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July 7, 2009

The Role of Die Casting Company in the Industry

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The Role of Die Casting Company in the Industry. Die casting company and other businesses that create related products are hailed in the metalworking industry for producing the highest number of mass produced tools. These are distributed to commercial, consumer and industrial sectors. A die casting company supply tools that are used various products including automobile parts, sink and bathroom faucets, connectors used in houses, toys and a lot more.

The process of die casting starts by forcing the molten metal into dies of mold cavities that are under high pressure. Non-ferrous metals are commonly used by a die casting company to produce their products. Such metals or alloys will determine the strengths and other characteristics of the final output. These include aluminum, lead, tin, magnesium, zinc and copper. Nowadays, ferrous metals can also be utilized in the process. The method of casting is perfect for production of high volume of quantity of parts which may be small to medium that are good in surface quality, detail and dimensional consistency.

A die casting company should collaborate with good designers in order to create the best products that they can come up with. This must be done at an early stage of the development. This way, certain issues which may come up on tooling and production stages will be resolved early on. This will affect the overall costs of the whole production.

Related topics about die casting design can also be researched through books, trade journals, technical papers and professional leagues or associations. You will also find additional information about this on the Internet and published materials.

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June 25, 2009

Die Casting Molds 101: How The System Works

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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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North Hollywood, CA. 91605
818-982-9386 Phone
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June 21, 2009

Various Aluminum Casting Processes

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Various Aluminum Casting Processes. Casting is a process which involves the pouring of a liquid material into a mold, which is shaped as desired, and then the liquid material is allowed to cool down to solidify. The shaped material is then ejected out of the mold afterwards.

Aluminum is one of metals that are commonly used in the casting process. There are various Aluminum casting processes, these are: sand casting, investment casting, permanent mold casting, and die casting. The simplest and the most flexible and most popular method among these is the sand casting method. It is the most cost-effective in the production of parts which require small quantities and can be used in molding any shapes through the fine sand and binder mixture. After casting, the sand molds are either hauled to land-fills or reconditioned in order for the sand to be reused. For repeatable production from various metals and high performance alloys, the use of investment casting is more appropriate. This method is commonly used for small castings and is also used in the manufacture of aircraft door frames. Investment casting, as compared to the other methods of aluminum casting process, is an expensive process. Permanent mold casting is typically used for non-ferrous metals. It is stronger and less expensive as compared to sand castings in terms of production requiring large quantities. It uses a vacuum in forcing molten aluminum into the metal molds. Among all these methods, die casting is the one which is popular in terms of usage in the aluminum casting processes. It is applicable in both ferrous and nonferrous metals and is the most appropriate in the production of parts which require more details.

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May 24, 2009

Aluminum Die Cast Parts Process

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Aluminum Die Cast Parts Process. One of the aluminum casting processes is the die casting. Die casting involves the injection of a molten metal into steel molds or die which is under high pressure. Aluminum alloys are widely used in die casting processes, and die casting method on the other hand, is the mostly used casting method as compared to other aluminum cast parts processes. Two-thirds of the world’s aluminum alloys are produced through aluminum die cast part process. Die casting method is more appropriate for applications which require bulk production of parts with small to medium size. Die casting is also preferable in the production of parts which are more detailed and which require more refined surface quality and dimensional consistency.

Aluminum die casting process involves four steps. First, a lubricant is sprayed in the mold and then the mold is closed. The lubricant will help to control the temperature of the die and it will make the removal of the casting easier. Then, the molten metal will be injected into the mold under high pressure. The high-pressured injection is necessary to fill up the die quickly before the casting solidifies. The mold will be filled and will continuously be kept under pressure until the molten metal solidifies. Afterwards, the mold is opened and the cast part is removed.

Aluminum cast parts process are used in the production of aluminum alloys to be used in lawnmower housings, streetlamps housings, typewriter frames, dental equipment, frying skillets, cover plates, instrument cases, escalator parts, conveyor components, aircraft and marine hardware and lit tings and outboard motor parts.

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May 4, 2009

Metal Die Casting is a Part of Life

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Metal Die Casting is a Part of Life. We may not know it but metal casting has been a part of our lives for a long time, 6000 years as a matter of fact. A 3200 BC copper frog proves it. However, since the processes and terminologies involved are too technical for the laymen, they seemed to have just trusted the experts or the manufacturers when it comes to their metal casting needs. People would rather just have a finished product than learn the ways and means of producing these metal cast products.

Nowadays, aluminum is the metal of choice for many casters. This is due to the fact that aluminum casting process is more advantageous than other processes in terms of costs, operation and product results. Aluminum casting process manages to produce aluminum cast parts that are of many shapes and sizes. Even complex shapes can be achieved with this process. This is due to the fact that aluminum is very lightweight, highly stable, has good mechanical properties, has high conductivity and manages to maintain its strength even at high temperatures.

There are many types of metals casting processes. These metal processes are continuous casting, die casting, green sand casting, dry sand casting, permanent mold casting, plaster casting, investment casting, lost foam process, hot isostatic pressing and squeeze casting. Only very few metals are capable of being used for all processes and aluminum is one of those metals. This makes aluminum an ideal metal for use in casting. No wonder it has become very popular to the metal casters of today.

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