Automotive Parts – Die Casted in Aluminum. Die Casting is a very cost-effective procedure that offers a wider variety of components and forms compared to any other method of manufacturing. All die casting parts last for a very long time …
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Magnesium Compared to Zinc
Magnesium Compared to Zinc – Die Casting Characteristics. Die casting has been getting lots of attention lately for its overall usefulness to the manufacturing process. How much it lessens production costs and production time has been proven to be very significant.
However, the metal being used for the die casting process has always been under debate. Both magnesium and zinc have their own properties which make manufacturers choose one over the other. Magnesium compared to zinc – what does one have as an advantage over the other?
Zinc is agreed upon by manufacturers as the easiest alloy to cast because it has very high ductility. Molten zinc can easily be stretched and shaped into the molds used for die casting. Zinc also has high impact strength, for die casts which need a lot of pounding and shaping to form.
Magnesium, on the other hand, is the easiest alloy to machine. After the die casting process, once the mold has done its job, machining is required for the finer details, and this is where magnesium shines because of its softness to machine over zinc. It is also much lighter than zinc, which is very important in the current trends of industry where lighter is better.
On paper, magnesium compared to zinc looks like a better metal to use in die casting. However, it is still of course up to the manufacturer which alloy to use for the process.
Military Lower Tier Suppliers Experiencing Same Frustrations as Automotive
Defense industrial base identifies with general manufacturing, tooling misconceptions
Friday, November 6, 2009
By Joe Brown
Military Lower Tier Suppliers Experiencing Same Frustrations as Automotive
Military suppliers and the industrial base they are a part of, currently face similar circumstances to those in the Machine, Tool, Die and Mold (MTDM) sectors. Like several previous articles in T&D, the mass misunderstandings about the importance of a viable manufacturing base in the U.S. do not exist in a vacuum.
Many in the MTDM industry are clamoring for a new “manufacturing policy” in America to prevent mistakes of past generations which have eroded crucial functions of manufacturing. What I found interesting is the increasingly louder whispers in Military and Defense supplier-circles debating the potential need for a new “industrial policy” mandated from the Pentagon to stem the rising uncertainty several suppliers–including certain MTDMs.
A recent article from the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) military manufacturing publication, National Defense Magazine, caught my attention because of the fundamental flaws in perception are exactly the same in Defense tooling as it is in Automotive.
The Pentagon is concerned with the sustainability of certain suppliers if they don’t have programs to keep them busy. They know there are specific skills and trades in the supply chain that must be salvaged. They just don’t know which ones…..
“The engineering and weapons-design work force is a critical asset that the Pentagon can’t afford to lose, but nobody really has defined what specific skills within that work force are the essential ones to keep,” according to Gerald Abbott, professor emeritus at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Two elephants-in-the-rooms in MTDM for quite some time have been the aging workforce and ever-widening gap in the skilled trades’ labor pool. Government and Military suppliers can attest to that.
Source: Toolanddieing
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Take the heat off with aluminum heatsinks
Take the heat off with aluminum heatsinks. Aluminum heatsinks are among die casting products with wide applications in consumer goods. In fact, as you are reading this in your PC, an aluminum heatsink part is most likely working for you. An aluminum heat sink is the component built sitting on top of the circuit board of a computer’s CPU to prevent overheating and damage to the circuits.
What aluminum heat sinks do is take the heat off from the computer’s board because the material that this die casting is made has good thermal conductivity. Aluminum use as die casting material is also advantageous because it is very light, making aluminum heatsinks a necessary component for both desktop and laptop computers.
Aluminum heat sinks are also useful in thermal management of refrigeration systems. Heat is removed from the enclosed refrigerator space and shifted somewhere else for a more efficient operation. For several years, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in North America have sourcing such components as aluminum heatsinks from overseas die casting companies because of cost considerations.
However, things have changed lately as the OEMs have realized that the sourcing die casting components, such aluminum heatsinks, from overseas suppliers is not cost-effective after all. There are quality issues in die casting products manufactured overseas. In addition, there are logistical problems with overseas suppliers, making US die casting companies more attractive as local production partners. A more serious concern is confidentiality. For instance, a computer manufacturer may have to reveal product specifications, technological know-how and marketing information to its foreign supplier of aluminum heatsinks, a leak that could be tapped by competitors either at home or abroad.
Aluminum Die Casting Company Seeking a manufacturer
Aluminum Die Casting Company – Traits to consider in searching for manufacturer. The Aluminum Die Cast parts, produced by an Aluminum Die Casting Company, proves to be stronger than steel. Since these castings, aluminum high pressure parts and other die casts are produced in high volumes every day, the profit for this kind of work is very beneficial.
The primary product of an Aluminum Die Casting Company, aside from zinc alloys is, aluminum alloy die castings since these die casts need not be welded together. The added value of services offered by an Aluminum Die Casting Company, as a form of loyalty enhancement, is to offer personalized treatments to the die casts like power coating, plating and packaging.
It’s a common practice that die casts are produced net shape so customers must be given competitive prices for die cast parts. They search for the most affordable one that could meet their demands on time with the least number of defects.
There are different services that these die casting companies give like production of tooling inserts and other small parts in house to reduce the tooling production. This is a big help for the customers since they can have their money’s worth. It shows the company’s capability to adjust to the needs of their customers — saving them extra time and expense on top of their initial orders.
It would be best to look for a company that operates continuously in order to meet your demands. Time should be always prioritized and quality should not be compromised when dealing with short lead time.
Kinetic Die Casting is a aluminum and zinc die casting company. If you would like to know more information, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Free Die Casting Tool Insert Mounting
Kinetic Die Casting Company has several available die casting moldbases or Mold Bases for insert tools. If your company has die casting inserts only, we will mount your die casting inserts into one our available die casting tooling holders for free.
Discount for Die Casting Insert Tooling Mounting –
Sometimes a manufacturing company owns simple tooling inserts and not the moldbase or die holder to make parts. The cost to mount these inserts in another moldbase can run as high as $2500. If your company has these inserts and cannot move those inserts to Kinetic Die Casting Company because of the mounting cost. We have good news for you!
For three months: November 2009, December 2009 and January 2010, Kinetic Die Casting will offer free tool mounting for simple insert tools sent to our company for production. This a a savings of $500 to sometimes over $2500 at other die casting companies.
Here are the terms of this free mounting offer:
- Inserts must arrive in our facility no later than January 31, 2010.
- A purchase order must be approved by Kinetic Die Casting for production parts by January 31, 2010
- KDC pricing on new jobs is provided in less than three days typically, if a sample part casting and a casting print are provided.
- There will be no limitation from KDC on the minimum or maximum quantity of production parts of the part purchase order.
- Delivery of the parts can be scheduled anytime in 2010
- Simple insert means the inserts have no slides (a small fee for slides is necessary)
- Die Casting Insert Tools remain the property of the customer.
- Die Casting Moldbase or tooling holder remains the property of Kinetic Die Casting.
Contact Kinetic Die Casting today to take advantage of this free offer:
Kinetic Die Casting Company
6918 Beck Avenue
North Hollywood, California
USA 91605
800-524-8083 tel
818-982-0877 fax
sales@kineticdiecasting.com
Kinetic Die Casting is a aluminum and zinc die casting company. If you would like to know more information, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
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