Static Castings in Iron and Steel
The Process
Quaker City Castings utilizes the Airset (No-bake) sand casting process for producing its static castings. In the No-Bake process, sand molds are formed using a wood or metal pattern. Fine-grain sand is combined with a resin binder in a high-speed mixer and then poured into a box containing the pattern. After a few minutes, the sand-binder mixture hardens and the mold is removed from the pattern. Cores for creating the inside structure of the castings are made using the same process, or with a material called chromite in certain parts. After the cores and the exterior molds are assembled, they are closed and prepared for metal pouring.
The No-Bake casting process is highly flexible as it allows castings to be maintained to precise tolerances while also being able to handle part sizes from a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds.
Our Capacity
Quaker City Castings can pour static castings using our No-bake process up to 12,000 lbs. finished weight in gray and ductile iron, and 4,000 lbs. in steel, stainless steel, carbon steel, heat-resistant steel, and superalloys.
We supply parts to a wide variety of industries including:
- Valve and Pump
- Drilling and Mining
- Petroleum
- Power Generation
- Locomotive
- Construction
- Heavy Equipment Manufacturers
- and many more