15th World Conference on Investment Casting WINNERS Investment Casters Take Honors T
op honors in nine categories received awards in the Investment Casting Institute’s Annual Casting
Contest. Awards were presented at the Institute’s 15th World Conference and Equipment Exposition in Anaheim, CA. Awards were given in the following categories: aerospace, automotive, fine art, dairy & food processing, marine, military, pump & valve, nuclear and international. Four finalists representing Member companies were also recognized. Awards were presented to Aristo-
Cast, Inc. of Almont, MI for aerospace, O’Fallon Casting of O’Fallon, MO and
Intrepid Automation of San Diego, CA for automotive, Artcast, Inc. of Ontario, Canada for fine art, BIMAC Precision Castings of Moraine, OH for dairy & food processing, San Precision Alloys of Tamilnadu, India for marine, Barron Industries of Oxford, MI for military, TPM, Inc. of Sugar Land, TX for pump & valve, Turbo Cast (India) Pvt. Ltd. of Gujarat, India for nuclear and Castem Co. Ltd. of Hiroshima, Japan for international. Finalists included Cera-Met of
Bethlehem, PA, Rudra Castings Private Limited of Punjab, India, Atlantic C&E of Clifton, NJ and Fenico Precision
Castings of Paramount, CA. The casting contest is open to the
members of Investment Casting
Institute and was designed to recognize foundries which manufacture parts and components that best illustrate and promote the benefits and flexibility of the investment casting process, or which demonstrate problem solving techniques for the customer.
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O’Fallon and Intrepid Automation Collaborate to the Benefit of an Automotive Customer O’Fallon Casting and Intrepid Automation collaborated
on the redesign of an engine mount that comprised five conventionally machined components with the objective of reducing manufacturing and operating costs. To achieve this feat, the part was designed using specialized generative design software and simulation packages to produce a geometry that optimizes for both mechanical properties and material/mass reduction, resulting in flowing organic geometries. Something that can only be created with the combination of 3D print technology and investment casting. Using Intrepid’s new print technology and resins, which is scalable to true production volumes, reduced the time to market and prototype-to-part timeline dramatically. The design had to meet exacting load, fatigue and strength requirements, while surviving environmental extremes over the end product’s life span. By being able to optimize where material is needed and removing it from where it isn’t the motor mount was 75% lighter and over 2X stronger than traditional assemblies for the same application.
O’Fallon Casting Intrepid Automation
PART: Engine Mount Casting Size: 18 x 18 x 18” Alloy: A356
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