The
JENCAST Pattern Department is an integral part of the foundry operations. This is where a
casting is born. If our customer does not have
patterns for JENCAST to use, we can build them to the most stringent requirements.
Our pattern facility is fully staffed with the very best and most experienced patternmakers. We have all the equipment necessary to build quality patterns and core boxes needed to produce castings from a few pounds to over a 1,000 pounds in weight.
JENCAST uses three types of material to build patterns and core
boxes: urethane, aluminum and wood. Each pattern and core box is built to exacting
specifications. Once a pattern and core box are complete, they must pass
our rigorous inspection process before they are released for production.
Our
Core Department uses 100%
ISO-CURE and core weights range from a
few ounces to over 100 pounds. The Core Department personnel check all cores and
repair the smallest of defects to ensure the very best quality castings
available anywhere.
The
JENCAST
Mold Department utilizes a green sand line that runs a cope and drag envelope size of 28" x 40" x 14" over 14"
We can run two 18" x 24" or one 24" x 36" pattern insert board
size. We also offer a green sand heavy floor line with a flask size of 50"
x 60" x 20" over 20". Our mold sand is continuously monitored by quality control for the highest
quality and moldability possible.
Our
Melt Department uses two 9 ton coreless induction furnaces
and has the capacity to melt over 100 tons of quality gray, compacted graphite or ductile iron per day.
Our iron is continuously monitored by quality control to ensure the proper
chemical properties required by our customer are met. JENCAST
uses only the best pig iron and scrap iron available.
The JENCAST Clean Department consists of the shake-out and
cleaning areas. Once castings have traveled through our shake-out system, they are 100%
visually inspected for any defects. From the shake-out, the castings move to the cleaning
floor where they are processed through a shot blast cycle. Excess iron, sharp
edges, burrs and areas specified by the customer are removed and/or cleaned at the
grinding stations where they are again 100% visually inspected for any defects.
At the
JENCAST
Special Coatings & Heat Treat Department, castings can receive porcelain coating, epoxy coatings or
be heat treated. Heat treat services
offered by JENCAST include: normalizing, annealing, stress relief and flame hardening.
JENCAST
Quality Control is second to none. We pride ourselves in having the most up to date equipment and trained personnel in the industry.
Once a JENCAST casting is poured, it is checked for hardness. A test bar is used to verify its strength and flexibility. Visual inspection of a casting is accomplished inside and out by fiber optics and die penetrant as required by our customer. Certain types of hidden defects can be checked by ultrasonic testing or by sectioning a sample casting.
Geometric form and dimensional accuracy is the final quality check. All castings are tracked by a heat number which can identify the date a casting was made, what iron chemistry was used and the temperature of the poured iron. All this quality control is to ensure our customers a quality level to suit their needs and provide them with the very best product available.
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