US Aluminum Castings Adds Capacity to Machine Shop
Modern Casting (November 13, 2009)
US Aluminum Castings, Entiat, Wash., has purchased and received a new horizontal CNC mill that will increase the company’s machine shop capacity by 30%, according to a spokesperson.
“We machine almost 100% of our parts because of the demand for one stop shopping,” said US Aluminum’s chief executive officer. ...Read more
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US Aluminum Castings Receives Customer Award
Modern Casting (August 27, 2009 )
The management at U.S. Aluminum Castings, Entiat, Wash., announced the company has received a 2008 Letter of Recognition from PACCAR, Bellevue, Wash., for its performance at or below 50 PPM quality.
According to the company’s announcement, other PACCAR suppliers that have received the recognition are Alcoa, Eaton, Parker Hannifin, Robert Bosch and SKF. PACCAR is a multinational technology company that manufactures commercial vehicles sold under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. ....Read More
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U.S. Aluminum Castings Gets Boeing Quality Endorsement
Foundry
Management & Technology (April
2009)
U.S. Aluminum Castings reports that it has earned
recognition as SQS Supplier by Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. As
explained by U.S. Aluminum, Boeing's SQS Suppliers are not required
to request a source inspection for the release of completed castings.
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US Aluminum Castings
Notes 65% Lost Time Reduction
Foundry Management & Technology (December
2008)
US Aluminum Castings, Entiat, WA,
reports it has acheived a 65% reduction in lost-time days since
beginning a safety-incentive program in 2006. The program, organized
by Peavey Performance Systems renewed recently for 2009, combines
plant-wide visual devices and reminders for workers ...Read
more
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U.S. Aluminum Castings
announces expansion
MetalCastingDesign.Com (November
2008)
U.S. Aluminum Castings, Entiat, WA.,
recently announced its expansion into
a new 10,000-sq.-ft. warehouse for storage of active
tooling and raw materials. The warehouse
was built with low energy, proximity-controlled high
output fluorescent fixtures to conserve
electricity while providing high lighting levels in all areas
of the warehouse. ...Read
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US Aluminum Castings Earns DOE Award
Foundry Management & Technology (September 2008)
US Aluminum Castings, Entiat, WA,
has earned an Energy Saver Award from the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s
Industrial Technology Program, for having achieved more than
75,000 MMBtu total energy savings (or, more than 7.5% total energy
savings) and for reporting ...Read more
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U.S. Castings Expands Molding, Machining Capacity
Modern Casting Magazine (April 2008)
Aluminum caster U.S. Castings LLC, Entiat, Wash., recently added two molding lines it expects will increase its molding capacity by 30%, in addition to expanding its machining capabilities ...Read more
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US Castings, LLC Expands Capacity
US Castings LLC, a precision aluminum casting foundry, located in Entiat, WA, recently added two Hall 3L, Multi-Cavity Permanent Mold machines to their existing line of Stahl tilt pour permanent molding machines. That addition alone is expected to increase US Castings’ permanent mold capacity by approximately 30% ...Read more
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US Castings, LLC Receives Certification
US Castings LLC, an aluminum casting foundry, located in Entiat, WA, recently announced that it has been re-certified under the NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) requirements for its heat-treat and NDT (non-destructive testing) capabilities. NADCAP combined with their certification to AS-910 ...Read more
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