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Summary
Pivot Plate Frame
for a Cement Mixer Truck
The direct benefits of casting the pivot
plate frame in ductile iron in green sand are --
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- Cost Savings
--The new
casting produced a 50% cost savings on each part, compared to the
original assembly, welding, and machining costs. The tool pay-back
was 4 months of production.
- Performance Benefits
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Better form and fit with less dimensional variation compared to the
weldment. Lower stresses and longer life with the casting design.
- Manufacturing Benefits
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One piece design reduces part inventory, technical data management
costs, and production-delivery time.
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For further
information on casting ductile iron and other iron alloys, contact --
Nancy Patterson at the Dotson Company, Phone-- (507)
345-5018 X228
E-mail
--npatterson@dotson.com
Web Site =
http://www.dotson.com
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Acknowledgment
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The metalcasting design studies are a
joint effort of the
American Foundry Society and the
Steel Founders' Society of America .
Project funding was provided by
the American Metalcasting Consortium Project, which
is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DLSC-T, Ft.
Belvoir, VA, 22060-6221 |
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