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“Investment Castings offer a cost efficient process
by which to manufacture shapes. However, ef-
fective Casting design does require a specialized
expertise and understanding for the Strengths and
Weaknesses of the Investment Casting Process.”
- Investment Casting -101
To assist its customers to produce “effective” casting designs, O’Fallon Casting offers its Concurrent Engineer-ing Service.
Investment Casting offers many advantages over alter-native processes. To make the best use of those advan-tages, Concurrent Engineering is most effective if done early in the design process. Early consultation provides an opportunity for an Engineer to take full advantage of the Design Freedom available with Investment Casting.
Concurrent Engineering is a free service to Customers
of O’Fallon Casting, to enhance your product design, and
insure the best and most affordable product on the market.
The Advantages Of Concurrent Engineering: • Avoid “Designed – In” Cost
• Assure Correct Design the First Time
• Lower Cost of Quality
• Higher Product Quality
• Elimination of Fabrication and / or Assembly Time
• Reliable Delivery
• Improved Producibility
• Improved Machining Yields
• Faster to Market
• Affordability
COnCurrEnT EnginEEring sErviCE
600 Cannonball Lane • O’Fallon, MO 63366 • P: 636-272-6176 • F: 636-272-6180 • www.ofalloncasting.com • [email protected]
Early Design Considerations:• Combine multiple pieces into a single casting
• Weight Reduction
• Datum and Datum Point selection
• Gating Surfaces
• Drawing Notes
