Wheel Hub Carrier
ProductionA356ComplexWatchwheel-hub-carrier
Where this job stands
Safety critical, so every run gets a dye penetrant check on the bearing bore before it ships.
Commercial
- Tooling cost
- $5,849
- Committed volume
- 750 pcs
- Quote
- Q-2604-ORBIT-01Geometry
- Quoted per piece
- $20.87
- Break-even against CNC
- 31 pcs
- Rework buffer
- Included in quote
Geometry
- Solid volume
- 264,300 mm3
- Intersection volume
- 341,900 mm3
- Bounding box
- 156 x 124 x 88 mm
- Casting weight
- 0.916 kg
- Parts per mold
- 2recomputed 2
- STEP file
- uploads/orbit/hub-carrier-r4.step
Casting trials
2Production runs
296.9% yield
| Date | Ordered | Delivered | Yield | $/pc | Margin | Batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9 | 250 | 239 | 95.6% | $23.37 | 22.4% | A356-2606-D |
| Jul 28 | 500 | 488 | 97.6% | $22.12 | 25.8% | A356-2607-C |
Rework
28.0 hrs
| Logged | Trigger | Status | What happened | Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 | Surface | Resolved | Twelve parts with cosmetic flow lines on the visible face. Fix: Vibratory finish. Customer accepted. Run of Jul 28 | 3.5 |
| Jun 11 | Dimensional | Resolved | Eleven parts failed the bearing bore diameter check. Fix: Bore honed to size. Root cause traced to a worn boring insert, not the casting. Run of Jun 9 | 4.5 |
Porosity observations
3| Logged | Where | Severity | Cause | Fix | Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Arm to boss transition | Moderate | Design | Open | |
| Jul 29 | Bearing boss, trace | Minor | Unknown | Open | |
| Jun 10 | Lower arm, thick section | Moderate | Temperature | Chill fitted at the lower arm. | Yes |
Knowledge from this job
2Job opened Apr 12, 2026 · 2 trials · 2 runs · 727 pieces delivered