The present invention is related to a method for manufacturing a water cooling system (20) inside a casted cylinder head (10), the water cooling system (20) comprising an upper water jacket (21) and a lower water jacket (22) and wherein a transition channel (23) is located between the upper water jacket (21) and the lower water jacket (22). Further, the invention is related to a water cooling system (20) inside a casted cylinder head (10), comprising an upper water jacket (21) and a lower water jacket (22) wherein the upper water jacket (21) and the lower water jacket (22) are fluidly connected by at least one transition channel (23).

The current invention is directed to a medical implant made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and methods of making such medical implants, wherein the medical implants are biologically, mechanically, and morphologically compatible with the surrounding implanted region of the body.

A device for producing a cylinder crankcase using a low-pressure casting method or a gravity casting method. The device includes an outer casting mold which includes at least one mold part which, in an assembled state, forms a mold cavity that reproduces, for casting purposes, an outer contour of the cylinder crankcase. A region of the mold cavity forms a cylinder space of the cylinder crankcase. A dosing furnace contains a liquid metal. At least one gate is arranged geodetically below the mold cavity and via which the dosing furnace can be fluidically connected to the mold cavity. Sprue bushings project into the region of the mold cavity that forms the cylinder space of the cylinder crankcase. Each of the at least one gate is connected to one of the sprue bushings.

A device for producing a cylinder crankcase using a low-pressure casting method or a gravity casting method. The device includes an outer casting mold which includes at least one mold part which, in an assembled state, forms a mold cavity that reproduces, for casting purposes, an outer contour of the cylinder crankcase. A region of the mold cavity forms a cylinder space of the cylinder crankcase. A dosing furnace contains a liquid metal. At least one gate is arranged geodetically below the mold cavity and via which the dosing furnace can be fluidically connected to the mold cavity. Sprue bushings project into the region of the mold cavity that forms the cylinder space of the cylinder crankcase. Each of the at least one gate is connected to one of the sprue bushings.

A method bonds a first member to a second member. The method provides a first member having a bonding surface. A second member is molded from a metal material so as to have a surface constructed and arranged to be bonded to the bonding surface. The surface of the second member is laser trimmed to remove material and to remove byproducts, resulting from molding the second member, from the surface of the second member to thereby define a clean, laser trimmed surface of the second member. A sealant is provided between and in contact with the bonding surface and the clean, laser trimmed surface. The sealant is permitted to cure to thereby bond the first member to the second member.

A turbine blade has a blade geometry defined in a coordinate system and at least one cavity which is open to the outside and which has a blade internal surface. At least one planar detection surface, which is accessible for the measuring head of a coordinate measuring device, is formed in the blade internal surface, wherein the at least one planar detection surface is assigned a defined design position and/or a defined design orientation with respect to the coordinate system in which the blade geometry is defined.

The invention relates to a method for producing a helix (2). A permanent mold with mold halves which can be joined together on a mold separation plane is provided. The mold halves of the permanent mold are joined together such that the permanent mold has a cavity, which defines the shape of the helix (2) or the shape of a bent-up helix, when the permanent mold is joined together. The specified helix (2) or the bent-up helix has a flattened profiled winding cross-section which has two opposite flat faces (2.1, 2.1′), an outer face and an inner face (2.3) opposite the outer face. The mold separation plane runs at least partly along the flat faces (2.1, 2.1′) from the inner face to the outer face (2.3), wherein the permanent mold has a bulge (2.5) which extends along the mold separation plane and protrudes into the cavity at least in a region in which the mold separation plane runs along one of the flat faces (2.1, 2.1′) such that the cast body is provided with recesses (2.5) on the flat faces (2.1, 2.1′). The invention further relates to a permanent mold for carrying out the method and to a helix which has been produced using the method or using the permanent mold.

A thermally stable component formed of a tempered aluminum alloy casting which reduced costs is provided. The aluminum alloy typically has an elongation of at least 8% after casting, which is preferred for self-piercing rivet processes. The aluminum alloy leaves a casting facility in the as-cast (F temper) condition. The cast aluminum alloy is then shipped to another entity, such as an OEM, and is subjected to an artificial aging process, such as on the OEM's existing paint line, rather than at the casting facility. The artificial aging process typically includes electrodeposition coating and curing. The components that can be formed by the reduced cost method include lightweight automotive vehicle components, including structural, body-in-white, suspension, or chassis components, such as front shock towers, front body hinge pillars, tunnels, and rear rails.

A system for separating a part from a monolithic tree includes a camera positioned facing the tree and configured to identify a cut mark on a gate of the tree, the tree including a runner, the part connected to the runner with the gate, each of the runner, the gate, and the part including a cast material; and a robotic arm configured to manipulate at least one of an orientation and a position of the tree.

A system for separating a part from a monolithic tree includes a camera positioned facing the tree and configured to identify a cut mark on a gate of the tree, the tree including a runner, the part connected to the runner with the gate, each of the runner, the gate, and the part including a cast material; and a robotic arm configured to manipulate at least one of an orientation and a position of the tree.