Facilities of FOCAST Picardie

Melting

2 electric furnaces Junker (medium frequencies) capacity of 10 tons
1 spectroscope with 34 stripes

Automatic casting furnaces

1 furnace Junker of 13 tons
1 furnace Progelta of 7 tonnes

Converter GL/GS

"cored filler wire" process for SG

Core shop

Laempe 40 : 35 Cores/hour (2 machines)
Laempe 20 : 35 Cores/hour (1 machine)
Laempe 100 : 20 Cores/hour (2 machines)
Osborn : 25 Cores/hour (1 machine)

Moulding

Moulding line HWS (C3)
Capacity of 110 cores/hour.
Boxes size : 1200 x 850 x (Heights : 2 X 250)
1 furnace Progelta of 13 tonnes
Shotblasting in line with the automatic line

Moulding line Belloi Romagnoli - C4

Boxes size : 1600 x 1300 (heights: 2 x 350) -
Capacity : 25 cores/hour
Shotblasting in line with the automatic line
1 furnace Progelta of 5 tonnes

Finishing :

6 Cleaning cabins
1 separate shotblasting machine
1 automatic grinding machine Maus 1200

Machining :

5 MCM and STAMA CNC machines (Drilling , reaming, Sthreaded holes)
1 line Béraldi (Drilling , milling, Sthreaded holes)
2 machines KGB (milling)
2 grinding machines(with two grindstones)
Columns drilling machine

Paint

1 Paint dipping line

Final inspection

Pressure test for boilers in one piece or in sections
Laboratory for mechanical characteristics' tests

Pattern construction

Workshop for maintenance and pattern equipment fitting.4