Foundry + Machining Capabilities Under One Roof
At Kansas Castings, your part is poured, cleaned, machined, and shipped from a single Southern Kansas foundry. No back-and-forth between mold shop, foundry, and machining vendor. That’s how we hit consistent 10-12 week lead times once a pattern is in place.
Materials We Pour
- White Iron — Abrasion-resistant high-chrome (ASTM A532 Class II Type D) for wear surfaces and slurry-handling parts. Our specialty.
- Gray Iron / Grey Iron — General-purpose cast iron for housings, machine bases, and machinable parts.
- Ductile Iron — Higher-strength nodular iron for load-bearing and pressure-bearing components.
Process Capabilities
- Sand molding — Green sand and air-set (no-bake) molds produced in-house. Learn more about our molding and cores.
- Core production — In-house cores; complex geometries via 3D-printed sand cores from a partner shop.
- Melt and pour — Multiple alloy chemistries for white, gray, and ductile iron, adjusted to spec.
- Cleaning, grinding, and finishing — Castings prepared for inspection or further machining.
- Machining (gray and ductile iron only) — In-house milling, turning, drilling, and tapping. Gray and ductile iron parts ship machined and ready to install. Note: white iron is too hard to machine economically and is shipped as-cast.
- Quality testing — In-house Brinell hardness, green sand, chemical, and dimensional verification; third-party tensile testing. Quality control details.
Casting Specs at a Glance
- Weight range: No minimum, up to ~150 lbs per part (depends on geometry and alloy)
- Lead time: Typically 10-12 weeks once a new pattern is received; faster on repeat orders
- Production sweet spot: Smaller parts that benefit from constant repeat-order revenue
- Shipping: Nationwide from Belle Plaine, Southern Kansas
- Industries: Agriculture, oilfield, irrigation, automotive, industrial / commercial equipment
Get a Quote
Send us your part drawing or sample. We will respond with pricing, lead time, and any process recommendations. Call (620) 488-2282 or email orders@kansascastings.com, or visit our contact page.