Casting Insights

With Keith Denholm

Prototyping and EV insights with Grainger and Worrall's Engineering and Technology Director.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A GLOBAL METAL?

The benefits of Aluminium that make it a suitable global metal.

HOW WOULD A GLOBAL METAL INFLUENCE MANUFACTURING?

The ways that a global metal would change the automotive industry.

WOULD A GLOBAL METAL BE DRIVEN BY LEGISLATION?

The importance of the UK metal industry and the call for a government strategy.

WILL EVS DRIVE NEW LEVELS OF INNOVATION?

The influence EVs will have on the raw materials used in manufacturing and how it will drive technology forward.

ARE ICE PARTS HARDER TO PRODUCE THAN EV POWERTRIAN PARTS?

The difficulties of weight reduction and downsizing in relation to ICE and EV parts.

HOW ARE GW ADAPTING TO CHANGES IN CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS?

The challenges involved in adapting to customer requirements in the move from ICE to EV.

WILL MEGA CASTING INFLUENCE NON-AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES?

The influence mega casting will have on non-automotive sectors, such as the delivery industry.

WILL THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ADOPT GIGA CASTING?

The technical challenges involved in single mono casting and the ways it is changing the automotive industry.

HOW DOES STANDARDISATION AFFECT VALUE PROPOSITION?

The value proposition placed on casting parts that customers perceive as valuable.

WILL MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS REPLACE PHYSICAL PROTOTYPES?

Modelling accuracy, computer simulation, and the importance of reliable property prediction.

KEY INSIGHTS FOR CASTING PROTOTYPE POWERTRAINS

The value of prototyping components, like learning new things and saving project time.