• 2 Brown Boveri 11 ton/hour coreless melting furnaces (35 ton holding capacity each)
• 3 Ajax 1500kw Jet Flow 3.0 ton/hour Electric Channel Induction Furnaces (35 ton holding capacity per furnace)
• 4 10 ton cranes with digital weight display for charging
• 2 Venetta gas-fired pre-heaters
• 2 Quick Labs for iron analysis and melt analysis on melt deck
• 3 - 8,000 lb capacity ladle cars with monorail distribution system

• Computer network for real-time SPC and statistical analysis of our iron chemistries, sand characteristics, Brinell hardness and tensile properties
• 1 Zeiss Numerex Model 2828-18 direct computer controlled coordinate measuring machine
• 1 Faro Gold Arm portable coordinate measuring machine
• 1 Jarrel-Ash Spectrometer with computerized controls for instant analysis of 17 elements
• 1 Spectro Spectrometer with computerized controls for instant analysis of 17 elements
• 1 Carbon Determinator to back up the spectrograph
• 3 Lab Melt Carbon Equivalent Determinators
• 1 Adaptive Thermal Analysis System (ATAS)
• 5 Brinell hardness testers
• 2 Microscopes and related metallographic equipment
• 1 Complete sand laboratory
• 1 Riehle 60,000 pound hydraulic tension machine
• 1 Tinius Olsen 60K Super L Tensile machine
• 1 Stereoscopic microscope for defect analysis
• 1 Krautkramer Branson ultrasonic test device
• Automatic Brinell Scope by New Age

 
Tensile Tester: Test bars are pulled in-house to perpetually monitor the physical properties of our iron.

 
Our Spectrograph is networked with four computers for continuous real-time SPC and Statistical Analysis of our iron chemistries.

• 1 Complete cooling conveyor system linking shake-out to Wheelabrator
• 1 34 cu. ft. Tumblast with vibrator conveyor feed
• 1 34 cu. ft. Tumblast with skip loader
• Discharge conveyor system to sorting line
• 27 Two-tier gravity casting chutes (Note: Castings are not touched until sorted into chute 
• Hydraulic trim press
• 16 Setco high speed single spindle stand grinders
• 1 Double spindle stand grinder
• 7 Flexible work cells with high speed grinders and chipping booths

• 2 Complete casting cooling lines with automatic feeding of the
• 2 Wheelabrator 34 cu. ft. Tumblasts
• 12 Fox grinders in flexible work cells
• 2 Hydraulic presses
• 1 Mechanical trim press

• Engineering services available to form "Partnerships" in development of new or existing products. Design changes can be considered to reduce casting cost.
• AutoCad release 2008 with E size plotter\scanner
• Solidworks 2008, 3D Modeling Software
• I-DEAS 2007, 3D Modeling Software
• Solidification simulation with AFS Solidification System (3D)
• AFS Weight Order Software to assist in weight calculations

• Expanded Pattern Shop to perform rigging, gating and minor repair of customer's pattern equipment
• 9 Receiving and shipping docks
• Rack storage for castings prior to shipment
• IBM AS/400 computer system
• Real time shop floor data collection
• Dry Ice Cleaning machine for core boxes