Advantages of a Meehanite License

Meehanite Metal Corporation began operations in the early 1920's. Since then it has developed into an international foundry consulting company with Associate companies in England, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Taiwan and Japan. There are more than 200 Meehanite foundries in 40 countries. This is a unique association of progressive foundries who are recognized as world class suppliers of high quality castings.

Meehanite originated the very revolutionary discovery in 1927 of a way to modify graphite structures and control the properties of cast iron in relation to casting section. Meehanite metallurgists found that by adding alkaline earth silicides to a low carbon iron in the ladle that carbides could be reduced and the iron could be made very machinable and with uniform strength properties.

The Meehanite Process was a landmark in cast iron technology and opened up a whole new world of engineering applications. Today Licensees all over the world enjoy the advantages of Meehanite developments that include more than 100 patents relating to foundry methods and technology. Meehanite metal is recognized as a superior engineering cast iron, including nodular cast iron, flake graphite iron and white iron. Each type is made to exacting specifications. The wide range covered by Meehanite specifications enable Meehanite foundries to offer their customers a choice of properties to suit all normal conditions of service. There is no question about the engineering acceptability of Meehanite castings in the minds of experienced casting buyers.