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News Release from: Wheelabrator Group | Subject: Shot blast machine
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 June 2006
Shot blast machine for Scottish foundry
Busy Scottish foundry Archibald Young has shown it is on its metal by buying a new shot blast machine from world market leading surface preparation experts Wheelabrator.
Busy Scottish foundry Archibald Young has shown it is on its metal by buying a new shot blast machine from world market leading surface preparation experts Wheelabrator The purchase of a Spencer Halstead MLK 1500 table type shotblast machine for the company's Kirkintilloch foundry near Glasgow, will improve the quality of its castings and allow it to handle a wider range of orders
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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It will also lead to cost savings as it can handle large and fragile castings, previously sent to a subcontractor.
Shot blasting - propelling small spherical media at high speeds under controlled conditions - is an essential part of Archibald Young's production process, removing sand from castings and creating a superior finish ready for customers.
Ian Young, managing director at Archibald Young, said: "This new machine replaces our old rotary barrel tumble shot blast machine, which had been in operation for more than 30 years.
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"While still working fine, we found that as our business grew and the range of castings expanded, the machine was not appropriate for many products, causing damage to the edges of some shapes and leading us to increase our reliance on subcontractors.
"This new machine will allow us to blast all of our castings, irrespective of size or material - it's safe to use on bronze, iron, copper-based and aluminium alloys - and raise our quality to a higher specification." A table type machine is ideal for cleaning a mixture of castings, even the most delicate as there is no tumbling action likely to cause damage.
Established in 1959, Archibald Young is one of Scotland's leading foundries employing 30 people in Kirkintilloch and a further 17 its facility in Motherwell, opened in 2001.
It also owns Premier Castings in Oldham, near Manchester.
The foundry is renowned for its range of quality castings and complete value-added approach, including a custom-built pattern store housing over 10,000 customer designs.
Skilled pattern makers combine traditional skills with modern technology to produce equipment in wood, metal or resin.
The firm manufactures castings for the marine, civil and general engineering, ship building, mining and pump and valve industries.
Mr Young said: "We pride ourselves on the quality of our castings and our continual investment in new technology.
As part of this, we recognised the benefits of upgrading our equipment to suit our evolving needs.
"We've enjoyed a long relationship with Wheelabrator Group and invited them to review our situation and make recommendations alongside a number of their competitors. Request a free brochure from Wheelabrator Group ...
Their advice, combined with their reputation and competitively priced machine secured the deal and we're delighted to be continuing to work with them." Commenting on the sale, Hugh Smillie, regional manager at Wheelabrator's Cumnock facility, in Ayrshire, said: "This machine will help Archibald Young bring its processes in line with the impressive catalogue of castings it can produce, improving efficiency, quality and reducing costs, while being ideally placed to accommodate further growth.".
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