Merit/Technology classification : Cost down Manufacturing process change Reduce manufacturing process / man-hour Sophisticated
The new method is to drive a wedge & cause brittle fracture between the Rod side and the Cap side in the Big End.And the cracked surface becomes rough & uneven in shape but can be possible to locate its position like “shell-matching” without ant fitting process.
The merits are stipulated in another slide of "Merits of Cracking Methods of Aluminum Alloy
Connecting Rods"