Foundry & Metalcasting
From heavy-duty vibrating equipment to advanced thermal processing systems, Carrier delivers rugged solutions engineered for the demanding conditions of foundry operations. Our technologies support critical processes such as shakeout, sand cooling, conveying, screening, and metal casting handling helping foundries maintain efficient, continuous production.
Foundry Vibrating Equipment & Custom Foundry Solutions
Foundry operations demand heavy-duty equipment that performs reliably under extreme heat, abrasive materials, and continuous high-throughput conditions. From furnace charging and mold dumping to sand separation and casting cooling, every step of the foundry process requires precision, durability, and tight process control.
Carrier Vibrating Equipment has decades of experience custom-designing foundry equipment including shakeouts, feeders, conveyors, and attrition mills engineered for gray iron, ductile iron, steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous casting operations.
Our systems deliver improved casting quality, maximum sand removal, precise feed control, and continuous-duty reliability that reduces operating costs and increases throughput at every stage of the foundry floor.
Optimize Your Foundry Operation with Custom-Engineered Vibrating Equipment
Carrier engineers design foundry equipment around your specific casting types, mold materials, throughput requirements, and plant layout, ensuring every system performs to spec from day one.
Engineered for Foundry Operations
Precise Feed Control Under Extreme Loads
Heavy-duty feeders and furnace charge feeders maintain consistent stroke and exact material flow even under the high-impact loads common in cupola and furnace charging operations.
Maximum Sand Removal Without Casting Damage
Delta-Phase® shakeouts and Barrel Horse™ shakeouts separate sand from hot castings efficiently and gently, maximizing sand removal while protecting casting integrity and reducing downstream cleaning work.
Controlled Cooling for Consistent Casting Quality
Mold dump and cooling conveyors remove sand from hot castings and allow them to cool evenly for the required retention time, ensuring consistent metallurgical results across every pour.
Sand Recovery and Reclamation
Conveyors move and cool used mold sand after shakeout, returning reclaimed sand to the system for reuse and reducing raw material costs.
Patented Process Control Technology
Carrier’s patented Delta-Phase Drive® provides ultimate control over shakeout angle of attack and RPM allowing adjustment of conveying speed and retention time, giving foundry operators precise command over every casting’s time on the deck.
Foundry Operation Pain Points
Foundry operators commonly face:
Carrier vibrating systems are engineered to eliminate these problems through heavy-duty construction, patented drive technology, and decades of foundry-specific application expertise.
Why Foundry Operations Choose Carrier Vibrating Equipment
Carrier solutions deliver:
Equipment for Foundry & Metalcasting
- Reestructuraciones
- Conveyors & Feeders
- Enfriadores de arena
- Elevadores en espiral
- Attrition Mills & Lump Breakers
Shakeouts remove sand from hot castings without damaging them, reduce maintenance and operation costs, and maximize sand removal to lessen the work further down the foundry line.
Carrier’s proprietary Delta-Phase Drive® provides independent control of vibration angle and operating speed, enabling precise adjustment of conveying velocity and retention time. This allows foundry operators to optimize sand separation and casting cooling without the need for mechanical modifications. The result is more consistent shakeout performance, improved sand removal, reduced casting damage, and greater process flexibility compared to conventional fixed-drive shakeout systems.
Carrier natural frequency shakeouts help foundry operators efficiently separate cast metal from molding sand and reduce sand lumps. By utilizing tuned springs, these systems sustain continuous vibration with minimal energy input. This lowers operating costs, prevents casting damage, and boosts overall material processing throughput.
Carrier non-conveying shakeouts efficiently shake out metal castings while reducing sand lump sizes, significantly reducing time and labor. Utilizing a vibratory motion, they efficiently separate the sand from the castings, allowing sand to pass through a perforated deck.
Shakeout no-bake and green sand molds with Carrier’s heavy-duty equipment. Available in both flasked and flaskless configurations.
Ensure continuous workflow and eliminate production bottlenecks with Carrier’s Barrel Horse – a one-step solution to casting damage and sand mix issues.
Carrier Barrel Horse Shakeouts protect delicate castings by allowing them to “swim” in a gentle bed of sand while vibratory motion separates the metal from the molding sand. This automated separation handles large flask sizes and heavy castings, significantly reducing manual labor, casting damage, and lump size.
Carrier’s heavy-duty mold dump conveyors transfer and initiate the breakdown of molds.
Sand and casting transfer conveyors streamline foundry operations by automating the separation, cooling, and transport of hot materials. Carrier’s sand and castings transfer conveyors automate the heavy, dangerous work of separating, cooling, and moving hot metals and sand in foundries. Designed for controlled casting cooling, they provide precise, continuous retention time to cool hot castings to exact temperatures, preventing metal shrinkage or deformation.
Carrier casting cooling conveyors transport hot, newly poured metal parts away from the molding line while simultaneously cooling them. By combining material handling with controlled heat reduction, they prevent thermal defects like warping and cracking, reduce forklift traffic, and safely prepare castings for downstream processes like sorting and shot blasting.
Carrier sorting and desprue conveyors perform the heavy-duty task of separating finished metal castings from excess gating material (sprues, runners, and risers) and loose sand. They automate the degating process, move material to finishing lines, and allow operators to inspect and sort castings without shutting down production.
Carrier furnace charge feeders are uniquely designed for your cupola or furnace. They automate and control the loading of scrap metal, alloys, and bulk solids into foundry melting systems.
Enhance operations by providing metered, continuous feeding, which minimizes heat loss, maximizes energy efficiency, prevents furnace lining damage, and drastically improves worker safety.
Carrier sand coolers are specifically designed for green sand and no-bake and regulate the temperature and moisture of recycled foundry sand after the metal pouring process. By using vibrating fluid beds and evaporative cooling, they rapidly reduce sand temperatures while stabilizing moisture content. This ensures high-quality molds and prevents casting defects.
In foundry operations, Carrier’s BMHX utilizes indirect heating/cooling to cool and condition molding sand for continuous reuse. By carefully controlling the temperature, the BMHX stabilizes the moisture and thermal properties of the sand. This ensures the sand is perfectly conditioned for mold-making in subsequent cycles.
Transport sand, castings, and scrap to higher levels within the foundry using a small footprint, avoiding congestion on the foundry floor. Carrier spiral elevators provide vertical conveying utilizing a gentle vibratory “lift and twist” motion to move materials upwards while simultaneously performing heavy-duty processing like extreme temperature cooling and conditioning of metals.
Carrier attrition mills, often used as lump breakers, break down spent foundry sand molds and cores into reusable grain sizes. By scrubbing the sand clean, they reduce organic binders and enable foundries to recycle raw materials while maintaining casting quality
Remove tramp metal and unwanted debris from the sand system. As the sand breaks down, the mill acts as a screening device to separate and discharge unwanted metallics (like gaggers, wires, and broken metal pieces) from the sand mass.
Supported Casting Types & Materials
Carrier equipment is used across a wide range of foundry operations, including:
Technical Capabilities (Engineering Overview)
Applications & Capabilities
Carrier vibrating systems support every major foundry process stage.
Shakeout & Sand Separation
Casting Cooling & Conveying
Furnace Charging & Feeding
Sand Reclamation
System Integration
Carrier foundry equipment integrates with:
Each system is custom-engineered to match casting type, production rate, sand system, and plant layout.
FAQs – Foundry Vibrating Equipment
Test Foundry Operations with Carrier
Our testing laboratory is available for shakeout, material transfer, and casting cooling testing. Testing equipment such as dust collectors are also available.
Request a Custom Foundry Equipment Evaluation
Whether you are upgrading a shakeout line, improving furnace charge accuracy, recovering more usable sand, or redesigning your casting cooling conveyor, Carrier Vibrating Equipment can engineer a system built for the demands of your foundry operation.