Alcast Company's High Quality Aluminum Foundry in Peoria, Illinois, USA
Alcast Company of Peoria, Illinois USA was founded in 1970 and is an ISO 9001:2015 registered permanent mold aluminum foundry, supplier, and manufacturer of high quality American made permanent mold aluminum castings with over 278,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
We currently supply aluminum castings up to 220 pounds in quantities of 10 to 400 and one pound castings with volumes exceeding 500,000 pieces per year. The Alcast Company facilities also include a full CNC machine shop; therefore, our castings can be machined, balanced, broached, shaped and more in house.
Alcast Company in Peoria, Illinois is a leading manufacturer of aluminum castings. Using Alcast’s proprietary low pressure, bottom fill, ELECTRO-MAGNETIC, permanent molding machines provide very high integrity products.
The aluminum foundry’s casting machinery, along with much of its shell core machinery, is constructed and maintained internally. This not only provides a low cost structure for customers but also minimizes machine down time. This gives Alcast Company’s aluminum foundry the added advantage of not only being experts on permanent mold aluminum castings, but also experts with the foundry equipment and processes used to produce them.
Alcast Company Permanent Mold Aluminum Castings Manufactured in Illinois Include:
Brake Calipers Aluminum Castings
We manufacture many styles of high quality brake caliper castings for various recreational vehicles and motorcycles. Many of these cast aluminum brake calipers are shot blasted for a natural matte finish, painted, or even chrome plated.
Alcast Company Master Cylinders
Our aluminum foundry uses the science of ELECTRO-MAGNETIC forces in our permanent mold aluminum casting process to produce many high quality recreational vehicle and automotive brake master cylinders.
Torque Converters
Alcast Company designed our proprietary low pressure, bottom fill, ELECTRO-MAGNETIC, permanent mold casting process in Peoria, Illinois specifically to provide top quality aluminum torque converter castings.
Industrial Fans, Hubs, Blowers, Impellers
The Alcast Company aluminum foundry also supplies many components for industrial fans, blowers, and impellers including those with cast in steel studs. Our cast aluminum hubs range from 6 to 170 lbs.
Valve Bodies
We manufacture many porosity free and leak free valve bodies in the aluminum foundry. Many of our cast aluminum valve bodies are used in hydrostatic transmissions in the lawn and garden and heavy equipment industries.
Tube and Steel Insert Castings
Using both tilt pour and the proprietary ELECTRO-MAGNETIC, low pressure, aluminum casting processes we are highly experienced in manufacturing cast aluminum cooler plates with cast-in steel tubes.
And More Aluminum Castings
We are highly experience in supplying a wide variety of cast aluminum products. If we do not currently cast parts similar to your application we are always ready for a new challenge!
A356 & 355 Aluminum Castings
Alcast Company is primarily an A356 permanent mold aluminum foundry, but we have various applications cast with aluminum alloy 355. Feel free to Contact Us to see if we can help meet your A356 or 355 aluminum casting needs.
Sand Castings of Various Aluminum Alloys from Aluminum Castings Company
Our subsidiary ACC pours sand castings in various aluminum alloys which can be heat treated and/or machined in our facility. These alloys include:
Our A356 Permanent Mold Aluminum Casting & Machine Shop Engineering
Alcast Company can provide engineering services through all the steps of our A356 permanent mold aluminum casting process. These engineering services can range from; casting design, tooling design, Prototyping, capability, CNC machining, and more!
This alloy has higher strength and ductility than 356 because the levels of impurities are lower. A356 aluminum castings cost a little more but are great for machine parts, chassis parts, along with other structural parts requiring high strength or pressure tightness.
356 has excellent casting characteristics and corrosion resistance along with good machinability and weldability. Common products manufactured from sand cast alum. alloy 356 include transmission cases, flywheel housings, oil pans, brackets along with various fittings and pump bodies.
The aluminum alloy 535, better known as Almag 35 is a light weight high strength alum. magnesium alloy that doesn’t require heat treatment. Almag 35 offers excellent corrosion resistance, machines well and is also dimensionally stable making it great for products such as instruments or marine alum. sand castings amongst other uses.
As-cast physical properties of are equivalent to the heat-treated 300 series alum. alloys providing a cost savings because heat treatment is not necessary. Tenzaloy is a viable choice for frames, levers and brackets where impact strength or load bearing is required in the aluminum casting.
Alloy 850 is an alum.-tin alloy often used for bearing applications. 850 alloys are often used in bearing applications where low friction and low cost along with compressive strength, fatigue strength and corrosion resistance is important. Cast aluminum 850 alloy castings are often used for connecting rods, engine bearings, hydraulic pumps, and along with many other automotive and industrial applications.
Permanent Mold Aluminum Casting Simulation
Information and videos of our permanent mold aluminum casting simulation software coming soon!
Engineering Design Support & Project Management
Prototyping & Engineering
Alcast Company uses the latest technology to provide rapid prototype models, prototype tooling, and sample A356 aluminum castings from our permanent mold aluminum foundry and machine shop. Using inexpensive mild steel prototype molds, we can provide sample aluminum castings from our proprietary permanent mold aluminum casting process to help develop your project. These molds can be modified quickly and easily as your design evolves.
Additionally, with our network of suppliers, we can provide LOM and wax models to aid in the design process
Engineering & Design Capability
With up-front engineering and innovation, we can usually exceed industry standards such as the Aluminum Association Standard for Permanent Mold on tolerances and process capability. Combining our shell sand core technology with our A356 permanent mold aluminum casting process and precision CNC machine shop gives you even more options in complex geometry and low draft areas.
CNC Machine Shop Engineering
CAD Platforms
Our engineering department uses both Creo and Solid Works, Solid cast and Auto CAD to produce high quality A356 aluminum castings for the customer. At Alcast we can also import and export a wide variety of file formats.
