No-Bake Molding: Where our Largest Aluminum Castings are Crafted
You call us when you require a notably large piece of machinery formed from aluminum! The largest aluminum castings we produce come out of the no-bake molding department. The no-bake department is capable of producing parts that are both sizable and intricate. You can be confident we will produce all types of shapes and weights of aluminum molding for your job, but most no-bake castings weigh between 50 and 800 pounds.
When you choose Boose Aluminum Casting, you choose a business with more than a hundred years of experience and development as a foundry. Our continuous quality checks and practices throughout the no-bake production process (including dog bones, tensile sand testing, mixer calibration, and detailed molding instructions) help to create the highest-quality no-bake castings. Call today if you think your business would benefit from custom-molded aluminum parts and equipment!
Who Wants No-Bake Aluminum Molding for Their Parts?
If you are in an industry that works with large metal machinery, almost no part can’t be improved with aluminum molding. The intricacy and size combine to create durable and strong pieces that can have tight tolerances essential to your most critical mechanical parts.
Automotive
Vehicle chassis and structural parts are the most common parts made via aluminum molding, particularly larger no-bake molding. The need for high-performance parts is nowhere more important than in transportation like automotive, aerospace, and marine vehicles – a performance that you can expect from Boose Aluminum.
Robotics
Automated tools require lightweight metal frames and structures so that the mechanics within them are efficient and strong. This is something that only aluminum can offer, with its optimal strength-to-weight ratio that provides robotics of all kinds with a superior edge. From simple gears and mechanics to actuators and electronic cases, choose aluminum!
Defense
While defense items require the same strength, durability, and lightweight qualities as other industries, the actual value of our work in the defense industry comes from our quality control department. With ISO 9001 2015 Certification, we can guarantee the utmost care and highest precision results, a necessity when lives are on the line.
Industrial
Industrial equipment demands high corrosion resistance and durability, whether it’s in commercial or industrial usage. With aluminum molded equipment, your production will be increased, and your maintenance and replacement costs will be a thing of the past! Call today, and we’ll get started discussing the details of your needs.
What Happens During No-Bake Molding?
Each no-bake mold is formed using cope and drag patterns – upper and lower sand half-molds placed together to form a complete mold. This allows us to create a full 3d shape in the sand rather than two half-shapes. This gives maximum control over the resulting shape.
The sand that fills the patterns is heated to an optimum temperature to cure consistently for the best mold strength. We then use a high-speed, high-intensity mixer to combine the sand with a chemical binder and catalyst. This sand mixture is dropped into the pattern, hand-tucked around tooling features for greater intricacy, and compacted to precision.
After the sand hardens to a concrete-like consistency, we strip off the mold and join the halves. Then, we thoroughly inspect to ensure that molten metal will flow into the mold cavity unhindered and that the metal will solidify properly during pouring.
After pouring the mold and test bars, we knock the casting out of the mold, and it moves to the finishing department. There, surface finishes are applied, and the piece is given the scrutiny and care that your work requires.
For Intricacy, Size, and Strength, Trust Boose Aluminum’s No-Bake Line
When you need versatile, strong castings with exceptional dimensional tolerances and intricate casting shapes, you can’t settle for just any foundry. You need a business that will give your parts the maximum attention to detail, whether a large-scale production or a small custom job. This is the kind of care and attention that we at Boose Aluminum Foundry will provide!
As part of a highly renewable system, the no-bake department reclaims all the sand used during the molding process because we know that our environment matters as well.
