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sand
& gravity - investment
 SAND
AND GRAVITY DIE CASTINGS: FOX-VPS has
been supplying sand and gravity die castings
for over thirty years through our sister
company EDL, combining traditional process
skills
with continuous improvements in technology. A
broad customer base
is served across a diverse range
of markets with the capability of producing high quality components,
finish machined if required.
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 PLANT:
2
Ashland Air-Set Moulding Machines
1 Shell Core Blowing Rig
2 PLC Controlled Dual Energy Furnace
1 Ramsell Gas Furnace
1 Heater Unit For Gravity Die Tools
2 Vacuum Controlled Melt Sampling Units
1 Hansberg Core Shooter
3 Shot blasting Units
Environmentally Controlled Fettling Area
2 AEW Heat Treatment Ovens
1 Wild Barfield Furnace
1 Five Element Spectrographic Analysis Unit
1 Ardrox Dye Penetrant Plant
1 Scanray DAO140 x-ray unit
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 CAPABILITY:
Aluminium Alloys: LM6, LM25, L99 and others
Group A: LG2-LG4 Gun Metal & PB1 Phosphor Bronze
Group B: HTB1 High Tensile Brass & AB2 Alloy Bronze
Group C: G1 – G3 Gun Metal
Lead to BS3909/2
Shell core capability
Precise melt control - dual energy furnaces
In house Gravity Die tool manufacture.
In house heat treatment to TE/TF
Spectrographic melt analysis
Penetrant NDT facility
X-ray facility
Test bar analysis
CMM mark out capability
Comprehensive machine shop support
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 CAPACITY:
Castings up to 200 kgs.
Typical Sand batch sizes 200 to 1000
Typical Gravity Die batch sizes 200 to 500
200 hours per week moulding capacity on single shift
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ACCURACY:
Linear tolerances down
to 0.25mm
Good surface finish and flatness
Variety of surface finishes available
Full inspection support for first off mark-outs
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Castings Gallery
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sand & gravity - investment
INVESTMENT
CASTING: FOX-VPS began
manufacturing investment castings in 1994,
benefiting from
recent improvements in the process such as
shell moulding and the introduction of water
based ceramic coatings. With a steady investment
in plant and process control systems the
business has grown steadily, providing a
diverse range
of market sectors with precision castings.
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 PLANT:
3
Epic 5, 12 & 35
Tonne Side Injection Wax Presses
1 Bryant 5 Tonne Top Injection Press
1 Sorrin 20 Tonne Top Injection Press
3 Shell Aerators
1 1500mm DIA Raining Cabinet
2 Ceramic Mixers
1 Telescopic Shell Manipulator
Environmentally Controlled Drying Room
1 1250mm Dia Boilerclave
1 Essex Firing Kiln
1 AEW Shell Firing Furnace
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sand & gravity - investment
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FOX-VPS
LTD, Minekeep House, Bridge Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2QZ,
UK
Tel: +44 1276 683331 Fax: +44 1276 683332 E-Mail: sales@foxvps.co.uk
Sand
& Gravity Die Castings -
Investment Casting - Foundries - Metal Casting - Aluminium - Gun Metal - Bronze
Surrey - Berkshire - Middlesex - Thames Valley - London - Kent - Sussex - Hampshire
- South East
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