Firstex Industries

TYPES OF CASTINGS PRODUCED:

• Oil and Petrochemical Industry; Valve Bodies; Military End-Use; Pressure; Non-Pressure; Full Documentation Critical Service, as well as general miscellaneous-application steel castings.

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ALLOYS:

• Low & High Carbon Low Alloy (8600, 4100, 4300, QQS, etc.)

• Medium Alloy (WC-9, C-5, CA-6NM, etc.)

• High Alloy (corrosion and heat resistant CA-15, CF-8M, CF-3M, etc.)

• Duplex Metals (CD-4MCU, etc.)

• Low- Temperature Service Alloys (LC-1,2,3; LCB, etc.)

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SIZE RANGE:

• From 10 to 17,000 pounds net shipping weight.

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CAPACITY:

• Up to 1000 tons per month net castings shipped.

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MOLDING SYSTEMS & CAPABILITIES:

• Dependable Air set Pacemaster 700 ER 1500 # per minute Blender for tight flask up to 120"x120".

• Dependable Pacemaster 450, 1000 # per minute.

• Kloster Air Set 1500 #-per minute blender for small & medium high production flaskless molding up to 48"x48".

• Didion (LC-40) 40-tons-per-hour sand reclamation system w/10’x10’ General Kinematic two-mast shakeout (small/medium molds).

• Didion (LC-40) 40-tons-per-hour sand reclamation system w/13’x13’ General Kinematic two-mast shakeout for large flask molds.

• Dependable 12-ton -per-hour cooler/classifier for small & medium mold reclamation.

• Dependable 12-ton-per-hour cooler/classifier for large mold reclamation. Flaskless molding up to 48"x48", tight flask up to 120"x120". Special flask sizes available.

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CORE ROOM:

• Dependable Air Set Pacemaster 250 delivers 500 pounds per minute. Two Dependable shell machines Model 400 SA. Also, miscellaneous sweep and bench facilities.

• Dependable Pacemaster 75, 150 pounds per minute. 

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FOUNDRY ENGINEERING:

Our foundry Engineers develop the appropriate feeding requirements for castings and establish the molding processes. We use SOLIDCast software to simulate the solidification process castings undergo as they cool in a mold. This helps identify casting defects prior to production, resulting in:

• Higher probability of first article approval.

• Faster resolution of production problems.

• Better yield.

• Reduced lead times.

• Lower scrap rates.

• Better quality.

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HEAT TREATING:

• Annealing; Austinizing; Normalizing; Liquid Quenching; Tempering. Four car-bottom Fibrofrax Lined Furnaces from 5’ x 10’ to 8’ x 16’. Centrally located electronic control room for certified charts.

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING:

• Magnetic Particle Examination (wet or dry)

• Liquid Dye Penetrant

• Ultrasonic Examination

• Radiography

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METALLURGICAL LABORATORY:

• Located off premises. Separate facility lists available upon request.

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WELDING:

• Process: SMAW, FCAW, GMAW (Manual & Semi-Auto). Qualifications per ASME, ASTM, AWS and Mid-Std-1261A.

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MACHINING FACILITIES:

• Located off premises. Separate facility lists available upon request.

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Our long standing relationships with many local pattern shops allows us to respond quickly to our customers requirements for building new patterns and core boxes.

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