The Way Forward to Improved Casting - Skaigh Engineering Uses Casting Simulation to Advance Process Development

Skaigh Engineering, based in Devon, U.K., specializes in high-quality aluminum gravity die castings for customers in various industries. To help its customers reduce development and manufacturing costs and grow in a highly competitive market, Skaigh set out to solve several typical problem areas such as wasted time spent improving customers’ poor manufacturing techniques and long lead times due to trial-and-error development methods involving inherited dies. Working with Origin Engineering Solutions, an Altair partner that provides design and simulation solutions, support, and training, Skaigh implemented Altair® Inspire™ Cast, which helped the company gain a better understanding of the casting process, let it try out theories without prototypes, and save money by reducing scrap and improving yields. In addition to producing an interface between product design and the casting process, simulation bridges skill and knowledge gaps and enables users to get things done right the first time.