GUIDED TOUR
Unicast Company takes pride in its work and state-of-the-art facilities. The following will give you a better feel for some of the technology Unicast incorporates in its work.
MELT DEPARTMENT:
- Unicast has the capacity to melt up to 80 tons per day in a 42″ I.D. Cold Blast Cupola
- The iron is then transferred into a 32-ton Electric Channel Induction Furnace
- The iron is transferred to pouring ladles and refined to specific chemistry and temperature for pouring
- The characteristics of our iron allow us produce an extremely wide range of unique and unusual castings Core Room and Pattern Shop
CORE ROOM AND PATTERN SHOP:
- The production of castings with internal cavities requires cores which are is engineered to maintain their shape and size until the iron solidifies
- The type of casting being produced determines whether a no-bake or hot-box core is used
- Pattern maintenance and minor pattern problems can be addressed in our pattern department
- We also have available several qualified pattern shops to support your needs
- Pattern storage is available for quick turnaround
MOLDING DEPARTMENT
Automatic Molding
- FBO-II manufactured by Roberts Sinto Corporation
- HMP20E manufactured by Hunter
- These machines produce exceptional castings using flaskless technology, allowing Unicast to maintain its high levels of quality while utilizing the latest technologies
Cope and Drag and Floor Molding
- Lower volume, unique and difficult large castings are produced in these areas
FINISHING AND SHIPPING:
- All castings are shot blasted and individually inspected
- Gates and parting lines are ground off to produce the finished castings per customer specifications
- The various grinding stations include wheel and hand grinding and vary in size from 8” to 30”
- A final inspection occurs before packaging
- All castings are carefully packaged in customer designated containers