A Design Study in
Ductile Iron - Dotson Company Pivot Frame
The Casting Design Issues
The
casting design team (the Dotson Company of Mankato, MN, the
McNeilus Company, Winona Pattern & Mold, and EIMCO Machining) focused
on three
imperatives --
-- Design
for Performance
-- Design for Production
-- Design for Cost
Critical Casting Design Issues --The requirements for performance,
casting production, and cost are closely interconnected. Three casting design
issues played a major role in meeting the three design imperatives.