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Our facilities provide casting, machining, and assembly of essential component parts for agriculture, construction, material handling, railroad, HVAC, and a host of other industries.

Cast iron alternator bracket
BRACKETS

Superior casting capability based on 150 years of casting experience.

Transition from welding to casting to realize the following benefits:

  • Reduced number of required components
  • Reduced number of required secondary/assembly operations
  • Reduced inventory complexity and costs
  • Increased reliability of product performance
  • Increased performance quality
  • Reduced failure modes 

Using ductile iron instead of aluminum results in the following benefits:

  • Enhanced strength
  • Longer part life
  • Greater ductility
  • Reduced risk of deformation
  • Reduced risk of failure

Using austempered ductile results in:

  • Reduced part weight
  • Enhanced strength to weight ratios
  • Enhanced toughness
  • Improved elongation, competitive with steel
GEARBOX HOUSINGS & WORM GEARS

Protection. Control. Efficiency. Reliability.

Protection

  • Safely houses components from impact and environmental elements

Precision control

  • Maintain tight tolerances allowing for more efficient manufacturing and assembly processes that produce consistent parts

Reliability

  • We supply quality castings that meet customer specifications day in and day out
  • Reduced machining time
  • Decreased scrap
  • Reduced failure in the field

Expert material science capability

  • NEI products are more consistent with machines due to the carefully selected material
  • Machine cycle time is improved   
  • Extended life of cutting tools due to reduced tooling wear

Enhanced cooling system

  • Improved hardness leading to enhanced reliability
HOUSINGS

Outstanding Dimensional Stability.  Reliability.  Soundness.

Dimensional Stability results in:

  • Enhanced manufacturing and assembly process efficiencies due to tighter tolerances
  • Avoidance of interference
  • Avoidance of failures
  • Increased ease and convenience of machining and assembly operations

Expert metallurgy and material selection results in: 

  • Improved material performance in the field
  • Enhanced ability to be consistent with the Brinell range for hardness
  • Enhanced ability to control chemistries within tight tolerance ranges
  • Improved ductility, impacting resistance and strength
  • Increased machinability

High soundness or freedom from voids, shrinkage, and porosity, results in: 

  • Enhanced part strength
  • Improved mechanical properties
  • Reduced or eliminated fluid leakage
FRAMES

Dimensional Stability. Control. Reliability.

Dimensional stability results in:

  • Enhanced manufacturing and assembly process efficiencies due to tighter tolerances
  • Avoidance of interference
  • Avoidance of failures
  • Increased ease and convenience of machining and assembly operations

Expert metallurgy and material selection results in: 

  • Improved material performance in the field
  • Enhanced ability to be consistent with the Brinell range for hardness
  • Enhanced ability to control chemistries within tight tolerance ranges
  • Increased machinability

Austempered ductile iron provides:

  • Improved strength-to-weight ratio than aluminum
  • Enhanced ability to match the lightweight of aluminum
  • Improved strength and elongation, making it a great alternative to some steels

High soundness or freedom from voids, shrinkage, and porosity results in: 

  • Enhanced part strength
  • Improved mechanical properties
  • Reduced or eliminated fluid leakage

Precision control results in:

  • Improved manufacturing and assembly process efficiency due to consistent tolerances; producing more consistent parts
HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS

Precision Control. Expert Material Science for Performance. Soundness.

Precision control results in: 

  • Enhanced manufacturing and assembly process efficiency due to tighter tolerances

Material science expertise results in: 

  • Improved material performance in the field 
  • Enhanced ability to be consistent with the Brinell range for hardness
  • Enhanced ability to control chemistries within tight tolerance ranges
  • Improved ductility impacts resistance and strength
  • Better machinability and faster machining speed
  • Increased CNC programming efficiency
  • Enhanced tooling life

High soundness or freedom from voids, shrinkage, and porosity results in: 

  • Enhanced part strength
  • Improved mechanical properties
POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS

Dimensional Stability.  Expert Material Science for Performance.  Soundness.  Precision.  Control.

Dimensional Stability results in: 

  • Enhanced manufacturing and assembly process efficiencies due to tighter tolerances
  • Avoidance of interference
  • Avoidance of failures
  • Increased ease and convenience of machining and assembly operations

Expert metallurgy and material selection results in: 

  • Improved material performance in the field 
  • Enhanced ability to be consistent with the Brinell range for hardness
  • Enhanced ability to control chemistries within tight tolerance ranges
  • Improved ductility, impacting resistance and strength
  • Increased machinability

Austempered ductile iron provides:

  • Provides excellent wear properties
  • Better strength to weight ratio than aluminum
  • The ability to match the lightweight of aluminum
  • Improved elongation, making it a great alternative to some steels

High soundness or freedom from voids, shrinkage, and porosity results in: 

  • Enhanced part strength
  • Improved mechanical properties
  • Reduced or eliminated fluid leakage

Precision control results in:

  • Improved manufacturing and assembly process efficiency due to consistent tolerances; producing more consistent parts

Consistent weld quality with no variability.

TRACK COMPONENTS

Dimensional Stability.  Expert Material Science for Performance.  Soundness.  

Dimensional Stability results in: 

  • Enhanced manufacturing and assembly process efficiencies due to tighter tolerances
  • Avoidance of interference
  • Avoidance of failures
  • Increased ease and convenience of machining and assembly operations

Austempered ductile iron provides:

  • Provides excellent wear properties
  • Better strength to weight ratio than aluminum
  • The ability to match the lightweight of aluminum
  • Improved elongation, making it a great alternative to some steels

High soundness or freedom from voids, shrinkage, and porosity results in: 

  • Enhanced part strength
  • Improved mechanical properties
  • Reduced or eliminated fluid leakage

Expert metallurgy and material selection results in: 

  • Improved material performance in the field 
  • Enhanced ability to be consistent with the Brinell range for hardness
  • Enhanced ability to control chemistries within tight tolerance ranges
  • Improved ductility impact resistance, strength, yield, and elongation properties
  • Increased machinability
  • Reduced tooling wear
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INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

Neenah Foundry was recognized by PACCAR for exceeding quality performance.
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Material Handling Industry

Neenah Foundry’s iron castings have helped provide strength & durability to the remarkable machines that drive agriculture.