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Foundry Photos
The following photos are in chronological order from scrap iron to finished product.
A train delivers the scrap iron and steel to the foundry scrap yard.
The scrapyard contains the raw material from which cast iron soil pipe is recycled.
The Cupola is where the scrap iron is melted.
Molten Iron running from Cupola.
Molten Iron running toward holding area.
Molten iron being poured into bull for transport to pouring area.
Compressed sand cores are used to form the inside walls of fitting.
Molds pressed into sand to form an impression which becomes the outside walls of the fitting.
Molten iron is poured into the sand molds to form fittings.
Pipe molds prior to being spun and filled with molten iron.
Molten Iron being poured into spinning pipe mold.
Pipe after being extracted from the mold just after the iron solidifies.
Once the pipe has cooled it is inspected to insure it meets CISPI dimensional tolerences.
GroupM7 design