Machine Bases & Beds: Common Product Types
Machine bases and beds are structural castings used in machine tools and precision industrial equipment. Each component is manufactured to an approved customer drawing. The material grade, casting route, post-casting treatment, machining scope, and acceptance requirements must be confirmed for each project.
CNC Machine Bases for Machining Centers
Cast bases that support columns, spindle units, worktables, and linear-motion assemblies.
Materials: Gray cast iron; ductile iron or cast steel when specified.
Process: Sand casting, optional CNC machining of mounting faces, datums, guide interfaces, bores, and holes.
Applications: Machining centers, drilling and tapping centers, CNC boring machines, and special-purpose CNC equipment.
Automation Equipment Bases
Custom cast foundations for locating fixtures, linear axes, rotary stages, and inspection units.
Materials: Gray cast iron; ductile iron or cast steel when specified.
Process: Sand casting with machining of mounting datums, locating holes, axis interfaces, and service openings.
Applications: Assembly equipment, inspection machines, positioning systems, and dedicated automation equipment.
Lathe Beds
Structural castings that support the headstock, carriage, tailstock, and guide system.
Materials: Primarily gray cast iron; other cast materials when specified.
Process: Sand casting with machining of guideways, mounting interfaces, reference surfaces, and assembly holes.
Applications: CNC lathes, conventional lathes, turning centers, and special-purpose turning machines.
Milling Machine Bases
Cast foundations for columns, saddles, worktables, feed systems, and axis assemblies.
Materials: Primarily gray cast iron; alternatives according to the approved design.
Process: Sand casting with CNC machining of mounting areas, datums, guide interfaces, bores, and holes.
Applications: Vertical, horizontal, bed-type, gantry, and special-purpose milling machines.
Grinding Machine Bases
Cast bases and beds supporting grinding assemblies, worktables, guide systems, and workholding units.
Materials: Primarily gray cast iron.
Process: Sand casting followed by machining of required datum, mounting, guideway, bearing, and assembly features.
Applications: Surface, cylindrical, internal, centerless, tool, and special-purpose grinding machines.
Industrial Cast Frames: Typical Components
LANJIAN manufactures custom cast frames for crushing, screening, feeding, and other industrial equipment. Materials, casting routes, machined interfaces, and inspection requirements are confirmed according to the approved drawing.
Crusher Frames
Load-bearing cast frames that support crushing components, bearing positions, drive assemblies, and equipment connections.
Materials: Cast steel is commonly used; ductile iron or other cast materials when specified.
Process: Sand casting with CNC machining of bearing seats, mounting faces, bores, holes, and connection interfaces.
Applications: Jaw crushers, cone crushers, roll crushers, and other mineral-processing equipment.
Vibrating Screen Frames
Custom cast frame components used to support vibration, bearing, drive, and screening assemblies where the equipment design specifies a cast structure.
Materials: Ductile iron, cast steel, or gray cast iron according to the design.
Process: Sand casting followed by machining of bearing positions, mounting faces, bores, and assembly interfaces.
Applications: Vibrating screens, grading equipment, dewatering screens, and mineral-processing systems.
Feeder Frames
Structural cast frames used to support feeder mechanisms, drive units, bearings, and mounting assemblies.
Materials: Cast steel, ductile iron, or drawing-specified cast iron.
Process: Sand casting with machining of mounting surfaces, bearing locations, bores, holes, and connection features.
Applications: Vibrating feeders, apron feeders, reciprocating feeders, and bulk-material feeding equipment.
Industrial Equipment Frames
Main cast structures that support and integrate the working assemblies of purpose-built industrial equipment.
Materials: Gray cast iron, ductile iron, or cast steel according to load and design requirements.
Process: Sand casting with CNC machining of datums, mounting areas, bores, holes, and equipment interfaces.
Applications: Processing machines, material-handling equipment, production machinery, and special-purpose industrial systems.
Machine Support Structures
Cast structural components used to support, position, or connect individual assemblies within a larger machine.
Materials: Gray cast iron, ductile iron, or cast steel as specified by the drawing.
Process: Sand casting followed by machining of mounting faces, locating features, bores, holes, and connection points.
Applications: Bearing supports, drive-unit supports, machine pedestals, equipment subframes, and assembly supports.
Conveyor Structural Castings: Typical Components
LANJIAN manufactures custom cast supports and structural components for conveyor and bulk-material handling equipment. Materials, casting routes, machined interfaces, and inspection requirements are confirmed according to the approved drawing.
Conveyor Frame Castings
Custom cast frame sections and end supports used at load-bearing and connection points in conveyor equipment.
Materials: Ductile iron or cast steel; gray cast iron when specified for suitable stationary structures.
Process: Sand casting with CNC machining of base faces, mounting pads, bores, holes, and connection interfaces.
Applications: Belt conveyors, feeder conveyors, mobile conveyors, and bulk-material handling equipment.
Drive Pulley Supports
Cast supports that carry drive-pulley bearing assemblies and maintain the pulley shaft position relative to the conveyor structure.
Materials: Gray cast iron, ductile iron, or cast steel according to the load and equipment design.
Process: Sand casting with machining of bearing locations, mounting faces, shaft-related bores, and bolt holes.
Applications: Drive and head-pulley stations in belt conveyors, stackers, reclaimers, and mineral-processing lines.
Bearing Support Structures
Cast pedestals and brackets used to support and position pulley or shaft-bearing assemblies.
Materials: Gray cast iron, ductile iron, or cast steel as specified by the drawing.
Process: Sand casting followed by machining of base faces, bearing-mounting areas, locating features, bores, and holes.
Applications: Head, tail, bend, snub, and take-up pulley assemblies in industrial conveyor systems.
Tensioning System Components
Cast support and bearing-carrying components used within conveyor take-up assemblies to maintain belt tension and shaft position.
Materials: Ductile iron or cast steel; gray cast iron when suitable for the approved design.
Process: Sand casting with machining of sliding or mounting surfaces, bearing positions, pin bores, and connection holes.
Applications: Screw take-up, gravity take-up, and winch take-up systems for belt conveyors.
Transfer Station Components
Custom cast supports, brackets, and connection components used at conveyor transfer points where the equipment design specifies cast parts.
Materials: Cast steel or ductile iron; other cast materials according to the drawing.
Process: Sand casting with CNC machining of mounting faces, locating features, bores, holes, and equipment interfaces.
Applications: Conveyor loading and discharge areas, chute-support positions, conveyor-to-conveyor transfer points, and stacker-reclaimer systems.
Heavy Equipment Castings: Typical Components
LANJIAN manufactures custom structural castings for construction, mining, material-handling, and other heavy equipment. Materials, casting routes, machined features, and inspection requirements are confirmed according to the approved drawing.
Equipment Frames & Supports
Cast frames and supports used to carry or locate major assemblies where the equipment design specifies a cast structure.
Materials: Cast steel or ductile iron; other cast materials when specified.
Process: Sand casting with CNC machining of datums, mounting faces, bores, holes, and connection interfaces.
Applications: Construction machinery, mining equipment, agricultural machinery, lifting equipment, and material-handling systems.
Structural Mounting Components
Cast brackets, pedestals, and joint supports used to secure and position mechanical or hydraulic assemblies.
Materials: Ductile iron, cast steel, or gray cast iron according to the load and design.
Process: Sand casting followed by machining of mounting pads, locating surfaces, pin or bushing bores, and bolt holes.
Applications: Engine and transmission mounts, hydraulic-cylinder brackets, undercarriage supports, pivot mounts, and equipment connection points.
Counterweights
Cast components manufactured to the required shape, target weight, mounting arrangement, and equipment installation space.
Materials: Primarily gray cast iron; cast steel or other materials when specified.
Process: Sand casting with machining of mounting faces, bosses, threaded holes, and other installation features where required.
Applications: Excavators, wheel loaders, forklifts, lifting machinery, and other equipment requiring balance or improved stability.
Boom & Arm Cast Components
Cast end pieces, pivot sections, and connection components incorporated into boom or arm assemblies where specified by the OEM design.
Materials: Cast steel according to the approved material specification.
Process: Sand casting followed by machining of pin bores, bushing seats, mating faces, and connection holes. Heat treatment is applied when specified.
Applications: Excavator boom and arm connections, pivot assemblies, material handlers, and other lifting or working-equipment structures.
Machine Structural Castings
Other drawing-based castings used to support, connect, or locate load-carrying assemblies within heavy machinery.
Materials: Cast steel or ductile iron; gray cast iron for suitable designs when specified.
Process: Sand casting with CNC machining of reference surfaces, mounting interfaces, pivot positions, bores, and holes.
Applications: Construction, mining, agricultural, material-handling, and special-purpose industrial machinery.