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.
Casting Contest Finalist, Aerospace, 2024
Weight: 1.93 lbs.
Alloy: 17-4 PH stainless steel
Casting Contest Winner, Automotive, 2024
Weight: 0.195 lbs.
Alloy: 17-4 PH stainless steel
Best in class, Medical, ICI 2023
Aristo-Cast Scores First Place Aerospace Award with PICS
Fuel Injection Triple Swirler
Material: 17-4 PH Stainless Steel
Process: Printed Investment Casting Shell (P.I.C.S.)
Dimensions: 0.750” x 0.305”
Aristo-Cast takes 2022 Innovator of the year
Printed Investment Casting Shells (P.I.C.S.)
Presented by: Investment Casting Institute
Aristo-Cast Provides Bicycle Manufacturer With Flexible,
Light Weigh Alternative To Fabrication
Magnesium Racing Bike Node
Material: Magnesium
Process: 3D printed
Dimensions: 6.00 x 4.00 x.125″
Outstanding Achievement
Gyroid
Material: 356 Aluminum
Process: Printed investment castings shell.
Weight: 0.08 lbs. (35g)
Dimensions: 4 x 1.5 x 1.5 in. (10.16 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
2018 Finalist
Instrument Panel
Size: 11.800 x 10.700 x 53.500”
Alloy: A356 T6
Notes: Investment casting of instrument panel serves as prototype for die casting proof of concept.
2018 Finalist
Induction Wear Tube
Size: 2.90 x 3.21 x 8.38”
Alloy: 17-4pH
Notes: Investment casting created from weldment conversion enhances design and functionality of part.
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.
2017 Casting Contest Winners
Oil Pump
Size: 8 x 10 x 8 inches
Alloy: A356 Aluminum
Notes: Complex investment casting solves difficult customer specifications.
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.
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.
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.
2016 Casting Contest Finalist
Pilot Tube
- Size: 7.100 x 1.375″
- Alloy: Inconel 625
- Notes: Fabrication conversion improves design and reduces cost.
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
2015 Finalist
Terminal Connector
Size: 2.250” x 1.500” x 0.800” Alloy: Si Bronze Notes: This investment casting for the automotive industry has a wall thickness of just 0.5mm.
2013 Honorable Mention
Presented by: Investment Casting Institute
1932 Rolls Royce Ghost Windshield Bracket Assembly
2012 Industrial Casting Award
Aluminum casting measures 4.7” x 4.5”x 1.25”
The investment casting process not only produced a main valve body for a two-stage converter for LP-gas engines, but also the tooling needed to cast the complex component. The myriad of cast-in features eliminated extra machining, resulting in huge cost savings.
Aristo-Cast reverse engineered the part to create a solid model file of the tool design using 3D Systems Themo Jet machines to create wax patterns of the tool and all the core pins.
2012 Casting Contest Award
Presented by: Investment Casting Institute
For: Outstanding Leadership In Demonstrating The Benefits Of The Investment Casting Process.
2012 Awards of Excellence
Presented by: International Magnesium Association
Design-Cast Product Automotive Category
Ultra-lightweight/High efficiency LED light
2012 Casting Contest Award
Presented by: American Foundry Society Inc.
Best in Class- Ultra-lightweight/High efficiency LED light
2010 Best-In-Class
Presented by: American Foundry Society Inc.
Laparoscopic Surgery Instrument
2007 Casting Contest Award
Presented by: Investment Casting Institute
For: Outstanding Leadership In Demonstrating The Benefits Of The Investment Casting Process.
2006 Casting Contest Award
Presented by: Investment Casting Institute
For Outstanding Leadership In Demonstrating The Benefits Of The Investment Casting Process.
2005 Best-In-Class Award – Magnesium
Presented by: American Foundry Society Inc.
Windshield Wiper
Motor Components
2004 Casting Contest Award
Presented by: Investment Casting Institute
For Outstanding Leadership In Demonstrating The Benefits Of The Investment Casting Process.
2004 Honorable Mention Award
Presented by: American Foundry Society Inc.
Swing Arm for Military Vehicle
