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2021 Casting of the Year Competition Winners

Casting of the Year

Casting of the Year

Front Subframe Engine Cradle
Magna Cosma Casting Michigan CCMi
(Battle Creek, Michigan)

Material: A365 (AlSi10MnMg) T5 temper.
Process: High-pressure vacuum diecasting.
Weight: 38.5 lbs. (17.46 kg).
Dimensions: 45.6 x 42.1 x 4.7 in. (1,159 mm x 1,070 mm x 119 mm).
Application: 2021 Acura TLX.
Newcomer of the Year

Newcomer of the Year

Lift Arm
Blue Diamond Steel Casting
(Pigeon, Michigan)

Material: 8620 steel.
Process: Shell casting.
Weight: 167.6 lbs. (76 kg).
Dimensions: 46 x 18 x 10 in. (1,168 x 457 x 254 mm).
Application: Structural casting for Bobcat’s R-series loaders.
Best Casting Conversion

Best Example of a Casting Conversion

Magnesium Door Upper Beltline Reinforcement Casting
Meridian Lightweight Technologies, Inc.
(Strathroy, Ontario, Canada)/
General Motors LLC (Detroit)

Material: AM60B magnesium.
Process: Cold chamber high pressure diecasting.
Weight: 4.2 lbs. (1.9 kg).
Dimensions: 46.8 x 6.2 x 0.4 in.
(1,188mm x 157mm x 122mm).
Application: 2020 Chevrolet Corvette.
outstanding Achivement gyroid

Outstanding Achievement: Gyroid

Gyroid
Aristo-Cast Inc.
(Almont, Michigan)

Material: 356 aluminum.
Process: Printed investment casting shell.
Weight: 0.08 lbs. (35 g).
Dimensions: 4 x 1.5 x 1.5 in. (10.16 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)
outstanding achievement bracket

Outstanding Achievement: Mounting Bracket

Mounting Bracket
Lethbridge Iron Works Co. Ltd.
(Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)

Material: Ductile iron ASTM A536 Grade 65-45-12.
Process: Green sand molding, horizontally-parted.
Weight: 11.25 lbs. (5.1 kg).
Dimensions: 10 x 11 x 6 in. (254 x 279 x 152 mm).
Application: Planter’s fertilizer system.
outstanding achievement clamp

Outstanding Achievement: Clamp

Clamp
Waupaca Foundry –
Marinette Plant 4
(Marinette, Wisconsin)

Material: Ductile iron
ASTM A536 Grade 60-40-18.
Process: Green sand molding, vertically-parted.
Weight: 9.1 lbs. (4.1 kg).
Dimensions: 18.6 x 4.3 x 2.9 in.
(472 x 109 x 74 mm).
Application: Secures cable and tube of land-based wellbores for the oil/mining industry.

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