Revstone's Cast Metals group is experienced in a broad spectrum of materials and alloys with deep expertise in all aspects of engineered metal casting, heat treatment, assembly, modules and more. 

The Revstone Cast Metals family includes:

- Contech Castings

- Contech Forgings

- Metavation

- EPTEC

- Texas Die Casting

- Revstone Castings Fairfield

- Burlington Technologies

- Revstone Chihuahua 

 

 

Revstone Cast Metals is the only North American supplier with vertical integration capable of providing complete product and process solutions in a broad spectrum of materials and alloys: 

• Aluminum Casting including squeeze, high pressure conventional die casting, and ThinTech vacuum casting

  

• High Pressure Magnesium Die Casting with excellent strength to weight ratio and thickness ranging from 0.078 to 0.150 inches

 

• Thick to thin wall die castings including heat treatable and high strength structural aluminum components

• Gray Iron Shell Molding cast in G2500, 3000, 3500, and 4000

• Green Sand Gray and Ductile Iron castings in various ASTM grades. Processes include Disa,B&P, rotolift, and squeezer. Also able to produce shell core, and Isocure cores in house.

• Complete product development capabilities from concept to reality of NVH damper Powertrain solutions

• Precision machining with tight tolerances and true positions as tight as .050mm (.002”) and diameters within .018mm (.0007”)

• Rubber transfer, compression and injection molding for torsional vibration dampers. Compounds include SBR, EPDM, Vamac and Nitrile

• Product Design and 3D CAD Modeling

• Linear & Nonlinear Component and Tooling Stress Analysis (Fatigue, Buckling, and Thermal)

• Process verification using Cavity Fill, Solidification, Porosity Check, and Die Temperature using

• MAGMA Advanced simulations to optimize metal flow throughout the part

Revstone Cast Metals has the unique ability to provide cast components throughout the vehicle including an assortment of engine, transmission, driveline, and steering components. In addition to our significant automotive interests, our products also include agricultural, railroad, construction equipment, residential appliance components, powersports, and many others. Some of our current products include: 

Connecting rods Crankshaft dampers Engine mounts Engine covers Steering knuckles Fully assembled corner modules, rack and pinion housings PTU housings Shift drums Axle carriers Slip yoke dampers Flange dampers Axle carriers/covers Transmission plates Brake bodies

Revstone Cast Metals has certain historical roots dating almost a century, and most of our Cast Metals companies have been in business for more than 40 years: 

- Revstone Casting Fairfield, LLC founded in 1912 (formerly Dexter Foundry)

- Metavation LLC founded in 1940 (formerly Hillsdale Tool)

- Contech Castings LLC founded in 1950

- Burlington Technologies Industries founded in 1965

- Texas Die Casting founded in 1978  (formerly Druon)

- Contech Forgings LLC founded in 1989 (formerly Kaiser Aluminum)

- EPTEC founded in 1995 (formerly a division of Hillsdale Tool)

With facilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the Cast Metals group is comprised of the following facilities: 

Contech Castings—Alma, MI Phone: 989-463-6166

Contech Castings—Auburn IN Phone: 260-925-4711

Contech Castings—Pierceton, IN Phone: 574-594-9681

Contech Castings—Clarksville, TN Phone: 931-552-4011

Contech Forgings—Greenwood, SC Phone: 864-229-8700

Metavation—Vassar, MI Phone: 989-823-3333

Metavation—Hillsdale, MI Phone: 517-439-0689

Metavation—Mt. Pleasant, MI Phone: 989-779-4100

EPTEC—San Luis Potosi, Mexico Phone: 011-52-444-826-97-25

Revstone Castings Fairfield—Fairfield, IA Phone: 641-954-3200

Burlington Technologies—Burlington, ON, Canada Phone: 905-335-2742

Burlington Technologies—Cambridge, ON, Canada Phone: 519-624-2125

Texas Die Casting—Gladewater, TX Phone: 903-845-2224

 

Revstone Chihuahua—Chihuahua, Mexico 

1-12-2011 REVSTONE ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF NEW FABRICATION & STAMPING AND MAGNESIUM DIE CASTING FACILITIES

Revstone Acquires Dexter Foundry

Revstone Industries, LLC announced today its acquisition of Fairfield, Iowa-based Dexter Foundry from Dexter Apache Holdings, Inc.  The company will operate as part of Revstone’s Cast Metals Group under the name Revstone Castings Fairfield. The foundry is the second to join the Revstone family of companies in the past year, after Revstone purchased the 250,000 sq. ft. shell mold gray iron foundry in Vassar, Michigan from Grede Holdings, LLC in December 2009. 

Dexter Foundry operations pour gray and ductile iron castings for a wide array of customers, currently making over 8000 different parts for over 250 companies in the US, Canada, and Mexico.  The addition of these customers and capabilities will allow Revstone to diversify its already significant automotive manufacturing interests to include agricultural and railroad products, construction equipment, residential appliance components, and many others. 

“The acquisition of Dexter Foundry fits into two key facets of Revstone’s buying strategy: vertical integration and diversification,” said David Jaeger, President of Revstone Cast Metals Group.  “We are moving further upstream in our value chain, which benefits our customers, while substantially increasing the diversity of our product line and customer base and reinforcing our financial stability.” 

Continued Jaeger, “Operationally, the Dexter Foundry contributes a versatile green sand casting operation, an existing portfolio of various types of metal materials and processes, broad operational expertise, strong delivery and quality performance, and a skilled and experienced work force that is responsible for all of these strengths.  We will be offering all employees the opportunity to continue working with us, and we are excited to welcome them to the Revstone team.”

“Our long term interest has always been in ensuring the ongoing viability and success of Dexter Foundry,” said Patrick Albregts, President and CEO, Dexter Apache Holdings, Inc.  “As the industry continues to consolidate, it is increasingly challenging for standalone foundries to remain competitive.  We are pleased to be able to partner with Revstone whose strategic position in the foundry industry will enhance Dexter Foundry’s success in the future.  We look forward to supporting a smooth transition for all Dexter Foundry employees, customers and business partners.”  

Contech Takes Top Honors

Die casters continue to surprise with their increasingly innovative designs. Take the case of Contech Casting LLC, Southfield, Mich., and its new automotive AWD clutch housing. The company successfully converted a multi-step forged steel housing to an aluminum squeeze casting, thereby building the part in fewer steps and with optimal solidification. The resulting mass reduction gives better vehicle fuel efficiency and reduces inertia, which improves all-wheel-drive engagement-response times.