Roseville, MI - The <link _top>Low Pressure Casting division of Wolverine <link _top>Bronze has become the newest Technology Partner to bring their world-class capabilities to the DiMora Motorcar Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan. Their state-of-the-art system will be used to sand <link _top>cast precision parts of the 14-liter, 1200-horsepower, DiMora Volcano V16 engine.
In traditional <link _top>sand castings, components are <link _top>gravity-poured from the top of a <link _top>mold, a process that is rife with uncontrolled variables and possibilities for contamination. In contrast, Wolverine <link _top>Bronze <link _top>casts high-performance engine blocks and other component parts from the bottom of the <link _top>mold.
A pressurized <link _top>inert gas forces <link _top>molten aluminum up through a tube from the <link _top>furnace into the <link _top>mold. <link _top>Molten metal continues to <link _top>feed the <link _top>casting under pressure, until it has entirely <link _top>solidified, starting at the most distant points and gradually <link _top>cooling all the way to the fill tube. This is the heart of the process and ensures a <link _top>defect-free <link _top>casting with very tight grain structure and fine dimensional accuracy. A sophisticated electronic panel controls the process, monitors and records each step, and ultimately verifies that the resultant <link _top>casting was made under variable-free conditions.
"All of us at Wolverine <link _top>Bronze Company are tremendously excited about our new relationship with the DiMora team," said Paul Smith, second generation owner and Vice President of Business Development. "The original concept in designing our low pressure system was to produce the highest quality <link _top>sand castings possible, and target this capability to the high-performance engine market. With their absolute dedication to building the world's finest automobile, it is only natural that DiMora Motorcar is the first company to use this technique for a production engine."
Alfred DiMora, CEO and Founder of DiMora Motorcar, noted the importance of utilizing Wolverine's advanced techniques in <link _top>low pressure casting for the DiMora Volcano V16 engine. "The perfection required in the complex <link _top>pouring of the <link _top>casting requires both the best tool set and craftsmen highly skilled in their field. Wolverine is a world leader in <link _top>low pressure casting technology and is a prime example of the innovation that is reinvigorating the Detroit-based American automobile industry."
DiMora continued, "I am really impressed by Wolverine's new <link _top>Low Pressure Casting Facility. This cutting-edge <link _top>foundry is unique in North America and was designed specifically to manufacture the kinds of complex, <link _top>thin-walled, aluminum <link _top>sand castings that we need for the Volcano engine. DiMora Motorcar is the beneficiary of their years of planning and preparation."
