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Resin-Coated Sands
Fairmount Minerals offers a wide variety
of resin-coated sands such as silica, lake, bank, zircon sands,
etc. Custom blended sands of any of these sands are also developed
to meet the specific needs of our customers. Continuous research
and product development provide our customers with the latest technology
and maximum performance. Fairmount Minerals’ Resin Coated
Sand facilities are in Troy Grove, IL, Roff, OK and Bridgman, MI.
With distributor locations throughout the US, Mexico and Canada,
Fairmount Minerals has the ability to deliver products to the customer
cost effectively and reliably.
Technisand™ Signature Series Shell Sand
“We used to get quite a bit of shell core breakage in the unit, but now I can tell from a visual walking-through of the foundry that there is much less breakage — we no longer have piles and hoppers full of broken cores..."
North Plant Assistant General Manager, Kent Brown
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Tyler Pipe Success Story
"This product is great!
We won’t go back to the old coated sands. I had six customers through our plant this week and they're all asking when they can get cores produced with
Technisand™ Signature Series Shell Sand."
Doug Bender, Owner, Bender Foundry Service
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Bender Foundry Success Story
advantages for aluminum
 | Excell Series provides
superior shakeout without sacrificing strengths | |
Up to 125 GFN sand can be coated
for excellent surface finish | | As low as 30 GFN sands can be coated
to minimize resin and improve shakeout | |
Wide variety of types of sands coated | |
Custom formulations can be designed
for each customer | | Blended silica, lake, zircon and/or
chromite is offered |
advantages for steel
| Resin-coated high purity
silica available | | Specialty sands such as chromite
and zircon can be coated for superior burn-in resistance | |
Low nitrogen resins reduce defects
in castings | | Iron oxides added to reduce Ni and
burn-in | | High strength resins reduce cracking
and breakage | | High density silica and zircon reduce/eliminate
penetration defects | | Custom formulations can be designed
for each customer | | Blended silica, lake, zircon and/or
chromite is offered |
advantages for iron
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Cushioning agents added to eliminate
veining | | Resin-coated Lake/Bank sands reduce/eliminate
cracking and veining | | As low as 30 GFN sands can be coated
to minimize resin | |
Wide variety of types of sands coated | | Custom formulations can be designed
for each customer | | Blended silica, lake, zircon and/or
chromite is offered |
advantages for Brass & Bronze
| Up to 125 GFN sand can
be coated for excellent surface finish | | Cushioning agents added to eliminate
veining | | Iron oxides can be added to eliminate
warpage | | Wide variety of types of sands coated | |
Custom formulations can be designed
for each customer | | Blended silica, lake, zircon and/or
chromite is offered |
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