Released on November 25, 2008

Nonferrous sand caster Aerocast Inc., Nogales, Mexico, announced it has received purchase orders from Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn., to supply tooling equipment totaling about $290,000.

Aerocast, which earlier this month began pouring magnesium castings in addition to aluminum, expects to complete the order during the spring of 2009.

According to a letter issued by Aerocast President Robert Jamieson Sr., Aerocast has received purchase orders totaling about $1,936,000 since March.

Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., Hartford, Conn., designs and manufactures aerospace systems for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft, as well as space programs and some industrial customers.