Two 35-ton vertical channel furnaces meet the molten metal requirements, having a combined melt rate of seven tons per hour. Midwest is capable of supplying class 35 to class 50 Gray Iron and Class 65 to Class 100 Ductile Iron to meet the casting applications of its customers.

Rigid quality requirements are maintained by Midwest's modern metallurgical and sand testing capabilities. In addition, an ARL 3460 vacuum spectrometer provides accurate chemical composition information on 13 different elements of both iron and steel.