Aluminum Foundry and Pattern Works is a non-ferrous metal foundry that has been in continous operation since 1940. The company is a supplier and consultant to a wide variety of industrial sectors that includes such areas as aviation, transport, defence and machine products.

As consultants, AF&PW advises clients as to the potential benefits of non-ferrous metal casting in their manufacturing process. Product integration, control, and significant cost reductions are items that must be considered and accounted for. such consultation has made the foundry a leader in its field.

The company's facilities include floor and machine molding with capabilities that can go up to a ton per item. It has a permanent mold facility, and a fully equipped pattern shop. It runs its own heat treatment plant and does its own finishing. On-site testing includes both X-ray and dye penetration facilities that ensure a constant level of excellence that is at the heart of the company's reputation foe quality and reliability.

Aluminum Foundry's quality rating has been established as CSA specification Z299.3 and is currently working to obtain ISO 9002. Statistical process control is available upon request, and facilities are being constantly improved upon in order to grant as complete a service as possible.The foundry's staff and its hundreds of man-years of experience are any client's guarantee of a quality product delivered within schedule.

Summary

Plant size: 30,000 square feet

Casting: Aluminum, Bronze, Brass

Casting Process: Green sand; self-setting; permanent mould

Core Making: Oil; CO₂; Shell; Isocure

Services: Heat treating; non-destructive testing (dye penetrant, X-ray); machining; pattern-making; chemical and physical analysis

Quality: CSA Z299.3; working towards ISO 9002 certification