An Example in Steel  Casting  --  Lever Arm in the BMW Engine Valve Train

Gating Design

Two different gating designs for the lever arm are shown to the right --

  • Option A --  Two wide gates into the center sections of the lever arm
  • Option B -- One narrow gate into the foot of the lever arm

Choose the gating system 
(
Option A or Option B ) 
which provides the best metal flow into the casting cavity

Option A -- Two gates into the center sections of the lever arm

Option B -- One gate into the foot of the lever arm


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