Manufacturing Capabilities

Medcast has state-of-the-art capabilities for manufacture of castings through the lost wax process. Backed by an excellent information system, Medcast tracks customer orders from order receipt to shipping. The information system includes modules for production scheduling, resource planning and order execution. Process information for each part is available on the company’s databases.

Multiple semi-automatic wax presses fitted with premium temperature and hydraulic controls ensure repeatability in wax pattern manufacture.

The shell room is run as a fully automated system. A Kawasaki robot, multiple conveyors and a management system ensure that every mould is processed in exactly the same manner. In addition, a system that monitors Key Process Variables alerts in the event of a change in the state. The room has a full environment control system.

Multiple Induction Furnaces (pour capacity - 240 pounds every 15 minutes) are used to melt and pour metal into moulds. Medcast casts a wide range of standard and special alloys. Cobalt, Nickel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum alloys are poured using Air Melt Furnaces. The company employs rollover furnaces for special applications such as very thin-walled castings.

Full finishing capabilities are available at Medcast’s finishing shop. Castings are heat treated at subcontract heat treat shops located within a few miles of the plant. Medcast also provides Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services through subcontract operations. Other services include plating, passivation and machining, and polishing.

A full NDT operation managed by qualified personnel is available in-house. See more information by selecting our NDT services under the PRODUCTS heading.