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
- SolidWorks
- STP or STEP
- STL
- TIF or TIFF