Our 45,000 ft2 facility, located in Bath, Pennsylvania, houses each and every operation required in the casting process. It’s all here—from engineering and patternmaking to production, quality and shipping.

Our future plans include the addition of 14,000 ft2 of dedicated machining and nondestructive testing space. We recently completed a new sand reclamation plant, new grinding- and burn/arc facilities, and added new blasting equipment.

To our customers, this means more of the same Effort quality you’ve come to expect, with even faster turnaround.

Equipment

Pattern Constructing and Repairing

  • COMPLETELY EQUIPPED PATTERN SHOPS WITH EXPERIENCED PATTERN MAKERS TO MAKE, REPAIR AND RIG PATTERNS

Core Making (Phenolic Urethane No-Bake and Cryogenic Ceramic)

  • CONTINUOUS MIXER (PALMER M-50)
  • NO-BAKE CORE OVEN (48”X48”X60”)
  • CERAMIC CORE OVEN (L & L KILN) (30”X32”X48”)

Molding (Phenolic Urethane No-Bake)

  • CONTINUOUS MIXER for application of facing sand (TOM-250) with heater
  • CONTINUOUS MIXER for application of backing sand (PALMER M-350) with heater
  • MOLD MANIPULATOR (QUIPTEC INC. 2,000 lb.)

Melting

  • ELECTRIC INDUCTION FURNACES (4) (AJAX) (2,000 lb./1,500 lb./1,000 lb./300 lb.)

Sand Reclamation

  • SAND HANDLING SYSTEM (TINKER-OMEGA) WITH COOLER-CLASSIFIER
  • THERMAL RECLAIMER (CASTEC ¾ ton / hr.)

Blasting

  • TUMBLE BLAST (WHEELABRATOR) (14 cu. ft.)
  • TUMBLE BLAST (WHEELABRATOR) (3 cu. ft.)
  • TABLE BLAST (PANGBORN) (6 ft. diam.)
  • SAND BLAST (TRINCO) (48”X48”X30”)

Arc-Air/Cutting/Welding

  • BOOTHS (4)
  • MILLER AIR-ARC WELDERS (3) 1,500 amp.
  • MILLER AIR-ARC WELDER with MIG capability (DIM 652)
  • MILLER AIR-ARC WELDER with both STICK and TIG capabilities (SYNCROWAVE 250 DX)

Burning

  • BOOTH with Oxy-acetylene twin torch setup

Grinding

  • DOWNDRAFT GRINDING BOOTHS (6) self-contained and fully equipped
  • STAND GRINDER (FOX) (30” diam.)

Heat Treating

  • BOX FURNACE (56”X92”X42”) with computer control and charting capabilities
  • BOX FURNACE (16”X16”X16”) with computer control
  • BOX FURNACE (30”X19”X18”) with computer control
  • QUENCH TANK (47”X120”X24”)

Quality Assurance (SNT-TC-1A Level II & III Inspectors)

  • X-RAY (RIDGE 300 kVA)
  • MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION UNIT (MAGNAFLUX 4000 amp wet fluorescent)
  • ULTRASONIC THICKNESS GAGE (KRAUTKRAMER-BRANSON)
  • ULTRASONIC INSPECTION UNIT (MASTERSCAN SONATEST 330 DIGITAL)
  • VIDEOSCOPE (OLYMPUS)
  • PORTABLE HARDNESS TESTER (GE DYNAPOCKET)
  • LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION (water-washable, visible contrast)
  • COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE (Bendix Portage Model D60)

Laboratory

  • OPTICAL EMISSION VACUUM SPECTROMETER (BAIRD DV4)
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATOR (LECO TN-114 w/computer readout)
  • TENSILE TESTER (TINIUS OLSEN Super “L” 60,000 lb. w/computer readout)
Sand mold
Grinding
Grinding