Aluminum Turning Rack Castings

Aluminum Turning Rack Castings

As a direct result of our expertise in CNC machining of castings, a client in the storage and shelving industry contacted us to complete this turning rack, as part of a family of cast machine parts. We are also experts in tool making and created the hydraulic fixturing needed for this project. The turning rack was made from A-380 cast aluminum with a 63Ra finish that we drilled, tapped, bored, and broached on our vertical CNC equipment. The finished part measured 10" x 11" x 1.25" and weighed 1.5 lb. We machine approximately 40,000 of these yearly and deliver them to the customer's facility so they could be part of an automated storage assembly application.

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Project Details

Product Description This turning rack casting is used within a(n) Automated Storage assembly application
Capabilities Applied/Processes
Fixtures
Hydraulic Fixturing made in-house
CNC Milling
Drilling
Tapping
Boring
Broaching- incorporated into the mill program
Equipment Used to Manufacture Part Vertical CNC machine
Overall Part Dimensions
Length: 10"
Width: 11"
Height: 1.25"
Tightest Tolerances Sizes to .001"
Location to .005"
Material Used A-380 Cast Aluminum
Max Material Finish 63Ra
In Process Testing/Inspection Performed
Porosity Inspection
Dimensional Inspection Using Various gages
First Article, PPAP level 1
Estimated Part Weight 1.5lbs
Industry for Use Storage and shelving industry
Volume 40,000 Pieces
Delivery Location Wisconsin
Standards Met Customer supplied print, 2D CAD Drawing
Product Name Turning Rack