Our Extensive Awards List

A listing of Aristo-Cast’s achievements including casting awards, contest winners, castings of the year, best-in-class awards, and finalists.

Aristo-Cast Best Prototype or Innovation Award 2020

Aristo-Cast takes 2020 Best Prototype or Innovation Award

Fuel Nozzle

Material: Stainless steel
Process: Printed investment shell
Weight: 115 grams
Dimensions: 2.5×1.5 x 1.5in.
Application: Aircraft jet engine and land-based turbines

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Aristo-Cast takes 2020 ICI Automotive award

Steering wheel

Size: 15.77 x 15.77 x 4.440 In.
Alloy: A357 Aluminum T6 Condition
Notes: Casting Conversion from die casting

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Aristo-Cast Steering Wheel Bracket 2020 Award

Aristo-Cast is 2020 ICI Finalist

Mirror Bracket

Size: 12.00 x 4.00 x 1.25 In.
Alloy: A357 Aluminum T6 Condition
Notes: Casting conversion from die casting

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Aristo-Cast takes 2020 Architectural Hardware award

Park Bench

Size: 59.00 x 41.50 x 30.00 In.
Alloy: A357 Aluminum T6 Condition
Notes: Casting conversion from fabrication/weldment

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Aristo-Cast is 2020 ICI Finalist

Micro-Drone Hardware

Size: 1.90 x 1.90 x1.90 x1.10 In.
Alloy: Mg-A291E
Note: Fabrication Conversion

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Aristo-Cast Takes 2019 Autodesk Design & Manufacturing Excellence Award

Volkswagen Group of America Project

Aristo-Cast Takes 2019 Automotive Casting Award

Generative Design Wheels

Size: 18″ diameter, 7.05″ deep
Alloy: A357 Aluminum
Notes: Traditional manufacturing collaboration with additive manufacturing creates one-of-a-kind wheel.

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Aristo-Cast Takes 2019 Architectural Hardware Casting Award

Egg Vase-Light Accent

Size: 7 .00 x 14.50″ tall
Alloy: 300 Series Stainless Steel
Notes: Investment casting and additive manufacturing combine to create complex casting.

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2018 Casting Contest Winners

Steering Wheel Armature

Size: 13.350″ x 12.150″ x 5.00″
Alloy: 304 SS and AZ91E Magnesium
Notes: Redesign of steering wheel simulates the die casting, produced in 5 days.

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2017 Casting Contest Winners

Oil Pump

Size: 8 x 10 x 8 inches
Alloy: A356 Aluminum
Notes: Complex investment casting solves difficult customer specifications.

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2017 TCT Awards

Magnesium Seat Frame

TCT Awards, Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, UK 27 September 2017

Following some strong competition and an intensive review by the TCT Expert Advisory board declared Aristo-Cast’s ‘Magnesium Seat Frame’ has been shortlisted for the Aerospace Application category for the TCT Awards 2017.

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2017 AFS Casting Of The Year Winner

Aerospace Seatback Frame

Material: Magnesium
Process: Investment Casting
Weight: 1.7 lb
Dimensions: 17.4 x 17 x 0.8 inches
Application: Lightweight seatback frame supporting passenger seats in aircraft.

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2016 Casting Contest Winner

Hall of Honor Casting

Size: 2.75 x 8.25″
Alloy: Aluminum
Notes: This fine art casting was created using a 3D scan of a foundryman.

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2016 Casting Contest Finalist

Pilot Tube

Size: 7.100 x 1.375″
Alloy: Inconel 625
Notes: Fabrication conversion improves design and reduces cost.

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Aristo-Cast 2016 Distinguished Innovator Operator Award DINO

2016 Distinguished Innovator Operators Award (DINO)

Jack Ziemba, Aristo-Cast, Inc.

2015 Automotive Award

Cradle Casting

Size: 17” x 17” x 13” Alloy: Aluminum A356
Notes: Application of in-house rapid prototyping techniques affords opportunity to protect customer’s schedule on pre-production hardware when sand casting source failed to produce the parts.

2015 Fine Art Award

Spirit of Detroit

Size: 3.5” x 2.7” x 1.55” Alloy: Carbon Steel 4140
Notes: Using scanning and 3D wax printing technology, the statue was recreated from 26 feet to 2.5 inches and investment cast without losing any detail.

2015 Finalist

Specialized Robotic Arm

Size: 14.250” x 2.700” x 1.75” Alloy: Magnesium AZ91E Notes: Originally machined from solid aluminum, this magnesium investment casting saved valuable weight, cost and time