Posts Tagged ‘Aluminum Die Casting’
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Examples of Aluminum Lighting Parts. Aluminum Lighting Parts have been manufactured for many decades already. After all, aluminum has proven its worth. This is because Aluminum Lighting fixtures do not cost as much as other manufacturing processes. Examples of Aluminum lighting parts have very good thermal properties. They have been used in applications where there are high temperature power supplies. They can also withstand humidity in the environment.
Lighting housings were actually welded together not long ago. But this proved to be too tedious. It took time and it costs more. It also limits the availability of the shapes preferred by clients. But now, they can be made in many shapes and sizes for the varying lighting applications, hence the aluminum lighting parts.
Aluminum lighting parts weigh less than other kinds of steel. This means that aluminum would actually cost less. They are also electrically conductive and they also looked better than other metals when powder coated. And plastic parts are not as strong as aluminum.
They are used in constructing houses, tunnels, and all other places that need artificial lighting for obvious reasons. Especially places like business establishments, traffic lights, outdoor coach lights, and endcaps on light fixtures. There is even a wide variety to choose from.
Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company 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.
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
Pressure Die Casting Aluminum Handle Hardware vs Gravity Casting. Casting is a process done by manufacturers where molten material whether metal or plastic, is placed into a mold. It is then allowed to harden in the mold itself. After some time, it is taken out or broken out to make the fabricated parts. This process is used for creating parts of intricate shape that is too tedious to be done by other methods, like cutting from solid material. Can you imagine hard this can be in making products such as handle hardware? But there are various casting processes such as pressure die casting and gravity casting. Pressure Die Casting Aluminum Handle Hardware vs Gravity Casting is a concept we can all look into.
Gravity Casting makes use of the gravity as part of the process. Or in other words, it makes use of the weight of the metal. It is used to fill the cavity which creates a metal part. The advantage of using this process is it does not need to make use of an expensive die casting machine. The tooling cost is less for gravity casting because it need not apply higher pressures to create the parts compared to pressure die casting which uses high pressure injection systems. So there you have it, gravity casting has the edge over pressure die casting in making handle hardware, although it all depends on your desired finished product.
Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company 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.
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Methods for making Aluminum Heat Sinks Die Castings. What are heat sinks? They are usually fastened to electronic devices like those with integrated circuits to release heat when it is working. With that said, heat sinks need to have a wide surface area which will determine their capability to dissipate the heat.
The methods for making Aluminum Heat Sinks Die Castings may from different manufacturing companies. But there are basic steps involved. In making a heat sink, the mold should have at least one cavity that matches up to the exact form of the article. This allows ambient gases from the mold to be evacuated, although not completely. While the mold is at least partially removed from the article, this fills the mold with thermally conductive casting material. This also hardens the material entered into the mold and resultant molded heat sink will be taken off.
Those are the basic steps in making a heat sink. Going back to the first step, it basically means that one should have a mold that has cavities closed at a single end. This will correspond to the heat being dispelled at the surface of the heat sink. The ambient gases will be removed, but not completely, because that single closed end will create a vacuum to the open end.
Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company 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.
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
How are Aluminum Hardware Brackets used? How are Aluminum Hardware Brackets used? Although they very common, not everybody knows exactly how they are used. Aluminum brackets can be made without having welding pieces or assembling pieces. And we all agree that a solid aluminum bracket is more resilient than a bracket pieced together. They may have the hole die cast hooked on one place which saves money from having to make more holes. But in other instances, the bracket parts are stronger than a steel welded part.
Here is some basic information on Aluminum Brackets. They weigh 1/3 less than steel brackets. They can also be cast stronger than steel. They are produced in large amounts of numbers everyday depending on the company’s production. They are also electrically conductive.
Aluminum Hardware brackets are basically used to keep things in place, to keep parts from moving. This is vital for most aluminum products. Such products are lighting fixtures, chocolate fountains, guitar amplifiers, aircrafts, automobiles, and even in construction. This secures that the product will work properly. They are also used to hold beams in place in construction. They are also vital in most furniture in the household, whether they be located at handles or doorways.
Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company 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.
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
How are Aluminum Speaker Parts made? Making aluminum speakers needs the proper tools and materials to be used. But this article will only give you the brief idea on the basic steps in making aluminum speaker parts. So how are Aluminum Speaker Parts made?
First, you will need transformers, one or two for each speaker, plastic film for speaker diaphragms, powdered graphite, dish soap, or antistatic solution to cover the diaphragm, punctured aluminum or steel, acrylic or fiberglass PC board stock for driver frame, glue, and a high voltage DC bias supply.
The next step is creating the drivers. First, they are designed, and then you settle the electrical connections to the diaphragm. Next, stretch out the diaphragm to cover the insulators. This can be made easy by applying heat to the diaphragm. Then you now test the driver using Styrofoam as insulators. Be very cautious. The voltage can cause enough damage to put one in a hospital.
And as for a last tip, to make the frame of the voice coil, you could use a black anodized aluminum foil. Aluminum is ideal for such function because it has good thermal properties and can handle the heat radiation. It can also vary in thickness depending on what it needed. There are many available sizes.
Contact Kinetic Die Casting Company 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.
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