Penticton Foundry Milestones

In a continuing effort to maintain and improve upon our foundry process, Penticton Foundry has made many changes over the years.

2011/2012

• Built an additional core room
• Installed a new box shaker
• Developed and produced new products (Clamshell Assemblies)
• Installed a backup power generator for the melt deck
• Upgraded/extended cranes for pouring floor
• Increased crane tonnage for floor moulding area
• Upgraded white iron grinding cells

2010/2011

• Purchased a new mixer for the AMC (Automated Moulding Center)
• Installed a new roof on the primary foundry building

2009/2010

• Extended the 10T crane on the pouring floor
• Plant I
  • Purchased the neighboring building
  • Installed a new roof on the building
  • Installed new 5T cranes

2007/2008

• New AJAX power pack, for the melt deck
• New transformer & housing unit for AJAX

2006/2007

• Added an additional 10T crane to the pouring floor.

2005/2006

• Designed and built the new AMC (Automated Moulding Center)

2004/2005

• Purchased new 10T cranes for the pouring floor
• Purchased a new compressor

2003/2004

• Built an additional pattern storage building

2002/2003

• Purchased a new 1,000 Lb mixer
• Updated the pouring crane (5T)

2001/2002

• Purchased a core blower for the core room
• Purchased an excavator for the scrap yard

2000/2001

• Purchased a new spectrometer