What does CIS stand for?

Cast Iron Sleeve (engine part)

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Organizations, NGOs, schools, universities, etc.
Business, finance, etc.

Other Resources:

<< Previous	Abbreviation Database Surfer		Next >>
Card Information Structure Card Information System Cardiovascular Institute of the South Career Information Services, Inc (Atlanta, GA) Career Information Specialist Career Information System Cargill Investor Services Carlisle Indian School (Pennsylvania) CASE Information Services CASE Integration Services		Castelli International School Catalogue Interoperability Subsystem Catalogue Item Subscription Catalytic Investment Strategy Catering International and Services Catholic Information Service (Knights of Columbus) Cell Input Switch Center for Ideas and Society Center for Ignatian Spirituality (Los Angeles, CA) Center for Imaging and Sensing (WPI Metal Processing Institute; Worcester, MA)

Samples in periodicals archive:

These components then are delivered to GM's Flint Engine South operation, Flint, Michigan, where they undergo further machining before cast iron sleeves (after being chilled with liquid nitrogen to shrink them to fit) are inserted into the block prior to assembly.

GM Unveils Latest Lost Foam Success: Setting the bar for lost foam ...

These machines are in use at Penzadizelmash and the Volga Metallurgical Plant to make cast iron sleeves for diesel engines.

Russian foundries: facing the challenge of freedom

Unfortunately, current state-of-the-art for mass produced aluminum engines still incorporates a cast iron sleeve which retains heat and creates casting difficulties in some cases, Over five million aluminum blocks are produced per year worldwide.

Market drives automotive castings to aluminum