Filled Structures:

Zanite Polymer Composite Filled Weldments and Iron Castings:

• Excellent for low volume and custom applications.
• Offers the benefit of polymer for vibration damping without the cost of a mold.
• Quick turnaround and low cost compared to cast iron, cast aluminum.

We offer in-house service or can provide composite for field applications.

We have filled weldments with a few hundred pounds of polymer to weldments requiring 25 thousand pounds.

• ITW offers proper weldment preparation and quick turnaround for your application.
• Delivery can be in days with proper notice and account setup.
• ITW has capacity for your large weldment or casting. We have a 20 ton bridge crane and 25 ton vibration table.

Send your drawing today for a quick quote on filling
your base with Zanite polymer composite.

Cast-in custom designed threaded inserts for mounting components

Pipe/tubing lines cast in place to provide coolant, lubrication, air & wire ways

Steel plates can be used to create long mounting surfaces

Molds and Tooling:

Molds can be made from wood, fiberglass, aluminum, steel, or any combination depending on the application & design.

Machine Tool:

Typical applications include: high speed machining cells, turning centers, CNC knee mills, milling machines, waterjet cutting machines, laser cutting machines and grinders.

Medical:

Typical applications include: frame supports for MRI machines, X-ray equipment, CAT-Scanners, and blood testing & analysis machines. MRI scanners contain powerful magnets and their supporting structure must be non-magnetic. Traditional scanner structures are stainless steel, but Zanite castings, also non-magnetic, offer a more cost-effective solution. Further, performance is enhanced because of the superior vibration damping of Zanite®.

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Prepress:

Typical applications include: laser scanner beds, internal drums and external drums for imagesetters and CTP platesetters and other imaging devices used in graphic arts.

The prepress industry benefits from the high tolerances to which Zanite can be cast. Precision drums are cast to 0.001" in true cylindrical form. Zanite® ensures a high degree of vibration isolation, rigidity and long term dimensional stability unmatched by metal drums, internal or external. Imaging devices with Zanite® drums require no special climate control.

Metrology:

Typical applications include: bridge CMMs, horizontal-arm CMMs, surface, form, roundness and contour testing instruments. Metrology equipment has to constantly check critical dimensions and test for roundness, concentricity, flatness, eccentricity and squareness to extremely high accuracies. Zanite machines are able to withstand harsh production environments and give instant, accurate results. Zanite's thermal stability, design flexibility, and virtually zero moisture absorption rate help metrology equipment manufacturers achieve their goals.

Semiconductor:

Typical applications include: screen printing machines, wire and die bonding, wafer inspection and testing, lithography, laser PCB drilling machines, pick and place machines, surface profilers, wafer handling and storage, dicing machines, flip-chip, and dispensing equipment.

The semiconductor industry has taken advantage of the properties of Zanite polymer composite in various applications. The wire bonding machine pictured on the right must bond a wire one-third the diameter of a human hair to a spot 0.025 mm in diameter. With Zanite, this can be achieved at machine speeds 25% higher than with other methods.

Zanite Baseplates Compared to Steel, They’re Flat Out the Best.

• Excellent corrosion resistance – will not rust or corrode
• Flat surface – save time on critical shaft alignment
• Much lower installed cost–less grout, easier to align, level, and straighten (less $)
• Thermal stability–eliminates diaphraming for longer equipment life
• Superior vibration damping and resistance to twisting
• Great appearance – no peeling paint – eliminates regular maintenance

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