The 2010 Casting of the Year award was presented to Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minn., for its ductile iron alternator/AC bracket, which was converted from a steel weldment for a 48% cost savings.
The Casting of the Year is chosen by a panel of judges from various metalcasting backgrounds. To submit a casting for the 2011 contest, click here for a Casting Competition entry form.
Casting Photo Gallery
Have an engineered component you believe could be a casting? Browse this gallery of existing casting designs to see some of the complexities the process is capable of producing.