Case Study-
1
Cost Saving
solution by converting
Metal
Fabrication to Casting
As it is know,
sheet metal fabrication limits the designer to
the relatively small number of alloys that are
available as sheets, bolts and filler metal.
Also lead times to obtain special sheet or tube
alloys or dimensions can be long and expensive.
Such designs call for assembling metal sheets by
riveting, bolting, soldering, brazing or
welding. Therefore, they are often inherently
restrictive, complicated and costly, issues that
casting can address effectively.
At Sensible Metals,
we believe innovation is more than just a trendy
word. It means consistently striving to create
innovative processes, products and solutions for
our customers. As we both manufacture castings
and fabricated components, we have advantage to
offer our customers with other cost effective
production methods available for them. In this
case we had opportunity to provide them our new
designed casting solution with shorter lead time
and reduced cost.
The new
design and process yielded a better, lower cost
(as much as 40% reduced piece part costs
depending on production volume) part with more
alloy flexibility
Unlike sheet metal
fabrication techniques, SMI Casting methods
combined with our re-engineering and design
expertise can:
- Produce
thin walled parts that are not subject to
such design compromises and restrictions
- Be designed
to almost any shape and form
- Be of
uniform chemical composition and have no
weak joints
- Be faster
to produce
- Be more
cost effective
- Provide
longer service life
- Yield
higher integrity
- Be more
aesthetically pleasing
You can trust SMI
to approach your project with one goal in mind:
Helping you get the highest part performance
possible at the lowest cost possible when you
need it.
