TC-TEC Ltd is the latest company to join CMF as a supplier member. The company was launched in December 2021 to help support the foundry industry and wider manufacturing sector. The business operates from its Chesterfield base and consists of a team of four, led by Engineering Consultant Toni Carannante MBA, MSc, CEng, FICME. Toni is the former Group Engineering Director of Castings PLC and former Managing Director of William Lee Ltd. Toni has worked in the forging and casting industry since 1976.
The business is primarily a UK agent for overseas equipment manufacturers, supplying a comprehensive range of foundry equipment as well as providing capital investment project management. TC-TEC also carries out engineering and metallurgy consultancy along with capital expenditure feasibility studies. The team support UK foundries by helping, where possible, in competitiveness through training in business improvement initiatives such as Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Kaizen, 5S and lean manufacturing. They also deliver Metallurgy training for the ICME, along with bespoke company specific requirements. TC-TEC is recognised as a Highfield Qualifications Approved Centre for course accreditation. TC-TEC can also help members improve energy efficiency and procurement. The company is quality assurance to ISO9001:2015.
Company founder Toni Carannante said of the news “we are delighted to join the Cast Metals Federation. Our ethos is to help foundries to improve in every way, and CMF membership allows us to get closer to these businesses. We look forward to growing a closer relationship with CMF and its foundry members in the coming months and years.”
CMF’s Chief Executive Simon Forrester MICME agrees, saying “It’s never been more important for foundries to focus on their competitiveness through improving systems and upskilling their workforce. Our trusted industry suppliers such as TC-TEC have a valuable role to play, not just in supplying consultancy and training, but also in helping to share best practice across the sector. I am sure that Toni, Sean and the team at TC-TEC will be a great support – we look forward to working with them”.
