Aluminum Boxes
Aluminum Box Castings are aluminum boxes made as aluminum die casting. These aluminum boxes are produced at the rate of hundreds to thousands each day in the aluminum die casting process. The box and cover may be diecasted at the same time for a smaller aluminum box and cover.
Aluminum Box Castings are a natural RF or EMI shield for your electronic components. What is RF or EMI shielding, you may ask? What does RF and EMI shielding mean? RF (Radio Frequency) and EMI (Electrical Magnetic Inductance) are electronics terms for protection. RF/EMI shielding blocks radio waves and radio frequency from interfering with the electronics inside the aluminum box or prevents the electronic frequency from inside the box from interfering with items outside the aluminum box.
How does an aluminum box block RF/EMI? Aluminum is a very electrically conductive material. Electricity flows easily through aluminum. A box made in aluminum would be electrically conductive. Items placed inside an aluminum box can take advantage of this electrical conductivity in many ways. Discussed here is the way radio waves disperse and are absorbed by the aluminum thus protecting electronics inside an aluminum box.
Aluminum boxes, because they are electrically conductive are a natural ground. Aluminum boxes are many times used as a “grounding plane” for the electrical components inside the aluminum box. This “ground” in this case is a common electrical circuit. Just like the chassis of the typical American Car, sometimes referred to the “negative pole” or “ground” of your car battery.
RF/EMI shielding are just a few of the many reasons aluminum boxes should be made using aluminum die casting. Kinetic Die Casting, Inc. will be happy to assist in your design and manufacture your aluminum box castings for your products.
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