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September 12, 2009

Die Casting Tooling for Zinc

The Role of Zinc Die Casting Tooling. Zinc parts are produced with the zinc die casting tooling in the zinc die casting machine. The components of the zinc die casting, as well as the zinc dies are alloy tool steels that are divided into two parts. These 2 parts are the ejector die half and the fixed die half, which permit the removal of the castings from the die casting machine. Modern dies may include cores, movable slides or other portions that can produce threads, holes, and shapes as may be required in casting. The sprue holes in fixed die half permit molten metal into the die and fill the cavity. Dies also have the locking pins that serve to secure the two halves. It also includes ejector pins that help in taking out the cast parts and openings for lubricant and coolant.

When the machine for die casting shuts off, the 2 die halves will be held together and locked by the hydraulic pressure of the zinc machine. The die parting line is the machine’s surface wherein the meeting and locking of the ejector as well as the fixed halves happens. The total area of the part’s surface being die casted, the pressure and the die parting line’s measurement needed in injecting metal to the cavity’s die manages to determine the machine’s clamping force.

What people refer to as those die casting molds and insert dies made of zinc are what is referred to as zinc die casting tooling. This tooling is available in various styles, shapes, and sizes. It comes in either 1 or more cavities. Zinc die cast tools varies due to cavity inserts as well as trim dies.

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August 25, 2009

Extending the Lifespan of Die Cast Tools

Extending the lifespan of die cast tools. Die casting tools are hard-working tools. These tools are always subjected to a lot of pressures and open to thermal loads too. These tools are always heated and then cooled and since the heating and the cooling is not done uniformly on these tools, stress of the affected areas can get stress. When the stress continues for a long period of time then the Die cast tools in question may get worn out and may get cracks. Cracks on these tools is not an option for the business that requires efficiency and that sticks to the time frame, and for this reason it is best to address the problem and if necessary, the lifespan of the tools should be extended.

There is one effective way to remedy the situation and to extend the life of the Die casting tooling. And that can be done thru welding. Welding is the technology that everyone should know since this technology can repair these tools and can effectively extend the lifespan of the tools. Welding is just one of the many present technologies that can be used to remedy the problems on the tools. But do remember that the life of the Die cast tools right after the welding will depend on the quality of welding and other repair jobs done and the additional steps and measures taken. The appropriate welding of the die cast tools to extend its life will be appropriate and beneficial to the tools if the adequate filler materials are selected, the suitable pre-heating temperature is adopted and the forging of the beads when welding is performed.

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July 25, 2009

Die Casting Tooling Construction and Design

Die casting tooling construction and design. In die casting procedures, the die casting tooling takes an important role. The tooling is the equipment that forms the product, and in the case of die casting in auto industry the tooling will help shape the auto part or accessory. This is also known as the die and the product is often made from the alloy tool steels and will have two general sections. In other tooling, it will have more than two sections.

The first section in the diecasting tooling is the fixed die half or the cover half and the second major component of the tooling is the ejector die half and this tooling component will allow for the removal of the castings. The casting may be crafted from a variety of materials. Some popular materials used include the non-ferrous metals like zinc, copper, aluminum, magnesium, lead and the tin-based alloys.

Aside from the two distinct components in most tooling, some dies will also feature that moveable slides and sections so as to produce other characteristics on the finished products. There will be holes in the fixed die half and these holes will allow for the entrance of the molten metal into the cavity. The cover half on the other hand will have passageways that can route the molten metal into the cavity. To ensure that no amount of molten metal will get out of the cavity, the die cast tooling will also feature locking pins. Ejector pins can be observed too and these pins will help remove the cast part.

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June 25, 2009

Die Casting Molds 101: How The System Works

Die Casting Molds 101: How The System Works.

Die casting molds can be called by a host of names including die casting tooling, die casting dies or even insert dies. However, to simplify matters, these die casting molds may be simply referred to as “die casting tooling”. Regardless as to whether the dies are used in cold chamber machine production or hot chamber machine production, the principle behind its use is the same.

Die casting tooling molds come in two halves: the cover half and the ejector half. These two pieces are usually secured with locking pins that are now automatically fastened and released. The cover half is the immovable part. This remains as is all throughout the operation and usually does not contain any holes or passageways. The ejector half, on the other hand, can be detached during production since this is integral in the automatic ejection of the pieces within the dies. This half also contains spruce holes where the molten material is allowed to be squeezed through and eventually fill up the die cavity.

With more sophisticated dies, especially those that are designed to have pieces that have holes and tubes running within, the ejector half usually contains the gates (inlets) and runners (passageways) where it can route the molten material to. When the molten has taken the desirable shape, die casting mold tooling usually utilize ejector pins to automatically remove the pieces from the dies. Some machines even have openings for coolants (to speed up the cooling process considerably) and lubricants (in preparation for the next stage in production.)

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June 10, 2009

Miniature Zinc Castings

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Miniature Type of Zinc Die Castings

Zinc die casting is very popular among those who are in the die casting industry. Zinc is very good die casting material because of its properties. A lot of products come from zinc die casting, including golf clubs, automotive parts and hardware parts. One type of zinc die casting is the miniature zinc casting process. Die Casting parts zinc castings are made with the use of a 4-slide die casting mold. The weight of production processes range from a fraction of an ounce to as much as ¾ lbs with sizes from miniscule to 4 x 4 x 1 inch. Miniature zinc casting parts can undergo die casting in a complete range of zinc alloys like Zamak 2, Zamak 3, Zamak 5 and Zamak 7. ZA-8 zinc-aluminum alloys can also be an option. Zamak is another name for Zinc.

The main reason why manufacturers use miniature zinc casting is because miniature zinc die casting parts can undergo faster cycling and can be made on multi-slide hot chamber zinc die casting machines. Miniature zinc die casting machines have proven this new technology as the choice for highly sophisticated miniature zinc casting components. Although the technology of high-precision miniature zinc die casting process is very much alike, the hot chamber zinc die casting process of bigger zinc part types, the former is able to hold higher tolerances, usually with zero draft to “net shares” or “as cast” in faster cycles.

Zinc and ZA8 parts are developed by reducing the metal shrinkage and removing operations of pre-die casting. Automated production of zinc parts can make miniature zinc casting parts and units attain a value of pennies per piece and with tremendous low tooling investments. Plus, the lifespan of your projects can endure longer time when you use miniature zinc and ZA-8 die casting tooling.

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