New Products and Redesigned Products Made Possible Through Lost Foam Casting Manufacturing Enrico Petitbon Alluminio Dongo S.P.A., Italy A redesign program utilizes a focused method to discuss with designers the functional requirements of automobile components with an eye toward redesigning components with added value. Two redesign case studies includes gasoline cylinder heads and diesel indirect injection cylinder heads. Other examples discussed include new products for steel components that take advantage of the unique attributes of the lost foam process. |