GM expands lost foam aluminum casting capacity.

Advanced Materials & Processes,  September, 2001  

Tags: General Motors Corp.

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A $160 million investment by General Motors recently has brought lost foam aluminum casting technology to its Powertrain Manufacturing plant in Defiance, Ohio. Its "first pour" of aluminum engine castings was achieved this summer. The two million square-foot facility now produces cast aluminum blocks and heads for the new Vortec inline four-cylinder and five-cylinder engines, in addition to continuing its production of cast iron engine parts.

The lost foam method represents some of the newest casting technology available. Lost foam offers many advantages over conventional ...

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