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Casting Tutorials |
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For practical examples of metalcasting design, study these tutorials, which take you through the design decisions of real casting applications.
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Casting Examples |
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For a glimpse of what the metalcasting process can accomplish, browse through these casting successes.
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Casting of the Year |
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The 2011 Casting of the Year award was presented to two companies:
- Lethbridge Iron Works Co. Ltd., Lethbridge, Canada, for its front cab support bracket for heavy truck and
- Eck Industries, Manitowoc, Wis., for its hybrid bus stator housing.
Lethbridge's ductile iron front cab support bracket represents a consolidation of three castings, seven welded assemblies and 16 low-level parts into two castings, zero welded assemblies and four low-level parts. The new component is 7 lbs. lighter than its 42-lb. predecessor.
Eck's aluminum hybrid bus stator housing was produced using a complex core assembly and several cast-in inserts, including a cast-iron center hub, a steel tube and eight cast iron support lugs.
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.
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Casting Photo Gallery |
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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.
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Design Successes 