Sand Mold Casting Process In by adminOctober 28, 2018 Sand filling the pattern - the beginning stage of a sand castingUsing a strike off to level the sand moldPatterns filled with sand awaiting the chemical bond so we can begin the de-mold stagePatterns have been filled - waiting for the chemical bond to occur so the sand mold can be de-moldedThe rollover machine has reduced a majority of the manual labor of the sand mold processDrag Mold making its way to the transfer cart after being de-molded by the rollover machineTransfer cart on it's way to drop off the Drag mold on the assembly conveyorSand mold waiting to be prepped for the sand mold casting processSand Molds ready to be prepped to pour aluminum sand castingsOur manipulator in use - this machine assists in the assembly of our sand moldsCope half of the mold prepped and ready to be assembledUsing our tipper crucible furnace which holds up to 1,100 lbs of metalSkimming the ladleVerifying temperature with a calibrated pyrometerPouring lines for sand castingsPouring using a 250 lb tipper ladlePouring an aluminum sand castingWorking as a team pouring aluminum sand castingsShakeout machine being used to remove sand casting from it's moldSand casting has been removed, and sand being processed through mechanical reclamation