Atchison Casting produced
four pintle sockets (and other castings) for the hinge system and delivered them to the
Oregon Iron Works for machining and assembly.
Machined Pintle Socket
The successful production of the pintle socket illustrates --
The use of collaborative engineering between the foundry
and the buyer to optimize the pintle socket design for performance and castability.
The use of chills to control solidification, producing a
sound casting and optimizing casting yield.
The consideration of foundry melt scheduling to reduce
material costs for the buyer.
Copyright
2001 by the
Steel Founders' Society of America
All rights reserved.
Address comments to: blairr@sfsa.org
Last Modified:September, 2001 by STG