Processes

Pattern making, shell core making, no bake molding, sand molding, melting, and CNC Machining. 

Efficient, Effective Foundry Processes

Lodi Iron Works employs the finest processes in our industry to ensure your parts are always well-made. This includes 100% on-site pattern service from our in-house pattern shop, as well as two well-equipped foundries using the latest technology, including prototyping technology.

  • Traditional wood pattern production.
  • Plastic pattern fabrication and reproduction. 
  • High production aluminum pressure cast plate patterns.
  • CNC pattern capabilities and project completion to include rigging, gating and finishing for pattern production.
  • Utilizing 3D Printing Products.
  • Traditional wood.
  • Wood combined tooling plastic materials.
  • High production aluminum and iron shell core boxes
  • Utilizing 3D Printing Products.
  • Design assistance.
  • Reverse engineering from an existing part when prints are not available.
  • Pattern and core box restoration.
  • SLA pattern capabilities available upon request.
  • Utilizing 3D Printing Products.
  • Design assistance.
  • Reverse engineering from an existing part when prints are not available.
  • Pattern and core box restoration.
  • SLA pattern capabilities available upon request.

Melting is done in two 7,000 lb induction furnaces, or by batch melting in 2,000 lb or 1,000 lb electric furnaces. Chemical analysis of all metals is performed by spectrographic techniques. Dimensional layout services are provided when required, as well as hardness testing, X-ray, ultrasonic, penetrant and magnetic particle inspection.

Our molding department consists of three automatic molding machines, cope & drag machines, air-set and floor molding. Core making consists of an OMCO, Palmer Pepset line, and IS0-Cure.

No Bake:

Up to 60″ x 60″ x 24″/24″ (casting weight) up to 1000 lbs casting weight.

Green Sand:

30″ x 32″ x 11″/10″ Hunter Automatic Molding (up to 200 lbs casting weight)

20″ x 26″ x 10″/10″ B&P Automatic Molding (up to 75 lbs casting weight)

16″ x 20″ x 6″/6″ B&P Automatic Molding (up to 25 lbs casting weight)

High Tolerance Precision Machining

Lodi Iron Works offers high tolerance precision CNC machining applications for steel, stainless steel, iron, ductile iron, aluminum, bronze and plastic materials. We utilize the Zeiss CMM machine that allows us to get precision measurements of one micrometer or less. Our foundry specializes in sand castings and foundry patterns with two 40” x 20” vertical mills, 4’ x 8’ vertical router and a 13” x 24” turning lathe.

We offer low volume and high volume production runs and can work with native Solidworks files and other 3D modeling file formats.

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  • P.O. Box 1150 Lodi, CA 95240

  • (209) 368-5395

  • sales@lodiiron.com