AFS Corporate Member McWane’s Tyler Union celebrated the official opening of its new, 53,000-sq.-ft. state-of-the-art, large-diameter foundry on April 11 with several dignitaries, including U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers. The $25-million expansion is projected to create 15 to 25 additional jobs, significantly reduce lead times, and increase capacity for large diameter products, such as fittings and valves.
The the new foundry features a VX400 3D sand printer, the largest system in the world for producing sand molds with a contiguous footprint of 4x2x1 meters. Also, a new induction melt furnace will yield a more energy-efficient, well-controlled melting process, which is further complemented by dual baghouses as an essential component of the project’s infrastructure.