The Bracket that Tells It All. Hardware brackets play a vital role on the things that people use every day, may it be a machine or simple equipments. These brackets are designed to ensure that different parts of the equipment are perfectly in place and do not move. This is the reason why hardware brackets should be strong enough to handle the pressure and strength of the whole equipment. With this in mind, many manufacturers are using aluminum as hardware brackets because of its durability. Aluminum is also light in weight and cheaper as compared to steel.

Kinetic Die Casting Company makes aluminum hardware brackets in various shapes and sizes. One advantage of using aluminum as hardware bracket is the fact that manufacturers can make a near net shape wherein no welding or assembling is needed. This is because aluminum hardware brackets can be die-casted and the whole shape of the bracket can be molded in a single procedure. This makes the brackets stronger as compared to the steel brackets that need welding and can cause weakness in due time. Also, aluminum hardware brackets are lighter than steel brackets. The actual size of an aluminum hardware bracket is just a third of the steel hardware bracket. Lastly, since aluminum is easy to acquire, using aluminum hardware brackets is much cheaper and more economical.

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.

Crucial Handles Made Cheaper. Hardware aluminum handles are very important in everyone’s daily lives. They can be seen in doors, cabinets, and drawers. These hardware handles are used to put pressure by pulling, pushing, or carrying things so they should be made with extra care so as to create durable handles.

The fact that hardware handles are very crucial in many appliance and equipments, manufacturing them should also be precise to ensure strength and durability. One of the materials commonly used for handles is aluminum. Aluminum is a metal alloy that has chemical properties that are perfect in making hardware handles. This metal is light and easier to acquire so it is economical to use. This metal is also durable and strong.

Manufacturers of hardware handles use die-casting to produce them using aluminum as the metal. They choose this combination because aluminum is easy to acquire and mold. It would take less money and time for them to produce handles. Die-casting handles also adds up to the strength because the handles produced are near to net shape or they are molded as a whole so welding and assembling are not needed anymore. So nowadays, people can notice that the popular handles of doors, cabinets, windows, drawers, and luggage are made of die-casted aluminum.

Methods for making Aluminum Auto Parts. Every single day, thousands of auto parts are made and produced by different auto companies: Chevrolet, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and more. Many automotive parts are manufactured by net shape to save costs on additional labor and wasted materials. The metal aluminum is often used for car parts or auto parts for they are only a third of the weight of steel parts. Machining holes into the aluminum during production is easier. Indeed, aluminum proved to be the better metal compared to other metals because of its many beneficial properties.

To create aluminum automotive parts, the metal has to first undergo the die casting manufacturing process. First, the aluminum is being liquefied. The liquid metal will then be injected into the molds to take up the shape as dictated by the mold. Around 1,500 PSI to 30,000 PSI is applied, so that the liquid is forced into the mold perfectly. This will ensure accuracy in its dimensions. Afterward, the molds are set aside to cool and once open, the aluminum automotive parts are perfectly finished.

The end result of this method is extraordinarily amazing: accurate dimensions and great surface finish. Parts can be remade with equal standard and consistency each time.

Pressure Die Casting Aluminum Military Parts vs Extrusions. Die casting is a process wherein molten aluminum is injected into a mold with great pressure. Afterwards, they are then set to water cool. When they are opened, they are then ejected. Aluminum military parts are created through this simple and inexpensive manufacturing process. As compared to other processes like sand casting, gravity casting, forging, extrusion, plastic injection moldings and stamping, die casting is inarguably the most efficient process for molding aluminum military parts.

Pressure die casting parts are more recyclable as opposed to forgings and extrusions. Aluminum die casting is efficient and economical when it comes to maintenance, refurbishing, remanufacturing, and repair for extending its life. It is non toxic and practical, and can readily be used again and again.

Pressure die casting is produced faster compared to extrusions. It has more net shape, which means that more features, depressions and angles can be placed in one operation. You can create more complex shapes, have thinner sheets, and more accurate dimensions with high pressure die casting for aluminum military parts. Holes can be cast in place rather than machining them later, adding to a higher production cost. There will be fewer waste products in pressure die casting aluminum military parts as opposed to extrusions.

For many years, Royal Die Casting Company was located in Burbank California. Royal diecasting was a small diecasting company that catered to Aerospace and connector companies. Royal Diecasting assisted Glenair Connectors by shipping them connectors (overflow work). Glenair has their own die casting department but many times sent work to Royal. Joe Cruz produced parts for other die casting companies also.

Royal Die Casting Company was founded by Joe Cruz and three silent partners. This diecasting company was small and did not need many customers to stay in business.

Over the last 10 years, Joe tried several times to sell Royal Die Casting Company. 80% of Royal’s business was concentrated in four customers. Also during that time, the economy tanked reducing those four customer’s sales. Then Royal lost two of those customers, about 50% of Royal’s total sales, to inexpensive and unreliable offshore suppliers. In the last few years, Joe was terribly ill and could not operate his company. Sadly, Royal Die Casting was forced to close in 2009.

Kinetic Die Casting Company is only a few miles away from where Royal Die Casting was located and offered to assist Royal’s customers. Another die casting company was already helping Joe to transition away. Kinetic Die Casting Company is still available to help. If anyone is interested in a local die casting company, that can produce parts that was being made at Royal Die Casting, give us a call at Kinetic Die Casting Company 800-524-8083. Or send an email to sales@kineticdiecasting.com.

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North Hollywood, CA 91605

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