Case Study: Woodland/Alloy Casting achieves defect-free, time- and cost-saving sand castings with Altair Click2Cast

Woodland/Alloy Casting - Customer Case Study

Woodland/Alloy Casting, Inc., a full‑service aluminum sand caster, faced the challenge of converting a marine exhaust housing from lost‑foam to sand casting while redesigning the gating system to maintain a sound part and minimize ingates and risers. To evaluate the new design without costly physical trials, Woodland/Alloy Casting selected Altair’s Click2Cast (solidThinking Click2Cast) for its affordability, ease of use and core simulation capabilities.

Using Altair’s Click2Cast, Woodland/Alloy Casting simulated the updated bottom‑feed gating system and confirmed it would produce a defect‑free casting. The team validated the design after just two simulations, eliminating numerous time‑consuming and expensive mold trials, reducing trial‑and‑error, cutting costs associated with sample tooling, and preserving yield and cleanup time—delivering measurable time and cost savings while maintaining quality.

Woodland/Alloy Casting

Andy Ceretto

Quality Control Manager