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Tupy to Produce CGI Diesel Engine Castings for Nissan
Tupy, Joinville, Brazil, will produce
a compacted graphite iron (CGI) cylinder block for the new Cum- mins Inc., Columbus, Ind., 5.0L V8 turbo diesel engine. Cummins has indicated the engine will be available not only for Nissan’s next-generation Titan full-size pickup but recreational vehicles and commercial vehicles. Like the current model, the truck will be built at Nissan’s Canton, Miss., vehicle assembly plant and its gaso- line engines will be cast, forged and assembled at Nissan’s Decherd, Tenn., powertrain plant. “With approximately 50% of
the U.S. market share being held by pickups, SUVs and crossovers, the increased use of diesel engines provides an important contribution toward helping OEMs meet the continual increase in [fuel economy] standard from 27.5 miles per gallon (8.6 litres/100 km) in 2010 to 54.5 mpg (4.3 litres/100 km) in 2025,” said Dr. Steve Dawson, president and CEO, SinterCast, Stockholm. Sin- terCast supplies the process control technology for Tupy’s high volume CGI production. CGI offers high tensile strength, stiffness and fatigue strength vs. gray iron or aluminium. With a torque rating in the mid-500 lb.-ft. and more than 300 horsepower, the Cummins 5.0L V8 turbo diesel will provide light truck customers with a combination of towing capacity and mileage.
WMU Hosts Students T e Western Michigan Univ.
metalcasting lab played host to high school students for a fi ve-day metalcasting course in late June. T e course was led by Dr. Sam Ramrat- tan, a professor in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engi- neering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. T e course was open to high school students showing an interest in math and science and taught the opportunities available in a metalcasting career.
Nov/Dec 2013 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | 9
The next-generation Nissan Titan will feature a CGI cylinder block.
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