Melling Foundry Information

Melling Foundry possesses the resources, technology, process versatility and development techniques to produce complex, heavily-cored, thin-walled castings ranging from four ounces to 40 pounds. Melling is an aluminum foundry pouring 319, 356, A356, and 359 in Green Sand and Permanent Mold processes. With a combined 61 years of experience in the metal casting industry Melling Foundry is your premier provider of aluminum castings. • Historical experience launching/producing complex castings built a strong knowledge base • Continued development of advanced simulation software combined with methodical analysis of results builds upon this base and drives the Department’s ability to design processes and tooling to produce complex castings • The Company’s dynamic skill-set, experience, and education have led to continued refinement/development of processes, process controls, standards, operator training/involvement, and methods to optimize designs • Effective designs for manufacturability also optimize all facets of production: o Raw materials consumption o Core production o Molding o Yield o Finishing o Casting quality o Post-processing • Effective design and simulation utilization minimizes sampling needs, initial casting trials validate simulation results