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PPCP Facts

Pennsylvania Precision Cast Parts offers a complete range of investment casting services and capabilities to meet the needs of virtually any industry or application. A pdf of this information can be found on our Downloads page.

Services

  • Custom
  • Contract
  • Prototypes
  • Tool Build
  • Job Shop

Capabilities

  • Semi-Automatic Injection
  • Automated Grinding
  • Ceramic Cores/Soluble Wax Cores
  • 3 Robots

Casting Characteristics

  • Abrasion Resistant
  • Consistency
  • Corrosion Resistant
  • Design Flexibility
  • Elimination of Material Waste
  • Heat Resistant
  • Heat Treated
  • Low Initial Tooling Costs
  • Tight Tolerances
  • Wear Resistant

Typical Surface Finish

  • 135 RMS

Casting Weight Limits

  • Minimum: 2 oz.
  • Maximum: 250 lbs.
  • Standard: 2 to 50 lbs.

Furnace Weight Ratings

  • 300 lbs.
  • 500 lbs.
  • 1,000 lbs.

PPCP Facility

  • 105,000 square feet

Production Features

  • Minimum: 1 Unit
  • Maximum: Several Thousand Units
  • On-Time Performance (OTP) Expectations
  • Low Defect Rate Expectations
  • Stock Programs

Certifications

  • ISO 9001:2015
  • PED (European Pressure Equipment Directive)

Industry Specialization

  • Chemical Processing
  • Construction Machining
  • Fluid Handling
  • Food and Beverage Processing
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • Medical Equipment
  • Petro-Chemical Processing
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Pneumatic Fasteners
  • Printing Press Equipment
  • Pulp and Paper Processing
  • Sealing
  • Textile

Selected Applications

  • Pumps
  • Valves
  • Flow Meters
  • Seals

Alloys

  • Stainless Steel
  • Hi/Low
  • Carbon Steels
  • 300 Series
  • 400 Series
  • Precipitation Hardening
  • Duplex Stainless
  • Inconel
  • Monel
  • Nickel Base
  • Alloy Steels
  • Hastelloy
  • Copper Nickel Alloys
  • Bronze

Testing & Inspection

  • Spectrographic Analysis
  • Photomicrographic Analysis
  • Ultrasonic Testing
  • Fluorescent Zyglo®
  • Mechanical and Physical Testing Equipment
  • OE Spectroscopy
  • Corrosion Testing
  • Mechanical Testing – Tensile, Charpy Impact, Hardness Testing
  • First Piece Wax Inspections
  • Full Metallurgical Lab
  • Radiographic Testing (RT)
  • Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI)
  • Process Control of Wax and Slurries
  • FARO Portable Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)

Value-Added Services

  • Machining
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Passivation
  • Coatings
  • TIG Welding
  • Heat Treating

Industry Standards

  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • ASTM International
  • American Welding Society (AWS)
  • Aerospace Material Specifications (AMS)

Drawing/Model File Formats

  • AutoCAD (DWG)
  • BMP
  • DXF
  • GIF
  • IGES
  • JPG or JPEG
  • PDF
  • SolidWorks
  • STP or STEP
  • STL
  • TIF or TIFF