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Hawver Aluminum Completes Large Seals for Local University Hawver Aluminum Foundry Inc.,
Tampa, Fla., has delivered two 11-ft. seals to the nearby Univ. of South Florida, breaking a company record for casting size. The two castings were pro-
duced using the largest and heaviest molds ever produced in Hawver’s 35- year history. “We produced four molds measur-
ing 7 x 12 ft. and containing 8,000 lbs. of nobake sand,” company owner Jim Hawver said. With a poured weight of 800 lbs.,
the molds yielded aluminum castings weighing more than 700 lbs. The castings were powder coated and as- sembled in halves. Hawver Aluminum produces com-
mercial, military and aerospace castings in aluminum, brass and bronze via the green sand and nobake processes. Its standard casting sizes are up to 400 lbs. and 8 ft. long.
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US Aluminum Castings Receives Customer Award
US Aluminum Castings, Entiat,
Wash., has received the 2010 Letter of Recognition from PACCAR Inc., Bellevue, Wash., according to an an- nouncement issued by the metalcast- ing company’s management. US Aluminum Castings, which
supplies a range of cast, machined and powder coated parts to PAC- CAR, a global manufacturer of heavy duty trucks, received the award for its performance below 50 PPM. According to the company’s announcement, other PACCAR sup- pliers that have received the recogni- tion include Alcoa, Eaton, SKF and Parker Hannifin. US Aluminum Castings is a mem-
ber of the Advanced Metals Group, which produces aluminum and iron castings out of four domestic metalcasting facilities. PACCAR is a multinational manufacturer of com- mercial trucks marketed under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates.
METAL May/June 2011 For Design engineers & Purchasers 15 The seals weigh more than 700 lbs. (317.5 kg) each.
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