PLANT SITE
Central Newton Industrial Area, Surrey, B.C. Near major freeways, railways, 25 km from Canada's largest port, Vancouver International Airport, U.S. Border and 160 km from Seattle, Washington. PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES
Specializing in high performance Ductile and Gray Cast Iron, Carbon and Low Alloy Steel; We also cast Stainless Steel and Copper-based alloys. We have added ADI (Austempered Ductile Iron) since the spring of 2004. For more information on this high strength, low weight material, please see the website www.aditreatments.com or contact us directly. While our automatic molding machines can produce cost efficient high quality runs (100,000 plus), we specialize in small to medium production runs for small to medium-sized castings.
PATTERN FACILITIES
Pattern Maintenance and Pattern Control with an organized storage and recording system. Methods Engineer with long-established relationship with independent local pattern-making and die shops.
MOLD FACILITIES
-Automatic Matchplate - Casting size to 13" x 17" x 8”, up to 75 lbs; mold size 16 x 20 x 6/6"
-Automatic Matchplate - Casting size to 23" x 17 x 10”, up to 125 lbs; mold size 20 x 26 x 10/10"
-Rolloff semi-mechanized Cope and Drag - Casting size to 20" x 22", up to 200 lbs. Flask size 24 x 26 x 10/10"
-Rolloff Cope and Drag - Casting size to 30" x 32", up to 500 lbs. Flask size 32 x 36 x 17/17"
-Floor Molding – Casting size to 50” x 50” up to 1,000 lbs
-No Bake - Casting up to 1,000 lbs
MELTING FACILITIES
Up to 3,000 lbs/hr of iron and 2,000 lbs/hr of steel
Two 4,000 lbs coreless furnaces
Three 1,000 lbs, coreless induction furnaces
Metallography Laboratory and Spectrograph
CORE FACILITIES
One No-Bake - 200 lbs/minute mixers.
Shell - process - two semi-automatic machines .
Cold Box - large semi-automatic machine.
SAND SYSTEM
Fully mechanized with Silica Green Sand molding system with emission controls and sand-testing facilities.
HEAT-TREATMENT
Equipment:
Two 5-ton furnaces
Capabilities:
-Stress relieving
-Normalizing
-Annealing
-Quenching
-Tempering
COATING
Enamel paint dipping.
Powder Epoxy coating.
MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING
Drilling, tapping and reaming to 2" diameter.
Experienced Assembly Shop specializing in "Kits" containing machined castings, fasteners and other components.
Established relationships with independent local machine shops.
RUBBER SHOP
Rubber extrusion, forming and curing for gaskets, washers, etc. up to 36" x 36".
QUALITY CONTROL
Established process and procedural controls.
Documentation system and Quality Control Department manned by trained personnel.
LIGHT FORGING SHOP
Cold stamping and hot bolt heading, etc.
CASTING PROCUREMENT
HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FOUNDRY - HELPFUL HINTS TO CUSTOMERS
1. Supply a drawing or a sample.
2. Give the casting one unique name to be used on all documentation.
3. Give the casting one unique part number to be used on all documentation.
4. Provide a brief description of the use of the item.
5. Refer to a standard material specification.
ROBAR usually works ‘to ROBAR standards’, although special specifications from other authorities, or ‘to customer requirements’ are also used. We have found the following ROBAR specifications for cast metals appropriate for most casting applications:
| Metal | Class | i.e. |
| Gray Irons | Class 20 through 40 | RG-20 |
| Ductile Irons | Grades 60-40-18 through 100-70-03 | RD-60 |
| ADI | Grades 125-80-10 through 230-185-03 | RDI-125 |
| Carbon Steels | Grades 60-30 through 70-40 | RMSA-30 |
| Low Alloy Steels | 80-40 through 175-145 | RLAS-40 |
| Stainless Steels | Grades 304 and 316 | RSS-304 |
It can be said that all foundries employ their own methods for doing things. For this reason it is important that the customer communicates with the foundry before finalizing plans. The Foundry Methods Engineer can make suggestions which may save material, reduce costs or speed delivery.
ROBAR is anxious to co-operate in determining the best design and method for production.
These 200-pound ductile iron structural connections cast by ROBAR are an intergral part of the architecture of the North Atrium Facade at the Surrey Central City Complex. (Formerly the Surrey Place Mall).
