U-Series Shell Core Mold Machines

Safe, easy, shell core removal is made possible by the swinging door design. When the door opens at the end of the cycle, the attendant is facing the heater plate for core removal – there is no heater plate behind him. He never needs to put his hand or body in the heated area between core box halves. Either right or left hand opening doors are available in all three models to permit greater efficiency when an attendant handles more than one machine.
Operation is simple, safe and economical since the cycle is completely automatic.

U-150
The Shalco U-150 provides a new dimension in shell core machines. This compact machine is small enough to fit into practically any production layout and supplies the need for small and medium size cores and molds of the highest quality. It offers the same speed and accuracy found in larger Shalco machines but with small machine economy and convenience. Right and left hand models are available for one-man multiple machine installations. The U-150, like all Shalco models, is backed by SHALCO SYSTEMS’ experienced engineering, manufacturing and service organizations.

U-150 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
HEATER PLATE CAPACITY: Gas Model 15" x 15" horizontal, (381mm x 381mm), (50 blast tips)
HEATER PLATE EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE: No

CORE BOX DEPTH: (Max. across parting line) NOTE: Max. core box must be checked for swing clearance

Gas Model 10" max. - 3-3/4" min. (254mm) (95mm)
CORE BOX WEIGHT (MAXIMUM): On ram heater plate 200 lb. (91 kg) On door heater plate 200 lb. (91 kg)
SAND MAGAZINE BLOW AREA: Blow plate (standard) 5-1/8" x 15-1/8" (130mm x 384mm) Water-cooled blow plate (optional) 2-3/4" x 13-1/4" (70mm x 336mm)
BLOW CAPACITY: 25 lbs. (11 kg)
SAND MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 42 lbs. (19 kg)
COMPRESSED AIR (Per ANSI/CGA G7.1 Specifications-1989): Minimum pressure at machine 80 PSI (5.52 Bars) Consumption 4.3 SCF/cycle Consumption (gas combustion) 3,200 CFH Approximately
WATER (For water-cooled blow plate – option): Consumption Approximately 1 GPM.
GAS:(Natural gas @ 1,000 BTU/Cu. Ft.) Pressure at machine 8 oz./sq. in. (0.034 Bars) Average consumption 154 CFH (4 CMPH)
ELECTRICAL: Standard voltage 230/460 volt, 3 ph., 60 Hz Average power required (machine only) 1.5 kW
DIMENSIONS: 42-1/2"w x 56-1/2"d x 70-1/2"h
NET WEIGHT: 1,950 lbs. (885 Kg)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The consumption figures are based on a standard machine with normal options.

 

U-180
Constructed of heavy iron castings and, like all Shalco Core Blowers, the U-180 is manufactured with machine tool precision to provide sustained accuracy and long production life. Its operation is fully automatic and allows the attendant to attend two or even three machines since it is only necessary for him to return to each machine to remove the finished cores. Not only does this machine produce shell cores of the highest quality with all the inherent advantages of lightness and strength found in the modern method of shell core production, but at the same time it allows integration into automated production lines.

U-180 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
HEATER PLATE CAPACITY: Gas Model 29" x 20" horizontal
(737mm x 508mm)
(77 blast tips per heater plate)
HEATER PLATE EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE: Yes (upper & lower on door & ram 5”x18”)

CORE BOX DEPTH (Max. across parting line)
NOTE: Max. core box must be checked for swing clearance

 Gas Model 15" max. - 3-3/4" min. (381mm) (95mm)
CORE BOX WEIGHT (MAXIMUM): On ram heater plate 1,000 lb. (454 kg) On door heater plate 1,000 lb. (454 kg)
SAND MAGAZINE BLOW AREA: Blow plate (standard) 5-1/2" x 17-1/2" (140mm x 445mm) Water-cooled blow plate (optional) 4-3/4" x 15" (121mm x 406mm)
SAND MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 177 lbs. (80 kg)
COMPRESSED AIR (Per ANSI/CGA G7.1 Specifications-1989): Minimum pressure at machine 80 PSI (5.52 Bars) Consumption 12.3 SCF/cycle Consumption (gas combustion) 4,000 CFH Approximately
WATER (For water-cooled blow plate – option): Consumption Approximately 2 GPM.
GAS: (Natural gas @ 1,000 BTU/Cu. Ft.) Pressure at machine 8 oz./sq. in. (0.034 Bars) Average consumption 300 CFH (8 CMPH)
ELECTRICAL: Standard voltage 230/460 volt, 3 ph., 60 Hz Average power required (machine only) 2.6 kW
DIMENSIONS: 50-1/2"w x 81"d x 71-3/4"h
NET WEIGHT: 3,500 lbs. (1,639 Kg)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The consumption figures are based on a standard machine with normal options.

 
U-360
Shalco foundrymen faced with the problem of producing large, heavy cores can take full advantage of the benefits inherent in the shell core-making process. The Shalco U-360 was developed specifically to cut the cost of big castings… has already proved itself in foundries around the world. It’s a rugged machine, built to deliver long trouble-free service under the most demanding operating conditions; yet it offers the same precision and operating smoothness found in medium and small-size units.

U-360 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
HEATER PLATE CAPACITY: Gas Model 36" x 44" horizontal
(914mm x 1118mm) (348 blast tips)
HEATER PLATE EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE: Yes
CORE BOX DEPTH:(Max. across parting line) NOTE: Max. core box must be checked for swing clearance Gas Model 18" max. - 8" min. (457mm) (208mm)
CORE BOX WEIGHT (MAXIMUM): On ram heater plate 2,500 lb. (1,135 kg) On door heater plate 2,000 lb. (908 kg)
SAND MAGAZINE BLOW AREA: Standard 8" x 17-1/2" (203mm x 816mm) Water-cooled blow plate 6-3/8" x 30-1/2" (162mm x 775mm)
SAND MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 370 lbs. (168 kg)
COMPRESSED AIR (Per ANSI/CGA G7.1 Specifications-1989): Minimum pressure at machine 80 PSI (5.44 atmospheres) Consumption 12.3 SCF/cycle Consumption (gas combustion) 10,000 SCFH Approximately
WATER (For water-cooled blow plate – option): Consumption Approximately 2 GPM.
GAS :(Natural gas @ 1,000 BTU/Cu. Ft.) Pressure at machine 8 oz./sq. in. (0.034 Bars) Average consumption 676 CFH (19 CMPH)
ELECTRICAL: Standard voltage 230/460 volt, 3 ph., 60 Hz Average power required (machine only) 12.3 kW
DIMENSIONS: 84-1/4”w x 103"d x 102-1/2"h
NET WEIGHT: 10,000 lbs. (4,536 Kg)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The consumption figures are based on a standard machine with normal options.
U-900
“Shalcomatic” totally mechanized Model U-900 machines are used to produce a wide range of precision shell cores/molds on a mass production basis. No operator is required. Finished cores/molds are automatically and gently ejected onto the flexible conveyor belt of the machine for removal by an attendant for immediate transfer into the main cross-conveyor system for distribution.
Complete flexibility is provided to accommodate a variety of shell cores or molds to suite every foundry requirement. Individual thermostatic temperature controls on each heater plate…timers for blow,invest, cure, and rock cycles.
All machine motions fully automatic…At the completion of the cure time the core is retained in the movable half of the core box. Core box then rotates 90 degrees and ejects cores onto a conveyor raised into a receiving position.
Conveyor retracts to original level and delivers cores to the attendant.

U-900 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
HEATER PLATE CAPACITY: Gas Model 29" x 20" (737mm x 508mm) (77 blast tips)
HEATER PLATE EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE: Yes
CORE BOX DEPTH:(Max. across parting line) 20” (508mm)
CORE BOX WEIGHT (MAXIMUM): On ram heater plate 1,000 lbs. (454 Kg) On door heater plate 1,000 lbs. (454 Kg)
SAND MAGAZINE BLOW AREA: Standard 27” x 5-1/2" (686mm x 140mm)
SAND MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 200 lbs. (91 Kg)
COMPRESSED AIR (Per ANSI/CGA G7.1 Specifications-1989): Minimum pressure at machine 70 PSI (4.76 atmospheres) Consumption (machine only) 4.5 SCF/cycle Consumption (machine only-peak demand) 1,800 SCFH (50 CMPH) Consumption (gas combustion) 4,000 SCFH maximum (112 CMPH)
WATER: Required accessory 4 gal./min. at 15 ft./second (15.12 Liters/m at 4.58 m/second)
GAS :(Natural gas @ 1,000 BTU/Cu. Ft.) Pressure at machine 8 oz./sq. in (0.34 atmospheres) Maximum consumption 400 CFH (11 CMPH) Average consumption 300 CFH (8 CMPH)
ELECTRICAL: Standard voltage 230/460 volt, 3 ph., 60 Hz Maximum power required (machine only) 9.5 Kw
NET WEIGHT: 10,000 lbs. (4,536 Kg)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The consumption figures are based on a standard machine with normal options.
SCFH = Standard cubic feet per hour of free air.

 

 

  

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