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If
you are here because you are interested in
learning
about Ferrous and
Non-Ferrous Castings,
you are in the right
web site...
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What is
this Website all about?
You are
at the
Home Page
1. This
Website will help you purchase Ferrous and Nonferrous Castings more effectively
for your business.
2.
When using the right castings, for the right application, your business will enjoy
additional profits, with less aggravations, and you will be happier.
This
is just some of of Treasures found in this website !
.... want to learn
more.....?
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Reading
this website, indicates you are interested in what Casting
Process is right for your business; where can you find the Foundry you need; how
much will these castings cost you to make, how long will it take to get delivery
?
Your
questions are why we started this website and this business 23 years ago.
We are here to help. It is
our business.
We talk
everyday with business operators, large and small, male and female. If you are
reading this, you must have made it thru the turbulent 2010. Your potential for
continuing success in 2011 and beyond, could hinge on your being at the
top of your game in product offerings in your Industry. The right Casting
Process, and Casting Cost Control will help make your bottom line picture
something to be anxious to see, as opposed to being that report you hate.
Understanding
Metal Casting Process selections will help you to an enviable profit picture,
will breath fresh ideas and life in your R&D capabilities,
will have a dramatic improvement in your business product offering / quality,
all making
your business more profitable, and your life easier in 2011.
It is
our job to help you get there, to help you chose that right Casting Process for
your projects, then help you source the casting work through the capable
Foundries that we are hired by.
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You will
find this section very helpful in selecting your Casting Process
Quick
Links to Most Popular Casting Process:
Below are
links to most asked for Casting Processes, with short summaries of how these
Processes can be used in your projects.
Press on
the Blue Link
to see the write up and illustrations on each process.
[
Visit All
Processes
to
see more information on Casting
Processes.
]
Most
Popular Casting Process:
1. Die
Cast for
very high out put casting production, with exact consistency, long duration runs;
Die casting is an efficient, economical
process offering a broader range of shapes and components than any other
manufacturing technique. Parts have long service life and may be designed to
complement the visual appeal of the surrounding part. Designers can gain a
number of advantages and benefits by specifying die cast parts.
2. Flask-Less
Molding is
like automated
sand casting, for high volume, long run casting projects;
this process delivers the
true economies of automatically mass produced sand castings, namely greater
productivity, lower cost and higher quality castings
3. Green
Sand Casting like
sand casting, most economical, most used casting
process; the
alloys used most in Green Sand / Sand Castings, are aluminum, brass/bronze, and
iron / steel / ferrous products. The
term "green" denotes the presence of moisture in the molding sand, and
indicates that the mold is not baked or dried.
4. Sand
Casting - like
Green Sand Casting
/ most
economical, most used casting process
5. Investment
Casting for
almost as cast, great consistency, high volume, great detail, applications; intricate
shapes can be made with high accuracy. In addition, metals that are hard to
machine or fabricate are good candidates for this process.
6. Permanent
Molding -
instead of sand, this process uses a reusable metal pattern; so in medium to
high volume jobs this will equal lower piece part production cost;
products have better tensile strength and elongation than sand castings; Mass
productions can be done is a single production run, which reduces the
manufacturing cost
7. Powdered
Metal -
Powder metal parts
are not shape sensitive; near
net shape production uses more than 97% of the starting raw material; Powder
metal is an energy and material saving process; Intricate
shapes are less expensively produced by powder metallurgy compared to machining
from stock or billet
8. V-Process
Casting - is
known for the high dimensional tolerances and good surface finish of the
castings. Due to multiplicity of operations it is suitable for low to medium
production volumes, depending on the amount of conveyor-ized equipment within
the foundry.Because the sand never touches the pattern itself, there is almost
no pattern wear. Minimal or zero draft allowance can be used on vertical
surfaces.
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How to
start a Casting Process for my project?
1. Know
how many parts you are going to require, by month, year, or project.
2. Know
when you will need these parts at your business.
3. Know
about how much $$ has been budgeted for each part.
4.
Understand the parts you want made; examine all the drawings and prints.
5. Call us
to help you place an order.
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Example
of Understanding you Casting Project:
1. Be
familiar with, is less machine work required, and if so, that requirement
points to an "As Cast Part" like is made with Investment Casting
Process.
2. If
machine work, and As Cast, is not as important of a requirement, then is the
more cost sensitive, Sand Casting Process the wisest choice?
Similar
ideas and options are explained in the All Processes Section, here is a
Link >>>> All
Processes
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How to
Navigate around in this website ?
You
are at the Home Page, the rest of the web site hinges off of this page. Book
mark this page in your web browser Favorite Places. This is not a book, but a
collection of information, that is managed with Hyper Linked Navigation Buttons.
Use the buttons to move around the website.
1. On Left
Side and Top of this page you will find Links to the Master Category Navigation
Buttons, these buttons
have the individual Secondary Category Buttons inside.
2. Just
click on any Major Category Navigational Button that interests you, and that
will send you to the selected location . Once there, more information on that
Topic will be found in the Secondary Category Pages.
3. When
you are in the Secondary Pages, New Buttons appear to further direct you.
4. Across
the top border of each page are Page Navigation Links, press any of these to
take you to what the Link calls itself.
5. At
bottom of each page is our phone number, e-mail address, and mailing address.
6. When
you have an idea of what you want, just call, FAX, or e-mail us your drawings,
prints, plans. We will gladly complete all Confidentiality Agreements required.
7. For
your convenience, you will find right below, some QUICK LINKS to the most
popular Individual Casting Processes.
When
you are ready to
Order:
See How to Order: How
To Order
Quick
Links:
Below find
links to most asked for Casting Processes, be sure to visit
All
Processes to
see more information on these and other Casting
Processes.
1. Die
Cast
5. Investment
Casting
2. Flask-Less
Molding
6. Permanent
Molding
3. Green
Sand Casting
7. Powdered
Metal
4. Sand
Casting
8. V-Process
Casting
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