Aluminum Enclosure Boxes and the many other uses of Aluminum. Aluminum enclosure boxes are becoming a preference for many enclosure manufacturing companies for their packaging requirements. The custom enclosure boxes are used as enclosure housings for various products like electronic …
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LJ Die Casting Company
Today, I was driving and looked at an old brown building to my left and saw the name, L. J. Die Casting. I know that LJ Die Casting Company does not have any die casting machines. They sold all of them about 10 years ago. When I had stopped by about 6 years ago the manager at the time said they sold the machines and now import all their aluminum parts from overseas. I was curious today and wanted to stop to see why the building still has LJ Die Casting outside. I walked into the door and saw two workers grinding sand castings. I looked in the next small building and saw more aluminum lighting parts. I saw a lot of light fixture parts. In the next work area I asked a guy who is the manager? He pointed to a small building out back. I walked up to the building and out walks two men. The first man I did not know, it turns out his name is Jesus. He walked around the building to another warehouse in back. The second man I knew to be the general manager of now closed, Alcasto Die Casting Company, his name is Dale Weitzel.
When he looked up at me, Dale got a shocked look on his face.
He asked me “what are you doing here?”
I told him, “I am looking for the manager”. Dale said “he just went around the corner”.
Then Dale turned to lock the door to the office.
I said, “you are not the manager?” He said “no, I am retired”.
I said, “if you are not the manager, why are you locking the door?” He said, “the guy who left told me to lock it”.
He said, “I stopped by here to see if these guys can make a gun lock part I need”.
Then Dale walked quickly toward his truck to leave. I followed and told him, “I would like to meet the manager, what is his name?” Dale said, “Jesus”. Then Dale told me he has not worked since closing Alcastco, about three years. Then Dale drove away quickly.
I walked around the corner in the direction that Dale said Jesus walked. I walked into another warehouse area with more lighting parts made overseas. I was wondering, how do these guys stay in business?
I found Jesus and asked him if he needed parts made by Kinetic Die Casting Company, a local die casting company. He indicated that he is the shipping guy. I need to talk to his manager, Dale Weitzel. When I asked for a card, he gave the business card that said “LJ Die Casting, Serving the Lighting and Lamp Industry, Dale Weitzel, General Manager”
What a strange conversation I had with Dale. Why did he feel he had to be dishonest with me? I am not sure that I will ever understand?
Kinetic Die Casting Company, Inc.
6918 Beck Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605
“The Parts We Make Today, We Ship Today”
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6918 Beck Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605
818-982-9200
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Sand Casting and Die Casting Light Fxtures KDC
Kinetic Die Casting Company has made Aluminum Die Casting Lighting Fixture Parts from aluminum sand castings. A customer who is a lighting fixture parts manufacturer purchased an aluminum sand casting fixture for one of his lighting products. This sand cast part is an “Aluminum Trolley Mount” used to hold his lighting fixtures from the ceiling in a room. This aluminum trolley fixture has to be strong and look good to be part of his lighting products. He has been using this aluminum sand casting for quite a long time. The initial sand casting cost less to get started with a new product line and die casting cost a little more. The sand casting tooling costs less than $5,000 to get started and the part price in this case is about $70 each part. My customer buys about 50 parts a month. His total cost to purchase these castings in a year after the tooling is paid for would be $70 per part times 12 times per year times 50 parts per month ($42,000 per year). Can this part be cost effectively produced as an aluminum die casting lighting fixture?
Aluminum Lighting Fixture Die Castings
The die casting part will require die cast tooling. This tooling will take about 10 weeks to be made and will cost about $28,000 to be made. This seems too expensive for some but if the annual total cost is calculated it will show that the tooling cost is justified. The part price in this case is $8 each part. A simple calculation will show the cost of the die castings with the die casting tooling will be better than the cheaper sand casting price.
Aluminum Die Castings
Part Price — $ 8
Annual Quantity — 600
Total parts cost — $ 4,800
Tooling cost — $28,000
Total product cost — $32,800
Aluminum Sand Castings
Part Price — $ 70
Annual Quantity — 600
Total parts cost — $42,000
Tooling cost — Paid for already
Total product cost — $42,000
The aluminum die casting option will cost about $9,000 less the first year and over $30,000 less each year afterwards. Die casting aluminum is a better option.
Do you need fast delivery for lighting die casting parts? Kineticdc shipped lighting parts that were die castings with machining in less than two weeks from receipt of a purchase order. Know someone that wants to buy die cast parts and can use our die casting services?
Call us and let us know 818-982-9200.
Kinetic Die Casting Company 6918 Beck Avenue North Hollywood California 91605
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Kineticdc makes:
Automotive Die Casting Parts
Light Fixture Die Casting Parts
Consumer Products Aluminum Parts
Aerospace Die Casting Parts
Military Die Casting Parts
KDC Aluminum Enlightenment: What Are Die Casting Aluminum Lighting Fixture Parts
Aluminum Enlightenment: What Are Die Casting Aluminum Lighting Fixture Parts. A large, reliable source of light keeps the progress of the city’s daily (and night) life. This is why keeping every home and infrastructure well-lit is very important. By the simple use of electricity, light is created and supports man for the rest of the day. Many have already made certain compromise on utilizing electricity light resources in efficient and power-saving standards. Solar-powered engine is indubitably the best way to save power in the production of electricity light. Another way of maintaining light is the use of efficient lighting fixtures.
What are die casting aluminum lighting fixture parts? These are specially made enclosures or housings used to hold light bulbs and other power supplies. They can be in any shape, size and the capacity to hold electricity as it flows around the bulb. Because it is made of die cast aluminum, these lighting fixture parts can be durable, cheap and easy to produce.
Another question then arises: what are die casting aluminum lighting fixture parts for and what makes them more beneficial than normal lighting fixture parts? Lighting fixture parts are often made of plastic, and it also has the same use to that of aluminum. But the advantage of aluminum is its being less prone to corrosion, electrically conductible, uses naturally abundant resources (unlike plastic), inexpensive, it is more resilient and can even weigh lighter than plastic lighting fixtures. Answering the question,
“What are Die Casting Aluminum Lighting Fixture Parts for?” They are for enlightenment – they durably support our light by being light concerning both weight and budget.
This is the blog on the Kinetic Die Casting Company web site. We make several types of Aluminum Handle Parts. Look at this website page for more details: www.kineticdiecasting.com/handle.html. Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company at 818-982-9200 or email us at sales@kineticdc.com. Use this webpage to request “die casting part prices” www.kineticdiecasting.com/replyform.html
General Information about Die Casting Draft Angles
General Information about Die Casting Draft Angles. Draft Angle is the sloping required in manufacturing aluminum die casting products. Because it facilitates ejection, this feature is often highly considered by aluminum die casting manufacturing companies.
Die Casting Draft Angles apply to both the pattern and the castings. Pattern Draft Angle is the considerable degree of tilt on the surface of the pattern. It allows the ejection of the casting from its mold. Casting Draft Angle on the other hand is the draft angle on the casting itself. It is the actual sloping seen on the castings.
Although the computation of draft angles is frequently generalized, the interior and the exterior surface of the die cast wall are highly considered. The draft angle recommended for the interior wall is twice as much as the external surface to facilitate ejection when the aluminum alloy harden and shrink.
In some instances, most particularly in the production of precision metals used by electronics industries, draft angle considerable varies. It must be specified in the design in order to guarantee efficient and effective performance of electronic gadgets, appliances, furniture and lighting fixtures etc. which uses these materials in their manufacturing process.
Draft Angle is also considered in designing the parting line and determining the parting line tolerance. The parting line is the point where the two halves of the casting mold meet. In most cases this line defines the internal and external surfaces of die cast parts. Minor errors in die casting applications includes errors or faulty in parting line designs.
Tons of aluminum products worldwide are made efficient just because a simple feature like draft angle was never taken for granted.
This is the blog on the Kinetic Die Casting Company web site. Kinetic writes about Aluminum Alloys for Die Casting. Look at this website page for more details: www.kineticdiecasting.com/casting_aluminum.html. Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company at 818-982-9200 or email us at sales@kineticdc.com. Use this webpage to request “die casting part prices” www.kineticdiecasting.com/replyform.html
