in action CASTINGS
Large Component Saves Money, Cuts Lead Time
Cast Component: Moving platen. Material: 60-40-18 ductile iron. Process: Pattern-free sand. Weight: 7,200 lbs.
Application: Plastic injection molding.
Casting Supplier: Saguenay Foundry, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada.
• A rapid prototyping process using a robot to machine a blank sand mold saved the customer $22,500 compared to the cost of using a casting method with a pattern.
• Te 55 x 61 x 32-in. press was a new part produced in eight weeks without polystyrene foam patterns or weld- ment prototypes.
Mar/Apr 2014 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | 15
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