Squeezer Bench Molding Pallet Line: green sand molding in flask sizes from 12 X 12 through 18 X 18
Osborne Pin-Lift Molding Line: high production green sand molding in flask sizes 22 X 22, 26 X 26, 25 X 30, and custom sizes. Run as a cope and drag configuration
No-Bake Molding Line: 300-500 pound per minute continuous mixer supplying no-bake sand to a molding/core loop. Mold handling capability to 4000 pounds per half
(4) Large Floor Molding Areas: semi-production custom molding area with flask sizes up to 93 X 93. Specializing in intricate coring and complex shapes
Whirl-Air 30 cu. ft. pneumatic conveyor system supplying sand to molding areas through 5-inch pipe to ensure “out of the muller” consistent sand properties
Core
Dependable SF-6 automatic shell core machine
(4) Bench custom oil sand core room
Dedicated No-Bake core line
Melting/Metal Preparation
(3) 6000-pound Denton glow-bar melter/holders
(1) 6000 pound per hour track mounted gas breakdown furnace
(4) 1000 oil-fired crucible furnaces
(1) 350-pound Inductotherm 175K lift coil electric furnace
(2) rotary degassing units
(2) Vacuum gas testing stations
Finishing
(2) Pangborn 6 ft. table blast (steel shot)
Pangborn 5 cu. ft. tumble blast (steel shot)
216 cu. ft. stress-relieving oven, Honeywell controlled
Heat Treat
Denton drop bottom gas-fired heat treat oven with air and water quench available, Honeywell controlled. Capable of T6, T7 and T71 tempers
Various cutoff and grinding stations focused on flexibility for a wide variety of casting sizes and finishing requirements
Quality Control
Olympus microscope 1000X
Buehler metallographic lab
Dietert full sand testing lab
Tyler sand sieve tester
Tinius Olson tensile machine 60000 pound
Tinius Olson brinell hardness tester stationary
King brinell hardness tester portable
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American Manufacturing, World Class Quality
Meloon Foundries specializes in casting aluminum and copper-based alloys. Over 40 different alloys are cast for commercial applications serving more than 200 customers in the United States.
