A&B

Equipment:

Over the years they have continued to invest in their physical resources in order to expand capabilities and increase productivity. A&B’s major items of equipment are summarized as follows:

Melting

• 3 gas fired lift-out crucible furnaces, up to 150# batches
• 1 electric resistance crucible tilt furnace, 700# capacity
• 1 electric resistance crucible tilt furnace, 1100# capacity
• 1 electric resistance crucible tilt furnace, 1800# capacity
• Various 1 ton and 2 ton hoists and jib cranes
• Farr dust collector attached to V-Process system

Green Sand Casting

• 1 Hansburg Rollover Draw
• 1 SPO Jolt Squeeze Pin Lift
• 1 British Casting Machine jolt squeeze
• Clearfield Sand Mixer
• 4 overhead sand hoppers
• Cleveland Tramrail system

Air Set Casting

• CECast 300# continuous mixer

Binder Blender

V-Process Casting Line, consisting of:

• 2 Nash vacuum pumps, 150 HP each
• Powered roller conveyors
• GK Shakeout system
• 2 Bucket elevators
• Pneumatic sand transporter
• Shakeout crane system64 X 84 flasks
  • 12 sections @ 24” deep
  • 6 sections @ 12” deep
• 2 pattern cars
• 2 filming stations
• Sand hopper equipped with:

GK Water cooled sand cooler

Nol-Tec Vacuum assisted sand receiver

• PLC Control panels

Cleaning/Finishing Department

• 2 36” DoAll bandsaws
• 2 Custom made swing abrasive cut-off saws
• 6 foot table Pangborn grit blast machine
• Backstand belt sander
• 16 inch Tabor abrasive cut-off saw
• 1 Spin-hanger grit blast machine (being installed)

Core Making

• Palmer 50# continuous mixer
• Palmer 100# continuous mixer
• Torit dust collector

Pattern Shop

• Wadkins lathe
• Oliver oscillating spindle sander
• Master 30 inch disc sander
• Max 24 inch disc sander
• Thickness planer
• Jointer
• Overarm router
• Alliant Milling machine
• Delta 12 inch table saw
• 36” Moak Bandsaw

Inspection Equipment

• SpectroLab Spectrometer to analyze all aluminum melts
• G.E. OX-250 x-ray machine with automatic film developer
• 15’ X 30’ enclosed fluorescent penetrant inspection room with overhead crane
• Assorted steel tables and height gauges
• Bonal Vibratory Stress relieving machine to determine and eliminate residual stresses

General Foundry

• 10 ton Demag top running crane
• 15 ton Demag top running crane
• Various 1 ton and 2 ton hoists and jib cranes
• Farr dust collector attached to V-Process system

Facilities:

The facilities are further described as follows:

• Offices – 1,200 sq. ft. situated in front with parking on both sides.
• Plant – 51,000 sq. ft. under one roof, situated behind offices. Built in three sections:
  • - 8,000 sq. ft. with 16 foot ceiling
  • - 13,000 sq. ft. with 30 foot ceiling
  • - 30,000 sq. ft. with 30 foot ceiling
• Outbuildings – Four buildings adjacent to the plant, totaling 22,000 sq. ft.
  • - 4,000 sq. ft. Utility Building
  • - 4,000 sq. ft. Pattern Shop
  • - 8,000 sq. ft. Pattern Storage
  • - 6,000 sq. ft. Pattern Storage
• Storage Building – 2,400 sq. ft. block building for miscellaneous storage.