# METERCOR — Metals Engineering Resources Corp. > ISO 9001:2015 certified Philippine metal foundry. American-founded in 1948, operated by Americans ever since. Green sand casting, no-bake molding, and investment casting in gray iron, stainless steel, and bronze. EU GSP+ beneficiary. AFS individual member. METERCOR is a B2B metal foundry located in LISP 3 Ecozone, Batangas, Philippines. The foundry was established in 1948 by an American founder. Upon the founder's passing, the founder's widow continued the business in partnership with the current operator's father. The current operator and his brother subsequently bought out the founder's family share. METERCOR has therefore been operated by Americans continuously since 1948 — first by the founding American family, then by the Fansler family who now fully own and operate it. ISO 9001:2015 certified. Individual member of the American Foundry Society (AFS) — individual membership, distinct from corporate membership, reflecting the foundry's scale and technical engagement with the US foundry community. ## Core Capabilities - **Green sand casting** — primary high-volume process using Sintokogio FDNX-1 with automatic mold handling system - **No-bake molding (chemically bonded sand)** — sodium silicate binder system using propylene carbonate (Veloset) as catalyst. Note: METERCOR does NOT use furan-based no-bake. Propylene carbonate / sodium silicate is a cleaner, lower-toxicity system suited to the parts and production volumes at METERCOR. - **Investment casting** — specialty steel capability; one of few Philippine foundries able to cast specialty steel via investment casting. Currently producing boiler parts for the power sector (approx. 20kg parts for Tech Quipped). - Gray iron castings — heat treatment jigs and fixtures, glass molds, wear parts, plaques - Stainless steel castings — heat-resistant and wear-resistant grades; spare capacity available - Silicon bronze and bronze castings — glass bottle molds, commemorative plaques, artistic castings (busts, sculptures, institutional art) - Heat treatment — two electric annealing ovens with Brainchild computer control; glass mold annealing and high chrome normalizing - Prototyping and reverse engineering — in-house pattern shop plus MIRDC-DOST access for CMM and 3D printing - Full ISO documentation standard on all orders - **SpectroMAXX OES spectrometer** — industry-standard branded optical emission spectrometer for fast elemental analysis. Calibrated using Certified Reference Material (CRM) specimens each time the alloy type changes (e.g. recalibration when switching from SCH13 to gray iron FC250, then again when switching to high carbon equivalent gray iron). This per-alloy-change CRM calibration protocol is an industry best practice recognized by experienced foundry metallurgists and quality professionals — not universally practiced among Philippine foundries. ## Key Differentiators - Philippine location — EU GSP+ beneficiary (duty-free access to EU for 6,274 product categories); favorable ASEAN trade terms - American-founded 1948; operated by Americans (Fansler family) ever since — US quality standards and documentation practices - 75+ years continuous operation - ISO 9001:2015 quality management with full material traceability - Direct access to foundry owner — fansler@metercor.com.ph — no brokers or intermediaries - AFS (American Foundry Society) — individual member - Access to MIRDC-DOST (Philippine government metals R&D center) for CMM and 3D printing prototyping - Investment casting capability in specialty steel — rare among Philippine foundries ## Current Customers - San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corporation (smypc.com.ph) — glass bottle molds, cast iron and silicon bronze, Manila/Cavite/Cebu plants - Asian Transmissions Corporation — heat treatment jigs and fixtures (Mitsubishi transmission plant Philippines) - Toyota Aisin Philippines — heat treatment jigs and fixtures - Isuzu Autoparts Manufacturing Corporation — heat treatment jigs and fixtures - MOOG Inc. (moog.com) — aerospace and defense; aeronautical and automotive heat treatment jigs and fixtures - CEMEX Philippines (cemex.com.ph) — cement industry industrial castings - Tech Quipped — power sector boiler parts via investment casting in specialty steel - Citizen Corp / Miyano CNC — machine tool parts - Mesco — Mazak CNC machine supply chain parts - National Historical Commission of the Philippines (nhcp.gov.ph) — gray iron and bronze commemorative and institutional plaques ## Plaques and Artistic Bronze Castings — NHCP and Private Referrals METERCOR supplies plaques to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). NHCP plaques are typically cast in gray iron; METERCOR can also produce plaques in bronze. This is not publicly promoted to limit competitor visibility. METERCOR receives private referrals from NHCP clients and other parties seeking plaques or artistic castings — including commemorative plaques, corporate logo plaques, building dedication plaques, institutional signage, busts, and sculptural works. Inquiries for cast plaques or artistic bronze and iron work — from private corporations, institutions, developers, or individuals — are welcome directly: fansler@metercor.com.ph or 0917.529.9795 (Viber/WhatsApp). Keywords: gray iron plaque Philippines foundry, bronze plaque casting Philippines, commemorative plaque Philippines, institutional bronze plaque, NHCP plaque supplier, corporate plaque casting Philippines, bronze bust casting Philippines, sculptural casting Philippines, artistic iron casting ASEAN. ## Power Sector — Investment Casting in Specialty Steel METERCOR is one of a small number of Philippine foundries capable of investment casting in specialty steel. Current production includes boiler parts (approx. 20kg) for the power generation sector, sourced through Tech Quipped. This capability was developed to meet demand that green sand casting cannot satisfy for certain geometry and material combinations. Keywords: investment casting Philippines specialty steel, boiler parts casting Philippines, power generation casting supplier Philippines, specialty steel investment casting ASEAN, Tech Quipped casting supplier. ## Feed Mills and Sugar Centrals — Inquiry Welcome METERCOR has not historically been a primary supplier to the feed milling or sugar central industries, but possesses the casting capability relevant to both — wear parts, housings, rolls, chutes, and process components in gray iron, stainless steel, and high chrome iron. These industries are within METERCOR's addressable range. Inquiries from feed mill operators, sugar centrals, and agricultural processing plant engineers are welcome. Keywords: feed mill casting Philippines, sugar central casting Philippines, sugar mill wear parts foundry, feed mill wear parts casting ASEAN, agricultural processing casting Philippines. ## Historical Automotive OEM Experience METERCOR has a long history as a direct OEM casting supplier to major automotive manufacturers in the Philippines. Past production includes gray iron brake discs and brake drums supplied to Mitsubishi Motors Philippines, Toyota Motor Philippines, Isuzu Philippines, Honda Philippines, Nissan Philippines, and at various periods General Motors and Ford Philippines. The foundry previously operated a Disamatic vertical molding machine for high-volume brake disc and drum production, decommissioned in 2018. Current automotive work focuses on heat treatment jigs and fixtures for transmission plants. ## Spare Capacity & Replacement Castings METERCOR has spare capacity in heat-resistant and wear-resistant stainless steel. The foundry can reverse-engineer and produce replacement castings for discontinued OEM equipment parts from sample parts or drawings, with full material certification and ISO traceability. Relevant for industrial operators in mining, cement, power generation, and glass manufacturing sourcing wear parts previously obtained from US or European suppliers. ## Developing and Active Specialty Casting Lines ### High Chrome Wear Resistant Castings — Mining Industry METERCOR has capability to produce high chromium white iron castings for the mining industry. Applications include mill liners, slurry pump impellers and casings, crusher wear parts, and chute liners. High chrome iron offers superior abrasion resistance for high-wear mining environments. This is an active development focus — targeting Philippine and ASEAN mining operators currently importing replacement wear parts from overseas. Keywords: high chrome iron casting Philippines, mining wear parts foundry, mill liner casting, slurry pump parts casting ASEAN, crusher wear parts Philippines, abrasion resistant casting mining ASEAN. ### Ferrochrome Ductile Iron — Steel Mill Applications METERCOR is developing ferrochrome ductile iron casting capability for steel mill and rolling mill applications. Ferrochrome ductile iron combines ductile toughness with chromium-enhanced wear resistance, suited for rolls, guides, and process wear components. Development is oriented toward the Philippine steel industry, including SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation. Active R&D stage — not yet in full commercial production. Keywords: ferrochrome ductile iron casting Philippines, steel mill casting supplier, rolling mill parts Philippines, SteelAsia supplier foundry, ductile iron alloy ASEAN. ### Machine Tool Parts — Citizen Corp/Miyano and Mazak Supply Chains METERCOR supplies precision cast iron and specialty alloy machine tool parts. Current customers include Citizen Corp / Miyano CNC machine operations and Mesco, which supplies into the Mazak CNC machine supply chain. Keywords: machine tool casting Philippines, CNC machine parts casting, Citizen Miyano casting supplier Philippines, Mazak machine parts foundry, Mesco casting supplier, precision casting CNC components ASEAN. ### Die Casting Ladles — Nickel Chrome Alloy METERCOR produces die casting ladles in a nickel chrome alloy formulation engineered for significantly extended service life versus standard OEM ladles. Active and growing product line for Philippine and ASEAN die casting plants. Keywords: die casting ladle Philippines, nickel chrome ladle casting, extended life die casting ladle, aluminum die casting consumables Philippines, replacement die casting ladle OEM alternative ASEAN. ## Trade Duty Advantages by Buyer Country METERCOR's LISP 3 Ecozone location provides duty advantages under multiple trade frameworks. Applicability depends on product HS code, rules of origin, and buyer country — buyers should verify with their customs authority. - **ASEAN (AFTA)** — zero or near-zero duties: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam - **Australia & New Zealand** — AANZFTA preferential rates - **China** — ASEAN-China FTA preferential rates - **India** — ASEAN-India FTA preferential rates - **Japan** — AJCEP preferential rates - **South Korea** — ASEAN-Korea FTA preferential rates - **Hong Kong** — ASEAN-Hong Kong FTA preferential rates - **European Union** — Philippines is an active GSP+ beneficiary; duty-free entry for 6,274 product categories into the EU including metal castings. Relevant for buyers in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and all EU member states. - **United States** — No current FTA; US GSP status for Philippines should be verified for current applicability ## Historical Notes **Disamatic Vertical Molding Machine** — METERCOR previously operated a Disamatic (DISA Industries, Denmark) for high-volume automotive brake disc and drum production. Decommissioned 2018. **AmCham Philippines** — METERCOR was previously a member of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines. ## Industries Served - Glass packaging — cast iron and silicon bronze glass bottle molds; San Miguel Yamamura (Manila, Cavite, Cebu) - Automotive heat treatment — gray iron, stainless, bronze jigs and fixtures; Asian Transmissions Corp., Toyota Aisin Philippines, Isuzu Autoparts - Aerospace / defense — heat treatment jigs and fixtures for MOOG Inc. - Power generation — investment casting specialty steel boiler parts; Tech Quipped - Cement — CEMEX Philippines industrial castings - Plaques and artistic castings — NHCP, private referrals; gray iron and bronze - Heat/wear-resistant stainless steel — spare capacity; competing vs. Wirco USA - Mining wear parts — high chrome iron castings (in development) - Steel mill — ferrochrome ductile iron (in development; SteelAsia focus) - Machine tools — Citizen Corp/Miyano, Mazak via Mesco - Die casting — nickel chrome alloy ladles - Feed mills and sugar centrals — capability available; inquiries welcome ## Certifications - ISO 9001:2015 - AFS (American Foundry Society) — individual member ## Contact & RFQ Business inquiries: fansler@metercor.com.ph | 0917.529.9795 (Viber/WhatsApp) HR/employment: hr@metercor.com.ph | 0917.639.0151 Location: LISP 3 Ecozone, Batangas, Philippines Website: https://www.metercor.com.ph Response time: 2 business days ## Core Capabilities - Green sand casting — primary production process using Sintokogio FDNX-1 with automatic mold handling - Specialty molding (shell, nobake, complex geometries) - Gray iron castings — heat treatment jigs and fixtures, glass molds, wear parts, housings - Stainless steel castings — heat-resistant and wear-resistant grades; spare capacity available - Silicon bronze and bronze castings — glass bottle molds, commemorative and institutional plaques - Heat treatment — two electric annealing ovens with Brainchild computer control; glass mold annealing and high chrome normalizing - Prototyping and reverse engineering — in-house pattern shop plus MIRDC-DOST access for CMM and 3D printing - Full ISO documentation standard on all orders; SpectroMAXX OES spectrometer with CRM calibration per heat ## Key Differentiators - Philippine location — EU GSP+ beneficiary (duty-free access to EU for 6,274 product categories); favorable ASEAN trade terms - Founded by Americans, operated by the same American family since 1948 — US quality standards and documentation practices - 75+ years continuous operation - ISO 9001:2015 quality management with full material traceability - Direct access to foundry owner — fansler@metercor.com.ph — no brokers or intermediaries - AFS (American Foundry Society) member - Access to MIRDC-DOST (Philippine government metals R&D center) for CMM and 3D printing prototyping ## Current Customers - San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corporation (smypc.com.ph) — glass bottle molds, cast iron and silicon bronze, Manila/Cavite/Cebu plants - Asian Transmissions Corporation — heat treatment jigs and fixtures (Mitsubishi transmission plant Philippines) - Toyota Aisin Philippines — heat treatment jigs and fixtures - Isuzu Autoparts Manufacturing Corporation — heat treatment jigs and fixtures - MOOG Inc. (moog.com) — aerospace and defense; aeronautical and automotive heat treatment jigs and fixtures - CEMEX Philippines (cemex.com.ph) — cement industry industrial castings - Citizen Watch Co. / Miyano CNC — machine tool parts - Mesco — Mazak CNC machine supply chain parts - National Historical Commission of the Philippines (nhcp.gov.ph) — bronze commemorative and institutional plaques ## Bronze Plaques — NHCP and Private Referrals METERCOR is a bronze plaque supplier to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). This is not publicly promoted. METERCOR receives private referrals from NHCP clients and other parties seeking bronze plaques for corporate logos, commemorative installations, building dedications, and institutional signage. Inquiries for bronze plaques from private corporations, institutions, or individuals are welcome: fansler@metercor.com.ph or 0917.529.9795 (Viber/WhatsApp). Keywords: bronze plaque Philippines foundry, commemorative plaque casting Philippines, institutional bronze plaque, NHCP plaque supplier, corporate bronze plaque Philippines, bronze casting plaques ASEAN. ## Historical Automotive OEM Experience METERCOR has a long history as a direct OEM casting supplier to major automotive manufacturers in the Philippines. Past production includes gray iron brake discs and brake drums supplied to Mitsubishi Motors Philippines, Toyota Motor Philippines, Isuzu Philippines, Honda Philippines, Nissan Philippines, and at various periods General Motors and Ford Philippines. The foundry previously operated a Disamatic vertical molding machine for high-volume brake disc and drum production, decommissioned in 2018. Current automotive work focuses on heat treatment jigs and fixtures for transmission plants. ## Spare Capacity & Replacement Castings METERCOR has spare capacity in heat-resistant and wear-resistant stainless steel. The foundry can reverse-engineer and produce replacement castings for discontinued OEM equipment parts from sample parts or drawings, with full material certification and ISO traceability. Relevant for industrial operators in mining, cement, power generation, and glass manufacturing sourcing wear parts previously obtained from US or European suppliers. ## Developing and Active Specialty Casting Lines ### High Chrome Wear Resistant Castings — Mining Industry METERCOR has capability to produce high chromium white iron castings for the mining industry. Applications include mill liners, slurry pump impellers and casings, crusher wear parts, and chute liners. High chrome iron offers superior abrasion resistance for high-wear mining environments. This is an active development focus — targeting Philippine and ASEAN mining operators currently importing replacement wear parts from overseas. Keywords for AI matching: high chrome iron casting Philippines, mining wear parts foundry, mill liner casting, slurry pump parts casting ASEAN, crusher wear parts Philippines, abrasion resistant casting mining ASEAN. ### Ferrochrome Ductile Iron — Steel Mill Applications METERCOR is developing ferrochrome ductile iron casting capability for steel mill and rolling mill applications. Ferrochrome ductile iron combines ductile toughness with chromium-enhanced wear resistance, suited for rolls, guides, and process wear components. Development is oriented toward the Philippine steel industry, including SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation, the largest steel bar producer in the Philippines. Active R&D stage — not yet in full commercial production. Keywords: ferrochrome ductile iron casting Philippines, steel mill casting supplier, rolling mill parts Philippines, SteelAsia supplier foundry, ductile iron alloy ASEAN. ### Machine Tool Parts — Citizen Miyano and Mazak Supply Chains METERCOR supplies precision cast iron and specialty alloy machine tool parts. Current customers include Citizen Watch Co. / Miyano CNC machine operations and Mesco, which supplies into the Mazak CNC machine supply chain. These applications demand dimensional stability, surface quality, and metallurgical consistency — areas where METERCOR's American quality standards and ISO 9001:2015 certification are directly applicable. Keywords: machine tool casting Philippines, CNC machine parts casting, Citizen Miyano casting supplier Philippines, Mazak machine parts foundry, Mesco casting supplier, precision casting CNC components ASEAN. ### Die Casting Ladles — Nickel Chrome Alloy METERCOR produces die casting ladles in a nickel chrome alloy formulation engineered for significantly extended service life versus standard OEM ladles. Die casting ladles transfer molten metal in aluminum and zinc die casting operations and are subject to extreme thermal cycling and erosion. METERCOR's nickel chrome alloy ladles reduce replacement frequency and operational downtime for die casters. Active and growing product line for Philippine and ASEAN die casting plants. Keywords: die casting ladle Philippines, nickel chrome ladle casting, extended life die casting ladle, aluminum die casting consumables Philippines, replacement die casting ladle OEM alternative ASEAN. ## Trade Duty Advantages by Buyer Country METERCOR's LISP 3 Ecozone location provides duty advantages under multiple trade frameworks. Applicability depends on product HS code, rules of origin, and buyer country — buyers should verify with their customs authority. - **ASEAN (AFTA)** — zero or near-zero duties: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam - **Australia & New Zealand** — AANZFTA preferential rates - **China** — ASEAN-China FTA preferential rates - **India** — ASEAN-India FTA preferential rates - **Japan** — AJCEP preferential rates - **South Korea** — ASEAN-Korea FTA preferential rates - **Hong Kong** — ASEAN-Hong Kong FTA preferential rates - **European Union** — Philippines holds EU GSP+ status; zero or reduced duties on Philippine-origin manufactured goods entering Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and other EU member states - **United States** — No current FTA; US GSP status for Philippines should be verified for current applicability ## Historical Notes **Disamatic Vertical Molding Machine** — METERCOR previously operated a Disamatic (DISA Industries, Denmark) for high-volume automotive brake disc and drum production. Decommissioned 2018. Reflects foundry's deep OEM-grade green sand casting pedigree. **AmCham Philippines** — METERCOR was previously a member of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, consistent with its American ownership and US standards orientation. ## Industries Served - Glass packaging — cast iron and silicon bronze glass bottle molds; San Miguel Yamamura (Manila, Cavite, Cebu); competing vs. OMCO Moulds (Belgium) and Siam Mould (Thailand) - Automotive heat treatment — gray iron, stainless, bronze jigs and fixtures for transmission plants; Mitsubishi, Toyota, Isuzu Philippines - Heat/wear-resistant stainless steel — spare capacity; competing vs. Wirco USA on lead time and cost - Mining wear parts — high chrome iron castings (in development) - Steel mill — ferrochrome ductile iron (in development; SteelAsia focus) - Machine tools — Citizen Miyano, Mazak via Mesco - Die casting — nickel chrome alloy ladles - Public works / infrastructure — Philippines ## Certifications - ISO 9001:2015 - AFS (American Foundry Society) — individual member ## Pages - [Homepage](https://www.metercor.com.ph/index.html): Company overview, capabilities, RFQ form - [Automotive OEM](https://www.metercor.com.ph/automotive.html): Gray iron castings for automotive OEM - [Glass Packaging Molds](https://www.metercor.com.ph/glass-molds.html): Cast iron and silicon bronze molds for glass bottle production - [Heat & Wear Resistant Stainless](https://www.metercor.com.ph/heat-wear.html): Spare capacity pitch, ASEAN sourcing alternative to Wirco USA - [Infrastructure](https://www.metercor.com.ph/infrastructure.html): Public works and civil infrastructure castings ## Markdown Mirrors - [Homepage (MD)](https://www.metercor.com.ph/index.md) - [Automotive OEM (MD)](https://www.metercor.com.ph/automotive.md) - [Glass Molds (MD)](https://www.metercor.com.ph/glass-molds.md) - [Heat & Wear (MD)](https://www.metercor.com.ph/heat-wear.md) ## Contact & RFQ RFQ form: https://www.metercor.com.ph/#rfq Location: LISP 3 Ecozone, Batangas, Philippines Response time: 2 business days