Craft Pattern & Mold Inc., Maple Plain, Minn., earned top honors in the annual competition for its Polaris motorcycle frame casting. The casting replaces an assembly of more than 20 parts and serves as the main structural frame component for the Polaris Victory Core concept motorcycle. The design incorporates the gas tank, air inlet, air intake box, electrical routing, and seat and motor mounts. The casting design reduced weight by 30%.

Best in class winners in this year's competition included:

--Alum-Alloy Co. Inc., Ontario, CA
--Signicast Investment Castings, Hartford, WI.
--Piad Precision Castings Corp., Greensburg, PA
--Bremen Castings Inc., Bremen, IN

Honorable mention winners in this year's competition included:

--Aristo-Cast Inc, Almont, MI
--P&H Mining Equipment, Milwaukee
--LA Aluminum Casting Co., Hayden Lake, ID
--Precise Cast Prototypes & Engineering, Commerce City, CO

This year’s Casting Competition was sponsored by MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Schaumburg, Ill. MAGMA will provide Craft Pattern & Mold with a one-year license of MAGMASOFT software, including training and implementation assistance.

For more information on the competition, contact Dave Krugman, AFS, at 800/537-4237 x 286 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or  reference the articles published in the May issue of MODERN CASTING and the May/June issue of Metalcasting Design & Purchasing. To view images of the castings, click  here.