How do Die Castings Compare to Plastic Parts? Metal die castings have several advantages over their plastic counterparts. As you can see, most manufacturers of automobiles, computers, aircrafts and other modern devices have considered the use of die cast metal …
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The Basics of Die Casting Alloys
The Basics of Die Casting Alloys. Die-casting is very comparable to permanent mold casting, only that the metal which is pushed into the mold experiences higher pressures which total to 10-210Mpa (1,450-30,500) psi. Because of this, the exterior of the die-cast is very fine; the dimensions are also much more precise at 0.2% of casting dimension.
Die-casting may be done in two different ways, either utilizing a cold chamber method or by employing a hot chamber procedure. Both vary in the time exposure of the melt which certain metals need either more or less. Cold chamber procedures are typically utilized for aluminum and copper, also counting its fellow die casting alloys. The metal is located in the cold chamber for each shot and requires less time exposure of the melt. Hot chamber methods normally are utilized for metals that have low melting points and high fluidity. This includes zinc, tin and lead. The die cavity is located permanently in the melted metal. The inlet port of the pressurizing cylinder is exposed as the plunger moves to its opening position. This permits a different charge of melted metal to fill the cavity.
Aluminum, Zinc and Copper are the die casting alloys that are chiefly utilized in die-casting for a variety of reasons. Die-castings are restricted from 20kg to a maximum that is reliant on the metal. Large castings typically have superior porosity problems because of the trapped air and the premature hardening of the die-cast cavity. In essence, many things must considered when performing die-casts in order to make certain the excellence of the metals. Die casting alloys guarantee excellent quality and a great finish.
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
Drumheller Industries is Closed (Die Casting Company)
Drumheller Industries is Closed (Zinc Die Casting Company) – Today I drove past the building of Drumheller Industries on 10967 Tuxford Street in Sun Valley, California. I was saddened that the building is for sale. Drumheller Die Casting Company was a zinc die casting company that was in business over 40 years. Scott Drumheller, the last owner of the company, told me his grandfather started the company by building special hot chamber zinc die casting machines. These machines will cast and trim the zinc die casting parts automatically so that the parts drop into buckets.
For over two years, I talked to Scott about the possibility of purchasing his company. He has had declining sales and fewer customers every year. The value of his company was dropping. Unfortunately, Scott felt he needed a job but did not want to work for another die casting company. He wanted to continue Drumheller operations until he had to stop.
In July 2012, Scott Drumheller told me he needed to pay either a penalty or a fine to the state of California to stay in business. This fee was vary large, and amounted to more than 10% of his annual sales. He decided to close Drumheller Industries unless someone would purchase his corporation from him and his liability to the state of California.
I offered to pay him a sales commission and two or three times the value of his equipment for his equipment and his customers. He insisted that the corporation ownership needed to be part of the package. I do not understand how it could benefit him to scrap his equipment for one third of the amount of money that I offered to pay him and why he believed I would take his corporate liabilities or even why he thought it was fair to insist the corporate transfer as part of the package. We could not come to an agreement and he chose to scrap his equipment instead of selling the die casting machines to Kinetic Die Casting Company.
Another California Die Casting Company has closed. This is very sad to me. There are less than one third of the die casting companies in California as there were 20 years ago.
The good news to me is that my company, Kinetic Die Casting Company, is thriving and growing while other companies are declining and closing. Our customers feel safe buying their parts from us. We purchased the mold bases and die casting tooling from the Drumheller die casting auction to service their customers.
Optimal Die Casting Production Part Quantity
Optimal Die Casting Production Part Quantity? “I need to buy several thousands of parts to buy die castings”. That is the most common myth or false belief people have regarding the optimal die casting part production quantity. We believe, the optimum production quantity of die casting parts is, the quantity of parts you need to buy.
Unfortunately, many die casting companies also believe the “high quantity only” myth. Some die casting companies perpetuate that myth to force their customers into buying more parts than they need. They refuse smaller quantity purchase orders unless their customers pay a very high “set-up charge”. Sometimes, they will push out delivery of lower part quantities to over 12 weeks, in an effort to dissuade the lower quantity part purchase orders. Then sometimes the part quality is “lacking” but the parts are needed so badly, the sub-quality parts are accepted because we do not have 12 more weeks to wait for replacement parts.
Kinetic Die Casting is thrilled to accept die casting part purchase orders of any quantity. We will accept part purchase orders with deliveries of 10,000 parts or less. Many of our part purchase orders have part deliveries of less than 1,000 parts. In fact, many of our aerospace part purchase orders have deliveries of less than 100 parts and sometimes less than 10 parts.
Our part deliveries range from four to six (4-6) weeks for raw castings. No matter what quantity you want, as long as it is less than 10,000 parts. In most cases we will ship your parts in less than six weeks, if we do not need to wait for outside processes to hold up our part delivery.
In most production part purchase orders, we ship your parts the day we make your parts. We do not have departmental delays that can take several days or weeks to process the parts after the parts are produced.
Our optimal die casting part production quantity, is the quantity you want to buy. Contact us today for a competitive price. Your delivery will be less than six weeks.
Kinetic Die Casting Company
818-982-9200
sales@kineticdc.com
Die Casting Alloys
Die Casting Alloys. A die casting is a method engaged by the metalworking industry to produce and construct metal parts that are good die casting. It is a way of pushing melted metal into reusable molds under high pressure. Flexible alloys are utilized to manufacture a die. The most frequent die casting alloys are zinc, aluminium, magnesium, copper, lead and tin.
Die casting alloys are selected depending on the rewards they have to recommend to manufacturers. Here is how ordinary die casting alloys are distinguished:
There are other die casting alloys apart from the aforementioned. Picking the correct alloy to utilize will seriously depend on its features.
Kinetic Die Casting is located in Southern California. KDC specializes in aluminum and zinc die casting tooling. If you would like a quote, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Three of the Most Popular Die Casting Alloys
Three of the Most Popular Die Casting Alloys. Aluminum is the most accepted out of all die casting alloys. Besides its lightweight features and its sturdy ability, aluminum is also found to be very inexpensive measured up to other die casting alloys. When choosing the ideal material to utilize in die casting, it is vital to have concise information as to how each alloy is different from one another. Although aluminum may have a lot of benefits and advantages compared to other materials, some die casting companies also prefer not to use aluminum owing to its high shrinkage capability and also its receptivity to high temperature.
Copper is one of the various other die casting alloys like zinc die casting available in the scientific procedure. One of the advantages of employ copper is its inflexibility and its ability to decrease ductility. Copper is also identified not be receptacle to corrosion, generating an outstanding substitute to aluminum. On the other hand, if you are looking for a type of alloy that is able to work on narrower walls compared to the effectiveness of aluminum, you can also use Zinc as an alternative. Zinc has the capability to close tolerances because of its fluidic nature that is highly influenced by high temperatures. When die casters decided Zinc as its die casting alloy, the casting is processed at a lower temperature than usual so as not to completely melt the die. As soon as the die is shaped, it is much easier for die casters to permit the result to solidify due to the material’s sensitivity towards temperature.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures zinc and aluminium die casting. If you would like a quote, please visit our website:Die Casting quote
