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Intermediate Lever Arm in the BMW Valve Train

Hitchiner Manufacturing is producing the two BMW valve components (lever arm and finger follower) at a rate of 2.5 million assemblies per year. 

The demanding tolerances and  the required high reliability could only be produced economically by precision investment casting.

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For further information on the production of this and other investment castings, contact
Gary Scholl at Hitchiner Manufacturing 
Phone-- 603-673-9720, X1575     E-mail: gwscholl@mct-inc.com
Web Site = http://www.hitchiner.com

Acknowledgment   --
The metalcasting design studies are a joint effort of the
Steel Founders' Society of America and the American Foundry Society. 
Project funding was provided by the American Metalcasting Consortium Project, which is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DLSC-T, Ft. Belvoir, VA, 22060-6221


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