Honorable Mention Sprayer Boom Mount
American Castings LLC., Pryor, Oklahoma Material: Duct le iron (80-55-06) uctile iri
Dimensions: 32 x 58 x 12 in. 32 x 58 x 12 in. Application:
Application: Cradle/support boom for agriculture equipment.
n (80-55-06)..
Process:Horiz ntal green sand molding Weight: 150 lbs. 150 lbs.
Horizontal green sand molding.
• T e sprayer boom support casting is a weldment-to-casting project, eliminating two weldments with 10 child parts each, as well as two castings, and 16 bolts, nuts and washers.
• T e new casting design realized a 10% price savings and 20% weight reduction while delivering strain reductions of 43-220% and an average 3.9% per-station reduction in assembly time due to increased manufacturability.
Honorable Mention Cab Mount Bracket
Dotson Iron Castings, Mank Material: Ductile iron.
Process: Green sand molding. Weight: 16.5 lbs.
Dimensions: 30.25 x 22.5 x 29.75 in. Application: Cab suspension and fuel tank mounting for Link Manufacturing and
Cab suspension and fuel tank
mounting for Link Manufacturing and PACCAR.
• Originally a weldment, the cast redesign better met the tight space and high load requirements for the ultifunction part. T e casting supports
and high load requirements for the multifunction part.
e casting supports
and ties the fuel tank strap and rear sleeper compo- • T rough collaboration, the team designed a casting
and ties the fuel tank strap and rear sleeper compo- nents to the frame.
ough collaboration, the team designed a casting
that met requirements and reduced the overall cost of the system by 10%. Dotson identifi ed opportunities to reduce cost by doubling core production, automating core place- ment, educing riser waste and using an automated trim
that met requirements and reduced the o erall cost of the system by 10%. Dotson identifi ed opportunities to reduce cost by doubling core production, automating core place- ment, reducing riser waste and using an automated trim press process.
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