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South Bay Bronze and Aluminum Foundry Inc. is a full service foundry actively casting for municipal, commercial, industrial, and sculptural customers.

South Bay Bronze has been commissioned work for major companies and commercial business, including Disneyland, Chevron, IBM, Yosemite National Park, Stanford University, Penske Racing, San Francisco Water District, San Francisco's Barbary Coast Trail , San Francisco's Embarcadero Promenade, Sports Hall of Fame at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, Ceja Vineyards, and various hydroelectric dam projects.

Owner Gil Hernandez has been at the helm of development in foundry castings for Silicon Valley Corporations since the 1960's. These prototypes include:

1. HP 35 (HP's first pocket calculator)
2. Spectra Physics Laser Scanner
3. NASA Shuttle Craft, Wind Test Bronze Models
4. Argo Systems, Deep Water Communications
5. IBM Computer Systems
6. HP's Wave Guides related parts
7. Many more

Present projects related to Homeland Security continues to keep South Bay Bronze in the forefront of new age technology.

South Bay Bronze originated from an old and respected foundry in San Francisco, California, which had been in operation since 1846. Kingwell Bros. Ltd. was purchased and reformed in 1983 to meet the needs of industrial, military, and metropolitan communities.

"Our intent is to maintain the excellent quality and service of our admirable heritage celebrating 158 years of continuous business".


Click on one of the links below to download our Chart of Specifications:
Aluminum Standard Casting Alloys
Brass & Bronze Standard Casting Alloys

Please contact us for pricing information, availability, or any other questions. Our metals library dates back to the 1940's.


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P.O. Box 3254,  San Jose, CA  95156-3254    
Phone: 408.947.0607     Fax: 408.947.0697     Email: southbaybronze@comcast.net