By JEWEL GOPWANI • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • July 13, 2009 In another example of how the auto industry’s sales drop-off has financially crippled auto suppliers, J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc., a maker of aluminum parts, filed for bankruptcy …
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2021 California Die Casting Companies
I have reported the decline in the number of die casting companies in Southern California for several years. In 1994, when I founded Kinetic Die Casting Company, there were 76 die casting companies in California. Now there are only 15 companies in Southern California.
Sorted alphabetically, here is the current list of the competing die casting companies remaining in Southern California:
1. Alloy Die Casting Company
2. Aluminum Die Casting Company
3. Ambritt Die Casting Company
4. American Die Casting Company
5. California Die Casting Company
6. Cast-Rite Die Casting Company
7. Die Cast of America Company
8. Dynacast Company
9. Hyatt Die Casting Company
10. International Die Casting Company
11. Kenwalt Die Casting Company
12. Kinetic Die Casting Company
13. Pacific Die Casting Company
14. Pioneer Die Casting Company
15. RSG Die Casting Company
These 15 companies are six (6) less than in my prior article in 2011 https://www.kineticdiecasting.com/kdc/southern-california-die-casting-companies/ and eleven (11) fewer companies than in my 2010 article https://www.kineticdiecasting.com/kdc/die-casting-companies-remaining-in-2010/
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Southern California Die Casting Companies That closed from 1994 to 2020
Recently Closed:
Bucy Die Casting Company Closed
Commercial Die Casting Company
Alloy Die Casting Company Sold
Cox Die Casting Company Closed
Rangers Die Casting Company Closed
CEP Cast Engineered Products Closed
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Important Metals in 2021
Important Metals. Manufacturing a die cast metal part needs equipment like hot-chamber or cold-chamber machines. These machines have the die or mold in them, as well as the injection component for a high pressure mechanism. This will push the molten metal into the die chamber and fill the mold. The machine also has a mechanism to separate and eject the finished product.
How do you define die casting? Simply put, die casting is a process of manufacturing metal parts by molding the molten metal. The metals used are ductile, malleable metals with a high degree of heat and electric conductivity, high strength and corrosion resistance, wear resistance, can be easily plated, and with good dimensional stability, namely: aluminum, copper, magnesium, tin and lead, and brass. The metals have low iron content and low melting point, but sometimes ferrous, or iron, metals can be used.
Manufacturing die cast parts is done in a specialized company with the right equipment and expertise. The finished products are used in a variety of industrial fields: automotive, aeronautics, telecom, factories. Die cast metals are also present in households, in some kitchen apparatus and furniture, bathroom products such as shavers, storage shelves, and even in metal plumbing fixtures. In the field of telecommunications, these die cast parts are present in mobile phone antennas, laptops and computers; and finally they are very popular as die cast toy collectibles.
In fact, metal parts made using the die casting process is everywhere to be found in our modern world. Die cast companies are manufacturing hundreds of products for hundreds of different industries and trades. That is how important these metals are to us today.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures aluminum and zinc die casting parts. Samples of KDC’s work include die cast speaker parts, aluminum tile plates, and other die cast metal parts. If you would like to have a quote please visit our website: Kinetic Die Casting Company
Kinetic Die Casting Company 6918 Beck Avenue, North Hollywood, California 91605, United States of America
E-mail sales@kineticdc.com USA Toll Free: (800) 524-8083 Local: (818) 982-9200 Fax: (818) 982-0877
To get prices for Die Casting Tooling Molds or Parts: RFQ Die Casting Part Prices
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The Advantages of Cast Aluminum Parts for Music over Plastic Parts in 2021
The Advantages of Cast Aluminum Parts for Music over Plastic Parts. For serious musicians and the musical professionals in the music industry, having instruments that last longer, that sound extraordinarily good, and that are strong and sturdy is very important. Guitar amplifiers, for example, should be able to produce sound as clearly and stable as they can, which is why many manufacturers of amplifiers are now going for aluminum casting for parts. Aluminum castings are normally sturdier and are able to produce sound better than plastic, plus it is easier to shape and quick to produce in numbers. Though plastic is cheaper when it comes to production costs, aluminum casting parts for music last longer, can be shaped into all kinds of complex shapes to make it fit and function better, and it isn’t expensive as well.
But because sound and how guitar amplifiers produce the kind of music certain musicians are after are some of the top priorities when choosing guitar amps, there is still the want for vacuum tube amps despite their heavy weight and constant tuning and annual maintenance. Guitarists for genres such as the blues and rock prefer the sound produced by these vacuum tube guitar amps, but thanks to the advancements in technology even today’s guitar amplifiers can emulate sound that of classic guitars almost perfectly.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures aluminum and zinc die casting parts. Samples of KDC’s work include die cast speaker parts, aluminum tile plates, and other die cast metal parts. If you would like to have a quote please visit our website: Kinetic Die Casting Company
Kinetic Die Casting Company 6918 Beck Avenue, North Hollywood, California 91605, United States of America
E-mail sales@kineticdc.com USA Toll Free: (800) 524-8083 Local: (818) 982-9200 Fax: (818) 982-0877
To get prices for Die Casting Tooling Molds or Parts: RFQ Die Casting Part Prices
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Aluminum Hardware Handles–How to Make Them 2021
Aluminum Hardware Handles – How to Make Them. Handles are made to be pulled, pushed and roughed up. In other words, hardware handles are designed to place pressure upon them. Overtime, these parts can accumulate damage and eventually break. This is why many home designers and manufacturers make use of aluminum to make these handles because this metal alloy has the properties needed for the purpose of hardware handles. Aluminum is hard, tough, durable and very strong. It takes a lot to break this metal alloy. Yet, this metal is very light. At the same time, aluminum is also cheap which makes it easy to mass produce Aluminum Handles through die casting.
The process known as die casting is the best way to make Aluminum Hardware Handles in bulk orders. It starts out with the raw material, aluminum alloy bars, and melts them by subjecting the bars in intense temperatures. After they liquefy, the aluminum liquid is then poured to molds known as castings. These castings will give the metal its shape and size. After the castings are cooled with water, the aluminum in it will begin to harden once again and go back to its solid state, and now it is an Aluminum Hardware Handle.
There are a number of companies out there which provides the service of die casting. It is ideal for manufacturers who don’t have the resources to purchase their own machinery for their aluminum part needs. Furthermore, die casting is a cheap process which can help companies in cutting down their production costs.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures die cast parts for their customers. If you would like to know more about what is die casting or if you would like a quote, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Kinetic Die Casting Company 6918 Beck Avenue, North Hollywood, California 91605, United States of America
E-mail sales@kineticdc.com USA Toll Free: (800) 524-8083 Local: (818) 982-9200
To get prices for Die Casting Tooling Molds or Parts: RFQ Die Casting Part Prices
Kinetic Die Casting Company makes:
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Die Casting Military Parts 2021
New Die Casting Military Parts. New Die Casting Military Parts is important as it produces strong and lighter results. Producing high quality military parts using die cast is vital, because ensuring the safety of the military is essential for the safety of the individual as well. You want to make sure that the group of people who keeps you safe is in good hands with right tools and strong equipment.
For the reason that new die casting military parts are produced as a whole and not assembled consisting of detached separated parts, the result is therefore stronger alloy for the equipment.
Right as this moment, New Die Casting Military Parts are produced for the United States Government respectively for the army, navy, air force, missile defense agency, and many others. Examples of these parts are the Fire suppression system housing for armored vehicles. It is important to make its composition well-built as it allows the military tank passengers and drivers to survive in case the fuel tank is hit. Another example is the missile nose piece. It is important to have this die casted because it needs to withstand a lot of pressure and force. Other examples are the Military Fire sensor housing and Military Pump parts.
To get a price for aluminum die casting parts or die casting tooling, call toll free 800-524-8083 and ask for sales. Or email us at sales@kineticdc.com for a fast response on a price quote.
Kinetic Die Casting is located in North Hollywood,California. KDC specializes in manufacturing zinc and aluminum alloy casting parts. If you would like a quote, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
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Kinetic Die Casting Company 6918 Beck Avenue, North Hollywood, California 91605 USA
E-mail sales@kineticdc.com Toll Free: (800) 524-8083 Local: (818) 982-9200
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