Aluminum foundry · Clinton, South Carolina
Aluminum castings, poured and machined under one roof.
Green sand on a DISA MATCH 24/28, no-bake, and permanent mold, with CNC machining and heat treatment in-house. New parts or a casting you need to move, we quote from a drawing or a sketch.
Capabilities
One plant for the casting and everything after it.
Fewer hand-offs means fewer surprises on cost, quality and lead time.
Green sand casting
Automated matchplate molding on a DISA MATCH 24/28: consistent molds at production speed, from short runs to long series.
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No-bake / air-set casting
Thermal-reclaim no-bake molding for larger, heavier or lower-volume castings.
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Permanent mold & gravity die
Large-format permanent mold for repeat parts that need a finer finish.
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CNC machining
In-house machining, so castings ship ready to install.
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Heat treatment
In-house heat treatment to bring alloys to the properties your print calls for.
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Patterns, tooling & prototypes
We run your existing tooling, build new tooling, and maintain it so it is ready when you need it.
Learn more →Where are you starting?
New part, or moving an existing casting?
Most buyers come to us with one of two problems. Both start the same way: send what you have.
A new casting
3D CAD, a print, or a sketch on a napkin. We review it for castability, recommend the process and alloy, and take it from prototype to production.
Start a new part →Moving an existing casting
Changing foundries, domestic or overseas? We work from your existing tooling and history to get you running quickly, without re-learning your part from scratch.
Move a casting to SAF →How it works
From drawing to production.
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Review
We learn your part, from existing tooling to napkin sketches, and check it can be cast well.
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Tooling
We run your tooling, build new tooling, and maintain it so it is ready when you are.
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First articles
Prototypes and first articles, judged on purpose, geometry, alloy, finish and turnaround.
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Production
Repeatable runs, with ongoing work on cost, lead time and quality.
Insights
Straight answers on casting and sourcing.
Casting RFQ Wall Thickness Requirements for Ribs
Casting RFQ wall thickness requirements are not complete simply because a drawing shows a nominal wall, a rib dimension, and a fillet callout. For a buyer, the…
Read the article →CaneKast’s DISA® MATCH 24/28 is Now Fully Operational, Revolutionizing Sand Casting Efficiency
Download Press Release PDF Clinton, SC – January 24, 2025 – CaneKast, a leader in innovative casting solutions, is proud to announce that its newly acquired DISA MATCH 24/28 machine is now fully operational at Southern Aluminum Foundry and Machine (SAF) in Clinton, SC. This cutting-edge technology is transforming sand casting processes by delivering unmatched […]
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Part of CaneKast
Backed by a national network of foundries.
When a part fits another CaneKast plant better, we route it there. You still get one conversation and one quote.
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