2. COMPANY HISTORY Established in 1946, Francis Manufacturing Company is a family owned aluminum sand foundry located in Russia, Ohio (approximately 40 miles north of Dayton). Francis Manufacturing Company currently employs 150 non-union production employees within the 165,000 square feet modern foundry facility.

3. CAPABILITIES
Serving accounts from coast-to-coast and Canada, Francis has the capabilities of producing castings weighing fractions of an ounce to several hundred pounds. A wide variety of aluminum alloys are poured to satisfy present customer requirements of very small order quantities to larger production runs of thousands of castings per week. Electric melting capabilities and constant control of the natural bonded sands have proven to assure our customers of internally sound casting integrity along with externally pleasing surface finish which combine to yield production castings of top commercial quality.
Core requirements are satisfied by using production shell cores utilizing a wide variety of sizes and configurations. CO2 process cores are available mostly for experimental and prototype work or small production runs.

4. Both match plate tooling and loose pattern equipment are common at Francis Manufacturing Company. A wide variety of flask sizes assures maximum production and competitive prices for the small casting requirements. Larger sizes are produced from loose pattern equipment, which calls upon molding expertise uncommon in so many of today's high production facilities. Francis has many qualified employees who are "molders" in the truest sense of the word and an ongoing training program which assures that this art will never be lost.

5. FOUNDRY OPERATIONS

6. SAND MOLD Match plate tooling used to create sand mold

7. MELTING FURNACES

8. POUR-OFF & SHAKE-OUT

9. RAW CASTINGS

10. GRINDING/FINISHING

11. ALUMINUM SAND CASTINGS

12. ALUMINUM SAND CASTINGS

13. Francis Manufacturing Company offers full machining capabilities and also, depending on customer specifications, castings can have different finishes from: Grit blast finish Water tumble finish Burnish Polish and buff Anodize Paint

14. TYPES OF ALLOY
Francis Manufacturing Company currently pours ten different types of alloys in response to our customer requirements:
#319 Aluminum Alloy
#356 Aluminum Alloy
#A356 Aluminum Alloy
#535 Aluminum Alloy (Almag 35)
#713 Aluminum Alloy (Tenzaloy)
#771 Aluminum Alloy
#ZA-12 Zinc Alloy
#359 Aluminum Alloy
#C355 Aluminum Alloy
#A357 Aluminum Alloy

15. Cliffe Metal Products, Inc. 5726 Opengate Court Cincinnati, OH 45427
Please contact your local sales representative for an in-depth discussion on the capabilities of Francis Manufacturing Co.
Your local representative is:
Allen T. Cliffe
Cliffe Metal Products, Inc.
5726 Opengate Court
Cincinnati, OH 45427
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