Casting Insights

With Keith Denholm


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

GLOBAL METAL

The benefits of a standardised metal, its impact on the automotive industry, and legislation. 

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A GLOBAL METAL? 

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

A video on the influence of a global metal

HOW WOULD A GLOBAL METAL INFLUENCE MANUFACTURING?

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

A video on  global metal legislation

WOULD A GLOBAL METAL BE DRIVEN BY LEGISLATION?

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

A video on electric vehicle innovation

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.

A video on producing EV powertrain parts

ARE ICE PARTS HARDER TO PRODUCE THAN EV POWERTRIAN PARTS?

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

A video on adapting to changing customer requirements

HOW ARE GW ADAPTING TO CHANGES IN CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS?

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

CASTING

Giga casting, value proposition, and the role of mega casting. 

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WILL MEGA CASTING INFLUENCE NON-AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES?

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

A video on giga casting

WILL THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ADOPT GIGA CASTING?

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

A video on value proposition and standardisation

HOW DOES STANDARDISATION AFFECT VALUE PROPOSITION?

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

A video on prototype modelling and simulations

WILL MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS REPLACE PHYSICAL PROTOTYPES?

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

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KEY INSIGHTS FOR CASTING PROTOTYPE POWERTRAINS

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


WHAT SHAPES CAN BE MADE WITH SAND CASTING?

The process of sand casting allows shapes with complex geometries to be cast in a single net shape. Find out more in our free eBook, The Basics of the Sand Casting Process. 

Read the sand casting ebook

 

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT USING SAND CASTING IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURE? 

Download our free ebook, 'Making EV Components with Sand Casting' and get access to exclusive case studies on EV structural components.

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