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n action Casting Simplifi es Heavy Truck Component
Cast Component: Frame-mount Application: Heavy truck. Casting Supplier: Adv
dvanced Cast Products Inc., Meadville,, Pennsylvania.
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Dimensions: 8 x 4 x 6.5 in. (20.3 x 10.7 x 16.5 cm).
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Customer: Paccar Inc., Bellevue, Washington. A conversion from a four-piece weldment, this coreless casting
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improved design by incorporating an allowance for a wiring harness.
ed design b
• T e ductile iron component reduced weight by 5% and costs by 37% compared to its steel predecessor.
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ame-mounted bracket.
Material: 65-54-12 ductile iron. Process: Green sand.
The weldment (above) included four separate pieces.
The casting conversion improved performance with its modifi ed design.
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