Clay Bonded Sand Laboratory (Basic)

The Sand Rammer is used to prepare a standard AFS 2 in. x 2 in. (Metric 50 mm x 50 mm) cylindrical sand specimen for compression, shear, splitting, deformation and tensile tests.  In the ceramics …

The Tube Filler Accessory assists in filling the specimen tube for compactability tests. It assures that properly riddled sand fills the specimen tube from a standard and fixed distance. Utilized W…

To ensure consistent and accurate readings, the Sand Rammer (Model 42100) needs to be isolated from vibration variations.   Therefore, the Sand Rammer Base is mounted to the rammer to achieve uni…

The vibrations that are created when utilizing the Sand Rammer (Model 42100) can negatively affect the accuracy of test results in addition to disturbing other sensitive instruments on the same ben…

The Electronic Universal Sand Strength Machine determines the strength properties of clay and/or chemically bonded foundry sand specimens. This strength machine applies pressure on a sand specimen …

The Digital Absolute Permmeter is a fully automatic system which measures the permeability of porous sand masses, both in compacted and loose states.  Simply place your specimen on the rubber pede…

The Laboratory Sifter is used to determine the fineness of foundry sands. The sifter is designed to hold up to 11 standard half-height, 8-inch or 200mm diameter sieves. The Sand Testing Sieves, Mod…

The Sand Testing Sieves are used with the Laboratory Sifter, Model No. 42106 for determining the AFS grain fineness number and for the distribution of molding and core sands. Included are a nest of…

The 1/8” Microsplitter is used to prepare a representative sample of unbonded foundry sands for sieve analysis testing. Sixteen 1/8” chutes obtain representative sand samples of 125 grams or sm…

The ½” Riffle Splitter accessory is used to prepare a representative sample of unbonded foundry sands for sieve analysis testing,

Fourteen 1/2” chutes divide the sand accurately in half…

The Methylene Blue Clay Tester is used to determine the amount of live bentonite clay present in a sand sample. A five-gram sand sample is washed in a sodium pyrophosphat e solution in the Ultrason…

The Ultrasonic Cleaner is used with the Methylene Blue Clay Tester (Model 42108) to scrub a sand sample before the addition of methylene blue dye.

The digital timer and the ability to heat t…

The Digital Balances, Models 42118, offer a sand laboratory the speed and accuracy required to perform all weighing applications. All balances feature solid construction, a high contrast display an…

The Rapid Sand Washer is used to prepare a sand sample for the AFS Clay Tester, Model No. 42131. This washer agitates the sand at a high speed which scrubs the adhering clay from the sand grains. T…

The Muffle Furnace is used to calculate loss on ignition (LOI) and volatiles on both chemically and clay bonded foundry sands.  This calculation allows foundries to monitor and control organic add…

The Drying Oven is used to prepare clay bonded molding sands for testing dry sand properties.  Dry strength is the measure of resistance to sand inclusion and erosion type defects.  In addition, …

The Moisture Analyzer is used to determine the moisture content of green sand and other raw materials used within the foundry. Depending upon the unit, at least 25g up to 90g of sand are placed on …

AFS clay is the percentage of particles with a diameter less than 20 microns in a foundry sand sample. This includes active clay, dead clay, silt and inert fines. The sand sample to be tested must …

The instrument is portable, lightweight and easy to operate. It incorporates an LCD display that clearly indicates the hardness number and completely eliminates any operator error associated with r…

This electronic mold strength tester ensures a practically movement-free force measurement by means of an oscillating crystal-controlled sensor. The measured force, which corresponds to the penetra…