Aluminum Castings Company LLC – QMS Certified to ISO 9001:2015 & PED 2014 with TUV Rheinland of North America
Aluminum Castings Company LLC – QMS Certified to ISO 9001:2015 & PED 2014 with TUV Rheinland of North America
Department of Defense aluminum castings may be required by OEMs, prime contractors, and manufacturing suppliers supporting defense-related equipment. These programs often begin with a detailed drawing package, material requirements, critical dimensions, inspection methods, documentation, and controlled production expectations.
Aluminum Castings Company manufactures cored and uncored aluminum sand castings from its Galesburg, Illinois facility. Capabilities include green sand and air set molding, in-house core making, spectrometer alloy verification, machining, finishing, dimensional verification, CMM inspection, X-ray, and non-destructive testing.
Program fit is confirmed requirement by requirement. Review the company’s industries served capabilities and request a quote with the complete technical and purchasing package.
Sand casting can support customer-designed housings, enclosures, covers, brackets, bodies, and other structural or highly cored components. The process is useful for substantial sections, complex geometry, internal passages, prototypes, replacement requirements, and repeat production quantities.
The component name does not establish capability or compliance. Alloy, section thickness, loading, temperature, corrosion exposure, heat treatment, machining, surface requirements, testing, records, and applicable contract clauses must be reviewed before the foundry can determine fit.
A suitable customer needs a domestic aluminum sand foundry that can work from controlled drawings and coordinate casting with downstream machining and inspection. The buyer should be prepared to identify all specifications and deliverables during the RFQ stage.
Aluminum Castings Company does not assume blanket eligibility for every DOD program. Any customer-required registration, security, sourcing, quality, testing, or documentation condition must be disclosed and confirmed before order acceptance.
Green sand molding supports adaptable production quantities, while air set, or no-bake, molding supports larger or more complex components. Shell and cold box core processes can form internal passages and hollow sections when the design is suitable.
Available alloy capabilities include 319, 355, 356, 535, and Almag 35. The in-house spectrometer verifies metal chemistry and can support chemical certification when required. Custom alloy needs are reviewed against the project rather than treated as standard availability.
Value-added support includes 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC machining, drilling, boring, tapping, grinding, trimming, surface finishing, heat treatment coordination, coating preparation, and assembly. Keeping these operations connected can reduce transfer points and align datums and inspection requirements.
The team reviews the current drawing or model, revision, alloy, annual usage, release quantity, critical characteristics, tests, records, marking, packaging, and purchasing requirements.
Molding method, cores, parting line, gating, feeding, machining stock, fixtures, and inspection points are planned around the approved requirements.
Verified aluminum is poured into prepared molds, then the solidified casting moves through cleaning, finishing, heat treatment if required, machining, and any agreed assembly work.
Specified dimensions and material requirements are checked using the agreed methods. Required records and certifications must match the purchase package before shipment.
Defense-related work can include requirements outside the geometry shown on the drawing. The RFQ and purchase package should identify the controlling revision, material specification, inspection clauses, record format, marking, packaging, approved-source conditions, and any other contractual flow-down.
When a requirement changes, the customer should issue the revised document set and identify the affected characteristics. The foundry can then review tooling, process, machining, inspection, inventory, and delivery impact before applying the change. Clear revision control helps prevent an outdated requirement from reaching production.
A complete review also distinguishes requirements that apply to the foundry from those performed by the customer or another supplier. Assigning responsibility for heat treatment, machining, testing, special processing, and final acceptance prevents gaps between organizations.
Alloy chemistry is verified with an in-house spectrometer. Dimensional inspection and CMM measurement support drawing-defined geometry, while X-ray and non-destructive testing may be used where the specification requires internal evaluation.
The quality and casting inspection plan should identify characteristics, method, frequency, acceptance criteria, records, and responsibility. This is especially important when a defense-related buyer has flow-down requirements that are not visible on the part drawing.
Yes. Aluminum Castings Company operates from one foundry at 340 South Kellogg Street in Galesburg, Illinois and serves manufacturers nationwide. The same location houses sand molding, core making, melting and casting, cleaning, value-added services, and inspection.
Domestic production supports direct communication with engineering, quality, and purchasing teams. Program-specific shipping, access, documentation, or sourcing conditions still require confirmation during contract review.
No. Approval, registration, security, sourcing, testing, and documentation requirements vary by contract. The buyer must provide all applicable requirements, and the foundry must confirm them before acceptance.
Yes, when the internal geometry and tolerances are suitable for shell or cold box core processes. Tooling, core location, mold assembly, and inspection are reviewed for the specific part.
Yes. CNC machining, drilling, boring, tapping, and finishing support are available. Drawing datums, tolerances, heat treatment condition, and required inspection should be included with the RFQ.
Referenced capabilities include 319, 355, 356, 535, and Almag 35. The required alloy and any material specification must be identified by the customer and confirmed for the project.
Provide controlled drawings or models, revision, alloy and material specification, quantities, casting weight if known, machining and finish, tests, documentation, marking, packaging, delivery, and all contract flow-downs.
Aluminum Castings Company supports defense-related OEM and supplier programs that align with its sand casting, core making, alloy verification, machining, finishing, and inspection capabilities.
Request a quote for a requirement-by-requirement review before tooling or production planning begins.
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Call: 309-343-8910 | Email: sales@aluminumcastingscorp.com
Aluminum Castings Company LLC – QMS Certified to ISO 9001:2015 & PED 2014 with TUV Rheinland of North America
