The iron used to produce all EBAA products is a high quality ductile iron sometimes referred to as spheroidal or nodular iron. To produce this iron, steel scrap metal is combined with other elements in an electric furnace. The scrap is placed on large conveyors used to weigh and transport it to a preheated conveyor where it is heated and dried prior to being added to the furnace.

Once it is melted and the temperature rises to around 2800 degrees Fahrenheit, it is transferred to a treatment ladle where magnesium compounds are added to produce the spheroid nodules needed to form ductile iron. Impurities are then removed in an operation referred to as slagging, a sample is collected, and the batch is transferred to the automatic pouring ladle. From the control room, an operator monitors the functioning of the Auto-Pour as well as the time, temperature, and level of the iron. The entire molding / pouring process is choreographed by computer controls to produce consistent pours while reducing waste.