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United Technologies Corporation

Pratt & Whitney Services Pte Ltd.

Yao Hui Chee

Yan Seng Loh

Yee Ling Kwan

Yuan Kwang Lim

Andrew Tan

Shih Han Wong

A shot sleeve for use in a die cast assembly has a shot sleeve body extending along an axis and having a bore for receiving a plunger. An insert is secured at a shot end of the shot sleeve body. A die cast assembly is also disclosed.

Insert for die cast shot sleeve

A shot sleeve for a die casting machine includes a shot sleeve body with a pour opening that extends to a spaced apart inner and outer diameters. The shot sleeve body is a first material. A liner is secured to the shot sleeve body beneath the pour opening. The liner is a second material. The shot sleeve body and the liner together provide a plunger surface defining a cavity that is configured to receive a molten shot of material.

Die casting machine shot sleeve with pour liner

A plunger assembly for a die casting machine shot sleeve includes a plunger body that has an outer diameter. The plunger includes a head that provides a wall. A piston ring is arranged on the plunger body adjacent to the wall. A nut is secured to the outer diameter and urges the piston ring toward the wall to retain the piston ring securely on the plunger body.

Replaceable piston ring for die casting machine plunger

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Singapore, Singapore

Yao Hui Chee