SENSOR
HOUSING

FOCUS:
PROCESS
FORMULATION

THE PROBLEM

The Sensor Housing is a stainless steel thin-walled casting with complex dimensional requirements, in addition poses challenges with sectional thickness changes that are challenging to cast without porosity defects.

Centrifugal Gas Compressor Complex dimensions and multiple intricate features made this product incredibly difficult to cast Exact wall thicknesses required the process to be precise at every stage
Centrifugal Gas Compressor Multiple simulation techniques were undertaken to hone in on the optimal casting feed The intricate solidification process required strict process control throughout

THE SOLUTION

Texmo has much experience with casting difficult geometries in stainless steel. We were able to conduct multiple iterations of solidification simulations to arrive at a process that was able to cast this thin-walled geometry which has features that are hard to feed metal to.

We were able to build prototype castings to validate results within a couple of weeks. In addition, this component requires CNC machining of thin walled features, which we were able to achieve, all in-house.

THE IMPACT

Achieving the required results on this casting, ensuring porosity free castings that passed salt spray testing within 12 weeks meant that our customer was able to transition to supply from Texmo – an urgent requirement for our customer as their current source provided inconsistent quality and supply.

Centrifugal Gas Compressor Expertise in solidification simulation and 30+ years of experience resulted in first-time success We were able to manufacture dimensionally right, porosity-free castings, in just 12 weeks

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To find out how Texmo Precision Castings can help you, arrange a chat with Andy Price.