Food Processing - Franklin Precision Castings

Precision-Engineered Castings for Food Processing Components

Franklin offers tailored investment casting solutions for businesses in the food processing sector, designed to improve the efficiency, hygiene, and performance of many different types of food processing equipment. From canning and mixing equipment to components made for bread and meat manufacturing, our versatile, full-service offering meets the needs of a wide variety of food processing applications. Our expert team is here to provide design assistance and personalized support to optimize everything from project execution to component performance.

Parts Made for the Food Processing Industry

Partnering with Franklin for your investment casting needs means unlocking access to highly engineered, reliable components that enhance the safety and overall quality of your food processing operation. Here are some investment casting parts we produce for the food processing industry.

Gearbox Housings, Lids, and Output Flanges

When gear drives need to meet strict corrosion and hygiene protection requirements, stainless steel investment castings are the perfect choice for the sanitary conditions required in food processing.

Guides, Forks, and Brackets for Canning

Guides, forks, and brackets that are essential components in canning machinery are often made using investment casting, resulting in the precise movement and positioning of cans throughout the canning process.

Split and Solid Housings for Mixing Equipment

Investment castings are also utilized to manufacture split and solid housings for mixing equipment, providing robust enclosures for mixing components and ensuring efficient and sanitary mixing processes.

Auger Support Plates, Clamps, and Mounts for Bread Manufacturing

Parts like auger support plates, clamps, and mounts used in bread manufacturing equipment are often from investment castings, promoting stable and precise operation of augers during dough mixing and processing.

Knife Pinchers, Bell Crank Arms, Rollers, and Levers for Meat Manufacturing

Investment castings are used to fabricate several different components that are integral to meat manufacturing machinery, including knife pinchers, bell crank arms, rollers, and levers. Production of these parts helps ensure the precise cutting, conveying, and processing of meat products.

Trough Mounting Brackets

Investment castings are frequently used to manufacture trough mounting brackets to support troughs and conveyors in food processing equipment, providing secure and stable mounting for efficient material handling.

Gearbox Housings, Lids, and Output Flanges

When gear drives need to meet strict corrosion and hygiene protection requirements, stainless steel investment castings are the perfect choice for the sanitary conditions required in food processing.

Guides, Forks, and Brackets for Canning

Split and Solid Housings for Mixing Equipment

Auger Support Plates, Clamps, and Mounts for Bread Manufacturing

Knife Pinchers, Bell Crank Arms, Rollers, and Levers for Meat Manufacturing

Trough Mounting Brackets

Why Franklin for the Food Processing Industry?

Franklin’s investment castings are engineered for durability and longevity, capable of withstanding the rigorous demands of food processing environments while reducing downtime and maintenance costs for operations like yours. Throughout our process, we utilize materials that comply with food safety standards to help ensure your parts are hygienic and safe for contact with food products.

Alloys We Pour

We pour over 120 alloys in our U.S.-based facility, including standard and custom stainless steel, nickel, cobalt, brass, bronze, and Ni-Hard alloys to suit the requirements of complex cast subassemblies or assemblies.

Stainless Steels