over the overall manufacturing process.

A peek into the key engine components

Crankshafts are the key automotive components that convert linear motion to rotary motion in a piston, when they move up and down. Crankshaft suppliers can either be forged or cast and have to ensure that the manufacturing material used in the process have to be made of high ductile iron. Being the main rotating component of an engine, it requires meticulous hand and great eye for detail to ensure that the end product is the one which defines accuracy and precision.

Cylinder liner business, on the other hand, form a substantial portion of the Cooper portfolio, with Cooper having developed and converted the earlier design of pressed liner to the Grip design made of cast iron and bainitic iron. Today, Cooper is the largest manufacturer of cylinder liners where the monthly production is pegged at 2.6 million liners. They are supplied to customers round the globe to various automotive companies. Jaguar being one of largest consumers of cylinder liners, consume about 175,000 liners annually.

Similarly, like cylinder liner, cylinder heads and blocks, flywheels, valve seat inserts, flywheels, pistons are some of the engine components manufactured by Cooper that makes it among the important players among the   in the country. The Cooper foundry is equipped with state-of the art technology that has always been open to accept the newer technology. The various capabilities include Centrifugal casting, sand casting, CNC and robotic machining lines, crankshaft machining, engineering, product and material development.

Various uses and application

Cooper engine components are used by a whole lot of automotive clients and original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Whether it is for marine and agricultural use, infrastructure and development, manufacture of engines, generators etc., Cooper engine components have found an extensive use and application for their products. Having carved a niche for themselves in both domestic and international markets, Cooper is among the top three manufacturers of cylinder liners worldwide and is also among the trusted source for the supply of crankshaft machining for several of the OEMs.

Precision technology and meticulous supervision

As a key aluminium parts manufacturer, Cooper Corporation has ben ranked very high in terms of customer satisfaction and have bagged several awards for customer satisfaction and operation. Among the crankshaft suppliers of the country, Cooper has built a futuristic infrastructure that enables precision manufacturing through supervision and the use of right technology. As a cylinder liner manufacturer in the country, the company has got the Lloyds and ABS for casting manufacturing process that is the key for the approval by marine engines.  This goes to prove that the company has necessary approvals and certifications in place for the seamless manufacturing process.