Foundries
Occupying 90,000 sq. ft. and employing 49 people, our two well-equipped foundries have a production capacity of 30 tons per shift. Monthly melt is 300 tons. The Lodi iron plant pours general engineering, heat, wear and corrosion resisting types of Meehanite metals, all grades of gray iron and high strength ductile irons including austempered ductile irons types. Typically castings are intricate and highly cored, complex castings that range in weight from ounces to 1,500 lbs. (Average size 50 lbs.) Our Steel foundry in Galt is noted for its Class 1 X-ray castings in all grades of stainless steel, Monel, Hastelloy, Inconel, Incoloy, Carbon and Low Alloy Steels, Heat and Wear Resistant Steels. Castings run up to 1,000 lbs.
Details of the Foundry
Electric Melting
Melting is done in two 7,000 lb. induction furnaces, a 2,000 lb. and a 1,000 lb. electric furnace. We have a complete lab on site for chemical and physical testing. Chemical analysis of all metals is spectrographic controlled. Dimensional layout services are provided when required as well as hardness testing, x-ray, ultrasonic, penetrant and magnetic particle inspection.
Molding
Our molding department consists of two automatic molding machines, Shell molding, Squeezers, Cope and Drag machines, air-set and floor molding. Core making consists of an OMCO-Pep Set line, shell core machines, No-bake and Oil sand.
Sand Molding
Green Sand
No-bake
Shell
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