Castings on Stunning Display
Christie uses dozens of cast components in its numerous lines of high-definition projectors found in movie theaters, boardrooms and public displays around the world.
NICHOLAS LEIDER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR 令人惊叹的投影装置用铸件
Christie公司，在其销往世界各地电影院、会议室的高清晰度投影设施系列和公 共显示器中，采用了数十种铸件。
副主编： 尼古拉斯•莱德 T
he common axiom “no detail is too small” carries enough truth to have become a part of business parlance. But for Christie, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of complex audiovisual
projection systems, little details can have big consequences. Consider the challenges for Christie engineers in com-
plex, tight tolerance, abstract designs, where high-definition projection systems can turn the entire façade of a massive resort hotel into a blank canvas, or the precision required for high-definition wall-projection systems in command centers monitoring electrical grids. To allow these systems to operate precisely and reliably, Christie depends on castings. With more than 75 cast parts in its diverse line of
products, the company works with metalcasting facilities to produce more than 20,000 components annually. At Christie’s North American design and manufacturing hub in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, just outside of Toronto, a staff of 750 produces between 1,000 and 1,100 projectors a month at the 105,000-sq.-ft. facility. “High quality castings which meet Christie’s design
specifications are critical to the manufacturing assembly process, quality and test performance of projectors, as well as overall customer satisfaction,” said Paul Tierney, senior manufacturing manager, Christie.
Lights? Cameras? Castings
With projection sys-
tems operating in a wide range of end uses, such as 3-D digital cinema and corporate presenta- tions, Christie uses a number of materials and processes for its castings. Larger components—
Christie projectors are used for a wide variety of end uses, from showing 3-D movies in theaters to presenting lesson plans in classrooms.
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小的细节也不能忽视”这句常用的格言， 因其蕴含的真理，已经成为业界用语的一部 分。而且对于Christie，世界上最大的复
杂视听放映系统制造商之一，小的细节可能有很大的 影响。
在要求高清投影系统可以把顾客众多的大型酒店的 整个外观投影到空白的画布时，或者是电网监控指挥中 心要求高清投影墙系统所需的精度时，Christie公司的 工程师面临要求设计复杂、精度高而且简捷等方面的挑 战，为了使这些系统能够精确、可靠地运行，Christie 有赖于铸件。
因在不同型号产品系列中有75种以上的铸造零部 件，公司与多家铸造厂合作，每年生产20,000多个 部件。在位于加拿大安大略省多伦多郊外基奇纳镇的 Christie公司设计制造中心，有9755m2厂房，750名员 工，每月生产1000-1100台投影装置。 “符合Christie设计规格的高品质铸件，对于制造 装配工艺、投影装置的质量和测试性能，以及整体客 户满意度是至关重要 的，”Christie公司高 级制造经理保罗•蒂尔尼 说。
灯？相机？铸件
由于投影装置最终使 用的业务广泛，如3D 数字影院和报告用投影 仪，Christie的铸件采用
Christie投影装置已用于多种不同的用途，从影院的3D电影展 示到课堂上的教案演示。
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