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