Honorable Mention
Oil Tank Denison Industries, Denison, Texas
Material: A356 T-6 aluminum. Process: Nobake. Weight: 87 lbs. Dimensions: 48 x 12 x 12 in. Application: Off-road vehicle engine part. Converted from: Multi-piece fabrication.
• The lubrication system component for large, off-road vehicles provided reductions in cost and lead time over the previously produced fabrication through a complex core assembly and tight process controls.
Diesel Particulate Filter Bracket Grede II LLC, Columbiana, Ala.
Material: Ductile iron. Process: Lost foam. Weight: 24.3 lbs. Dimensions: 20 x 17 x 6.5 in. Application: Heavy truck mounting bracket.
• The component features all as-cast mounting surfaces and bolt holes and requires no machining. It has re- duced, uniform wall thicknesses, combined with ribbing for strength and lighteners to help further reduce the fi nal part weight.
Locking Hinge Assembly Signicast Investment Castings, Hartford, Wis.
Material: 4140 steel. Process: Investment. Weight: 0.58 lbs. Dimensions: 1.5 x 4.5 in. Application: Wheelchair component. Converted from: Fabrication.
• The locking hinge fi ts on a wheelchair and is more durable than its aluminum counterpart. The metalcaster delivers the three-piece assembly black zinc-plated and achieves mating between the parts as-cast, eliminating a broaching step em- ployed by the aluminum predecessor.
MODERN CASTING / June 2010
Transmission Input Housing
P&H Mining Equipment, Milwaukee, Wis. Material: Steel. Process: Nobake. Weight: 1,979 lbs. Dimensions: 91 x 54.3 x 10.6 in. Application: Above ground electric mining shovel. Converted from: Steel fabrication.
• The housing combined the function of two fabrica- tions; it provides a mounting fi xture for an electric motor while also housing the transmission. The com- ponent accounted for an annual customer savings of $2.1 million and a 70% reduction in machining time.
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