RE: ?Auto Factory Tours?

[Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>]

Styrofoam molds ?!?

Is this was some sort of "lost wax" process where the Styrofoam is a
positive, and there's some sort of negative mold (eg casting sand) formed
around it, then the Styrofoam is melted out ?

Randall

>
> The Saturn tour is very impressive.  It is very clean for a manufacturing
> plant.  The detail to quality was very high and the ergonomics of the work
> stations was well thought out.  The in-house engine and
> transmission casting
> was very state of the art using Styrofoam for the molds.

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