Manufacturing Capabilities

Bodine Aluminum - St. Louis provides high-quality, premium aluminum castings to our customers, on time and to their specifications.  We are committed to keeping up with advanced metal casting technologies by using the following modern manufacturing equipment: Making Aluminum Castings
 
Green Sand
  • (3) Hunter Automatic Molding Machines (14"x19" & 18"x20" Flask Size)
  • (2) Automatic Pouring Ladles
  • (3) Jolt-Squeeze Machines (18"x18" Max. Flask Size)
  • (3) Cope and Drag Jolt Squeeze Machines (42"x54" Max. Flask Size)
  • Loose Molding
 
Permanent Mold
  • Multiple Hall & Stahl Gravity Pour, Tilt Machines (up to 54"x60" Mold Size)
  • Automatic Bead Blast Cabinet for Mold Cleaning
  • Air Assist Core/Casting Manipulator with 200 lb Capacity
 
Core Room Shell
  • (3) Harrison Automatic Shell (18"x18"x15" Deep)
  • (8) Individual Beardsley-Piper Shell Machines (up to 42"x24"x38" Deep)

Isocure

  • Vertical/Horizontal Redford Isocure Machine (up to 22"x24")

Airset

  • Scott Mixer at 200 lbs/min. Max Core Size 300 lbs
  • Palmer Mixer at 200 lbs/min. Max Core Size 300 lbs
 
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Cleaning/Finishing
  • Multiple Automatic and Hand Finishing Tools for Gate Removal
  • Continuous-feed automatic shot blast equipment
  • Complete In-House Heat Treatment (T5,T6 & T7 Capability)
 
Machining
  • Bodine can provide "Machined Complete" to customer specification utilizing one of our certified outside machine sources
  • Painting, plating, and anodizing are also offered through our certified subcontractors
 
Shipping
  • ASN (Advanced Shipping Notice) capability with "on-line" document controls
  • Bodine is a JIT facility maintaining all products as first-in-first-out to promote increased traceability.
 

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Last modified: November 5, 2003