Major Components
Casting
History 1
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Casting technology: Processing
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Melting
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Molding
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Pouring
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Post-treatment
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1937
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Centralized melting by cupola until 1954
Melting with electric furnace until 1954 |
Manual bench molding until 1954
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Hand pouring by simple casting machine until 1954
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Manual operation by hammer and grinder until 1954
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1954
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Core molding by air-blow-type shell mold
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Automatic sand strip and sand treatment
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1955
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Molding by mechanical projection master mold
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1965
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Large low-frequency induction furnace
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By-parts post-treatment line
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1966
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2-piece production low-pressure casting machine (for cylinder head)
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1969
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Multiple-die rotary continuous casting machine (for intake manifold)
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1970
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High pressure horizontal molding JSH line
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1972
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High-frequency induction furnace
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1973
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Mid-pressure multi-piece production Buhler line
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1976
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Reflection preheat-type rapid melting furnace
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Frameless high-speed molding DISA line
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1977
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Molten metal flow and solidification computer simulation technology
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1978
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Manufacturing technology with 2,500-ton super-large die cast machine
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1984
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AGVs
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1986
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Robotic product pick up and deburring technology
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1987
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Large frameless molding Wallwork line (for cylinder blocks)
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1989
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Process for removing sulfur from cupola-molten metal
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1990
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Static-pressure molding machine
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1991
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Automatic chiller sorting and recovery
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1995
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Centrifugal casting method
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1998
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Flowing air pressure molding machine (on new engine block impact multi-molding [IMM] line)
(using ceramic beads cold box method) |
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1999
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Flowing air pressure molding machine (on new chassis IMM line)
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2005
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Dust-collecting system with overhead traveling crane
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2007
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Simple and Slim sand treatment equipment
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2009
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Cast iron reference line
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History 2
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Year
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Casting technology: Materials
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Cast iron
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Aluminum casting
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Aluminum die casting
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Die manufacturing
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1937
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Green sand molding
(for cast iron engine blocks and cast iron camshaft) until 1954 |
Gravity die casting process (for aluminum pistons) until 1954
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Hand carving until 1954
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1953
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Ductile cast iron crankshaft
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1959
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Volume die casting
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1960
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Copy accuracy improved by using Shaw process
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1967
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Low-pressure casting process (for high-quality cylinder head by quiet flow filling)
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Acurad process (for gearbox)
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1970
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Electric discharging process
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1972
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Lost wax process
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Copy milling process
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1976
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SUP method
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3D measuring machine
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1977
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High-pressure casting process (for aluminum wheels and FRM pistons)
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1978
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PF die casting (for delivery pipes)
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1981
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Ductile cast iron knuckles
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Hollow crankshafts
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1983
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Horizontal casting process (for intake manifolds)
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Tapeless NC machining
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1984
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Vacuum process
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TIG re-melt process (for cylinder head)
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1985
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Vacuum die casting (for delivery pipes)
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CAD/CAM
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1986
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FMS line for casting dies opens
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1987
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V6 cylinder blocks
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Direct cooling process (for diesel engine heads)
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1989
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Aluminum suspension member made by low-pressure casting
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CT scan and analysis introduced
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Vacuum process (for V8 aluminum blocks)
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1990
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New high-pressure casting (for aluminum wheels)
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1991
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Lightweight aluminum wheels
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1995
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Cast iron liner
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Regenerative burners introduced
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CASE activities
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TopCast (casting CAE)
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1996
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Vacuum process (for aluminum wheels)
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Continuous gas removal process
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1997
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Laser cladding cylinder head
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L4 aluminum die cast engine blocks
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Improved low-pressure casting (direct ingate system applied)
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HV transmission case
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1998
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Thin-wall cast iron block
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1999
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Net-shape cast iron knuckles
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MMC engine blocks
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Super-high-speed die casting
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3D through process commenced
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As-cast crankshafts
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Motor sports components
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High-pressure die cast blocks
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Finishing cell
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2000
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Cast iron high-mounted knuckles
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CVT transmission cases
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2001
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Simple and Slim dies and machines developed
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2002
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V6 die cast engine blocks
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Die for die cast blocks developed
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Die cast elucidation process
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2003
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CAE for products design
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Aluminum molten metal cleaning process
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Die cast suspension member
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2004
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Exclusive machining line for water jacket core
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2005
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Production verification line
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2006
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No-contact 3D laser measuring machine
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2008
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Accuracy of die cast molten metal flow analysis improved
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2009
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Advanced die casting process
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2010
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Carbon coating technology
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