Company profile

Alucom was established in 1973 and until 1990 supplied aluminium castings for the military, engine trucks and the machine-building industry in Bulgaria and the countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA). During this period the company produced 1000 tons of aluminium castings every month. After the political and economical changes in Bulgaria in the early 1990s, it lost part of its markets and faced the competitive conditions in the markets of Western Europe. Nevertheless Alucom succeeded in establishing stable positions.

Nowadays Alucom has steady relations with customers of from Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Italy, Belgium, etc., and 82% of its production is exported.

In the last decade there has been an increasing interest from European companies in the products of Alucom.

The competitive advantages of the foundry are:

• competitive prices
• guaranteed quality due to strict adherence to the procedures for Quality Management
• ability to produce large series of aluminium castings in short terms and fulfilment of "just-in-time"-deliveries
• quality certification and experience as a supplier and sub-supplier of the automotive industry
• certification for military production
• easy communication with foreign partners thanks to the excellent management and qualified and experienced employees
• favourable geographical position

PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY

Alucom is situated in the city of Pleven, which is 160 km away from the capital of Bulgaria - Sofia.

Total area	59 685 sq. m
Covered area	30 783 sq. m
Annual capacity	7 000 tons
Employees	195

Thanks to the use of three methods for the production of aluminium castings: counter-pressure, low-pressure and high-pressure - Alucom is able to meet the needs of its customers for a large range of aluminium cast parts. The foundry has the capacity to produce parts with different structure: with weight from a couple of grams up to more than 150 kg; with dimensions up to 1500 mm in diameter according to customer's drawings, specifications, 3D-models and samples.

The parameters of the parts that can be produced by Alucom using the counter- and low-pressure casting methods are:

Diameter - up to 1500 mm
Height - up to 500 mm
Weight - up to more than 150 kg
Wall thickness - minimum 5 mm

The parameters of the parts that can be produced by Alucom using the high-pressure casting method are:

Diameter - up to 500 mm
Height - up to 500 mm
Weight - up to 8 kg

One of Alucom's considerable advantages is the closed production cycle within the company. In addition to its casting capacity Alucom has technological capability for the production of casting tooling and moulds, as well as for complete machining, heat-treatment, galvanizing and painting of the aluminium parts.

The aluminium parts produced by Alucom are applicable in the automotive, military, electronic, electric, machine-building, hydraulic, textile and food industries as well as various other industries.

QUALITY

The factory is certified according to:

• EN ISO 9001 : 2000 since.2002
• ISO/TS 16949 : 2002 since 2004
• ISO 14001 since 2008