2 piece “puzzle” assembly Sintered copper steel Mirrored halves eliminate a costly rivet assembly operation Net-shape, sinter bonded ASCO Sintering Co., Commerce, Calif., received the Grand Prize in the hardware/appliances category for a lockset retractor assembly. The assembly functions as the heart of the mechanism in a heavy-duty door lockset system. Its
Maximum Cost Savings Tight tolerance capability Six Sigma and lean manufacturing methodologies Collaborative creative tooling design High performance engineered materials
3-pronged threaded spring seat High temperature 316 stainless Steel Resin sealed for improved corrosion resistance Simple secondary threading operation A stainless steel spring seat that operates a pressure limit valve in a kidney dialysis machine won an award of distinction at recent MPIF Award ceremony. The miniature pressure limit valve
24 sharp fine tooth ratchet teeth 316 stainless steel Net-shape 0.015” slot Greater tensile strength than plastic original ASCO Sintering Co. manufactures stainless steel ratchets. The ratchet serves as an indexing component in an at home prescription drug delivery system.Each tooth represents the daily dose of a prescription osteoporosis medication.With
One piece output gear carrier with posts Sinter hardened nickel steel AGMA 8 Sun gear 100% Torque Testing qualification Medical device – surgical stapler planetary gear system A sinter-hardened steel planetary gear system, featuring a carrier with an integrated sun gear and three planetary gears,
Maximum Cost Savings Tight tolerance capability Six Sigma and lean manufacturing methodologies Collaborative creative tooling design High performance engineered materials
Two piece sinter-bonded designCombining 70/30 & 80/20 BrassComplex spur gear configurationRadial flange teeth & blind hex sprocket Sprinkler gear adjusters This nonferrous grand prize winning brass adjustment gear assembly is a key component in commercial underground pop-up irrigation sprinklers. The assembly weighs 5.4 grams and has a typical
Miniature AGMA 8 Spur gears 0.001" tolerance on the ID High temperature 316 stainless Steel Enhanced ductility allows for press fit of pin in ID
Net-shape vertical spline geometryOpposite blind counter boresLimit secondary operation costs to machining pulley form onlyASCO Sintering Co. produces an Idler Pulley for a major snow blower manufacturer. This component is made from a machine-able grade of FC-0208-50. The splines and precision bores are all pressed in net shape with only the pulley grooves being machined.
Miniature high density 316 stainless steelProvides excellent corrosion resistanceHex drive adjustment opposite protrusionsProvide net shape design solution