Best-In-Class Thermal Command Center


Tooling & Equipment International, Livonia, Michigan


Material: A356 aluminum. Process: Low pressure sand casting. Weight: 14 lbs. Dimensions: 29 x 13 x 6 in. Application: Combines water pump, thermostat and bypass valves for marine application.


• T e component was required to support early mechanical develop- ment testing for a high performance marine powertrain.


• To meet the short timeframe, 3D printing was utilized to make sand molds for the prototype. Heavy use of computer aided engineering was es- sential to accomplish casting that was right the fi rst time to avoid the high cost of development using 3D printed sand molds.


Best-In-Class 9RX 4-TRAX Drive Housing


John Deere Waterloo Foundry, Waterloo, Iowa


Material: 65-45-12 ductile iron. Process: Green sand. Weight: 1,359 lbs. Dimensions: 47 x 51 x 34 in. Application: Contains driveline com- ponents for each track in a tractor.


• T e cast component serves as a critical component to a new tractor John Deere entered into the agriculture market.


• During product development, 3D printed molds were used to shave eight weeks of time for each build.


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