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Yes, most of the gadgets we’ve seen in the older James Bond movies may be fictional, but cars like the Aston Martin Vanquish are not. In fact, more and more car manufacturers have started using aluminum car parts in producing vehicles like the Audi A8 and the Honda Insight.

What is common between James Bond and aluminum? The answer is that famous sports car brand Aston Martin. One of the cars that have been used in the movie featured aluminum exterior body panels and flooring. These aluminum car parts made the hero zoom his way on the road like the wind.

There was a time when these carmakers shied away from using aluminum parts because of concerns for costs and concerns for safety. However, with advancement in technology, aluminum parts is becoming a feasible and safe choice for production of car parts. Since some car companies are in a wait-and-see mode, production of such aluminum cars is still relatively low. Aluminum Car Parts Now. Entire Car Soon.

These car manufacturers are still quite conservative about mass producing cars out of aluminum parts because of so many technical reasons that they want to be refined first. There are many advantages to using steel that have not been answered by aluminum parts yet. This is why research is continuously being conducted by die casting companies to develop methods and techniques that can support the aluminum parts revolution in car manufacturing.

Many components though, are being experimented upon like aluminum engine blocks, aluminum cylinder heads, aluminum brackets, aluminum wheels, aluminum panels, aluminum handles, and aluminum body structures. There is also a growing use for aluminum car parts that are weight-intensive like aluminum hoods, aluminum trunks, and others.

Finding Die Casting Bracket Castings in many very different locations is interesting. While flying in a Boeing 747-700 Airplane I discovered that the “Seat-Back Tray-Table” is held up using two aluminum die casting parts as Bracket Castings. These bracket castings were attached to the seat back of the seat in front and to a plastic tray table. These aluminum bracket castings are painted white to match their surroundings. These aluminum brackets are strong enough to hold a laptop or a plate of food or even the hands of someone working a puzzle or a book. These brackets are strong because they are designed using geometry that gives the bracket casting strength with corner radii and ribs and gussets.

Aluminum Die Casting Airplane Parts are very common. Most airplanes are made from aluminum as the metal of choice. Aluminum is lightweight and strong.

Another California Die Casting Company closed their doors in 2007, Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific (aka CDC).

This is the information Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific published as their capabilities and mission:

Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific
950 Turnbull Canyon Road
City of Industry, California 91745

Mission for Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific:
We are a leader in the manufacturing of high quality, high value aluminum and zinc cast products and services for our customers. We will accomplish this mission through:
- employee involvement and commitment
- continuous improvement of our people and processes
- ongoing advancement of design and engineering capabilities
- utilization of our national presence

Materials:
Die Cast Aluminum Alloys: A380, A383, zinc and specialty alloys upon request

Capabilities:
Die Casting
High Pressure Die Casting Machines: 400 to 1200 ton
Fully automated die cast cells, shot and process monitoring

Secondary Finishing
Full service finishing including sanding and vibratory deburring
CNC and dedicated machining, testing and sub-assembly

Facilities
Plant 1: 80,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and office space

Customer Service
Production control & material handling JIT/EDI services
Coating processes with certified sub-suppliers
chem-film, anodize, plating and powder paint

Engineering Services
Product, tooling & process engineering, project management
Solid Works, AutoCAD Mechanical Desk Top
Solid Modeling, flow simulation rapid and die cast prototyping capabilities

Major Products:
safety restraint components
seating frames, components
electronic heat sinks, housings
compressor/pump components
power tool tables, brackets, covers
speaker and telephone housings, frames

Key Markets:
Automotive
Telecommunications
Consumer Electronics
Power Tools
Office Furniture
Other

Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific is another example of how difficult it is for a die casting manufacturing company to stay in business in California. Cascade had a long history of being a great supplier here in California and Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific will be missed by their former employees, their suppliers and their customers who need aluminum die casting parts.

Kinetic Die Casting continues to be strong while other die casting companies are closing down or selling out.

Many products in homes need brackets. Chocolate Fountains use brackets to hold the parts together into a finished product. The heater plate in the chocolate fountain requires an “aluminum hardware bracket” to keep it into place. Lighting Fixture Brackets made in aluminum are considered “aluminum hardware brackets”. These light fixture brackets replaced the old lantern holding brackets of many years ago. Stables and barns also require brackets to hold items on the walls and to secure items in place. Smaller brackets are used in wood furniture for holding drawers together, holding shelves in cupboards and holding mirrors onto dressers. Other applications include: towel racks, book shelves, and toilet paper holders.

Home building companies use bracket items in several places. These brackets are used in many applications to hold items in place. Old wood framed windows used brackets to keep the correct angle of the wood window frames. Brackets tend to be angular to hold items up on walls or hold items away from walls. A 90 degree bracket could hold a shelf up on a wall or act as a brace to hold two walls together.

Construction people use brackets, called braces, to hold wood beams at the correct angle. Brackets are incorporated in home electrical boxes to hold these boxes into place and at the proper angle. Aluminum Hardware Brackets have many uses around your home and in new construction of houses.

Aluminum Brackets are made using the aluminum die casting process many times replacing other, less economical processes.

A bracket is defined as a decorative or weight-bearing structural element, two sides of which form a right angle with one side against a wall and the other under a projecting surface.

Aluminum Bracket
Angle bracket. Chromate aluminum. Base holes are 7/16″ c-c. #10-32 nut pressed in vertical at 1-1/2″ from base. 1-1/4″ base, 2″ rise, 13/16″ wide. 1/8″ thick (8 gauge). Great utility piece for any builder!

Uni-Strut universal right angle surface bracket. 1/4″ plate aluminum construction. 9/16″ diameter holes. 3-3/4″ high. 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″. Army green and galvanized randomly supplied. New aluminum diecast.

Angle bracket. 45º angle. Chromate aluminum. 14 gauge (0.064″) thick. 3-3/4″ base leg, 2-7/8″L mounting surface @ 45º angle, 3-1/4″ high base to top of angle.

High quality black anodized aluminum multi-purpose servo bracket. Works great for making multi-axis joints for use in robot arms and legs.