Citation Foam Casting Co. adds second foam casting line to facility.BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 1996--Citation Corporation (Nasdaq: CAST) announced today that its Citation Foam Casting Co. located in Columbiana, Alabama Columbiana is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,316. The city is the county seat of Shelby CountyGR6. Geography Columbiana is located at (33. was adding a second foam casting line (Fishing) the leader; also, sometimes applied to the long reel line. See also: Casting to its facility because of new orders. The new production line will increase sales capacity approximately $2.5 million. The new molding line initially will be a pilot line. Further expansion will be required once it reaches capacity. Cost of the pilot line is $1.5 million. The expansion will begin in April and is expected to be complete and operating in December 1996. Vulcan Engineering Co. of Birmingham is supplying the equipment and engineering the project. The new line will be able to produce larger castings than the current production line. The project was necessitated by the award of a contract from Jost International of Germany to produce ductile iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies. fifth wheels for tractor/trailers. The foam casting process is a different method of producing castings than conventional sand molding. In the foam or lost foam process, a replica of the casting is produced in polystyrene. The individual foams or patterns are attached to a foam tree which ducts molten metal to the pattern and are dipped in a ceramic slurry, which is dried. Dry sand is, then, compacted about the pattern in a metal flask. When molten metal is introduced, it causes the foam pattern to evaporate e·vap·o·rate v. 1. To convert or change into a vapor; volatilize. 2. To produce vapor. 3. To draw or pass off in the form of vapor. 4. , leaving only the metal casting Metal casting A metal-forming process whereby molten metal is poured into a cavity or mold and, when cooled, solidifies and takes on the characteristic shape of the mold. . The process is much more dimensionally precise than conventional casting methods, thus reducing or eliminating machining. Citation Foam currently has about 115 employees. Citation Corporation, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. is a major components supplier to leading manufacturers of durable goods durable goods Goods, such as appliances and automobiles, that have a useful life over a number of periods. Firms that produce durable goods are often subject to wide fluctuations in sales and profits. Also called consumer durables. . The company currently operates 16 manufacturing facilities in nine states and employs approximately 5,000 employees. During its fiscal year 1995, its sales were approximately $308 million. CONTACT: Citation Corp., Birmingham Stanley B. Atkins, 205/871-5731 |
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