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Aspects of Improving the Cost-Performance Ratio for the Manufacturing of Small-Size Cast Parts

Valentin OleksikCristina BirișMelania TeraMarius BibuCristian Deac

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EngineeringEngineering drawingbusiness.industryCasting (metalworking)Application domainmedia_common.quotation_subjectQuality (business)Process engineeringbusinessCost performancemedia_common

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Abstract The paper analyses some of the commercially available solutions for casting small-size metallic parts and outlines possible solutions that would reduce the cost of such systems while maintaining a high performance level. high performance level. One typical application area for small-size parts is human prosthetics, so the commercial casting machines analysed here are used mainly in this application domain. The paper shows how high-cost systems added to the machines for providing protective atmospheres can be replaced by low-cost solutions with the same results in terms of part quality. Moreover, a solution is described that avoids the typical drawbacks of the currently used casting machines and improves the casting performance, without significantly increasing the cost of the casting system.

https://doi.org/10.3182/20100908-3-pt-3007.00080