January 10, 2022. Danko Arlington is once again proud to be a sponsor for the Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Baja Racing Team.
Team Captain Eleanor O’Callaghan and Designer Theo DeGuzman decided to modify their past CVT Backplate designs to create a light weight, skeletonized version that performed significantly better. This is a great move by the team to mimic the latest industry trends in 2022! However stronger, lighter, and optimized castings can result in some odd-looking and challenging parts for the foundry to cast.
Despite the thinner walls and spider-web spokes, Danko Arlington was able to use its powerful solidification modeling software to create perfect gating, risering, and pouring temperature to validate a successful casting process. The students were able to then visit the foundry in-person to witness the recap of the simulation, the 3-D sand printing of the mold, the mold assembly, and the pouring of A356 aluminum in the cavity.
Not surprising, the resultant single piece heat treated and x-rayed casting exceeded all expectations on the first try – a very thin, strong, high grade military casting with no misruns. The risk that the students took has paid off! No-doubt, the team is off to a great start in 2022!
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