"The Advance equipment is rugged and offered features which we felt would be beneficial to us... The Advance probe system has proven itself extremely well. We find that with Advance, we have more high-quality, shippable castings." - North Carolina

"We examined several units (ladlers) that were three to five years old and they looked practically new. There was no sign of wear in the gears." - Michigan

"The Central Lube we recently purchased is the best piece of equipment in our total plant. Our maintenance people also love the easy-to-use operator manual." (Grand Rapids likes the APC Cental Lube so well, they placed an order for three more.) - Michigan

"Maintenance on your SL-1200 ladler is almost nil. If I spent $200 dollars a year, I am spending a lot. The SL-1200 just never quits." - Ohio

"Since our first SR-0850 was installed, scrap rate on one particular job is running under two percent, compared to a previous fallout of 20 percent." - Canada

"Our scrap rate has gone from seven percent to three percent on this particular job... because the ladler pours the same amount of metal each time into the mold, it has reduced the amount of metal used by eight percent." - Michigan