Cast from aluminium, both the casting and subsequent machining of this part are complicated by the addition of stainless steel bosses.
Machining from one material through into a tougher one is challenging, but is a task made a lot more straightforward on a robust, high-quality Mazak machine tool. This high-horsepower diesel engine component has been cast, machined and will be assembled in the UK for ultimate export worldwide. It may end-up in a remote mining vehicle or as part of a generator set in China.