Brillion Iron Works to Manufacture Lightweight Ductile Iron Hub for Gunite. (Industry News).After several truck OEMs complete field testing the new lightweight, ductile iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies. hub designed by Gunite gun·ite n. A concrete mixture that is sprayed from a special gun over steel reinforcements in light construction. [Originally a trademark.] Noun 1. Corp., Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S. , the green sand castings will be manufactured by Gunite's sister company, Brillion Iron Works I´ron works` a. 1. See under Iron, a. os> , Inc., Brillion, Wisconsin. The hubs will be machined by Gunite at its facility in Elkhart, Indiana. The design results in a ductile iron hub that is lighter weight than an aluminum front hub assembly for comparable gross axle ratings, said Bill Ott, Gunite vice president of engineering. When compared to Gunite's previous hub design, the hub offers a 12-lb weight reduction, Ott added. The hubs will be for Class 6, 7 and 8 highway trucks. Gunite manufactures drums, hubs and wheels for the truck industry. Brillion produces iron castings for the transportation, agriculture, mining, power generation and heating industries. |
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