Honorable Mention PV524 Fire Pot


Tonkawa Foundry Inc. Tonkawa, Okla.


Material: Gray iron. Process: Nobake. Weight: 3.75 lbs. Dimensions: 6.5 x 5 x 4 in. Application: Commercial and home cooking. Converted From: 5-piece stainless steel weldment.


• The part, which was the customer’s fi rst conversion to casting from a fabrication, saved $50,000 per year and considerable fabrication time.


• The lead time reduction was due to the elimination of the cutting, drilling, rolling and welding that went into the fi ve-piece fabrication.


30 METAL CASTING DESIGN AND PURCHASING


MAY/JUNE 2011


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