Southern Precision Sands, Inc.



Cores and castings produced from Southern Precision Sand's shell sand. The shell process is specified by many foundries around the world because of its proven ability to produce castings of the highest quality, and also because of its environmental advantages.


Left: 1500-pound-capacity Barber-Green coating unit can custom-coat sand to meet customer specifications. Right: control panel for Barber-Green pug mill.


SPS has nine finish silos for storing in bulk: eight 100-ton capacity and one 75-ton capacity.


100-ton-capacity packaging station for finished coated sand allows SPS to package to customer specifications, including super-sacks, 1.5-ton boxes, steel hopper containers and railcar.

RESIN-COATED SAND

Southern Precision Sands, Inc. is located in Birmingham, Alabama, on a major rail line, Norfolk Southern. We produce resin-coated sand for the shell core and shell mold processes used in the foundry industry. We custom coat and blend sands to customer specifications and their operations. These customers are from all types of foundries and metal molding processes (ductile iron, gray iron, brass, aluminum, steel, etc.) We coat sand with a phenolic flake resin from 1% to 5% depending on customer requirements.

Our two production coating units provide us with the flexibility to rapidly respond to our customers' requirements and needs, and the capacity to meet increased customer demand.

SPS has adequate finished storage to maintain product for your needs both in silos and finished packages (hoppers, bags and boxes). We have the ability to ship by rail, common carrier, customer pickup or our trucks (within 50-mile radius.)

Southern Precision Sands, Inc. is committed to providing quality products and services to its customers. The products and services offered are formulated to meet a well-defined need at a competitive price.


Southern Precision Sands, Inc.
4400 Powell Ave.
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 591-8405
FAX (205) 591-5711


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