Buck Company

Daily Melt Capability of 20 Tons

Metals Produced

Brass and Bronze

• Red Brass - "85" metal C83600, "81" metal C84400, "81" metal C83300
• Manganeze Bronze - "420" C86400; "421" C86500
• Aluminum Bronze - "415" C95800, C95300, C95400, C95500
• Tin Bronze - "Navy M" C92200 (245), "Navy G" C90300 (225)
• Silicon Brass = C87610, C87500

Aluminum

• Grades 356, Almag 535 & 319

Melting Equipment

• Nine (9) 500 to 3000 lb. capacity induction furnaces
• Two (2) 1200 lb. capacity electric resistance furnaces
• Two (2) 1500 lb. capacity electric resistance furnances

Molding Equipment

• Two (2) Hunter HMP-10 automatic molding machines
• One (1) Disamatic 130 20x24 automatic molding machine with HLH mold handling system
• Two (2) Jolt-Squeeze-Pin Lift cope and drag machines
• One (1) side floor for larger castings

Sand is prepared in a Model 85-B muller and transported to the modling stations by elevator and belt conveyors. Return sand is handled by vibrating conveyors and is processed thru a cooling system before re-processing. Prepared molding sand is controlled continuously by an automatic Hartley controller.

Cleaning, Grinding, Finishing and Inspection

• Two (2) shot blast cleaning machines
• One (1) abrasive cut-off unit
• Two (2) metal band saws
• Two (2) finishing benches
• Four (4) inspection areas
• One (1) double belt sander
• One (1) glass bead blaster
• Three (3) finishing cells featuring: eight (8) regrind units and two (2) snag grinding units