Avalon Precision Castings is an investment foundry located in Brook Park, OH just a few miles from Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. Avalon is a privately held, IS0 9001:2008 certified, ITAR registered, PED certified company that pours ferrous and non-ferrous alloys out of their state-of-the-art facility. Our plant features automatic and semi-automatic wax molding equipment as well as a VA-Tek robotic shell system. These two combined allow us to offer competitive pricing and industry leading lead times. Our parts typically range from a few ounces up to 60 lbs. We have import capabilities as well and will provide offshore tooling or finished casting pricing by request. Rapid Prototyping is an area of our business that is becoming extremely popular within our customer base. We are routinely providing RP parts to customers on average for around $250 each. This is a process we encourage customers to utilize as it is a great way to get samples quickly and economically. Avalon’s ownership is committed to growing the business and is continuously re-investing in the company.

Profile

• Established in 1982 by Mel Kman and John Kemper
• ISO 9001: 2008 Certified and ITAR Registered (Cage code: 3812)
• PED Certified
• 2 Shifts- Approx. 80 Employees
• 40,000 sq. feet manufacturing
• 2009 Sales: $12 million
• Size Range: Ounces to 60 lbs
• Industries Served include (but not limited to)
  • Valves, Pumps, Meters, Trucking, Sanitation, Banking, Mining, Food, Medical, Military, Aerospace, Agriculture, Hand Tools
• Typical Volumes: Medium to Low volume
• Alloys:
  • Ferrous: Carbon and Low Alloy Steel, Tool Steels, P-H Stainless, Austenitic Stainless, Cobalt Based Alloys (Hastelloy, Inconel), Nickel Base Alloys
  • Non Ferrous: Aluminum, Brass, Bronze Alloys

Facility

Wax Molding

• 7 Wax Injection Presses
  • 4 Manual
  • 3 Automatic
  • Capable of producing 120 lbs/hr of castings
• 10 Station wax welders for assembling trees

Shell Room

• Temperature & Humidity controlled trying environment. SPC Controlled
• Kawasaki Model ZZX300S-B Robot and sand handling system.

Melting Department

• 5 Ajax Induction melting furnaces
• 4 Pacific Kiln burnout ovens
• Spectrometer
• Ergolift MA200SE hydraulic pouring arm

Finishing and Blasting

• 4 Computerized automatic impact Metal grinders including fixture, four stand grinders
  • Reduces labor cost and increases repeatability in the grinding process
• Shot Blasting Capabilities
  • Variety of different media (steel shot, glass beads etc.)

Quality and Inspection

• IS0 9001:2008 Certified and ITAR Registered
• We achieve part-to-part consistency, so the last casting is the same high quality as the first
• Offer Total Non-destructive testing
• Lab Includes:
  • MM (Hansford RapidCheck)
  • Rockwell Hardness Tester
  • Tensile Tester
  • Superficial Hardness Tester
  • Optical Comparator

Value-Added Capabilities

• VA Processes include;
  • Machining, Plating, Painting, Polishing, Assembly, Heat Treat, Kanban Capability
• Offshore tooling and finished casting pricing available upon request
• Rapid Prototyping Capabilities
  • SLA, SLS, ThermoJet and Envision patterns
  • We can provide finished metal parts quickly and economically utilizing this technology.
• Engineering Assistance
  • Solidification Modeling System
    • Used in developing gating systems via solid modeling

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Typical Parts produced today:

Pumps, valves, food processing equipment, cutters, compressors, brake hardwear, electrical instruments, hydraulic instruments, hydraulic fittings, material handling equipment, clutch components, conveyor hardwear, furnace hardwear, surgical instruments, lighting hardwear, hand tools, automation equipment, crane components, impellars