Gating through the center bore of this horizontal gear drive ensures uniform alloy distribution for consistent fill of the thread and gear tooth forms. The walls of the center hole are held parallel ...

Engineers often have an important decision to make when they design and source a metal part: Should it be machined or die cast? In the past, a cursory review of production volumes, tolerances, ...

Product development cycles have decreased considerably with the growing use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD). Solid modeling used with approaches such as mechanical simulation and finite element ...

Western Michigan University offers a superlative student-centered metal casting experience in an environment that is unparalleled by other colleges. The goal is to see students applying practical ...

Tooling is the vital but often underappreciated silent partner behind every well-designed composite part. It also can be a very costly aspect of that part’s production. The manager for a Tier 1 ...