Peglers Tap into Rapid Manufacturing Technology - Castings ...

Internal waterway core and prototype casting produced by layer manufacturing
To ensure designs are correct and the product performance is achieved, initial
low volume prototype part manufacture was required before the manufacture
of the expensive and time consuming tool manufacture for high volume parts.
From discussions between Peglers and Cti’s Rapid Manufacturing team,
coupled with the availability of new ‘Patternless ® ’ mould and core
manufacturing techniques at Cti, a new product design was developed. The
required cores and mould components were produced using a layer building
process which provided a complete assembly ready for use in the foundry to
produce a cast unit for machining and testing.
Paul Cooke, Engineering Manager, continues with his support for the Rapid
Manufacturing developments at Cti where “prototype product manufacture
using Rapid Manufacturing has maintained our pressure on new product
development and enabled us to respond to changes in the product legislation
and market place”.
“With our new expansions to include Yorkshire Fittings, the demand for further
new products can only continue with our increased market penetration and
our ability to respond to the market demand is essential. We will seek
continued help from Cti as we look to capitalise further on their range of
services as we take our business forward in the future”.
The support provided to Peglers Ltd was made possible
through theRapid Manufacturing Capacity Building
Programme(RAMP) funded by Yorkshire Forward and
the European Union through the Objective 1 Programme.
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13/07/2009