Casting Competition 2022

12-in. Bucket Assembly
Waupaca Foundry Plants 4 and 5 (Marinette, Wisconsin, and Tell City, Indiana)
Material: Ductile iron.
Process: Green sand vertical molding.
Weight: 65 lbs.
Dimensions: 18 x 11.8 x 11.8 in.
Application: Compact utility tractor

Wire Stripper Block
Dakota Foundry Inc. (Webster, South Dakota)
Material: Gray iron Class 35.
Process: 3D-printed sand molding.
Weight: 2,000 lbs.
Dimensions: 48 x 17 in.
Application: Equipment that makes different gauges of wire.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Enclosure
Tooling & Equipment International
(Livonia, Michigan)
Material: A356-T6.
Process: Low pressure precision sand.
Weight: 78.9 lbs.
Dimensions: 33.5 x 22.8 x 11.8 in.
Application: Main enclosure for fuel cell used in power generation.

Charger Housing
Meridian Lightweight Technologies
(Strathroy, Ontario, Canada)
Material: AZ91 magnesium.
Process: High-pressure diecasting.
Weight: 2.35 kg.
Dimensions: 60 x 30 x 9 cm.
Application: Electric vehicle battery charger housing.

Top Frame
TPi Arcade (Arcade, New York)
Material: Aluminum.
Process: V-process.
Weight: 6.7 lbs.
Dimensions: 21 x 13.5 x 2.9 in.
Application: Mammography equipment.

Pump Housing Casting
O’Fallon Casting (O’Fallon, Missouri)
Material: Aluminum C355-T6.
Process: Investment casting.
Weight: 7.5 lbs.
Dimensions: 13 x 7 x 7 in.
Application: Aerospace/defense.