Talladega Pattern’s Plunge Into Automation
A small green sand nonferrous job shop answered the pull of customer demand with its first automatic molding line and sand system. SHANNON WETZEL, MANAGING EDITOR
T
he sand system opera- tor flashes a grin as he navigates the touchscreen of the sand controls. Yes,
he nods, his job is easier now. The
automated sand system was installed a little over a year ago at Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc., Talladega, Ala., as part of the instal- lation of a new automatic molding
line—the metalcasting facility’s first. For an operation that had been humming along comfortably with its existing manual setup, the project was met with excitement and trepi-
Talladega Pattern & Aluminum recently intalled its first automatic molding line, complete with an automatic mold handler and conveying system. 22 | MODERN CASTING October 2015
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