Average daily melt capacity: 
20 tons

Foundry melting equipment: 
4 1800 lb. Induction furnaces
3 oil fired crucible furnaces - Aluminum Foundry
1 gas fired crucible furnace - Aluminum Foundry
1 300 lb. lift swing furnace
2 1500 lb. electric resistance furnace - Aluminum Foundry


Heat treating: 
All non ferrous heat treatment is performed by commercial heat treatment facilities.

Foundry Molding: 
1 model hmp-10 hunter automatic molding machine. Flask size 14 x 19 with automatic core setter.

1 model hmp-10 hunter automatic molding machines. Flask size 14 x 19.
1 squeeze jolt, pin lift cope & drag machine. Flask sizes 20 x 25 thru 18 x 36
1 DISA Match 130 20x24 Flasksize

Cleaning, Grinding, Finishing & Inspection:
2 shot blast cleaning machines
1 abrasive cut-off unit
2 metal band saws
2 snag grinding units
4 finishing benches
4 inspection areas
1 Vibro-energy finishing mill
2 double belt sanders
1 glass bead blaster

Both foundries are supported by the following :

Quality - state of the art metallurgical lab consisting of:
Baird dv-6 spectrometer
Leco cs-244
Unitron microscope with video monitor
Unitron stereoscope
Various Brinell hardness testers
Tinius Olsen 60 l tensile machine with chart recorder
Magnetic particle PX304 image machine
Complete sand lab facility

Core making:
1 Harrison 10x16
1 Harrison 16x16
3 HS16 Redford shell machine
5 HP43 Redford shell machines
1 Palmer no bake machine
2 CB16 Redford
3 Laempe core centers, cold box  LL-10
2 Laempe L1

Pattern - full service pattern capabilities available
Engineering drawings may now be sent to Buck as CAD files:

Secondary operations :
Machining, plating and painting available