punchout and plow that removes the castings from the conveyor cars and a 20-year-old drying oven for the mold/ core package. Te “new” mold line produces 130 molds per eight-hour
shift with 10 employees manning the cell. Te flexible line produces low- to medium-run cylinder heads and blocks between 500 and 3,000 lbs. for Caterpillar, and because of a new pouring system, it is capable of transitioning quickly between gray iron, ductile iron and CGI. In many cases, products are being insourced from outside suppliers to the Mapleton plant, which has been able to demonstrate sub- stantial landed cost reductions. According to Mapleton executives, the new line is expected to pay for itself in one year, well within Caterpillar’s ROI mandate.
Second Line Is Key to Future
Bevilacqua has purchasing in his blood. Prior to man- aging the Mapleton plant, he was responsible for pur- chasing head and block castings for Caterpillar’s global requirements and judging the Mapleton plant right alongside other casting sources. When the decision to build the Technocast plant was made, it was clear that significant structural changes were
磅重的缸盖和缸体。对于卡特彼勒，针对一个新的浇注 系统，它能够迅速地在灰口铸铁、球墨铸铁和蠕墨铸铁 之间转换。在许多情况下，产品由外部供应商供应到 Mapleton工厂，这已经能够说明搬运成本大幅降落。 据Mapleton高管了解到，新生产线预计在一年之内 收回成本，完成卡特彼勒的投资回报率的任务。
第二条线是未来的钥匙
Bevilacqua的血液里就有采购。在管理Mapleton工 厂之前，他负责为卡特彼勒采购缸盖和缸体铸件以满 足卡特彼勒的全球需求，并决定 Mapleton生产其它铸 件。
当作出建立Technocast工厂的决定后，很明显，为 保证Mapleton可以继续竞争，需要重大的结构性改 变。重新设计更灵活的主要造型生产线只是多级改造计 划的一步。重铸工厂的“关键砂芯”系统（制芯过程中 利用一个单一的芯锁定一个较大的组装体）是下一步计 划。
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