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A Design Study in Steel - ME Elecmetal Crawler Track Shoe

Net Shape Features
One of the advantages of casting is that fine features can be produced in a near-net shape configuration in the casting process.  This capability can reduce or even eliminate expensive machining steps. 

  •  In the track shoe, each pin lug has a  3.308 inch diameter hole for pin placement.  The size and location of these holes are held to precise tolerances.

  • The 3.308" holes are formed directly in the seven pin lugs by positioning sand cores in the mold.  

  • With the holes produced by the sand cores, a simple two-step finish drill takes the holes to final dimensions and tolerances.

Using cores in the casting eliminates an expensive, heavy boring operation on the seven pin lugs. 


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