Lee Brass Shines > > In 1998, operations at Lee Brass's combined No. 1 and 2 began beating with a new pulse. At the heart of the facility is a $2-million Disamatic 21101 MK3 automated molding line, one of the first in the world for high-production brass applications, and the only model 2110 pouring brass in the U.S. From the synchronized belt conveyor, which extends the in-mold cooling time, molds are dropped onto a double-deck mold dump conveyor supplied by Conveyor Dynamics Corp. that runs at a 90o (right) angle from the molding line. Here, the green sand is separated from the brass castings. This early sand/casting separation provides three benefits: 1) It facilitates casting cooling by exposing the castings to the exhaust stream air sooner than other system designs; 2) It lower

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