Challenge: A major diesel engine manufacturer utilized a hot forged and machined design for an integral overhead component. This design had been used for many years, but was both costly and didn't allow additional design flexibility the customer required.
Solution: Stork Kelch worked closely with engine design engineers to evaluate both casting and cold formed designs from a cost, manufacturability and durability standpoint.
In the end, while the cast design proved unacceptable for the application, the cold formed design proved exciting.
The new design eliminated weight and all secondary machining, while improving the overall performance criteria within the engine. The final cold formed design was much less costly than the previous hot forged and machined design and was ultimately applied to 90 percent of the customer´s engine families.
Contact Stork Kelch to learn how we specify the most cost-efficient process for your exact needs.
