Vantage Thermal

Pump Volute

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Where this job stands

Spiral core. Four trials to get the gating right, then it has run clean.

Commercial

Tooling cost: $5,981
Committed volume: 1,000 pcs
Quote: Q-2603-VANT-01Geometry
Quoted per piece: $19.75
Break-even against CNC: 29 pcs
Rework buffer: Included in quote

Geometry

Solid volume: 231,800 mm3
Intersection volume: 318,200 mm3
Bounding box: 142 x 138 x 82 mm
Casting weight: 0.846 kg
Parts per mold: 4recomputed 4
STEP file: uploads/vantage/pump-volute-r5.step

Casting trials

4

Trial	Date	Outcome	Goal	Pour	Mold
T1	Apr 8	Failure	First pour with the spiral core.	692C	195C
T2	Apr 24	Partial	Add a core print at the discharge end and re-pour.	692C	195C
T3	May 15	Partial	Relocate the gate away from the throat.	690C	195C
T4grad	Jun 2	Success	Enlarge the outer wall gate to cut velocity.	690C	195C

Production runs

2

95.1% yield

Date	Ordered	Delivered	Yield	$/pc	Margin	Batch
Jun 25	400	372	93.0%	$22.51	21.7%	A413-2606-D
Aug 6	600	579	96.5%	$21.13	25.3%	A413-2608-C

Rework

2

16.5 hrs

Logged	Trigger	Status	What happened	Hrs
Aug 9	Dimensional	Partial	Twenty one parts with the inner spiral wall 0.4mm thin on one side. Fix: Core print shimmed. Investigating whether the print is wearing. Run of Aug 6	7.5
Jun 27	Porosity	Resolved	Twenty eight parts with porosity at the outer wall gate witness. Fix: Scrapped. Gate contact ground back and blended before the next shot. Run of Jun 25	9.0

Porosity observations

2

Logged	Where	Severity	Cause	Fix	Resolved
Aug 8	Volute throat, inner radius	Minor	Gating		Open
Jun 26	Outer wall at the gate witness	Moderate	Gating	Gate contact ground back and blended.	Yes

Knowledge from this job

2

Job opened Mar 22, 2026 · 4 trials · 2 runs · 951 pieces delivered