Throughout our history, Hodge Foundry has been a leading supplier of large castings for the mining and mineral processing industry. Today, world leaders in the design of grinding equipment rely on the expertise of Hodge Foundry for quality cast components. Our castings are installed in processing facilities throughout the world, from the Americas to the Australian Outback.

Global Mining Industry - Ore & Minerals Grinding Equipment

Hodge Foundry manufactures ball and SAG (semiautogenous) mill castings ranging from one piece full-head (integral) units to trunnions and multiple-section head segments. In addition, we produce bearing bases, caps, gears, trunnion liners, and many other castings used in ore and minerals grinding equipment.

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Cement Industry - Vertical Roller Mills & Grinding Tables

Hodge Foundry serves the global cement industry by producing large castings for vertical roller mills and other grinding installations. Specific castings include grinding tables and associated components, which can weigh as much as 200,000 pounds

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Ductile Iron Gear Blanks

Hodge Foundry is the only producer of large ductile iron gear blanks in North America. We have developed these for mining and mineral processing applications as an alternative to the steel fabricated gears used in grinding mills and processing operations.

We produce ductile iron gears with a minimum hardness up to 285 Brinell hardness. Gear blanks can be produced up to 26 feet in diameter, and rated from 400 to 3,750 horsepower. These can be used on new installations, as well as replacements on older grinding mills.

Our gear blanks are cast to near net shape. Compared to fabricated welded steel gears, this translates into a substantial cost savings, and much shorter lead times for our customers.

In addition to the standard specifications, Hodge Foundry will work to customer specifications as required.

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