New Die Cast Heater Plates. Die casting is now a preferable method for making equipment made of metal and molding metal. Numerous of products are now made under this method. New Die Cast Heater Plates are utilized for products that necessitate heat. For the reason that thermal properties are needed to produce heat, heating plates are usually made in aluminum. You can also note that since aluminum is abundant, it is therefore affordable. Since it is also very light weight, you can assure that by the use of heating plates, you can produce heat quickly and easily.

Toaster oven, iron and chocolate fountains are examples of equipment that uses heating plates. These products need New Die Cast Heater Plates to keep it or a certain part of it warm. As for example, you can assure that chocolate flowing from a chocolate fountain is warm, and this is all because of the heating plate in it. Same goes with the Iron and toaster ovens, these products are used to make and produce heat using heater plates.

There are two ways of manufacturing New Die Cast Heater Plates. One way is through sand casting, and another way is through pressure die casting. With Sand casting, the mold is created by pressing the pattern into sand mixed with mud and clay. In pressure die casting, liquid aluminum is injected to the mold through high pressure.

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.

The Advantages of Aluminum Chassis Castings Over Plastic. The use of aluminum chassis castings have increasingly become popular in recent years, particularly in the automobile industry, due to growing pressure to decrease vehicle weight to cut fuel consumption. While both aluminum and plastic are easy to produce, an aluminum chassis can dissipate heat better than a plastic one, thus preventing cars from overheating. Also, aluminum keeps its shape better even in severe weather conditions.

In karting, two of the materials normally used in the construction of the belly pan or chassis of a cart are plastic and aluminum. Both plastic and aluminum chassis castings are lightweight, but plastic is the more inexpensive option. However, the advantages of using aluminum chassis castings far outweigh those of plastic, which has a lot of disadvantages. Compared to aluminum, plastic is not usually thin enough for countersinking to make the fasteners flush. Plastic also has a tendency to discolor and swell when it comes in contact with fuels, oils, and grease. When exposed to warm temperatures, plastic expands and becomes wavy or starts buckling, which results in a wavy belly pan surface. Cold temperatures, on the other hand, cause some types of plastic to become brittle and eventually shatter. Aluminum chassis castings, while being expensive, does not encounter the aforementioned problems that plastic has. Additionally, the biggest advantage of aluminum is that is can be dimpled so that it can give a countersink in thin metal, and this enables the use of flat head screws. The end result is a perfectly smooth belly pan.

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.

Using New Cast Aluminum Boxes for Various Applications. Aluminum is material that is extensively being used today for various applications and purposes. One of the many purposes that it serves is to protect valuable items and component parts from harmful elements. As a result of this need, the die casting companies produced new cast aluminum boxes. These boxes are found in every product that requires a good shelter from different forms of contamination. They are popular as either storage spaces or protective covers for several items.

Aluminum boxes are prominent in vehicles as engine and transportation enclosures. They can be large enough to hold heavy equipments at the back of the trucks, or they can be small enough to be located inside the automobiles. They are electrically conductive and are highly durable which make them the ideal storage boxes for any types of vehicle.

Most computer and communication devices also utilize aluminum boxes and housings. In the manufacture of computer hardware, disk drives are produced with aluminum housings. The communication devices, on the other hand, are sheltered by aluminum casings in order to deter the unwanted radio frequencies and other technical interference.

Unlike with steel housings and compartments, the aluminum boxes do not have welded sides and corners. Because of their seamless looks, they are now being used in both homes and office spaces. You can find them as filing cabinets, drawers and even mailboxes.

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.

Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company 818-982-9200 if you have a difficult product to produce. We will be able to make parts for you when others fail. Send us your die casting tooling and we will make your parts for you.

A customer of ours, in the early 1990’s, contacted Kinetic Die Casting Company, to send us their die casting tooling so we could produce an aluminum die cast enclosure housing for them. This company, Monitor Dynamics Incorporated (MDI), produced a security card reader system used in government buildings. MDI was well known for their high quality security systems. MDI demanded high quality products from their suppliers.

This aluminum die casting part had transformed many times from its inception. It started out as a steel box that was welded together. The design was simple, ¼ inch plates welded together in a box shape with a slot to slide electronic cards through and an area for a keypad. The next change was to make aluminum sand castings in a similar design. Later, the delivery and quantity requirements for the programs required MDI to purchase die casting tooling and die casting parts from a competitor of ours.

Unfortunately, our competitor did not realize the important differences between aluminum sand casting parts and aluminum die casting parts. The part design was poorly planned in the following ways:

• The draft on the interior walls was not properly created, the parts has several drag marks and stuck too easily in the tool.
• The tooling die not include a mold base, it consisted of inserts only. This kept the customer captive to the poor quality die casting company, our competitor.
• The wall thicknesses of 1/4” or more, “for higher strength”. Greater wall thicknesses in die casting parts for greater strength is a misconception.

Here is how I helped MDI get good quality parts. First, I had my toolmaker fix the internal draft angle problems so the aluminum housing parts would no longer stick in the die casting tool. Secondly, I mounted the inserts into one of our many available mold bases so we could make good quality die casting production parts.

Then finally, we fought the production process to make good parts in spite of the problems and complications from the ¼” or greater wall thicknesses. There were many complications, such as, several sink marks or surface porosity from the metal wicking from thinner areas of the casting to the thicker areas. The casting would deform easily in the cooling process. The internal porosity from the thicker sections would also cause the paint and powder coating to bubble.

MDI was very pleased with the results we provided them. Their purchasing manager sent me a letter of appreciation. MDI is now known as Ameritron, Incorporated. You can read a copy of the letter of appreciation from the purchasing manager here..

“In the 12 years, Kinetic Die Casting has been an excellent supplier providing good pricing, excellent product and on time delivery. If you have a need for die casting products I would highly recommend Kinetic Die Casting”

……. Read letter HERE

How Are Aluminum Housing Chassis Castings Used? If someone asks you this – “How are aluminum castings used?” , and you don’t have an idea about it, then read on.

Aluminum Housing Chassis Castings, also known as housings in electronic products, are used to connect the different parts of a chassis, which is the framework for all vehicles. This can be compared with how the joints join two bones together. A car, a van or even a bicycle would not exist without these chassis castings.

Automotive Chassis cannot be built with the bending of some parts, so each part should only be formed like a one straight line. Of course, they can be built in several lengths. Aluminum is the most recommended chassis casting material because unlike other metals, aluminum does not quickly get old and does not rust, so the chassis is protected from sudden breakages.

Once all parts of the chassis are done, castings are bought so that the end of these parts would be connected with one another, making the frame of the designated vehicle. Most of these castings come with installation guides and bonus screws, so using it will be a breeze. Just join the ends of two (or three, depending on the vehicle’s framework) and allocate an equal length of both chassis parts for the castings. Do this to all parts until the framework is done.

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.