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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Description of Core Competence |
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Capabilities |
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Maximum Pour
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Casting
Weight Range |
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Metal
Specifications Produced |
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Heat
Treating Capabilities |
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Rust
Prevention/Painting Capabilities |
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Pattern Shop
Capabilities |
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Machining
Capabilities |
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Quality |
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Quality Certifications |
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Dimensional
Inspection Equipment |
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Spectrometer/Other Chemical Analysis Equipment |
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Metallurgical Lab Equipment |
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Sand Lab
Testing Equipment |
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Non-Destructive Testing Equipment |
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Welder
Qualifications |
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Equipment/Processes |
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Melt
Equipment |
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Molding
Process |
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Molding
Equipment |
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Flask/Mold
Box Size |
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Core Sand
Used |
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Core
Machines |
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Core Weight Range |
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Cleaning Room Equipment/Capabilities |
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Main |
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Description of Core Competence: |
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Manufacture of
Rough and Machined Steel Castings - 65% Pressure |
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Containing, 15%
Construction, 10% Railroad, Balance Class 8
Trucks, |
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Mining, Marine
and Food service. |
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Capabilities |
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Maximum Pour Weight: |
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9,000 lbs.
(maximum casting 4,500 lbs.) |
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Casting Weight Range: |
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10 to 4,500
Pounds. |
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Metal Specifications Produced: |
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ASTM A216 WCC, WCB, A217WC6, WC9, A487 4A, 4B,
4C, CA15, CA6NM |
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CF8M, CF3M, A352, LCC, LCB - All Carbon Steel
Grades. |
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Duplex & Super Duplex, Hastelloy, Inconel,
Nickel, Austenitic (CF8M & CF3M) &
Martensitic (CA15 & CA6NM) steels. |
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Heat Treating Capabilities: |
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One (1) Box Furnace, Three (3) Car Bottom
Furnaces, One (1) Water Quench |
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Tank with Cooling Tower with 16,000 gallon
Reserve Tank |
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Rust Prevention/Painting Capabilities: |
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In Plant Two
Dip Tanks; Black Oil Based & Yellow Water Based). |
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Outside Vendor
(Zinc and Cadmium Plating, Power Coat Painting). |
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Pattern Shop Capabilities: |
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In Plant (duplicate, rig and repair) Outside
Vendors (new patterns/core boxes). |
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Machining Capabilities: |
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Compete Services
from ARI-IPG Sister Div. Companies & Outside
Vendors. |
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Quality |
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Quality Certifications: |
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ISO 9001:2000 Certificate Number 32091,
Registrar ABS Quality Evaluations. |
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Dimensional Inspection Equipment: |
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Bendix Portage
Layout Machine. |
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Spectrometer/Other Chemical Analysis Equipment: |
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One Spectro Model LAVWA08B and One Baird
Spectrometer. |
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Metallurgical Lab Equipment: |
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Tensile, Yield, Reduction of Area, Charpy,
Brinell Hardness. |
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Sand Lab Testing Equipment: |
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Grain Fineness, Permeability, Tensile,
Moisture, Combustibility. |
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Non-Destructive Testing Equipment: |
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Magnetic Particle (Ultra Sonic, Gamma Ray). |
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Welder Qualifications: |
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ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX. |
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Equipment/Processes |
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Melt Equipment: |
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Two Electric Arc
Furnaces, One 2-1/2 ton and One 4-1/2
ton. |
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Two Induction
Furnaces, One 3 ton and One 1
ton. |
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Molding Process: |
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100 Percent
Chemically Bonded (also known as Airset). |
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Molding Equipment: |
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One
Tinker Omega TOM-550,
One
Pacemaster 250 & One Pacemaster 300, and One
Tinker Omega TCM250
Continuous Mixers. |
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Flask/Mold Box Size: |
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24" x 24", 6"
over 6" through 54" x 54", 24" over 24". |
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Core Sand Used: |
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Isocure, Airset
and Shell. |
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Core Machines: |
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Isocure (Redford
CB-16, R-2, CMI CB-22) Shell (Dependable 300 &
400) |
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Airset cores are
made on Pacemaster molding loops. |
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Core Weight Range: |
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One (1) pound to
Four Hundred (400) pounds. |
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Cleaning Room Equipment/Capabilities: |
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Three Pangborn
Tumblast (10, 26, 34 & 72 GN units), Torch, Arc,
Grind, Weld |
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and Hydraulic
Press. |
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