Aluminum Prototype Casting Tips for Design Engineers

1	Don't ask, "can we cast this feature?" Instead ask, "Should this feature be cast in the prototype?"
2	The production alloy may not necessarily be the right alloy for your prototypes.
3	Determine your prototype quantity requirements and share that information with your potential prototype supplier(s)
4	Is your casting the pacing item of your company's prototype build?
5	Time Constraints -- when do you really need the part?
6	Selecting the Prototyping Process right for your Application
7	Hog-out Prototyping Process
8	What is your primary reason for creating the prototype?
9	Are you using the right prototyping technology?
10	Problems don't get solved in the casting process
11	How many castings do you really need?
12	What should your prototype cost?
13	The Design Engineer's Prototype Alloy Guide
14	You need how many parts by when?
15	Lost in Translation
16	What is the real purpose of your prototype?
17	Two weeks to delivered prototype castings
18	Part Overheats in Prototype Testing
19	Release the part to prototyper before the design is complete?
20	How much time will your prototype part require?
21	What should you do when things don't go according to plan?
22	Gravity Castings vs. Die Castings
23	Early decisions in the design process have the greatest financial impact
24	Casting vs. Fabrication
25	Tweak Part Design while Prototyping Your Part
26	How quickly can a prototype be cast?

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