- 21 January 2008 -

US foundry to expand castings for pumps

Pennsylvania, USA-based Benton Foundry, which serves manufacturers of pumps, valves and manifolds, is expanding, due to a number of orders from customers anxious to source castings domestically because of the shifting US currency exchange rates. As dollars become more affordable, buying from US suppliers is a better investment for many manufacturers, the company says.

Part of this expansion is the installation of a DISA moulding machine, increasing the company’s capability to larger castings weighing up to 350 lbs. The DISA machine, which will be in place in October 2008, will reportedly help to boost output from 180 tons/day of castings to as high as 300 tons/day. Benton castings are produced with cores manufactured by the shell, Isocure, and Pepset processes.

www.bentonfoundry.com

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