Who We Are

​For 40 years, Schaefer Industrial Ceramics has been a leading supplier of refractory shapes for the metal casting industries. We are best known for our pouring cups in the Investment Casting industry. We provide the highest quality products, exceptional service, and on-time delivery. We pride ourselves on proactively anticipating our customer’s needs, assuring that they have the parts they need when they need them.

Schaefer Industrial Ceramics serves many industries including investment casting foundries, sand casting foundries, powdered metal parts producers, and other specialty industries. We have diversified our product offerings and we are now a producer of refractory shapes in a variety of compositions including mullite, fused silica, and alumina. Our product lines include shapes that withstand high-temperature industrial processes and/or molten metal contact such as refractory pouring cups, crucibles, kiln furniture, and sand foundry parts.  We offer pressed and cast shapes, depending on the application and volume of parts required, to assure that our customers receive the most cost-effective parts.

Regardless of the industry, we operate with the same objective: 
To provide the highest quality products and the best possible service.

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Introducing our Foundry Kits

Cups ~ Crucibles ~ Dry Ram ~ Wet Ram

In today’s uncertain business environment, it doesn’t always make sense to purchase in large volumes.  Why buy months of inventory and tie up cash when there is an alternative approach – Foundry Kits from Schaefer Industrial Ceramics!
 
Pouring Cups As Usual – Now Add Crucibles and Ramming Materials Too
 
Most investment casters have a good idea how many trees they are casting each day or week and can therefore estimate how many pouring cups and crucibles they will need for the foreseeable future.   

As one of the leading pouring cup suppliers, we recognize that pouring cups are purchased on a very regular and repeatable schedule.   Schaefer Industrial Ceramics is the only refractory manufacturer that makes both crucibles and pouring cups.  Now you can combine your monthly purchases of cups with your requirements for crucibles and ramming materials too.  We will palletize your purchase as efficiently as possible to minimize freight costs.

At Schaefer Industrial Ceramics, we will provide you with your alumina crucible as well as pre-weighed and packaged amounts of dry ram and wet ram, making it easier and saving your operators time when installing your crucibles.  No need to purchase any more product than you need and when you actually need it!
 
Consider a different approach – a more simplified approach – to purchasing your foundry ceramics.  When you consider the true costs of carrying large amounts of inventory and the additional freight for crucibles and ramming materials, it may also be the most economical approach.  Buy only what you need as you need it.  It’s easy to change your order quantities as your business climate changes and the benefit of leveling your cash flow is the kicker. 
 
Contact us to discuss how Foundry Kits may work for you.