Pennex Aluminum Co

Oran and Kathryn Boose founded Boose Aluminum Foundry Company in 1933. The company supplies aluminum sand castings It was first located in a two-room building behind their home in Reamstown, Pa. The company began casting small knickknacks and trivets such as dogs, birds, whistles, bookends, doorstops, banks and ashtrays. Boose Aluminum started to produce commercial castings for the hand tool, air compressor and boiler industries. By 1940, the company doubled in size by producing brass and iron castings to complement its aluminum casting line. During the 1950s, demands set forth by the Korean conflict resulted in another major expansion program. A large core room and additional molding facilities were added. By 1977, the dream of its founder became a reality with production of more than 1 million pounds of aluminum castings per year. The company continues to supply aluminum castings to the military and commercial markets. It utilizes the latest techniques in automatic and no-bake molding and sand reclamation. Boose Aluminum Foundry Company continues to be a family-owned business entering into its third generation of management.

Established in 1916, Littlestown Foundry specializes in producing, machining, painting and plating iron castings. The company manufactures aluminum castings for bearings and shafts. Additionally, it offers a wide variety of hardware items, such as bench vises, flanges, hammers, book ends, fireplace tools and door stops. The company s product offering also includes aluminum scoops, pitcher spout pumps and hobbyist anvils. Littlestown Foundry s areas of expertise include molding, finishing, heat treating and machining. The company s products feature stainless screen set screws, nuts and other fasteners. It is located in Littlestown, Pa., and is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company that has been operational for more than 90 years.

Founded in 1965, Cast Rite Metal is a provider of molding services. The company produces castings for a variety of commercial industries, such as transportation, medical, telecommunications, and electrical and lighting. It has a storage facility spread over an area of 20,000 square feet. The company offers high-speed, squeezer, rotolift and floor molding machines. The services offered by the company include pattern making, processing, casting, finishing and molding. The company offers a variety of cleaning, blasting and equipment handling services. In addition, it offers on-site pattern repair and maintenance services. The company supplies and manufactures aluminum sand castings for various clients. Cast Rite Metal is located in BirdsBoro, Pa.