EDS Casting redesigned a welded construction into a ductile iron (EN-GJS-450-10) sand casting with an ExOne 3-D printed sand mold package. This project was commenced for a client in the agricultural industry. This console is a repeating element from an agricultural machine. The old construction had many problems with fatigue […]
Molding
At first glance, the automotive electrical housing appeared to be a standard aluminum die casting with few features that would cause concern during production. The 1.74-lb. part houses the circuit board and stepper motors that control the shifting of the transmission and has an annual volume of 1.2 million. Design-wise, […]
Tool Design Meets Challenges
At its Singen, Germany, facility, GF Automotive, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, has announced plans for a modern iron castings molding line for the production of top-quality lightweight components for trucks. Construction will start this year, and the new facility will go into operation at the end of 2015. The total investment in […]