The mold cooling system paired with the automatic molding machine can accomodate up to 62 molds at a time.
dation. It didn’t take long for the company to be assured the invest- ment was worthwhile. “You hear about what a differ- ence an automated molding machine makes, and it’s true,” said Matt Peters, production manager, Talladega Pat- tern. “We make more molds per hour, obviously, and we make better cast- ings, as well.” More than a family business, Tal-
ladega Pattern is a brother business. It was started by the late W.C. (Pete) Peters in 1951 and is now owned by his sons, brothers Rickey, president, and Joey, vice president. About a decade ago, Rickey’s sons, Matt and Jason, joined the management team. “Te company has always been on
a steady incline,” Joey Peters said. “We haven’t gone backwards…we grow, at least in volume, every year.” Te growth caught up to Talladega
Pattern’s capabilities, eventually. Te company’s largest customer wanted more castings, and it was near capacity. “We had grown as far as we
could,” Joey Peters said. It was time to invest in a new molding line.
Molding Transition Talladega Pattern’s 40 employees
Talladega still operates jolt/squeeze machines to fill low volume orders. October 2015 MODERN CASTING | 23
make aluminum and copper-base castings in mainly low volumes. It had been handling its orders, often ranging in number from five to 10, on eight jolt/squeeze molding machines, but the machines were stretched thin. Te metalcaster’s customers wanted more castings but it couldn’t keep up on its existing equipment. “We were at the point where we
were having to run overtime every week to stay up on orders, and we wanted to eliminate that,” Rickey Peters said. W.C. Peters always dreamt about
running an automated molding line in his plant. Now his sons and grandsons were ready to make it a reality. “We talked about installing an automated molding line for a few
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