Non-ferrous alloys do not contain iron in appreciable amounts. Common materials are aluminum, brass, copper and titanium. Non-ferrous castings can be made using sand casting process, investment process, or metal mold process including low pressure permanent mold process and high pressure die casting process (HDC). HDC is typically used to produce small to medium size and large volume products.

Most popular non-ferrous metals casted for industrial applications are aluminum alloys, copper based (bronze and brass) alloys, Zinc and magnesium alloys, etc.

Non-ferrous metals are typically used for structural applications because of desirable properties such as low density, higher strength to density ratio, higher conductivity, non-magnetic property or resistance to corrosion, etc.

Aluminum alloys are commonly used in automotive industry for engines, cylinder heads, manifolds, etc. They are also used in food packaging, cooking equipment, frameworks for electronics and appliances, window frames, doors, internal combustion engines. Copper alloy products can be used as fluid connectors, valves, heat exchangers, and bearings for components for crushers, loaders, shovels, and earthmoving equipment.

Supported by a facility in the heart of the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry, CAB’s manufacturing, warehouse and distribution facility in Nacogdoches, Texas (2 hours north of Houston) is ideally located to support any major supplier to the Oil and Gas industry’s need for product to be close to where the action is.

Combine that with CAB’s extensive network of certified and accredited suppliers in India, China and Vietnam and you have an opportunity to take advantage of the benefits of low cost country sourcing, with the knowledge that the product comes with a 100% quality guarantee thanks to CAB’s in-country, highly skilled QA staff and Texas based incoming inspection QA team.

Finish machined Gears and Pinions, Aluminum and Lead Bronze Bushings, Cast or forged and machined Valve Bodies, Cast and machined pumps and Impellers, Flanges and Housings are a few of the products CAB is currently supplying into the Oil and Gas industry.

Take advantage of CAB’s more than 35 years of experience working with suppliers around the globe and combine that with our extensive knowledge of what it takes to be a successful supplier in the oil and gas industry. Not only does CAB have engineers on the ground overseas to monitor production and quality, but with our manufacturing and distribution facility in Texas we can add an extra level of U.S. based testing, inspection and other processing to provide the highest level of confidence in your ability to meet your quality needs.

In addition to strong offshore relationships, our CAB manufacturing and distribution facility in Texas can support short term delivery or ‘US Manufactured’ requirements. CAB can offer custom fabrications and US manufactured flanges, fittings and other forgings and well as U.S. assembly, kitting, packaging, marking, testing and inspection from our Texas facility.

With CAB you have an experienced supplier of both offshore and domestic parts, with the flexibility to set up to provide a range of customized services at our Texas facilities to meet your needs.

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There are many things to explore when choosing among a forging or casting process for your metal product(s). The chart below is intended to be used as a general guideline and should not be considered as 100% accurate information that cannot be deviated beyond what is listed in the table. All data is relative and may change based on your specific needs. For example, the “cost per piece” may be higher during a high volume production run due to the increased labor requirement. However, the “cost per piece” may actually be lower during a small volume production run after taking into account the cost of the tooling itself.

* Dimensions in millimeters

There are many things to explore when choosing among manufacturing processes for your metal product(s). The chart below provides surface roughness values produced by common processing methods and is intended to be used as a general guideline. The ability of a processing operation to produce a specific surface roughness depends on many factors. For example, in surface grinding, the final surface depends on the peripheral speed of the wheel, the speed of the traverse, the rate of feed, the grit size, bonding material and state of dress of the wheel, the amount and type of lubrication at the point of cutting, and the mechanical properties of the workpiece being ground. A small change in any of the above factors can have an impact on the final surface that is produced.

Rolled ring forging is a special forging process that is typically performed by heating, then punching a hole in a thick, round piece of metal to create a donut shape, and then reheating, and rolling and squeezing, stretching (or in some cases, pounding) the donut into a thin ring. Ring diameters can be anywhere from a few inches to about 30 feet. High tangential strength and ductility make forged rings well-suited for torque- and pressure-resistant components, such as gears, engine bearings for aircraft, wheel bearings, couplings, rotor spacers, sealed discs and cases, flanges, pressure vessels and valve bodies.