in action CASTINGS


Clamp Conversion Cuts Cost


Cast Component: Tube clamp. Material: 65-45-12 ductile iron. Process: Green sand. Weight: 7 lbs.


Application: Component for farm fi eld harrow machine.


Casting Supplier: Smith Foundry, Minneapolis.


Customer: Besler Industries Inc., Cambridge, Neb.


• Converted from a steel fabrication, the cast clamp cost 60% less, looked better and reduced wobble in the application.


• T e customer worked with the casting supplier on parting line location and draft requirements to accommodate the three cast-in holes’ requirements. As a result, the tube clamp is placed directly into the fi nal assembly as a raw casting, without any secondary machining.


16 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Jul/Aug 2013


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60