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Challenge:
Allied Sinterings was approached by a major medical device manufacturer to re-design a metal bevel gear used in a disposable medical instrument. The objective was to reduce part costs for the client that would ultimately improve their bottom line, allowing for lower costs to be passed on to their customers while increasing their profit margins.
Solution:
The client’s original metal gear consisted of three separate components – a spacer, a ratchet and a beveled gear – that had to be assembled. Allied Sinterings improved the design by combining all three components into one sintered metal compact, consisting of 304 stainless steel and compacted to a 6.77 gm/cc minimum density.
Result:
Allied Sinterings successfully eliminated two of the three components of the original metal gear. The newly designed single component reduced the client’s total costs by 45%, including savings in production and assembly.
Allied Sinterings was the 2001 MPIF (Metal Powder Industries Federation) Award Winner in the category of Stainless Steel for the design and manufacture of this metal gear.
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