· Ingeniería ·
K K Tong*, M S Yong*, Y W Tham*, R Chang** and K W Wee**
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, **Stamford Tyres Corporation Ltd, Singapore
67th World Foundry Congress
Stamford Tyres, a Singapore-based regional distributor for a complete range of tyres, wheels and supporting services has collaborated with SIMTech’s metal forming technology group to design and instal its new casting plant in Thailand. The three-year partnership has enabled Stamford Tyres to build new capabilities for manufacturing its proprietary brand of lightweight aluminium alloy wheels. SIMTech has supported Stamford Tyres with: a joint survey and evaluation of manufacturing facilities; technical training; plant installation and commissioning; computer aided design; melt treatment; experimentation; and defect and process analysis through advanced CAE and diagnostic and processing facilities. The successful collaboration has provided Stamford Tyres with the confidence to accept the demanding challenge to design, develop and manufacture high performance sport wheels from its Singapore base.
The paper describes how the lightweight, high performance sport wheels are produced using the latest tilt casting technology and identifies the practices necessary to ensure that the highest product quality is achieved.
