SLI Case Study- Escalade
Thixomolded Magnesium in Automotive Lighting
Application:
Carrier Bracket for a 9 LED Light Engine
Program:
Cadillac Escalade
Process/Tooling:
650T Thixomolding with (1+1) Family tool
Weight Savings:
450 grams per vehicle (1.0 lbs.)
• Resulting in superior vibrational dampening vs. Al
• Thinner walls = less critical mass
Dimensional:
• 16.45 mm ID’s +/ +/–.05 to 2.0 Cpk
• Parallelism and Profile of all LED mounts to Datums
of 0.2 mm to a 1.67 Cpk.
SOP at SLDC:
November 2018