History of Basic Aluminum Castings Co

Basic was founded in 1946 as an aluminum die cast manufacturer in Cleveland OH. The company moved twice before settling in the current location at 1325 East 168th street in 1952. The company quickly developed a strong varied customer base and provided castings to a number of industries, such as military, automotive and lighting.

The facility at 1325 East 168th has been expanded twice to provide room for finishing operations, such as machining, shotblasting and testing. It was also expanded in 1986 to provide a foundry for large tonnage die cast machine capacity up to 2100 ton machines. Through this time, Basic has been privately owned by the same family, which has provided stability for ongoing operations.

Through the 70's up until today, the company has added modern processing equipment and controls such as:

• A large capacity X-ray machine
• Centralized process control and monitoring equipment
• A patent on metal filtration technology employed at Basic Aluminum
• Full die cast machine automation
• CNC machining equipment
• Automated assembly cells
• CMM and quality inspection data systems

Moving into the future, Basic Aluminum is well positioned financially and has open die cast machine capacity to meet market demands in a reliable fashion.