Machining

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As-Cast Case

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Machined Case

The machining of the transmission case was extensive --

   --- Milling of faces and mating surfaces.
   --- Boring of access holes.
   --- Drilling and tapping of screw holes.

The transmission case was machined by Schwartz Industries of Warren, MI.

   --- Diamond tooling was used for face milling.
   --- Proprietary diamond tipped carbide tools
        were used boring and drilling.
   --- Solid carbide roll form taps were used for
        tapping the M8, M10, and M14 holes.
   --- A total of 41 unique tools were required to
        machine this casting.
   --- The machining engineer estimates that the
       part can be machined with only a 110%
       increase in machining time, compared to
       standard aluminum.