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Metals Industry Research and Development Center
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Trends and Events
The
official quarterly newsletter of the Metals Industry Research and
Development Center (MIRDC). It reports trends on the local metals industry
and other related information. It also reports current events and
activities of the Center. The newsletter includes very informative
technical articles to keep us abreast of the new technologies and
strategies in the field of metals industry. One section focuses on the new
products and processes in the development of the metalworking operation.
Subscribe for free. Write to:
The Editor-in-Chief
Metals Industry Trends and Events
Gen. Santos Ave. Avenue,
Bicutan, Tagig, Metro Manila
Tel. No. 837-0431 to 38
Fax No. 837-0613
2007
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2006
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2005
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A special
service that offers subscribers technical information upon request from the
MIRDC Library. Subscribers are provided monthly an outline of latest
articles on metalworking technologies and management strategies to brief
them on the topics they will want to obtain. The articles are gleaned from
the latest technical journals, books and other publications available at
the MIRDC library. MIRDC offers the TIS subscription for free except when
photocopying the materials. Inquire at:
MIRDC Library
General Santos
Avenue,
Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila
Tel. Nos. 837-0431 to 38 loc. 462
Fax No. 837-0613
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Annual Report
Year 2006 Year
2005 Year
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2002
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Industry
Studies
A study on the different sectors of the local engineering
industry like tool and die, machine shop, welding, metalcasting and others.
It serves as an effective planning tool for industry players and
decision-makers as it contains an assessment of the industry's state of
technology, production capability and capacity, and industry performance. It
identifies technical and fiscal problems as well as market potentials and
also includes suggestions and action programs toward the full development of
the industry.
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Metalcasting Industry Study (1989)
The 1989 edition of the
Metalcasting Industry Study is the third in a series of industry studies
prepared by the Metals Industry Research & Development Center (MIRDC).
It was first published in 1973 and updated in 1975. The preparation
involved actual plant visits, interviews, mailed questionnaires, research
work, and consultation with industry leaders.
In the latest edition, the
technical cooperation of the Philippine Foundry Society (PFS) was solicited
for a more relevant and comprehensive study to surface. Therefore, the Center’s
aim to present a general profile of the metalcasting industry, its
performances throughout the years in highlight, as well as its problems and
prospects in relation to national development, were all incorporated.
We sincerely hope that this study
shall be of great help to both the government and private sectors in their
combined and continuing efforts to make the Philippine metalcasting
industry a potent catalyst in the country’s economic development and
progress.
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Philippine Metalcasting
Industry (1973)
The PHILIPPINE METALCASTING
INDUSTRY is the third in the series of industry studies prepared by the
Industrial Economics Division of the Metals Industry Research and
Development Center. It involved actual plant visits, interviews, and mailed
questionnaires. All local foundries were covered and surveys were made of
consumers.
This industry study discuss and
analyzes the economic, technical and financial aspects of the metal casting
of the Philippines against a backdrop provided by the international casting
scene which, too, is discussed and analyzed. Recent technical developments
and policies affecting the industry the world over are dealt with. Casting
consumers and their consumption patterns in relation to the growth of
industry are taken up and areas of potential product line expansion in the
Philippine metal casting pinpointed.
The
industry study includes a directory of foundries, raw materials and equipment needed by the industry and
manufacturers and suppliers for the industry.
The general
aim of the publication is to stress
the importance of casting in the production of economic goods needed for
industrial growth. Specific objectives include the following:
1. To examine the
present status of the Philippine metal casting industry;
2. To
present the industry’s economic profile in the domestic market;
3. To
present trends in foundry manufacturer, involving process and technologies;
4. To
guide planners, businessmen and industrialist who might wish to enter the metal casting industry through an examination of industry
capabilities;
5. To
present prospects and examine problems confronting the industry and
discuss their economic implications; and
6. To
recommended guidelines which may extricate the industry from problems and difficulties and suggests positive measures for advancement.
It
is hoped that this study will be another step in the ladder of Philippine
economic progress through the promotion and vigorous advancement of the
Philippine metal casting industry.
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Metalogue
(1976)
Technology is simply the knack
of doing things with objects that are not part of your body. If you try to crack
a nut with your teeth, you are being natural. But if you hit the nut with a
rock, you are employing technology. Man’s realization that he could adapt
his material environment to enhance his own comfort gave birth to
technology.
Today, we
are faced, not only with problems of using technology to our fullest
advantage, but also with the accompanying complications of skills
improvement and technology transfer. This has forced the metals and allied
industries to take a closer look at
themselves and to realize, as never before, that in the advancement
of technology, the consequences have to be settled, the obstacles
surmounted, so the in the pursuit of scientific mastery, preciseness in the
direction and in the conduct of operations could be attained.
In recognition of this necessity, the
Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) co-sponsored with
the private sector in conducting the Third Workshop Seminar last May 17-18,
1974 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. With the theme , “MIRDC Skills Upgrading
Program For Industry’s” the seminar provided a forum for a continuing
analysis of economic conditions, trends and a discussion of their
implications on the industrial growth pattern. Studies undertaken during
the workshop have helped prescribe the areas of research for development
plans, policy proposals and general economic guidelines by MIRDC and the
government.
The
inauguration of the MIRDC Tool and Die Workshop at Bicutan, Taguig, Rizal
ushered in the start of the seminar.
In the next pages, the inside stories
of the various process in the metals industry will be told by the very
people involved in them. The complications of foundry operations, the
cut-throat economics of the medium scale aluminum smelting, the effect of
the energy crisis on scrap melting, the anatomy of the largest corporation
in the world, the prospects of die casting in a developing economy, the ups
and downs of the local copper smelter project, the status of local machine
tool manufacturing and many more, will be dissected and analyzed, while
problems arising from the discussions will be resolved in the open forum
that follows.
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Philippine
Market
The main bulk of the country’s
iron and steel products is presently derived from imported semis and
remelted scrap. The various iron and steel finishing plants are summarized
in this publication.
Demands from 1962
to 1973 were summarized. Steady increase has been the result of a continuing growth in
construction- the Manila Waterworks & Sewerage System (MWSS) and other
waterworks expansion projects as well as the infrastructure program of the
government. Exports of black iron and steel sheets, tinplate, steel coils
for re-rolling and other were accomplished in 1969 and 1970.
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Iron and Steel Products
During the 1960s, hot-rolled
coils were imported exclusively until IISMI began its hot strip mill
operations in 1969. Most of IISMI’s hot-rolled coils were processed into
cold-rolled sheets. Also in 1969, IISMI and ELIROL increased their product
to cope with the country’s increasing demand for steel products.
Demand for
hot-rolled coil derived products in 1962 and 1963 was minimal.
In 1971, the
steel industry suffered setbacks as the result of destructive floods and
the adjustment effects of the peso revaluation in 1970. The industry,
however, had recovered by 1972 and the long-range outlook appears
encouraging. Continued dependence on foreign sources for semis may cause
problems in the near future if world market shortages in steel semis production
persist.
Of the total
demand for cold-rolled flat products in 1971, about 122,000 metric tons
were consumed in the manufacture of galvanized iron sheets in the form of
black iron sheets, 58,000 metric tons for tin-plates in the form of tin
mill black plates and about 48,000 metric ton as gage sheets used by metal
fabricators which include the appliance, drum, filling cabinet, and truck
and jeep body manufacturers.
Production
of tinplate started when ELISCO began the operation of its four hot-dip
tinning line with a rated capacity of 12,000 metric tons a year, in 1962.
ELISCON was also the first to put a up a continuous electrolytic tinning
line. Its tinplate mill is the halogen type with a capacity of 75,000
metric tons.
A projection
of the demand for demand for
tinplate was made on the assumption that the local tinplate
manufacturers will attain their target production schedule.
Galvanized iron sheets, another important products, recorded an
average rate of five percent from 1962 to 1971. Production volume increased
following the entry of other galvanized firms in the market. Puyat Steel
Plant, the pioneer in the field of sheets galvanizing, started its
operations in 1957, followed by Jacinto Steels Mills, Inc., two years
later. Since then, producers have multiplied bringing to eight the total
number of firms in operation.
The eight galvanizing plants in
existence can supply more than the present requirements of the country. The
boom in the construction industry during the 1960’s triggered the rapid
expansion of the galvanizing industry. Galvanized sheets can be used in a
number of other local industries such as the container industry. In
addition, it has been known that considerable amounts of galvanized sheets
are used for making containers for the fishing industry. The export market
especially in Asia, could also be developed to absorb the production
surplus of the local galvanizing plants.
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Allied Engineering Services of the Philippines (1976)
ALLIED ENGINEERING SERVICES OF THE
PHILIPPINES is the sixth in a series of industry studies prepared by
the MIRDC, it aims to describe, analyze and evaluate the economic,
technical and financial aspects of this industry allied engineering scene.
A candid appraisal of its many problems is highlighted here in order to
dredge the industry out of its predicament.
In
its preparation, MIRDC staff utilized all possible means to come up with comprehensive
study on the subject. Questionnaires were distributed to all firms
concerned, persons in pertinent positions of responsibility were
interviewed, and plants were visited.
In order to
enhance the usefulness of this publication, a directory of the local allied
engineering firms and a listing of suppliers of material and equipment
being consumed and utilized by the industry are included.
It is hoped that with all the efforts
exerted on this publication, it can even in a modest but substantial way
contribute to the growth and development of the allied engineering services
in the Philippines and will be welcomed by all those aware of the critical
importance of this country.
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Primary Iron and Steel Industry of the Philippines
(1972)
This PRIMARY
IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF THE PHILIPPINES is the fifth in a series of
industry studies prepared by the Metals Industry Research and Development
Center (MIRDC), a nonprofit research and technological institution founded
primarily to develop the country’s metals and allied industries. It may be
recalled that the first study on the Philippine iron and steel industry was
made by the MIRDC in 1971. From this year to 1975, this industry has
evolved into a significant economic sector, whose growth is of utmost
importance to the country as well as to the different private entities
concerned.
Cognizant of
the industry’s expanding role in the country’s economy and the imperative
need to keep the various segments of society abreast of its present status,
the MIRDC through its Industrial Economics Division decided to update the
last study it had undertaken on the subject. This latest study is the
result of actual plant visits, interviews, mailed questionnaires and
intensive research.
With this
project, the MIRDC aims to present the market profile, here and abroad, of
the Philippine iron and steel industry as it exists today, point out the
latest technological trends that have made it more progressive than ever,
appraise its financial capabilities, pinpoint its problems and prospects in
the light of developments on both the national and international scenes,
and, in the ultimate analysis, to enable our government policy makers for
its further advancement and at the same time help guide our businessmen and
industrialists in the judicious formulation of future plans about the
industry.
As a means
of enhancing its usefulness, this publication includes a directory of all
firms engaged in the country’s iron and steel industry, a comprehensive
listing of international trade and technical organizations involved in the
industry’s growth and progress, and other valuable information on the
country’s mineral-ore reserves.
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Metalworking Industry of the
Philippines
The
Philippine today is undergoing a crucial transaction toward greater
industrialization. Accelerated economic development has become its primary
goal, for which all local industries must be fully tapped and developed,
and new resources utilized, so that the prospects of the nation’s country
may be further enhanced.
THE METALWORKING INDUSTRY
OF THE PHILIPPINES is the fourth in a series of industry studies
prepared by Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC).
This project
covered nine months of research and interviews, which extended from the
northern part of Luzon to a great portion of the Visayas and Mindanao. The
findings have been reported and probed by a highly trained technical team.
Through this
study, the reader will be able to analyze the market outlook of the
industry, evaluate its various technical capabilities, appreciate its
financial status, and grasp its business possibilities in the light of
related factors on the international scene. Business entrepreneurs and
industrialists who might wish to enter the metalworking industry may be
guided through an examination of its prospects and problems, as shown in
this study.
Since the
metalworking industry is one of the country’s fast-expanding and promising
industries, the project has been envisioned to stir the business sector to
greater activity so that the industry will be able to make its utmost
contributions toward the country’s industrial progress.
To maximize
the usefulness of this publications, we have included a directory of the
country’s metalworking firms, the suppliers of equipment being used by the
industry, and the organizations engaged in the industry’s development.
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The Nonferrous Metals Industry of the Philippines
(1970)
This
is one of a series of industry studies undertaken by the research staff of
the Metals Industry Development Center.
Publication
of this industry on the nonferrous metals industry of the Philippines has
been motivated by the desire to open the eyes of many, authorities
concerned, to the importance of nonferrous metals- particularly aluminum,
copper, lead, zinc, tin and other base metals- to the industrial growth of
the country.
This is in
line with the avowed aim of the MIDC to play a vital role in the economic
growth of our country by promoting the development of metals and
allied industries. By making
available to the private sector as well as government planning agencies the
result of studies made on nonferrous metals (a study of the iron and steel
industry follows after this) we hope to fulfill, if only in part, that
avowed aim.
As an
industry study, the major objectives of this compilation are the following:
(1) To examine the present status of the local nonferrous metals industry;
(2) To present an economic sales profile of the local industry in the
domestic
market, correlating it with trends in the international scene;
(3) To present local trends of mineral extraction and processing and
explore the
feasibility of improved production;
(4) To examine the problems confronting the industry and to discuss the
economic
implications of such problems; and
(5) To suggest or recommend guidelines which may extricate from pressing
problems and difficulties.
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Metals Industry
Research and Development Center (MIRDC)
MIRDC Compound Gen. Santos Ave. Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila
Tel. No. 837-04-31 to 38
Fax No. 837-04-30
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Department of Science and Technology. All rights Reserved.
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