States Engineering Inc.

States storage bins come in a variety of shapes from smaller rectangular units to large round units, and range in size from several hundred pounds to several hundred tons. They can be designed for indoor or outdoor use for bond, new sand, prepared sand, or return sand. The storage bin is constructed from extra heavy duty components for greater durability. Storage bin construction is from heavy steel plate using heavy duty I-beams, channels and angles for frames and perimeter reinforcements to meet constant duty applications. Three coats of specially formulated epoxy paint prevents rust on inside walls and aids sand flow. Exterior surfaces are finished with primer and one coat of machinery enamel. On larger units interior ladders, and hatch safety interlocks are provided to meet OSHA regulations. Smaller units can be shipped in one piece while larger units can be designed in multiple sections to help with shipping and installation. Bin activators are available on larger round units to help prevent “rat-holing”.

To operate at optimum efficiency, foundry systems today must incorporate electronic controls. States Engineering designs, builds, and integrates sophisticated electronic controls including: data collection systems, vision systems, process control systems, robotics, motion control systems and gauging and measuring systems. You can add our controls systems to new foundry equipment, or States Engineering will design a system to increase production and improve efficiency in your existing foundry equipment.

Traverses over an 8-foot span Rotates nearly 360 degree Fills flasks quicker than other methods States Engineering has improved floor flask filling production with this new Flask Filler Unit. The Flask Filler’s ball bearing design lets the operator position the head with extreme ease. The head traverses in and out to cover an eight-foot span with a minimum reach of four feet about the radius. Allowing flasks farther away from the pivot point to be filled with the same ease as those closer to the pivot point. The Flask Filler also rotates nearly 360 degree. Convenient hand grips at the head aid in precise positioning of the discharge sand for greater productivity. The Flask Filler features an 18-inch wide feeder belt on standard models. It will fit beneath overhead hoppers with a discharge height of 6 feet 4 inches or more. And the standard model will easily fill flasks up to 36 inches in height. Other units are available from States Engineering to fill flasks up to 8 feet high. Units which extend beyond 12 feet are also available. States Engineering Flask Filler is designed for dependable, 24-hour foundry operation. Ruggedly constructed with standard components.

Puts more productivity into flask molding operations The States Gate-O-Rator provides the most uniform, flowable sand for your pattern. This is due to the Gate-O-Rator’s intense shearing action of the counterflow rotation of the high speed brush against the sand stream. The best possible sand condition is assured by this intense aeration of the sand just prior to entering the flask. The brush itself is designed of hardened, annealed, spring steel sprigs secured in cast hubs to form a high density brush assembly. When the sprigs finally do wear out, they can easily be replaced in plant or returned to States Engineering Inc. for rebuilding. The independent, four-way baffle system can be easily adjusted. And the aerated sand can be directed to any location within the flask. The quick adjustment design also reduces conversion time when changing flask sizes. The single brush model is available in sizes from 16” x 18” to 20” x 26”. While the double brush model is available in sizes from 20” x 32” to 26” x 38”. Installation Versatility The States Gate-O-Rator can be installed under new or existing hopper discharge gates where head room is available. And it can be mounted elsewhere, such as at discharge of conventional mullers, discharge of bucket elevators, and discharge from belt conveyors used as flask fillers.

Feeder Bin Assembly STATES FEEDER BIN AND BRUSH AERATOR Bin, feeder belt and rotary brush aerator, all of coordinated design, are assembled together to provide one efficient compact feeder arrangement for automatic molding machines, large flask molding operations or floor molding stations. The rotary brush aerator, which is a must for high speed automatic molding machines, assures maximum flowability and optimum permeability for the sand mix. Completely wired and assembled units are shipped to installation site ready for fast, easy hookup Standard equipment includes: starters mounted in a NEMA-12 dust tight enclosure, selector switch, pilot lights and one molding machine receiving hopper rotary level control for cycling feeder belt and aerator. Optional equipment includes: two feeder bin rotary level controls which provide high or low sand level indications for remote sand distribution control: also, sand distribution controls are available to fully or partially automate a wide range of sand delivery systems. Standard sizes: two, with either 18” or 24” wide feeder belt and surge hoppers ranging from 25 to 70 cubic feet. Other sizes are available upon request. FEEDER BELT AND BIN ASSEMBLY Designed for excellent service with less maintenance, the feeder bin and belt assembly is constructed from extra heavyduty components for greater durability. Heavy channels and angles are used for belt frame construction to meet constant duty applications. Pulleys are of rubber lagged head and turnclean tail types, and the drive features a shaft mounted double reduction speed reducer with V-belt drive and TEFC motor. More than ample carrying rollers under the feeder bin prevent sand leakage. Adjustable belt take-ups and belt tracking adjusting screws are standard. Storage bin construction is from plate steel and perimeter reinforcements. Three coats of specially formulated epoxy paint prevents rust on inside walls and aids sand flow. Exterior surfaces are finished with primer and one coat of machinery enamel. Bin design includes provisions for vertical extensions for the future capacity expansion. The feeder belt and bin assembly is also available without rotary brush aerator. BRUSH AERATOR ASSEMBLY States Rotary Brush Aerator delivers totally aerated and uniform molding sand at much higher speeds than other type aerators. Built for long life and low maintenance, the brush assembly consists of long wearing, easy to replace annealed spring steel sprigs and is powered by a rugged 1200 RPM TEFC motor with V-belt drive. The assembly is available as a separate unit for any 18”, 24”, or 30” wide, flat conveyor belt. Larger sizes are available upon request.

Shakeout STATES ENGINEERING SHAKEOUTS. Stationary, portable and self-propelled models. Designed and built for continuous duty with less maintenance in manual or fully automated systems. Available in sizes ranging from 3’ x 3’ to 4’ x 8’ and larger. Frequency tuned for optimum separation of sand and casting. The low, efficient design of States Engineering Shakeouts reduces loading height and allows molds to be dumped more easily from most existing mold lines. Rugged construction coupled with superior quality components and less maintenance. Regardless of your foundry’s sand casting handling requirements, there is a States Shakeout available to fulfill your needs for more productivity and higher profits! PORTABLE SHAKEOUTS. Mounted on wheels for emptying several pallet or roller conveyor line systems when one shakeout is used to serve all lines. Wheeled carriage rides on a track or follows edge angles of an in-floor TrenchVeyor for removing sand. States Portable Shakeouts are available in sizes ranging from 3’ x 3’, 3’ x 4’ and larger. SELF-PROPELLED SHAKEOUTS. An excellent solution to production problems in large high speed shakeout operations for large pallet line systems. This States Self-Propelled Shakeout eliminates the need for separate dumps at the end of each pallet line to substantially reduce pallet line equipment cost. Various sizes are available.

Metal fabrication is the building of metal structures by cutting, bending, and assembling processes. It is a value-added process that involves the construction of machines and structures from various raw materials. A fab shop will bid on a job, usually based on the engineering drawings, and if awarded the contract will build the product. Large fab shops will employ a multitude of value added processes in one plant or facility including welding, cutting, forming and machining. These large fab shops offer additional value to their customers by limiting the need for purchasing personnel to locate multiple vendors for different services. Metal fabrication jobs usually start with shop drawings including precise measurements then move to the fabrication stage and finally to the installation of the final project. Fabrication shops are employed by contractors, OEMs and VARs. Typical projects include loose parts, structural frames for buildings and heavy equipment, and stairs and hand railings for buildings.

onveyor belts are the workhorses of a foundry’s sand system. An undersized conveyor can cause your whole sand system to deliver sub-standard performance. States conveyor belts are designed for excellent service with less maintenance, the feeder bin and belt assembly is constructed from extra heavy duty components for greater durability. Heavy channels and angles are used for belt frame construction to meet constant duty applications. Pulleys are of rubber lagged head and turnclean tail types, and the drive features a shaft mounted double reduction speed reducer with V-belt drive and TEFC motor. More than ample carrying rollers under the feeder bin prevent sand leakage. On longer belts idlers are used to keep the belt from sagging. These rollers come in several styles from flat to a 35 degree trough. Skirt boards and rubber can be used on flat roller belts to help contain the sand. Adjustable belt take-ups and belt tracking adjusting screws are standard. Feeder bins are constructed from steel plate and perimeter reinforcements. Three coats of specially formulated epoxy paint will prevent rust on inside walls and aids sand flow. Exterior surfaces are finished with primer and one coat of machinery enamel. The belt conveyor and bin assembly is also available with a rotary brush aerator if needed. Examples of types of Conveyor Belts and their uses: Feeder Belts will feed sand to several different pieces of equipment, for example: Ringmullor, Molding Machines, Hoppers, Bucket Elevator, and Rotary Screens. Cleated Belt is typically used to convey sand from a Ringmullor to the Distribution Belt. One of the great advanages to the Cleated Belt is that it is able to elevate sand in a short distance with a steep incline. Distribution Belt Conveyor transports molding and or prepared sand to the molding stations either single or multiple. Standard Conveyor Belt delivers foundry prepared or return sand from the start to finish in a foundry sand system. Aerator Brushes can also be incorporated into the conveying system to aerator the prepared sand for the molding sequesce or used to reduce return sand lumps prior to the delivery into the Storage Bin Silo.

States Engineering Cope & Drag Tight Flask Mold Handling Systems States Engineering offers cope and drag tight flask mold handling systems specifically designed around our customer requirements for various sizes of manual jolt and squeeze molding machines. An over view of a typical cope and drag mold handling system would include as follows: Transfer and Presentation Stations to maneuver the transfer cars and cope and drag flask into their positions and orientations for the molding sequence. Drag Flask Roll-Over Station to flip the drag flask 180 degrees after the drag jolt and squeeze molding machine sequence. Cope Flask Tilt-Up Inspection Station for review of the pattern after the cope jolt and squeeze molding machine sequence. Drag Flask Set-On Station to place the finished drag mold flask on the transfer car. Cope and Drag Flask Closer Station to place the finished cope flask mold on the finished drag flask mold. Weight Transfer Station to remove weights from poured finished molds to closed cope and drag flask molds ready to be poured. Pouring and Cooling Lines including transfer stations to maneuver the transfer cars about the system to the proper position. Punch-Out Shakeout Station to remove the finished casting and mold sand from the cope and drag flask. Flask Separator to part the cope flask from the drag flask after the punch-out sequence and place the each flask for presentation to the jolt and squeeze machines to repeat the cycle. Cope and Drag Mold Handling Systems are designed to achieve the highest possible cycle time depending upon the molding-rate, core set time, pouring time, metal interruption, and cooling requirements. The Cope and Drag Mold Handling Systems are supplied with a hydraulic power unit for the sequence of operation requiring the movement of the flasks and mold cars. The system is PLC controlled with movement depending upon the proper positioning and sensing of the flask and mold cars throughout the system.

States Engineering Cope & Drag Tight Flask Mold Handling Systems States Engineering offers cope and drag tight flask mold handling systems specifically designed around our customer requirements for various sizes of manual jolt and squeeze molding machines. An over view of a typical cope and drag mold handling system would include as follows: Transfer and Presentation Stations to maneuver the transfer cars and cope and drag flask into their positions and orientations for the molding sequence. Drag Flask Roll-Over Station to flip the drag flask 180 degrees after the drag jolt and squeeze molding machine sequence. Cope Flask Tilt-Up Inspection Station for review of the pattern after the cope jolt and squeeze molding machine sequence. Drag Flask Set-On Station to place the finished drag mold flask on the transfer car. Cope and Drag Flask Closer Station to place the finished cope flask mold on the finished drag flask mold. Weight Transfer Station to remove weights from poured finished molds to closed cope and drag flask molds ready to be poured. Pouring and Cooling Lines including transfer stations to maneuver the transfer cars about the system to the proper position. Punch-Out Shakeout Station to remove the finished casting and mold sand from the cope and drag flask. Flask Separator to part the cope flask from the drag flask after the punch-out sequence and place the each flask for presentation to the jolt and squeeze machines to repeat the cycle. Cope and Drag Mold Handling Systems are designed to achieve the highest possible cycle time depending upon the molding-rate, core set time, pouring time, metal interruption, and cooling requirements. The Cope and Drag Mold Handling Systems are supplied with a hydraulic power unit for the sequence of operation requiring the movement of the flasks and mold cars. The system is PLC controlled with movement depending upon the proper positioning and sensing of the flask and mold cars throughout the system.