Torrance Foundry Facilities

TORRANCE CASTING, INC.
American Quality with Torrance Pride

Torrance Casting Facilities

MOLDING DEPARTMENT

1 - DISA Match 130 Automated Molding Machine
2 - Sets of QJS.219 BMM Cope & Drag Molding Machines
2 - International LVJS Jolt-Squeeze Matchplate Molding Machine
1 - Hunter HMP-10 Automatic Molding Machine
1 - Side Floor - Loose Pattern Molding
7 - Pallet Lines
1 - Summit Automatic Mold Handling System
1 - B&P 80A Speed Mullor
1 - Complete Overhead Sand System
1 - Hartley Automatic Sand System

FLASK SIZES
10 x 14, 16, 18, 24 & 32
12 x 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 & 28
14 x 14, 16, 18, 19 & 20
16 x 16 & 20
18 x 18
20 x 24
30 x 40
30 x 48

MELTING DEPARTMENT

2 - Inductotherm VIP Dual Track furnace system with two 2.2 Ton Furnaces
1 - Overhead Pouring System, Batch Pouring with 750 lb. Ladles
1 - SPECTRO SPECTROMAXx Spectrometer
1 - Electro-Nite Quik-Lab/3 Digital Thermal Analyzer
1 - 1500# Tundish Ladle
1 - Electro-Nite Datacast 2000

1 - ATAS - Adaptive Thermal Analysis System.
2 - Minolta / Land Cyclops 155 Optical Pyrometer
2 - Electro-Nite DT 25010 Temperature Measurement System
1 - Olympus PME Metallurgical Microscope
Chill wedges taken from each ladle.
Pouring Temperatures taken for each ladle.

CORE DEPARTMENT

2 - Dependable 400 SA Shell Core Machines
1 - Redford HP-43B Shell Core Machine
1 - Demler 103 Oil Sand Core Blower
2 - Redford Model 2 Oil Sand Core Blower
1 - B&P CB10-COil Sand Core Blower
1 - Foundry Automation SPC30 Cold Box Core Machine

1 - Oil Sand Bench Station (Hand)
1 - Cold Box Bench Station (Hand)
1 - Gaylord SATB-30-5 Cold Box Core Machine
1 - Gaylord LCCG-75T Cold Box Gassing Station
1 - Despatch Core Oven

CLEANING DEPARTMENT

1 - Wheelabrator 22cf. Super II Tumblast
1 - Wheelabrator 27 x 36 Rubber Mill Tumblast
1 - Pangborn Model 6LN-2 Double Door Table Blast
1 - 14" Cutoff Wheel
1 - 20" Fox Cutoff Wheel

2 - Hand Grinding Stations
5 - Setco 30" Single Hi-Speed Stand Grinders
1 - Belt Grinder
1 - 8" Fox Cup Grinder
2 - Roberts Sinto Barinder 300 Series Auto-Grinders

SAND CONTROL / TESTING EQUIPMENT

1 - General Kinematics Computerized Moisture Addition Control
1 - General Kinematics FRC-36/42 x 20.5 Fluid Bed Sand Cooler System
1 - Dietert Core Hardness Tester
1 - Dietert Mold Hardness Tester
1 - Dietert Sand Compactability Tester

1 - Dietert Electric Sand Permeability Tester
1 - Dietert Electric Green Sand Strength Tester
1 - Dietert Methyline Blue Clay Tester
1 - Dynamic Air Automatic Bond Addition System
1 - Hartley Automatic Sand Compactability Controller
1 - Dietert Moisture Teller

CASTING INSPECTION EQUIPMENT

1 - Androx Liquid Dye Penetrant Inspection Kit
1 - Krautkramer Branson USL-31 Non-Destructive Ultrasonic Inspection Unit
1 - Krautkramer Branson DM-2 Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge
2 - King Portable Brinell Hardness Testers
1 - Ecomet I Polisher Grinder
1 - Unitron Microscope and Camera
1 - Portage Model 48A Coordinate Measuring Machine
1 - Newage Pin Brinell Tester

1 - Faro Sterling Arm - 6 Axis 6' Coordinate Measuring Machine
1 - Parker Research DA-200 Magnetic Particle Contour Probe
1 - 30" Olympus Flexible Bore Scope
Physical and chemical analysis work and certification done by outside lab
Full traceability and certification of physical and chemical attributes available

PATTERN SHOP

1 - Dynapath 500 3-Axis CNC Mill
1 - Dynapath 750 3-Axis CNC Mill
1 - Master Cam Offline Programming
1 - SolidCast Solidification Software
1 - AutoDesk Inventor ver.7.0
1 - Nova Flow / Nova Cast Simulation Software
Complete line of wood, plastic and metal pattern making equipment
Capacity for prototype through production pattern work
Pressure cast patterns made from our masters by outside sources

POWDER COATING SYSTEM

1 - Nordson N9D4R Spray Booth
1 - 217 KW Protherm Curing Oven
1 - 180-ft long variable speed closed loop conveyor system