2023 Casting Competition
![rear shock rail](/sites/default/files/styles/830x520/public/2023-07/TEI1.png?itok=6EbkfRvC)
Casting of the Year
A completely clean-sheet design with no predecessor, the 59.5-lb. casting measures in at 58.5 x 22.5 x. 33.3 inches. It was made with TEI’s own proprietary sand cast alloy developed for high ductility (bendability), an essential property for the automotive industry. Produced with low-pressure precision sand casting, the rear rail combines the rail, shock tower, and wheel well into a single casting, thereby replacing many stamped components in a traditional design.
![engine mount casting](/sites/default/files/styles/830x520/public/2023-07/ofallon.png?itok=cVgfCIci)
Outstanding Achievement
Engine Mount Casting
O’Fallon Casting (O’Fallon, Missouri)
Material: A356-T6 aluminum; Process: Investment casting; Weight: 10 lbs.; Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 11 in.
O’Fallon Casting (O’Fallon, Missouri)
Material: A356-T6 aluminum; Process: Investment casting; Weight: 10 lbs.; Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 11 in.
![rear support bracket](/sites/default/files/styles/830x520/public/2023-07/Meridian.png?itok=TODFggYk)
Outstanding Achievement
Rear Support Bracket
Meridian Lightweight Technologies (Strathroy, Ontario, Canada)
Material: AM50A magnesium alloy; Process: High pressure diecasting; Weight: 1.93 kg.; Dimensions: 30 x 50 x 56 cm; Application: Mercedes-AMG
Meridian Lightweight Technologies (Strathroy, Ontario, Canada)
Material: AM50A magnesium alloy; Process: High pressure diecasting; Weight: 1.93 kg.; Dimensions: 30 x 50 x 56 cm; Application: Mercedes-AMG
![sensor pod](/sites/default/files/styles/830x520/public/2023-07/KandH.jpg?itok=VWDTMbd0)
Newcomer of the Year
Sensor Pod
K&H Precision Products (Honeoye Falls, New York)
Material: A356 aluminum; Process: Sand casting; Weight: 3.25 lbs.; Dimensions: 7.75 x 3.25 x 3.5 in.; Application: Automotive.
K&H Precision Products (Honeoye Falls, New York)
Material: A356 aluminum; Process: Sand casting; Weight: 3.25 lbs.; Dimensions: 7.75 x 3.25 x 3.5 in.; Application: Automotive.
![burner box](/sites/default/files/styles/830x520/public/2023-07/metal%20technologies.jpg?itok=H_RGyfke)
Best Example of a Casting Conversion
Burner Box
Metal Technologies Inc. (Auburn, Indiana)
Material: Ductile iron; Process: Vertical green sand casting; Weight: 15.3 lbs.; Application: Commercial/residential HVAC.
Metal Technologies Inc. (Auburn, Indiana)
Material: Ductile iron; Process: Vertical green sand casting; Weight: 15.3 lbs.; Application: Commercial/residential HVAC.
![ground turbine air inlet](/sites/default/files/styles/830x520/public/2023-07/morrisbeanfront.png?itok=AG093c7b)
Achievement by a Small Business
Ground Turbine Air Inlet
Morris Bean & Co. (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
Material: A356 aluminum; Process: Gravity pour nobake casting; Weight: 2,286 lbs.; Dimensions: 73 x 30 in.; Application: Power generation.
Morris Bean & Co. (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
Material: A356 aluminum; Process: Gravity pour nobake casting; Weight: 2,286 lbs.; Dimensions: 73 x 30 in.; Application: Power generation.
![metal-ceramic lattice](/sites/default/files/styles/830x520/public/2023-07/EckVirginiaTech.jpg?itok=pQPiCVB2)
Best Prototype or Innovation
Metal-Ceramic Lattice Structure
Virginia Tech - Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry (Blacksburg, Virginia)
and Eck Industries (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Material: A 206 alloy with 1% TiC nanoparticles; Process: Gravity-pour sand casting; Application: Military and commercial.
Virginia Tech - Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry (Blacksburg, Virginia)
and Eck Industries (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Material: A 206 alloy with 1% TiC nanoparticles; Process: Gravity-pour sand casting; Application: Military and commercial.