Rail
An identified need, a fabricated part for the rail safety industry that was prone to breaking.
Developed to be low cost and functional, the simple fabrication was produced from formed sheet stainless steel and weld assembled.
Sheet steel comes in a variety of standard thicknesses and the perfect size may not be available, only simple forms can be produced economically.
Dean Groupโs design team used 3D CAD simulation and stress analysis software to develop a functional bracket that is stronger, lighter and ultimately lower in cost to produce.
With the flexibility of investment casting, normal fabricated design constraints do not apply, optimised material sections can be incorporated in the highly stressed areas and none functional areas can be weight relieved at no additional cost. It is one piece of metal, no reliance on welding.