Automotive - Decreasing Weight of Assembly by More than 50% Makes for Good Investment Casting Application... But One with Challenges

摘要

A request from one of its customers put an investment caster in the position once again of demonstrating the benefits of the investment casting process. The customer requested assistance in designing an assembly of six individual parts that would be used to remove a worn out cylinder liner in a diesel engine. The assembly design created a lot of challenges. Since the completed tool would be hand held, weight would be a critical factor but the cast design could not sacrifice the required strength.