Benton Foundry, Inc. offers castings services in gray and ductile iron to meet a wide range of industrial requirements. The casting method used is sand casting. The casting process includes green sand, automatic, and matchplate molding. Casting features include complex castings, moderate volume, heat treatment, and painting for enhanced durability. Casting applications cover structural machine components, pumps, valves, agricultural machinery, compressors, railroad equipment, mining, reducers and drives, oil and gas, power generation, marine, construction equipment, fluid power systems, material handling equipment, hoists and winches, elevators and escalators, food processing machinery, general use components, and pressure containing parts.
Casting mold types include automatic molding and green sand. Materials include austempered ductile iron, ductile iron, gray iron, iron, nodular iron, ferrous metals, pearlitic grades, and ferritic grades. Casting weights range from 1 to 250 lb. Additional services provided are grinding, robotic grinding, shot blasting, heat treating, special packaging, painting, and machining. Production volumes range from 50 to 20,000 units and include prototype, low, moderate, and high volume runs.
Lead times range from 4 to 6 weeks. Industry focus includes agriculture, architecture, heavy truck, building and construction, defense, DOE, DOD, electrical, food processing, heavy equipment, HVAC, hydraulics, industrial, laundry equipment, machine tool, machinery, military, plumbing, specialty machinery, transportation, oil and gas equipment. Industry standards met include ASTM, ISO, RoHS compliance, and SAE. To know more about world-class castings services, contact us today.
At Benton Foundry, Inc., the project involved the successful production of a water-jacketed manifold for specialized applications in the marine industry. Capabilities applied in this project included core making, core assembly, chaplets, green sand molding, gray iron casting, and robotic grinding/finishing. To support these processes, advanced equipment in the Core, Molding, and Finishing departments were utilized, ensuring consistency and precision in every step of manufacturing.
The finished manifold measured 4 x 10 x 20 inches, with tightest tolerances of ±0.030 inches. It was produced using Class 30A Gray Iron (ASTM A48) and achieved a material finish of 500 to 600 rms. During production, automated controls and testing with complete traceability were performed to maintain strict quality standards.
Production was completed in line with customer volume requirements, with a delivery turnaround of 6 weeks to multiple domestic locations. All manufacturing steps met the required ASTM A48 standards, ensuring compliance and reliability. To find out more about how we can help with your requirements, contact us today.
At Benton Foundry, Inc., a hydraulic valve body was successfully manufactured for applications in the heavy equipment and material handling industry. The production process involved solidification analysis using Magmasoft software and advanced manufacturing processes in the Core, Molding, and Finishing departments.
The finished component measured 2 x 6 x 17 inches, achieving tight tolerances of ±0.015 inches on internal surfaces. It was produced using Class 80-55-06 ductile iron (ASTM A536) and featured a 400 to 500 rms material finish, ensuring both durability and consistency.
Extensive in process testing and inspection with automated controls and complete traceability were performed to guarantee quality. Production volumes were tailored to customer requirements, with a delivery turnaround of 6 weeks to multiple domestic locations, meeting ASTM A536 standards. To find out more about how we can help with your requirements, contact us today.
