Foundry Case Studies

Challenge A Midwest foundry required a unit that could not only handle their large, unique-shaped, no-bake molds but also process to their production requirements. Approach After researching equipment providers, the foundry selected General Kinematics to custom design a VIBRA-MILL®  Vibratory Batch Sand Reclamation unit. The VIBRA-MILL®  automates the no-bake mold processing and shakes, agitates, vibrates, […]

Challenge A Canadian foundry had several rotary drums in their facility and were looking to update one of their rotary drums. Their application required careful handling of intake manifolds, yet needed to be aggressive enough to leave a clean casting surface with no damage. Approach The foundry had existing General Kinematics conveyors, feeders, and other […]

Challenge The customer had a series of existing metal belt apron conveyors that transported sprue up a large incline. Their system included General Kinematics tunnel conveyors that led up to these apron conveyors. The subsequent discharge created piles of material to be re-melted in their furnace. The apron conveyors were extremely high in maintenance and […]

Read about this foundry that depended on their General Kinematics conveyor to provide the performance and reliability they needed to keep their facility running. “Atlas Foundry Co., an established supplier of high quality grey iron castings for over 120 years, was in need of a mold dump transfer conveyor at their Marion, IN facility.  They […]

Challenge A Midwest foundry struggled with getting core sand to break down in their existing system. The core sand had iron metallics mixed in that needed to be extracted. A secondary challenge was the lack of understanding of the piece of GK equipment that was recommended by the GK engineers working on the project. Though […]

Challenge An aluminum disk manufacturer on the east coast was looking for a better solution to meter their product. This was not the only challenge though – they also needed to effectively convey the aluminum disks in two directions as well as distribute them to four separate locations. Approach General Kinematics was asked to come […]

Challenge Thousands of dollars were being wasted at an aluminum foundry due to inability to reclaim sand from their process. In addition, disposal costs were exorbitantly high and hurting the plants bottom line.   Approach To develop a beneficial sand reuse program, the VIBRA-MILL® Sand Reclaim was suggested to reduce disposal costs to the landfill, […]

Challenge Fall River Foundry, a modern independent non-ferrous foundry, brass die caster and manufacturing company, required a method to reclaim small metallic pieces from their leftover sand, as well as a simple device to process and recover sand from floor sweepings or other refuse boxes.   Approach General Kinematics proposed a Vibratory Two-Mass Screener provides […]

Challenge A Midwest foundry required a method to transfer prepared sand in bypass mode to deliver sand to a secondary molding area. The existing chute was leaking, plugging and causing incalculable down time for the foundry.   Approach General Kinematics Vibratory Sand Feeder would provide the necessary action to feed the sand, as delivered by […]

Challenge A Midwest no-bake foundry had two objectives to improve their business– to increase production rates and develop larger mold sizing (5 foot square). In review of their existing process, the manual shakeout operation was determined to be a limiting factor to process the higher melt capacity and variety of mold sizes required.   Approach […]