What's New from Palmer

  
New Vertical Lift Sand Conveyor

Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc., recently introduced a Vertical Lift Sand Conveyor. This conveyor uniquely elevates, heats, cools and meters. And, only one moving part comes in contact with the sand!

The uncomplicated design of this new elevator substantially reduces maintenance costs compared to standard bucket elevators. The rotating casting with attached intake scoops is the only moving part to touch the product; thereby preventing any product contamination. One foundry moving 10-20 tons of sand per day is reporting no maintenance costs or downtime over a six year period!

Significant advantages:

• High Volume & High Temperature Handling
• Vertically Elevates, Heats, Cools and Meters
• Does Not Segregate Materials during Elevations
• No Need for Separate Metering Devices
• Small Footprint – elevate bulk material at 90° in under 10 sq. ft. of floor space
• Precision Variable Flow Rate
• Fire & Explosion Risk Minimized
• Dust-free Elevation
• Product Shielded from Contaminants
• Rapid Clean-out
• Energy Efficient – operates with low amp draw and outperforms pneumatic systems without costly compressors, blowers, and vacuum equipment
• VFD-based for Metering

“Our new vertical conveyor represents a major breakthrough as it outperforms bucket elevators and reduces maintenance costs at the same time. It reduces contamination, maintenance and is a safer and more accurate elevator. Designing heavy-duty systems that are easier to operate and need fewer devices are Palmer hallmarks,” said Jack Palmer, President of Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc.

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The 5 C’s of No-Bake Molding by Jack Palmer

By Jack Palmer

Properly managing coating, “cooking”, coring, closing, and clamping will result in a safer and more productive production line.

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Palmer Manufacturing & Supply Introduces Bulk Transfer System for Safer Chemical Handling

SPRINGFIELD, OH - Palmer recently introduced a safer method of pumping, metering and storage of potentially flammable chemicals with the new Palmer Bulk Transfer System (BTS). The new Palmer Bulk Transfer System draws on Palmer’s decades of experience in pumping, metering and storage of a variety of difficult to handle and store chemicals, especially those associated with chemically bonded sand molding systems.

The Palmer BTS consists of: storage tanks located in a fireproof room or logical location, pumping system for correct capacity and compatibility, small day tanks for each liquid located at the point of usage for any type of mixer and a properly designed PLC based control system to maintain levels, monitor flow rates, and to monitor the system. It also includes a color HMI to easily set up flow rates, etc.

The advantages of the Palmer BTS are many:

• Safety - reduced possibility of potentially deadly fire as chemicals are stored away from hazardous areas.
• Lower Operating Costs - fire insurance rates are often reduced.
• Accuracy - correct amount of chemical is ready for use at all times automatically.
• Control - equipped to operate with any existing operating system to monitor usage.
• Confidence - rest easy knowing that chemicals are at the correct level.
• Reliability - assured of a repeatable consistent long service life.

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Palmer Manufacturing & Supply Announces Partnership with Acetarc Engineering

SPRINGFIELD, OH – Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, Inc. recently announced it has partnered with Acetarc Engineering Company, a global custom ladle manufacturer, to be the exclusive North American sales force of these heavy-duty ladles. 

Jack Palmer, President of Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, said, "Expanding our equipment line into metal handling and pouring systems is a logical step for Palmer Manufacturing. We are pleased to have partnered with Acetarc as their line of ladles is renowned for being very heavy duty and easy to maintain – the hallmarks of Palmer equipment as well.” 

Acetarc Engineering Company, is ISO certified, and specializes in the design and manufacture of all types of foundry ladles and accessories including:

• Transfer & casting ladles (lip-pour, teapot spout etc)
• Bottom pouring ladles
• Treatment ladles (ductile iron)
• Pouring systems for high speed molding lines
• Ladle pre-heaters
• Crucible handling equipment

Geared ladles with capacities to 140,000 lb and un-geared ladles with capacities to 220,000 lb are available. Geared ladles are also available with either manual or motorized gearbox rotation. 

“Our customers will appreciate the ladle options available, especially for foundries pouring large castings – as they are  exceptionally easy to operate and maintain, and made of very robust construction.” added Palmer.  

ACETARC ENGINEERING COMPANY, headquartered in Keighley, United Kingdom, is a family-owned and operated business since 1967. Acetarc is ISO9001 registered, and specializes in the design and manufacturer of all types of heavy-duty foundry ladles and associated equipment with installations throughout the world. Visit www.acetarc.co.uk

PALMER MANUFACTURING and SUPPLY INC.,  headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, U.S.A., is a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty foundry equipment including: sand mixers, molding systems, core room equipment, sand reclamation, mold handlers, etc. along with complete systems and engineering services.  The company maintains a global sales and service network. Visit www.palmermfg.com   
 

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Palmer North American Sales Meeting 

Palmer recently held a 3-day No-Bake Conference and Sales Meeting for its North American sales representatives. This event included over 20 presentations, guest speakers, and foundry tours. According to owner Jack Palmer, “Our future is with higher levels of automation in our systems and stand alone equipment. Proper training is critical as we advance our company’s equipment technologies. This conference provided extensive training in these areas: thermal and mechanical sand reclamation, RFID coremaking and molding, carousel molding, sand mixing, binders and resins, and green sand to no-bake foundry conversions.”

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Palmer TSR-Series Thermal Sand Reclaimer 

How It Operates:

• Sand is metered into a rotary calciner of unique design where it is heated to the desired temperature.
• Precisely heated sand falls into a rotating cooler with ambient air
  flow that cools the sand to within 25° F of ambient while removing
  a controlled amount of fines.
• No cooling water system required.
• Larger output and gas fired units available soon.

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VT Fire Installation 

Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc., Conbraco Industries and
MetalTech Systems provided a sand mixer for the new Virginia Tech
foundry for training students called, Virginia Tech Foundry Institute
for Research and Education, or VT Fire.

Virginia Tech officially recognized Conbraco, Palmer and MetalTech
Systems, during a dedication event.

“We were pleased to assist Virginia Tech in their efforts to prepare
students for successful metal casting careers as well as research new
technologies,” said Jack Palmer, President of Palmer Manufacturing
& Supply.

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Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. Increases Engineering & Administrative Staff 

Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc., recently announced Rich McNeely in Sales/Engineering and Chris Andorfer as Applications Engineer.

	Rich McNeely – Sales/Engineering R. McNeely comes to Palmer with over 13 years of foundry no-bake equipment manufacturing experience and is a graduate of Clark State Community College. His responsibilities include equipment and foundry design.
	Chris Andorfer – Applications Engineer  C. Andorfer comes to Palmer with over 18 years of 3D CAD and manufacturing experience and is a graduate of Technology Education College. His responsibilities include technical support, 3D CAD and design.

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Palmer South America Conference  Palmer Manufacturing hosted a conference for foundry men and women representing fifteen South American companies. Click here for Dayton Daily News article. Click here to see the photo gallery of the tour.

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Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. introduces Flow Calibration Tubes for No-Bake Resins 

SPRINGFIELD, OH – Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. has introduced the latest in high efficiency calibration tube technology with new Palmer Flow Calibration Tubes for accurate and precise calibration of No-Bake resins.

Palmer Flow Calibration Tubes are highly accurate, safe and cost effective as well as efficient as they eliminate the need for scales, buckets, and gloves in calibration. Additionally, liquids can be calibrated with just one operator in less than two minutes.

Significant Features:

• Calibrate continuous mixers without wasting binder (zero loss system)
• Measures actual binder flow to the mixer
• No operator contact with resins
• No more mess
• Extremely accurate
• Heavy duty sight glass gauge – easily cleaned
• Available in ½ liter, 2-liter and 4-liter
• Compatible with a wide variety of materials

"Palmer Flow Calibration Tubes were designed to reduce labor costs, as calibration can easily be performed during mold and core making process, eliminating lost production time due to calibration,” said Jack Palmer, President of Palmer Manufacturing & Supply. “This precise and repeatable flow calibration system is by far the easiest and therefore quickest of all to calibrate," he added.

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Introducing Palmer FATTBlades™ 

Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. has introduced the latest in mixer blade technology with new high speed Palmer FATTBlades™ for continuous sand mixers.

These blades are two wide blades that are as wide as the discharging chute. These blades are also easily mounted using the same holes used by existing single blades.

The Palmer FATTBlades™ create a turbine or fan effect which discharges the mixed sand at a much higher velocity. More importantly, these blades prevent sand from reaching the end of the mixing chamber, therefore eliminating “churning". The sand is also prevented from staying in the chamber longer than necessary.

This positive displacement of the sand along with the higher velocity greatly lessens build-up on the mixer shaft, blades and discharge chute.

All Palmer blades are manufactured from low alloy steel and are produced using investment castings. This process provides for a higher quality, longer lasting blade body. Standard tungsten carbide thickness is 1/4".

According to Jack Palmer, President of Palmer Manufacturing, “foundries will appreciate less clean-up and greater productivity from their current mixers just by simply adding these new blades.”

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Gorilla Machinery announces Certified Used Equipment Website 

Gorilla Machinery recently announced its new certified used equipment program for selling used foundry and general manufacturing equipment with a new website:www.gorillamachinery.com.

“When purchasing used machines and equipment from other sources, unmet expectations and dissatisfaction can happen as a result of inaccurate descriptions and poor communications,” said Steve Clarkson, Director of Used Equipment Sales for Gorilla Machinery “Verbal description are not precise; ‘really good’ condition to one person might be ‘junk’ to another,” he added.

Gorilla Machinery takes the worry out of buying used equipment by certifying all of its equipment, using a 5-Star Certification Program:

5 Stars – Next to new like condition 
4 Stars – Good condition, ready-to-go 
3 Stars – Fair condition, works 
2 Stars – Runs, needs attention 
1 Star – Parts machine

Other significant advantages:

• Gorilla only sells equipment that has been inspected and certified.
• Inspection services are available for equipment not belonging to Gorilla.
• Repair, rebuild and re-work, refurbish services available.
• Companies looking to sell equipment can have their equipment certified and placed on the Gorilla website.
• In lieu of an on-site visit, a customer may elect to have Gorilla videotape the machine in detail while cycling.

“Especially during this recession, used equipment has become an attractive alternative to purchasing new equipment. We help companies by providing a system to best understand the condition of a piece of equipment,” added Clarkson.

About Gorilla Machinery:

Gorilla Machinery specializes in new and used equipment sales for foundry and general material handling. Typical listings include: sand mixers, molding systems, core room equipment, shake-out reclamation & knock-out equipment, mold handlers, bulk storage, pumping systems, resin heating systems, conveyors, transporters, hopper loader, dryers, etc.

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Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. introduces CM-Series CoreMakers™ with RFID! 

Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. has introduced the addition of RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification Tags) to their standard line of CM-Series CoreMakers. The Palmer CoreMaker provides foundries with an economical means for the blowing of No-Bake and Cold Box cores.

• The Cold Box CoreMaker comes complete with a gas generator & gassing head. Palmer also has a complete line of Scrubbers.
• The No-Bake CoreMaker is not just a core-blower. The mixer rotates 90° to allow mixed sand to discharge outboard of the CoreMaker footprint. This allows for molds and very large cores to be produced – all on one machine!
• Both versions of the Palmer CM-Series CoreMakers™ are available with RFID tagging that saves the settings – program it once & forget it.

CM-Series CoreMaker™ with RFID

• Increase jobbing productivity – with single or dual operator stations.
• Easy positioning – with the laser alignment guide.
• Keep the operators working – let the RFID system change settings between different boxes.
• Programmable blow pressure - easily fine tune each core.
• Make Cores and Molds in One Machine!
• Heavy duty Clamping Table & Cylinders
• Full PLC controls of any continuous or batch mixer
• Sizes:
  • CM-25 up to 30 lbs. per blow
  • CM-50 up to 60 lbs. per blow
  • CM-100 up to 160 lbs per blow
  • CM-250 up to 300 lbs per blow

“Palmer is a leader in designing heavy duty foundry automation equipment that reduces operator errors and labor costs, increases productivity, and is ergonomically correct,” said Jack Palmer, President of Palmer Manufacturing, Inc.

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