Pouring Cup Sampler

Round to Round

Rectangular to Round

Double Basin

Anti-swirl Bar

Plain End Tube
Angle End(s) Tube 
Bent Tube

Matching End

Angle End(s) Tube

Smashed End

Choke Bushing

Elbows and Tees

Strainer Cores

Welding Applications

Refractory Shapes

Refractory Products
Some standard items in stock. Blanket orders welcomed

FOUNDRY GATING SYSTEMS

Pouring cups; Pouring Basins

Round to Round Pouring Cups
  • Available for ferrous and non-ferrous applications
  • Decrease loss rate and labor costs
  • Improve casting quality, eliminate inclusions
  • Excellent thermal shock properties

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Rectangular to Round Pouring Cups
  • Available for ferrous and non-ferrous applications
  • Decrease loss rate and labor costs
  • Improve casting quality, eliminate inclusions
  • Excellent thermal shock properties

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Double Basin
  • Two openings for ease of flow on more complicated casting designs
  • Decrease loss rate and labor cost
  • Improve casting quality
  • Excellent thermal shock, for ferrous and non-ferrous applications

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Basin with Anti-Swirl Bars
  • Available for ferrous applications (size)
  • Anti-swirl bars reduce splash and turbulence
  • Decrease loss rate and labor costs
  • Improve casting quality
  • Excellent thermal shock

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Grooved and Non-Grooved Pouring Cups

  • Available in compositions of SC-34 and PT200, ferrous and non-ferrous applications

  • For casting manganese, bronze and similar alloys PT200 is recommended.

  • Improve casting quality, reduces inclusions, and decrease loss rates

  • Groove provides support in Investment Casting process.

  • Excellent thermal shock resistance

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Runner Tile; Ceramic Tubes

Plain End Tube
  • Universal's Thinwall gate tubes are exceptionally light weight due to a 3/8" wall thickness.  This reduces shipping costs and provides for easier handling in the foundry. 
  • Available in lengths upto 28". 

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Matching End Tube
  • Matching end tubes eliminate the uses of a spruce stick and guarantee that the effective diameter of the spruce and gating system is maintained.  
  • The matching end tubes have 13/32" wall thickness and are slightly heavier than the plain end tubes. 
  • Available in standard lengths and specialty lengths.

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Bent Tube
  • UNIVERSAL Thinwall bent tubes are refractory pouring tubes which replace the horn gate for bottom poured castings.  
  • Their use provides a smooth, non-turbulent flow of metal into the casting. 
  • They are available to radii of 17" and greater depending on the diameter of the tube.

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Smashed End Tube, Slotted Tube...

  • Custom design to accommodate process.

If you are interested please contact us.

Angled End Tube
  • 45 degree angle cut on one or both ends
  • 30 degree angle sections - 3 sections make a 90 degree sweep
  • Sizes available same as standard plain end tube diameters

    If you are interested please contact us.

Choke Bushings

Choke Bushings
  • Designed to choke down sprue diameters and reduce outlet diameters of ells, tees and basins.
  • Utilizes a tapered entry side to eliminate metal turbulence and aspirations of air.
  • Male and female offsets assure positive fit with matching components.

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Ceramic Blocks

Elbows and Tees
  • Used in ferrous applications as part of gating system to regulate flow into molds.
  • Split and Solid pieces available.
  • Improve casting quality
  • Excellent thermal shock

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Specialized Blocks
  • Tripod (three openings for gating)
  • Crosses (four openings for gating)
  • 5-Way (five openings for gating)
  • Sweep elbow, enhances flow
  • Reducing 

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Strainer Cores



Strainer Cores 
  • Composition SC-28:
    These strainer cores are made of UNIVERSAL developed formula and are suitable for use with any metal where the temperature does not exceed 3250 degree F.
  • Composition K-148:
    For casting manganese, bronze, and similar alloys, the K-148 composition is recommended.  This composition is of low porosity and is suitable for use where a long time lag exists between making and pouring the mold.
  • No spalling or erosion will occur during pouring with either UNIVERSAL SC-28 or K-148 compositions.
  1. ROUND
  2. RECTANGULAR
  3. SQUARE
  4. CUSTOM MADE TO ORDER

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Welding Applications

Ground Connections

  • One Shots -made of cordierite body, excellent for thermal shock resistance.

If you are interested please contact us.

Stud Welding

  • Ferrules

If you are interested please contact us.

Welding Blocks

  • Two piece welding blocks

If you are interested please contact us.

Thermal Insulators
Element Supports
  • Back Element Support

  • Middle Element Support

  • Element Sleeve

    • Made of SC-28 Special which allows the element to be enduring under repeated exposures of extreme temperature.

If you are interested please contact us.

Refractory Shapes
  • Tiles

  • Plates for Metallurgy

  • Bricks/Pavers

  • Setters

  • Riser Sleeves

  • Sleeve Wells

  • Splash Cores

  • Rings & Sleeves

                       If you are interested in any of these items please contact us.


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