States Engineering Inc.

Traverses over an 8-foot span Rotates nearly 360 degree Fills flasks quicker than other methods States Engineering has improved floor flask filling production with this new Flask Filler Unit. The Flask Filler’s ball bearing design lets the operator position the head with extreme ease. The head traverses in and out to cover an eight-foot span with a minimum reach of four feet about the radius. Allowing flasks farther away from the pivot point to be filled with the same ease as those closer to the pivot point. The Flask Filler also rotates nearly 360 degree. Convenient hand grips at the head aid in precise positioning of the discharge sand for greater productivity. The Flask Filler features an 18-inch wide feeder belt on standard models. It will fit beneath overhead hoppers with a discharge height of 6 feet 4 inches or more. And the standard model will easily fill flasks up to 36 inches in height. Other units are available from States Engineering to fill flasks up to 8 feet high. Units which extend beyond 12 feet are also available. States Engineering Flask Filler is designed for dependable, 24-hour foundry operation. Ruggedly constructed with standard components.

Metal fabrication is the building of metal structures by cutting, bending, and assembling processes. It is a value-added process that involves the construction of machines and structures from various raw materials. A fab shop will bid on a job, usually based on the engineering drawings, and if awarded the contract will build the product. Large fab shops will employ a multitude of value added processes in one plant or facility including welding, cutting, forming and machining. These large fab shops offer additional value to their customers by limiting the need for purchasing personnel to locate multiple vendors for different services. Metal fabrication jobs usually start with shop drawings including precise measurements then move to the fabrication stage and finally to the installation of the final project. Fabrication shops are employed by contractors, OEMs and VARs. Typical projects include loose parts, structural frames for buildings and heavy equipment, and stairs and hand railings for buildings.

Shakeout STATES ENGINEERING SHAKEOUTS. Stationary, portable and self-propelled models. Designed and built for continuous duty with less maintenance in manual or fully automated systems. Available in sizes ranging from 3’ x 3’ to 4’ x 8’ and larger. Frequency tuned for optimum separation of sand and casting. The low, efficient design of States Engineering Shakeouts reduces loading height and allows molds to be dumped more easily from most existing mold lines. Rugged construction coupled with superior quality components and less maintenance. Regardless of your foundry’s sand casting handling requirements, there is a States Shakeout available to fulfill your needs for more productivity and higher profits! PORTABLE SHAKEOUTS. Mounted on wheels for emptying several pallet or roller conveyor line systems when one shakeout is used to serve all lines. Wheeled carriage rides on a track or follows edge angles of an in-floor TrenchVeyor for removing sand. States Portable Shakeouts are available in sizes ranging from 3’ x 3’, 3’ x 4’ and larger. SELF-PROPELLED SHAKEOUTS. An excellent solution to production problems in large high speed shakeout operations for large pallet line systems. This States Self-Propelled Shakeout eliminates the need for separate dumps at the end of each pallet line to substantially reduce pallet line equipment cost. Various sizes are available.

To operate at optimum efficiency, foundry systems today must incorporate electronic controls. States Engineering designs, builds, and integrates sophisticated electronic controls including: data collection systems, vision systems, process control systems, robotics, motion control systems and gauging and measuring systems. You can add our controls systems to new foundry equipment, or States Engineering will design a system to increase production and improve efficiency in your existing foundry equipment.

States storage bins come in a variety of shapes from smaller rectangular units to large round units, and range in size from several hundred pounds to several hundred tons. They can be designed for indoor or outdoor use for bond, new sand, prepared sand, or return sand. The storage bin is constructed from extra heavy duty components for greater durability. Storage bin construction is from heavy steel plate using heavy duty I-beams, channels and angles for frames and perimeter reinforcements to meet constant duty applications. Three coats of specially formulated epoxy paint prevents rust on inside walls and aids sand flow. Exterior surfaces are finished with primer and one coat of machinery enamel. On larger units interior ladders, and hatch safety interlocks are provided to meet OSHA regulations. Smaller units can be shipped in one piece while larger units can be designed in multiple sections to help with shipping and installation. Bin activators are available on larger round units to help prevent “rat-holing”.

onveyor belts are the workhorses of a foundry’s sand system. An undersized conveyor can cause your whole sand system to deliver sub-standard performance. States conveyor belts are designed for excellent service with less maintenance, the feeder bin and belt assembly is constructed from extra heavy duty components for greater durability. Heavy channels and angles are used for belt frame construction to meet constant duty applications. Pulleys are of rubber lagged head and turnclean tail types, and the drive features a shaft mounted double reduction speed reducer with V-belt drive and TEFC motor. More than ample carrying rollers under the feeder bin prevent sand leakage. On longer belts idlers are used to keep the belt from sagging. These rollers come in several styles from flat to a 35 degree trough. Skirt boards and rubber can be used on flat roller belts to help contain the sand. Adjustable belt take-ups and belt tracking adjusting screws are standard. Feeder bins are constructed from steel plate and perimeter reinforcements. Three coats of specially formulated epoxy paint will prevent rust on inside walls and aids sand flow. Exterior surfaces are finished with primer and one coat of machinery enamel. The belt conveyor and bin assembly is also available with a rotary brush aerator if needed. Examples of types of Conveyor Belts and their uses: Feeder Belts will feed sand to several different pieces of equipment, for example: Ringmullor, Molding Machines, Hoppers, Bucket Elevator, and Rotary Screens. Cleated Belt is typically used to convey sand from a Ringmullor to the Distribution Belt. One of the great advanages to the Cleated Belt is that it is able to elevate sand in a short distance with a steep incline. Distribution Belt Conveyor transports molding and or prepared sand to the molding stations either single or multiple. Standard Conveyor Belt delivers foundry prepared or return sand from the start to finish in a foundry sand system. Aerator Brushes can also be incorporated into the conveying system to aerator the prepared sand for the molding sequesce or used to reduce return sand lumps prior to the delivery into the Storage Bin Silo.