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<p align="center"> <font color=#000000 size=1>ACN: 006 296 635</font>
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face=Verdana><STRONG>We are 100% Australian Owned and Operated.
<BR><BR>We specialise in: </STRONG></FONT></font></P><font face="arial" color=#000000 size=3>
<ul><li><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Castings -
Grey and Ductile Iron, Non Ferrous </STRONG></FONT>
<li><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>HMP 20
Hunter/CT1 Moulding </STRONG></FONT>
<li><FONT
face=Verdana><STRONG>Spectrometer Analysis
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face=Verdana><STRONG>Coremaking - Shell and Chemical
Sand </STRONG></FONT>
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face=Verdana><STRONG>Patterns - Wood, Aluminium and
Plastic </STRONG></FONT>
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face=Verdana><STRONG>Moulds - Shell and Chemical
Sand </STRONG></FONT>
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face=Verdana><STRONG>Resin Coated Sands
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<li><FONT
face=Verdana><STRONG>Manufacturer of Macbro Shell
Core and Shell Moulding Machines, Sand Mills and
Spares </STRONG></FONT>
<li><FONT
face=Verdana><STRONG>Moulding Boxes, Plate Rolling
and Profile Cutting</STRONG></FONT></li></ul>
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<td width="135"><font color="#000000" face="Arial">1 Norris Street<br>
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Victoria Australia<br></font></td>
<td width="389"><font color="#000000" face="Arial">Phone: +61 3 9355-8555<br>
Fax: +61 3 9355-8717<br>
Email: <A href="mailto:beckwithmacbro@bigpond.com.au?subject=Australian Manufacturers Guide">beckwithmacbro@bigpond.com.au</A><br>
URL: <a href="http://www.australianfoundries.com/beckwith">www.australianfoundries.com/beckwith</a><br>
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<td width="389"> <BR><font face=Arial>Brendon Davies<BR><BR> </font></td>
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<P><A href="beckwith1.html" target=page><FONT face=arial,helvetica size=1>The
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<P><A href="beckwith2.html" target=page><FONT face=arial,helvetica size=1>The
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<P><A href="beckwith3.html" target=page><FONT face=arial,helvetica size=1>Resin
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<P><A href="beckwith4.html" target=page><FONT face=arial,helvetica size=1>Core
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<P><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="beckwith5.html" target=page>Pattern
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<P><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><A href="beckwith6.html" target=page>Engineering</a></font></P>
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Our history in the foundry
industry dates back to 1930 when Alan Beckwith became a moulder. In
1960 he formed his own business to supply cores and moulds to the
foundry industry. From small beginnings the company has now grown
into a large diverse company supplying and manufacturing foundry
products.<BR>
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In l992 Alan Beckwith and Co
purchased A R D McMillan, designers and manufacturers of the range
of MACBRO sand mills, shell moulding machines and shell core
equipment.<BR>
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In 1995 the business further
expanded by acquiring a modern foundry and pattern shop. The pattern
shop was equipped to produce patterns, core boxes and other tooling
to meet not only the foundry requirements but also to take on other
outside work in the foundry, toolmaking and vacuum forming
industries. <BR>
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The foundry is fully equipped
with modern moulding plant, electric melting and processing
equipment, capable of producing castings from a few grams to 1200
Kg.<BR>
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1996 further expansion occurred with
the acquisition of a resin coated sands facility, selling to
foundries throughout Australia and for export into Asia and New
Zealand, and again in 1998 with the installation of a Thermal
Reclamation Plant, to service both in-house requirements and the
foundry industry.<BR><BR><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As a result Alan Beckwith Macbro prides
itself in the diverse range of products and services it has to
offer.<BR><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
* Castings - Grey and Ductile Iron <br>
* Castings - Non-Ferrous <br>
* Cores - Shell and chemical Sand <br>
* Patterns - Wood, aluminium and plastic </font>
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* Hot coated resin sands <br>
* Moulds - Green sand, shell and chemical moulds <br>
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Macbro shell core and shell moulding equipment <br>
* Laboratory testing - Metal and resin sand<br>
* Thermal Sand
Reclamation Plant<br>
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The
company is accredited to AS/NZS ISO 9002: 1994. Licence No 8377.
<BR><BR>We are also on line with EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
through Telstra Tradelink. <BR><BR>We have our own materials testing
laboratory on site with facilities to do microscopic examinations,
hardness testing and spectrometer chemical analysis. We are able to
have tensile testing done if required. <BR>
Alan
Beckwith Macbro is staffed by experts whose qualifications and industrial experience
are at your service. Please feel free to contact us to see how we can help
you improve your casting or tooling costs and quality. </font> </td>
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<P><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The foundry division of Alan Beckwith Macbro manufactures a
wide range of casting for a variety of customers from the automotive
industry to general engineering castings.<BR>
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The foundry is mechanised with a Hunter moulding machine, yet
is flexible with CTI Snap Flask moulding and Chemical and Jobbing
moulds.<BR>
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The controlled operation
from the HMP20 Hunter Moulding machine assures repeatable uniformity
of moulds to produce high quality castings with greatly improved
dimensional tolerances. <BR>
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For larger
castings the CTI Machine is ideal with its larger plate size, and
for those smaller castings with smaller numbers, then the Snap Flask
section is ideally set up to handle this. Or for those larger, more
complex castings then chemical sand moulds are ideal<BR>
. <br>
For highly detailed castings our Shell moulding
equipment can be used to produce moulds up to 810mm x 510mm. <BR>
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For other castings from your own or from our
tooling, Chemical sand moulds can be produced to any size required.
<BR><BR>Melting is carried out by two induction furnaces of I.5
tonne capacity each and the melting shop can cater to virtually any
needs in grey cast iron (to AS 1830) and ductile iron (to AS 1831)
from 0.1 to I 200kg. For steels and other metal grades we can
arrange for the castings to be poured from our moulds. <BR>
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Non-ferrous castings can be cast in our
non-ferrous section. <BR>
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Metal chemistry is
controlled during melting and is checked prior to casting using
thermal analysis and strict adherence to specifications and control
procedures laid down.
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<td width="232" valign="top" rowspan="4"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Final
metal chemistry can be checked using our in- plant Optical Emission
Spectrometer, as well as metallographic and hardness testing of the
final product to ensure it meets the required specifications. If
required outside testing for tensile and yield strengths can be
arranged using NATA accredited testing facility. <BR>
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The well planned layout of the foundry enables a
smooth flow of castings, from moulding to dispatch which gives us
the flexibility to meet your delivery requirements. <BR>
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Alan Beckwith Macbro's foundry is accredited to AS/NZS ISO 9002: I 994.
Licence No 8377, and is staffed by experts whose qualifications and indus-
trial experience are at your service. Please feel free to contact us or
visit to see how we can improve your casting costs and quality. </font>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR><FONT
face="" size=2>PLATE SIZE - Hunter HMP20<BR>610mm x 510 mm<BR>CTI -
800mm x 505mm<BR>Snap Flask - 460mm x 355mm</FONT></font></td>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alan
Beckwith Macbro produces all grades of RESIN COATED SANDS for SHELL CORE
and SHELL MOULDING. We manufacture using SOLID RESIN and HOT COATING technology
which results in a product that has significant advantages over liquid
and other solid resin processes in the areas of OH&S, COST ENVIRONMENTAL
and QUALITY. <br>
<br><U>APPLICATIONS<BR></U>
HOT COATED RESIN SANDS can be used for all types of core and shell moulds.<br>
<br><U>GRADES</U>
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* A range of resin strengths can be manufactured, from 1.5% to 5.0%. <br>
* Silica, Zircon and Chromite Sands can all be coated, or blends of the
different sands can be produced, such as 50% zircon 50% silica. <br>
* Sands of different AFS can be coated, typically 50 to 90 AFS are used.
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* Other additives can be added to improve operator comfort. <br>
<br><U>BENEFITS</U>
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* Quicker build up and faster curing times give quicker cycle
times and improvements in productivity. <BR><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">* Less
resin is required to attain the same strengths, which results in less
fuming and emissions during manufacturing and casting. <br>
* Lower overall cost. </font>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR><U>HEALTH, SAFETY and the ENVIRONMENT<BR></U>
</font><FONT
face=Arial size=2>*Testing of HOT COATED SOLID RESIN sands has
returned test results in which minimal levels of </FONT><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
PHENOL, METHANOL and FORMALDEHYDE were detected.
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.* Lower resin additions results in lower fume emissions, both at the
manufacture and casting stages. This results in a cleaner working environment
for your employees<br>
<br><U>OTHER SERVICES</U>
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* Warehouses in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane to
ensure that the product is available when required. <BR>
* Full technical and trouble shooting
service. <br>
* On-site shell core and shell moulding facility so that the product can
be continually tested, trialled and improved. <br>
* Laboratory facilities that test continually to ensure that
the sand produced meets quality specifications. <BR>
* Accredited to AS/NZS ISO 9002:
I 994. Licence No. 8377. </font></div></td></tr>
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<td width="253" height="265" rowspan="2" valign="top"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As part of our total service to the industry Alan Beckwith
Macbro has its own in-house core, chemical sand and shell mould
production facilities. This allows us to not only make cores and
moulds for use in our own foundry but to also manufacture cores and
moulds for outside customers. <BR>
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We are
able to make and supply moulds for all types of metals, ferrous and
non-ferrous metals using your pattern equipment or we can
manufacture equipment for you. <BR>
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For
non-ferrous and steel castings we can arrange to have these cast,
fettled and cleaned ready for you to use. <BR>
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For the manufacture of cores we are able to employ the latest
technologies in cold box resins, either catalysts activated or gas
setting processes. <BR>
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We have available a
Warill CB-20 Autocore which can take core boxes up to 550mm x 450mm
in size, and blow cores up to 30kg in a single blow or larger
weights using multiple blows. <BR>
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<td width="260" height="265" rowspan="2" valign="top"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Auto core can also be used to manufacture stack moulds to
your specifications again up to 550mm x 45mm in area and to the
required number of biscuits. <BR>
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With the
catalyst activated systems we can manufacture up to any size mould
required and any quantity required. <BR>
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It
may be that you want us to cast your moulds or if not we can deliver
to you your chemical moulds. <BR>
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For those
high precision, dimensionally accurate castings or superior finish
cores and moulds then our shell core section can supply. <BR>
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We have a number of shell core and shell mould
machines available with the capability of taking shell boxes up to
610mm x 610mm or shell moulds up to 810mm x 510mm. <BR>
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Alan Beckwith Macbro's foundry is accredited to AS/NZS ISO 9002: I
994. Licence No 8377, and is staffed by experts whose qualifications and
industrial experience are at your service. Please feel free to contact us or
visit to see how we can improve your casting costs and quality. </font></td>
The knowledge and experience of our pattern makers has been gained
from years of experience in a vast variety of industries. Together
they form a pattern shop team that can handle any task in the way of
patterns and die equipment. <BR>
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The size and
shapes of patterns can vary dramatically from extremely small and
intricate models to large gears for mining, to tooling for vacuum
forming and blister packaging, store front and counter displays.
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From your drawings or sketches patterns can be made from wood, aluminium,
plastics or machined from cast iron.<br><BR>
It may be the case that you only require repairs or modifications to existing
patterns, again this can easily be accomplished by our skilled staff. <br><BR>
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For the vacuum and blister packaging industry we can make up
prototype tooling so that new tooling can be viewed prior to die
making. This also benefits the cosmetic and display industry where
mock-ups and prototypes are easily made to prevent costly
mistakes.<BR>
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Working in a highly
competitive sector has taught us to adapt to different requirements
and to come up with creative tooling techniques and ideas. <BR>
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We are sure whatever query you may have we will
be able to help you in all facets of pattern making, even if it is
only information that you require. Our friendly well trained and
experienced staff will be more than willing to help you. <BR>
<br>
Alan Beckwith Macbro's foundry is accredited to AS/NZS ISO 9002: 1994. Licence
No 8377, and is staffed by experts whose qualifications and industrial experience
are at your service. Please feel free to contact us or visit to see how
we can improve your casting costs and quality. </font></td>
<td width="253" height="265" rowspan="2" valign="top"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The
Engineering Division of Alan Beckwith Macbro is capable of manu- facturing
a wide range of manufactured and fabricated plant and equipment tailored
to the foundry industry.<br>
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MACBRO SHELL EQUIPMENT<br>
We manufacture the MACBRO range of shell core and shell
moulding equip- ment. Macbro machines have been used in the industry
for more than 50 years and have proven to be strong, rugged and
reliable. <BR>
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Gas or electrically heated shell core machines up to 610mm x 6IOmm or shell
moulding equipment up to 810mm x 5 I Omm is made. <br>
Alan Beckwith Macbro carries a full range of spare parts or if required
we can recondition your old machine.<br>
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MACRO SAND MILLS<br>
The
Macbro range of sand mills are of the muller type having two muller
wheels which are connected to a revolving cross head by link arms.
These allow the muller wheels to rise and fall, thereby optimising
mixing without over mulling the material. <BR>
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Three sizes are available 2'6", 3'6" and 4'6"
diameter and a batch capacity range of up to 100 kilograms,
depending upon the consistency of the material being milled.
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<td width="260" height="265" rowspan="2" valign="top"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">They are made to order, therefore you can decide whether you
want legs or a base, and also the height at which it will stand.
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Safety features include: wire mesh guard over the top of the machine, guard
on the discharge door and a sampling door. <br><BR>A
full range of spare parts and a reconditioning service are available. <br>
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FABRICATION<br>
We also manufacture moulding boxes with hardened pins and bushes, furnace
formers to your specifications, ladles and ladle formers.<br>
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OTHER SERVICES<br>
Our engineering work shop also has the
facilities to profile cut, do plate rolling and general fabrication
work. <BR>
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Alan Beckwith Macbro Pty Ltd is staffed by experts whose qualifications
and industrial experience are at your service. Please feel free to contact
or visit us to see how we can improve your casting costs and quality. <br>
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